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Florent says, "The faith and confidence in a speaker manufacturer brand is a prerequisite for considering a mission in tech support. The experience accumulated over a decade with L-Acoustics products and having appreciated the excellence of their tech support over the years, this made me wonder why not see things from the other side of the fence? Now I am truly excited about the opportunity to service, help and support my "fellow" system and sound engineers with a good understanding of their day to day needs. Not to mention the enjoyment of joining a group o

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A native Chinese, Li Xiuming studied at the North China Institute of Aerospace Engineering and the renowned Hebei University in Baoding. She speaks not only English and French, but also Japanese.

"I am very pleased with the new support in the office, we have so much to do and new challenges are popping up everyday," reports Shu Zang, the supervisor in China. As of now, Li Xiuming is the point of contact for production issues in China.

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"I have been involved with live theatre in some form or another since the age of seven," says Barrett. "Starting on stage but soon moving into the more interesting back stage roles. What was first a hobby became my career. I am passionate about the live entertainment industry and enjoy immensely being involved."

He graduated from Rose Bruford College with a Lighting Design BA. From 2003 to 2007 he worked with White Light in a number of different roles from sales co-ordinator to marketing assistant as well as training co-ordinator. He has also worked extensively as a lighting director.

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Commenting on his role within Axis Post, Eggleton says: "My main function will be to try to bridge the different operations of Axis Post and Axis Hire. It's been recognised that there is a void in the market for the whole process of data management within digital cinematography projects, both at the acquisition stage and in handling data in post and the storage thereafter. Axis Post is investing in R&D to address this

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Since its opening in May 2005 the Studio has hosted production rehearsals for Coldplay, Robbie Williams, Muse, George Michael, Westlife, Meat Loaf and many others.

Adrian Brooks says, "This is an exciting new appointment for Litestructures. Brent brings with him considerable experience within both the live music and television production sectors. He will bring real innovation to this role and establish the Litestructures Studio as the UK's premier rehearsal facility."Brent Woods adds, "Litestructures has built a wonderful facility which is unique not only in Yorkshire,

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14 March 2016

Jonathan 'JP' Parker, who has been serving as Aviom's sales director in the Southeastern US, is now assuming the role of director of international sales, Asia Pacific.

Mark Meding, who has been Aviom's sales director for the Northeast US and Canada, will now assume Parker's former Southeastern territory and will be in charge of sales throughout the entire East Coast of the US.

The Canadian territory is now back in the hands of Aviom's longtime international sales director, Joel Brazy, who also continues to oversee the company's European sales efforts.

The Aviom sales force is managed by national sales director Gary Lee, under the leadership of Aviom's new vice president of sales & marketing, Mike McGinn.

(Jim Evans)

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Trent Wagner has taken up the head of the marketing department and is leading the advertising, dealer/rep communications,public relations, and related activities of Symetrix and its Lucid, AirTools and SymNet brands.

Bruce Yunker is now working as art director; Francesca Grove is the new logistics coordinator; Mike Wall is now product manager. Dallas Dougherty will visit current and potential clientsat points home and abroad, explaining the benefits of Symetrix technology.

Within engineering, Frank Heller is the new senior graphic designer and has already stamped his aesthetic on the Zone Mix 760 software.

Symetrix hired IT guru Wil Bailey to the more formal-sounding position of technical resource manager. Finally, Quy Tang and David Joiner have taken on the respective roles of manufacturing

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Northern Stage's David Cusworth comments, "Keith joining us is important, as it allows us to improve the support we offer to professional venues in the North of England. Keith is known to many in the business and originally joined the industry at Futurist but joins Northern Stage Services from White Light North."

(Jim Evans)

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Harmer PR is to retain its name, but will have a fresh new look, with a new corporate identity and website. Journalists will benefit from being able to access each client's area directly by going straight to www.harmerpr.com/[client name].

Elliot said: "I've been surprised and delighted by the congratulatory messages I've received since we sent out an email to our clients, and look forward to working closely with them as Lesley and I continue to build on our success."

(Jim Evans)

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Dougherty has experience in every market Symetrix covers - recording, live sound/production and installed sound. His studio days were spent at Ironwood Studios and the Tank, as well as being owner of Pink on Vinyl Productions.

Commented Dougherty, "Innovative product design and dedication to the customer are the driving forces behind Symetrix. I am excited to be a part of this incredible team, and look forward to promoting the SymNet line through training."<

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Furman's former marketing manager, Dave Dilitkanich, will remain with the company for six weeks to assist in transitioning the position to Mr. Benz. He will then be leaving to pursue an MBA at the UCLA Anderson School of Management.

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Stage Technologies has also recently been joined by Robert Hopkins who will be working on permanent installation projects as a system integration engineer.

(Jim Evans)

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Andersen comes to Martin from Danish audio and video company Bang & Olufsen where he served as director of the company's Northern European region. Prior to that, he was employed in the IT industry with his primary focus on sales and marketing.

