, Smart was instrumental in taking Leftfield's seminal dance music studio albums on the road in 1996 and again in 2000, and has mixed monitors for Ian Brown, Moloko, Tata Young, Ed Harcourt, Massive Attack, Apollo 440 and Badly Drawn Boy.
Latterly, Smart was project manager and systems engineer for new rental company and early adopter of Turbosound's Flashline large-scale line array system, Ban Moh in Thailand. Here he put together and managed the complete sound reinforcement system, together with the cabling and power distribution infrastructure, to afford it full stadium size capability. During this time he was also the freelance TTurbosound appointed technical support specialist for Flashline and Flex Array products in the APAC region.
"The opportunity to contribute towards Turbosound's latest cycle of innovation at the highest level of concert sound is the fulfillment of a dream for me. Having been very recently involved with a big Flashline system on the other side of the customer fence I know just how good it can be, and as a result of that fresh experience I know what our rental customers really want in a PA. I am totally enthused to be joining the company at this exciting time in its history," comments Smart.
In his new role Smart will spearhead Turbosound's training programme, which is aimed at educating sound engineers and systems technicians in the use of the company's concert touring and fixed installation loudspeaker systems. In addition he will manage the team that provides onsite hands-on technical support to new users of Flashline, Flex Array and Flashline Mini loudspeaker systems.
"I am delighted to welcome Howard to the MusicGroup," says Nigel Beaumont, SVP, operations and head of the Music Group Professional Division. "This key appointment strengthens our technical resources dramatically and comes at a time when the brand and its flagship Flashline product are already in high gear. Howard will be a key asset in our accelerated expansion of the Turbosound brand worldwide."
(Jim Evans)
