DALY CITY, CA — Digidesign has announced the appointment of Kyle Ritland to the position of worldwide public relations manager, in which role he will be responsible for leading artist relations and public relations efforts across all Digidesign product lines and market segments, including home and project studio, professional recording and mixing for post and music, and live sound products. "As we continue to expand our product lines and introduce the Digidesign brand into new markets, strong media and artist relationships are critical to our ongoing success," asserts Digidesign's vice president of sales and marketing, Paul Foeckler. "Kyle brings tremendous passion and strong relationships with both professional audio and music industry press, as well as a solid track record for successfully planning AR/PR programs and managing worldwide AR/PR teams. His experience and strategic approach are a great addition to our program."
Ritland's appointment completes an AR/PR team that consists of press relations specialist Reinel Adajar, artist relations specialist Anthony Gordon, and several market-specific public relations contractors.
Prior to joining Digidesign, Ritland was the director of public relations at LOUD Technologies, where he assembled and led a worldwide team representing the complete LOUD portfolio of brands, including Alvarez guitars, Ampeg, Crate, EAW, Mackie and TAPCO. Ritland has also held strategic marketing positions at Carver, Digital Harmony and MCA.
Ritland will be based at Digidesign's worldwide headquarters in Daly City, Calif.
For more information, visit Digidesign's Web site at www.digidesign.com.