"Lars comes from a key position at one of the AV industry's strongest brands and brings with him many years of successful international leadership in sales and marketing," states Martin president and CEO Christian Engsted.

"Adding Lars to the Martin team will help us further develop our strategic sales and marketing activities as well as run the day to day business. Further, we expect an increased acceleration in the already positive sales dev

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Gamproducts president Joseph N Tawaii says the appointment "marks a new direction for Gamproducts to expand our sales both domestically and internationally. Zandt's appointment as vice president is intended to reflect the authority and importance of this new sales/marketing direction."

(Jim Evans)

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MilTec (UK) is the UK and Ireland distributors for FAL, PR Lighting, VMB and Colorbeam lighting products as well as sound equipment from Ecler and Cornered. A selection of products from theses manufacturers is on display on the MilTec stand at the ABTT show this week.

(Jim Evans)

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Giansante has toured with a wide range of artists including Pink Floyd, Dire Straits, David Bowie, Stevie Wonder, Sade, Neil Young, Beastie Boys, Zucchero, Parliament and Frank Sinatra. He has worked closely with well-respected engineers as Buford Jones (previous to his joining Meyer Sound), Jon Lemon, Dave Bracey, Robert Collins, John Shearman, Colin Norfield, Roger Lindsay, Al Tucker, Paddi Addison, and Jim "Redford" Sanders.

Giansante comes to Meyer Sound after several years with Sennheiser/Turbosound, and has previously worked with other touring companies including Britannia Row, Italy's Nuovo

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A statement says, "In the nine years of directing Spectrum Manufacturing, David has been involved in the growth and initiative that has made the company a leading producer of highly innovative entertainment technology products. david has also played a key role in the development of AC Lighting. The staff of both companies would like to thank David for his hard work and efforts over the years and wish him a very happy retirement for the future."

As of 1 June 1, JF Canuel became president and CEO of Spectrum Manufacturing Inc. and is responsible for the command and overview of the operation of all business for the company. He remains vice president of AC Lighting Inc.

John Evans is promoted from his role of vice president sales and marketing to pr

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Thomas, who will be providing support to Martin dealers in the West Coast region from Martin's West Coast office in Simi Valley, California, has 10 years of industry experience with extensive knowledge in truss structures and theatrical motors.

Thomas comes to Martin from a sales position at World Show International, a prime fabric manufacturer for the entertainment Industry. Prior to that he worked for truss manufacturer Total Structures, where he held positions in production control and sales.

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Robinson joined AMG in 2002. "Academy Events is a forward thinking division of AMG, we create strong ties with local and national promoters and a close link with the bands and artists for a quality of service at our shows and events," says Robinson. "We are also concentrating on developing a strong event production department working with our client partners Carling, Virgin Mobile and Xfm, amongst other leading brands.

AMG also works closely with Arts Council England to develop initiatives and strategies that enable the public and commercial sectors to work together, for the benefit of unsigned talent, new and established

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According to Parker, "This is an exciting time for the university. Johnny Carson gifted over $9 million for the renovation and expansion of the theatre and film programmes. Of that, $1 million is set aside as an endowment specifically dedicated towards keeping film, lighting and sound technology current."

(Jim Evans)

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CEO Christian Heil comments: "This double appointment directly reflects our current strategy. We have initiated a process of strengthening L-Acoustics' technical support on three levels."First, we wish to reinforce technical support to both end-users and independent sound designers (consultants and mixing engineers). Second, increase and fluidify the technical feedback from the field to R&D to improve product design. And last but not least, create a research group - a sort of 'educational think tank' to develop new approaches to teaching sound design and product implementation."

Alain Courieux boasts more than 30 year experience in activities ranging from recording studio and live sound engineering to

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Brian Divine, who previously served as market director for portable PA, has now transitioned into the role of market director for engineered sound/touring sound.

Andy Flint, formerly a business developer in the portable PA market, now moves into his new position as vertical market manager for portable PA.

Phil McPhee has taken on the title of vertical market manager, commercial sound. McPhee previously served on Crown's engineering team.

Lastly, new hire Kristin Howard has been appointed to the post of marketing coordinator.

(Jim Evans)

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"Meyer Sound and its customers will both benefit greatly from Michael joining the company," says Meyer Sound director of marketing Rachel Archibald. "His extensive marketing experience, combined with his excellent language skills, make him the ideal person to communicate the values and philosophies of the company to the local markets in the region."

Bahr brings with him nearly 12 years of marketing experience within the musical instrument and automotive audio industries. He spent close to 10 year

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Andy Trott, president of The Soundcraft Studer Group says, "Bruno's experience spans over 35 years in the professional audio industry and he has been very successful in growing Studer's digital business. Now that we have completed the integration of our production, marketing and product development functions, it's time to complete our programme and unite these great marques under one sales team.

"We have incredibly exciting strategies for both brands to expand in the live, broadcast and recording sectors with working projects for a bra