In Memoriam: Former Roland CEO Dennis Houlihan, 1950-2024
Music industry veteran (and former NAMM CEO) Dennis Houlihan passed away at his home in Long Beach, CA on September 5. He was 74.
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In Memoriam: Speaker Manufacturer Mark Bodin (1961-2024)
Speaker manufacturer and freelance live sound engineer Mark Steven Bodin passed away on July 24, 2024, surrounded by his loving family. He was 63.
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In Memoriam: Bill Whittaker, 57
MOUNT JULIET, TN – William John “Bill” Whittaker, a former lighting designer and owner of Rainbow Lighting Co. who founded and ran Upstate Case Manufacturing… Read More »In Memoriam: Bill Whittaker, 57
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In Memoriam: Steve McKay (1952-2024)
VANCOUVER, BC, Canada – Pro industry veteran Steve McKay, who worked with Radial Engineering for 20 years, passed away on Jan. 21, 2024. Born in Christchurch, New Zealand, McKay grew up in Canada and studied music in Sudbury, Ontario and the Vancouver, BC area. Prior to Radial Engineering, he worked at Great West Imports, Roland and Creamware.
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In Memoriam : NEXO Co-founder Michael Johnson
PLAILLY, France — Michael Johnson, who co-founded NEXO and served as its Managing Director until 2008, has passed away. Establishing the company in 1979 in Paris,… Read More »In Memoriam : NEXO Co-founder Michael Johnson
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In Memoriam: Solotech Co-founder André Riendeau, 1942-2023
MONTREAL – André Riendeau, the co-founder of Solotech, passed away peacefully on Sept. 29, 2023, surrounded by his family, after a 17-year struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was 81. Memorial Services are planned for Nov. 4, 2023 at Les Espaces Memoria in Laval, Quebec, Canada.
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In Memoriam: Ken Peden, 1953-2023
GAUTIER, MS – Veteran live sound engineer Ken Peden passed away recently after a bout with cancer. He was 70. Peden, who had a long and impressive career working with a wide range of top artists, was perhaps best known as being one of the 20 survivors of the tragic Oct. 20, 1977 plane crash that killed three members of Lynyrd Skynyrd along with assistant road manager Dean Kilpatrick and the plane’s two pilots.
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In Memoriam: Ivor Drawmer, 1943 – 2023
By George Petersen YORKSHIRE, England — Ivor Drawmer, the founder of British pro audio manufacturer Drawmer Electronics Ltd., passed away this week. He was 80.… Read More »In Memoriam: Ivor Drawmer, 1943 – 2023
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