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Regarding the announcement, Czyzewski stated: "Larry, Jeff, Dominic and Angela each bring knowledge and experience that we feel will greatly benefit our manufacturing and production processes. We are very fortunate to add these new members who have a proven record for innovative thinking and efficiency and we look forward to the great results we know these engineers can enable Biamp to provide."

Larry Copley's career includes having worked as a compliance engineer with RadiSys Corporation, and a number of different positions with Underwriters Laboratories. Test Engineer Jeff Jones most recently worked as a senior systems electrical vali

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Lewandowski has over 15 years' technical and sales experience from his previous roles at Leprecon LLC. After joining in 1992 assembling control consoles and dimmers, he then moved into sales and marketing in 1998, where he was responsible for product training, territory management and technical support.

French has held highly successful sales roles for over 20 years in a variety of industries and joins A.C. from Creative Stage Lighting, where she gained five years of industry experience bui

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GearSource president, Marcel Fairbain says: "We've worked with Shaun for many years as a client of both GearSource and most recently, LED Source. He's a great guy, and will add a very cool dynamic to our organisation".

In related news, GearSourceEurope has completely re-vamped and redesigned its website, making it easier to navigate and locate items of interest rapidly. GearSourceEurope was established at the beginning of 2006 and has grown to incorporate a large stock of audio, lighting and staging

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"I am really excited to work on the Tapco brand and to have the opportunity to reach young artists and music enthusiasts of all kinds," said Boudreau. "With Loud resources behind Tapco, we are able to offer entry-level audio products of unparalleled quality. We have great things in store for 2007."

New in 2007 for Tapco are two sound reinforcement products - the Thump TH-15A active loudspeaker and the Series 69 passive loudspeaker - as well as one recording product, the Link.FireWir

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Schlüter brings nearly 10 years experience in the lighting and entertainment industry to Rosco. Most recently, she worked for Lightpower (Rosco's German dealership) and MA Lighting / Rainbow International as the international key account manager.

"I really enjoyed my long-term work with the team of Lightpower and MA Lighting, but now look forward to a new step in this exciting industry. Rosco represents a whole new challenge to me. When the opportunity came up to join them and become a part of their team, I had to go for it. Rosco is on the move and cl

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Speaking of his appointment, Hellens said: ''Having broad experience in the field of lighting as well as audio, I hope to build and grow the installations and projects side of the business so that TMC can offer unrivalled turnkey packages to customers and suppliers alike.''

Established in 1987 as 'The Music Company', TMC has built a reputation for designing and installing tailor made 'Performance Sound' solutions for all kinds of venues and live music events, large and small.

(Jim Evans)

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"With the addition of Claudio, we continue to expand the level of support that we are capable of providing," said Henner. "Claudio brings a great deal of experience with him, in addition to a love for audio that we knew would make him a great fit for Biamp. We welcome Claudio to the team and are looking forward to great things with him, both on our team and with our customers."

Berstein comes to Biamp from Shure Incorporated, where he worked as both an application engineer and, most recently, as a product specialist in t

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"Age-Jay's understanding of sound reinforcement systems, including digital mixing consoles and everything in the signal path on both sides of them, is of tremendous benefit to our customers," says Meyer Sound Germany managing director Jim Sides. "His knowledge is derived from hands-on experience in every aspect of customer support, including helping applications engineers formulate system specifications, training sound engineers on new

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"We are very pleased to have Ralf join our AKG team," explained Gubi. "Ralf possesses not only the technical background to understand our unique and evolving industry, but also the business acumen to successfully motivate and inspire his dynamic global sales team."

Commenting on his new position, Tschanun remarked, "AKG is continually striving to make advances in its microphone and headphone technologies, as evidenced by the extraordinary number of patents the company has received in its 60-year history. I look forward to continuing AKG's traditi

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Morrill will provide lighting, video, scenic and audio solutions for PRG clients in the northeast. His 20 years of entertainment design and production management experience covers a wide range of applications, including corporate and special events, concert tours, television and film productions, sports entertainment, and permanent installations.

A graduate of the School of the Arts at SUNY Purchase, Morrill holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in theatre design and technology. He comes to PRG from Motion Laboratories Inc. where he was a systems designer for chain hoist control and portable power distribution systems.

"Paul brings a broad range of production experience to PRG. We are fort

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Edwards will be spending a month in the USA in the autumn to visit a number of music colleges and universities to observe the way in which student productions - particularly of opera - are supported by design and technical back up.

Edwards has been staff lighting designer and chief electrician at the RNCM for over 30 years and this Fellowship offers an opportunity to observe the way in which American colleges approach the problems of staging opera to train singers and musicians.

(Lee Baldock)

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The charities benefiting from his ride are SANDS for bereaved parents and families and HOPEHIV which seeks to help the 16 million orphans in Africa who have lost their parents to AIDS. He has raised almost £2000 so far.

