FRANKLIN, TN – Solid State Logic (SSL) named Mankin Media, based here, to its U.S. reseller network for SSL Live consoles. Mankin Media will serve as SSL’s first specialist House of Worship dealer. Pictured here are Ben Mankin and Lee Fields of Mankin Media with the SSL Live console.
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BUENA PARK, CA — Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. (YCAS) named David Lees NUAGE district manager. Lees has been with Yamaha since 2002 and has held various positions within the Professional Audio & Combo Division as a Steinberg and Hi-Tech District Manager in the mid-Atlantic region, as well as the Keyboard Division. Prior to joining Yamaha, Lees worked for EMU Systems and previously at ProSound in Denver.
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MADISON, WI – Full Compass Systems added Michelle Grabel-Komar to its executive staff. Grabel-Komar joins the company as Vice President of Product Planning & Procurement. In this role, she will oversee the Purchasing, Product Management, Planning and Merchandising departments.
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SUSSEX, UK – Iconic speaker brand Turbosound, headquartered at Partridge Green in Sussex, announced today it is relocating to new premises. The trigger for the move was the imminent expiry of the lease on their existing headquarters. As a result of this decision, Turbosound’s manufacturing will move to premises owned by MUSIC Group in Kidderminster, which serves as MIDAS and KLARK TEKNIK’s UK manufacturing facility and MUSIC Group’s European Care Centre.
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LUTON BEDS, UK — In the continuing expansion of its international distributor network, CADAC has appointed newly formed Australian distributor, Entertainment Technology Australia (ETA), for the region.
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COPENHAGEN and STOCKHOLM — Solid State Logic (SSL) named Alfa Audio as its distributor for the new SSL Live console in Denmark and Arva Trading as the distributor for the console in Sweden. Pictured here from left are Marcus Agnesund (Product Manager, Arva Trading), Ronny Sjöstrand (Technical Manager, Arva Trading), Olof Arvidsson (Owner of Arva Trading and Alfa Audio), Morten Uldbaek (Product Manager, Alfa Audio), Lars Frederiksen (Managing Director, Alfa Audio).
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ELKHART, IN — Harman’s Crown Audio named Phillip Scobee business segment manager, Tour Sound. Scobee will oversee Crown’s tour sound product development, marketing and sales. He will report to Marc Kellom, senior director of engineering and marketing for Crown.
Read More »KIDDERMINSTER, U.K. — Music Group announced that Turbosound, which had been based at Partridge Green in Sussex, U.K., will relocate its headquarters to Music Group’s facilities here, which also house its Midas and Klark Teknik operations. Turbosound’s R&D operations, meanwhile, are moving to Music Group’s research center in Manchester, U.K., which currently houses more than 60 engineers responsible for Midas and Klark Teknik product developments.
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REGGIO EMILIA, Italy — Eighteen Sound, which announced a change of ownership and new factory location in June, now announces that audio industry veteran Jeffrey Cox, who previously played pivotal roles with both L-Acoustics and EAW, has joined the company.
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NEW YORK — BMG-Hudson Sales & Marketing named Paul Friedman sales & marketing/key account manager for the AV, system integration and theater market segments. BMG-Hudson principals Bruce Garry and Mike Phillips made the announcement.
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FUQUAY-VARINA, NC — Sommer Cable named a new North American distributor for both its Sommer Cable and HiCon (consumer A-V) lines. Taking the helm is Danny Woodlief, the CEO of Wiring Solutions & Interconnect, based here.
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SYDNEY — Audio Brands Australia, a Sydney-based audio distributor focused on the installation and production markets, recently opened for business. Headed up by 25-plus-year industry veteran Don McConnell, the company’s stated mission is to “provide great products and outstanding customer service.”
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