DALLAS, TX — For 10,000-square-foot Club 8, which opened in Nov. 2013, Guitar Center’s GC Pro division installed a sound system that includes D.A.S. Audio gear. The main system centers on Aero 12A elements with LX-218CA for the low end and Convert 12A for delays. Additonal D.A.S. Audio gear is used for monitors and for sound reinforcement beyond the club’s 100-by-65-by-20-foot main room.
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ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – At its biannual rep meeting here in January, RCF USA honored high achievers with manufacturer rep awards. Cowser Marketing received the 2013 RCF USA Rep of the Year award. Jerry Sehi, southern Florida product specialist for Quest Marketing, and Tod White, president of Bob White Associates, received individual rewards. Pictured here, from left, are, from RCF USA, John Krupa (national sales manager) and Roni Nevo (president) and, from Cowser Marketing, Jim Cowser, Greg Labruzzi, John Fedorko and Brandon Bishop.
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SAN DIEGO — VUE marked the second anniversary of the company’s founding with the launch of VUE Audiotechnik Europa GmbH here, led by newly appointed managing director Holger de Buhr, pictured here. VUE Audiotechnik Europa GmbH begins operations immediately. VUE’s EVP Jim Sides, who has extensive European experience, will work directly with de Buhr during the initial ramp-up phase.
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SAN FRANCISCO — Audio industry veteran Joey Wolpert has been named CEO of SCCS and will oversee sales and marketing of SCCS’s four core brands: Studiomaster Pro Audio, Carlsbro guitar amps and accessories, CD electronic drum kits and keyboard and percussion amplifiers and Staar stage lighting and stands. SCCS is part of the global Soundking group of companies. Wolpert’s previous positions include VP of sales and marketing for AKG’s automotive group and president of Elepani Productions (Hawaii).
SALT LAKE CITY — Harman recently named Jay Woolley, pictured left, director of marketing communications for its Amplifier and Signal Processing business units. He will lead the company’s marketing communications efforts for Harman’s Crown Audio, BSS Audio, dbx, Lexicon, and DigiTech brands. Harman also promoted Noel Larson to director of marketing for its Signal Processing business unit, including the company’s BSS Audio, dbx, Lexicon and DigiTech brands.
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ESCONDIDO, CA — Sound Image named Jesse Adamson director of business development. Adamson’s career began in the late 1990s building recording studios before joining Canadian loudspeaker manufacturer, Adamson Systems Engineering, where he held roles as director of marketing and sales and vice president over the past 13 years.
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BACKNANG, Germany — d&b audiotechnik announced that its new department for market research, based here, will be leed by Henning Kaltheuner. Kaltheuner, who joined the company in Dec. 2013, is an industry veteran whose experience includes 10 years at Padco, an audio rental company based on Cologne.
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MILAN — FaitalPRO named Andrew Richardson to manage OEM sales and area sales in the U.K. and India. In recent years, Richardson, an audio industry veteran, has been managing the distribution and sales of audio components, and he had already been very familiar with the products Faital makes and sells before joining the company.
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SALT LAKE CITY — Harman Professional promoted Noel Larson to director of marketing for its Signal Processing business unit. Larson will be responsible for marketing and product roadmaps for the BSS Audio, dbx, Lexicon and DigiTech brands. He will report to TJ Smith, senior director, Harman Signal Processing Business Unit.
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KITCHENER, Ontario — TC Group Americas named industry veteran Dudley McLaughlin to consultant manager, Install & Tour, North America. McLaughlin assumed the role following the retirement of Richard Steele, who had filled this position for TC Group Americas since 2007.
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The Music Group named Barry Mitchell VP of Prosumer Division Customer Management for the Americas. He brings more than 20 years of experience in music and consumer electronics to the position, most recently as director of merchandise (guitar accessories) for Guitar Center, Inc.
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PETALUMA, CA — James Lamb, president of Point Source Audio, has been named first commander of the California State Military Reserve (CSMR) Band. Lamb, who plays the trumpet and also composes and arranges music, was appointed as a Warrant Officer in the State Military Reserve in August 2013. He is now coordinating support for California’s three three National Guard Bands, based in Sacramento, Oxnard, and Los Alamitos.
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