"We had some friends who tragically lost their baby at the same time as our daughter was born and they received huge amounts of help and support from SANDS. I felt it an

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"I have been a long-time fan of TPC's work, which I believe is reflected in many of the theatres that I have designed, and thus my desire to work at TPC," explains Crossfield, "I am excited and proud to be joining the company, which I consider the best in the world. I am looking forward to sharing experiences, stories, and ideas and am especially looking forward to collaborating with such a talented group of people.&

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He will provide direct support to the marketing efforts working in conjunction with both Pyrotek Special Effects and Laser Design Productions. "We're so excited to have Jim on board to not only get to know the ins and outs of our exciting industry, but to also propel Laser Design Productions and Pyrotek Special Effects new products and services into the market place," stated President Doug Adams.

(Jim Evans)

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"Stephan and I have a shared philosophy on how specialist professional audio equipment and recording media should be distributed," comments Seyfert. "Together we can offer dealers and their customers the high levels of sales and technical service necessary to support specialist products such as those from HHB and Cedar."

HHB Managing Director Ian Jones comments, "This is great news for HHB and for audio professionals in Germany. I've known Uwe almost as long as Stephan, and I'm confident that existing users of HHBproducts and new custome

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Running from 28 June 28 to 15 July, the Manchester International Festival is billed as the "world's first international festival of original, new work". Featuring over twenty-five specially commissioned productions, performances and projects the Festival incorporates a diverse range of shows from music to theatre, created and performed by artists from around the world.

Jack Thompson's new role oversees the technical production element of the festival's theatre shows. These include Monkey: Journey To The West, an opera featuring 36 Chinese acrobats and 40 musicians conceived and directed by Chen Shi-Zheng with music by Damon Albarn, visuals a

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Simpson has extensive experience of the broadcast industry having previously run his own company, Audionics, which handled productions for television, advertising agencies and the audio industry.

Commenting on his appointment, Tom Haye, director of Broadcast Networks, says: "Broadcast Networks is expanding and with more projects coming in, we needed a general manager who could take charge of the office, liaise with clients and co-ordinate our workflow to ensure efficiency."

Simpson adds, "I ran my own company for more than 20 years and have a thorough understanding of what it takes to make a business successful. Tom is simply too busy to do everything himself and I am looking forward to the challenge of helping the company

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Primarily focused on the proactive development of training and marketing materials highlighting the technical advantages of the Metric Halo product line, Peters will also be available to help customers work through complex pre- and post-sales systems integration issues.

"We are very excited to have Brian join us as our first field applications engineer. We originally got to know Brian as a customer six years ago when he purchased a Mobile I/O," said Joe Buchalter, president of Metric Halo. "Over the years Brian has been incredibly insightful; always pushing the boundaries of what could be accomplis

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Avolites' Steve Warren says: "We're really delighted to be working with someone of Dave's calibre. His hands-on experience and industry-wide credibility is invaluable. He is also used to dealing first hand with all the challenges and demands of the live, touring and clubbing entertainment markets, and has a clear understanding of the requirements from both cr

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So much so in fact, that Rosco has now brought a dance floor specialist onto the sales team with the specific remit to provide product information and advice to customers and to take the range into markets and venues previously untapped.

Lee Payne joins Rosco straight from performing on the Riverdance tour. He is looking forward to hanging up his tap shoes and taking on the challenge of growing Rosco's floor business.

Says Payne: "It'

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Kerr is also credited with founding Dynalite Ltd in the UK in 1993, which went onto be the brand leader in the UK with projects such as Bluewater, Windsor Castle and Millennium Dome. In 2001, Kerr was the driving force behind the launch of the iLight Group, which embraced the Zero 88 Lighting and iLight brands.

Due to health and family considerations, Kerr sold the iLight

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For over five years prior to joining Stage Electrics, Roughton worked in the West End for The Really Useful Theatre Group. He was the deputy chief electrician at Shaftesbury Avenue's Lyric Theatre, and then most recently at The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, where he worked on shows including Anything Goes and The Producers.

Roughton will be splitting his time as a business development manager between long term hires and installations from the London office, working closely with the existing team. "My previous experience will allow me to bring a user's perspective and insight, to make sure our customers receive the best possible service, " he says.

(Jim Evans)

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And finally, having decided to take control of their increasing transport needs, Power Logistics has also announced its decision to open its own in-house Transport Department: George Stedman will be heading up this department as transport manager.

(Lee Baldock)

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TVBR Studios started life as a music recording and production facility, but has branched out in the last three years into control system design and integration. "I first started experimenting with Stardraw Control for my own purposes in the context of music production, where system control is surprisingly important," explained Heliker. "I then started looking at different markets for control and built a client base."

Total Audio Solutions' Joel Hauxwell agrees: "We are a one-stop shop here at TAS - we offer a full service from design, through installation and full sy