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McLean has over 20 years experience in the industry and spent over a decade in Greece with Telmaco, Telvin and later EVC providing design and project services for many major installations in Greece and the Middle East and product support for a wide range of manufacturers including Flying Pig Systems, High End Systems and ADB, as well as design and programming for several live events and high profile TV productions.

"I've been a huge fan of Pharos Controls products since day one and have taken every opportunity to get their products into any suitable job that I've been involved in. I'm very happy to be to be joining a simply excell

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"Our engineers have pushed the boundaries of digital audio since as early as 1984 when the first SIM audio analyzer and CP-10 equalizer set a new standard for acoustical measurement and correction," says Helen Meyer, executive vice president of Meyer Sound. "As we look ahead, it's important to expand our resources so we can continue the mushrooming growth of our digital efforts in a structured manner, while making sure we are meeting our customers' project suppo

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McArthur brings extensive project management and sales experience in his return to J. R. Clancy, where he served as a senior project manager in the 1990s. For the last 11 years, he has been the president of ECCS, Inc., in Las Vegas, where he served as principal consultant on projects including the showroom at Beau Rivage Hotel & Casino in Biloxi, MS; Copley Symphony Hall in San Diego; MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in LasVegas, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Roman Catholic Church in Las Vegas, Val A.Browning Center for the Performing Arts in Ogden, UT, and many other projects.

His professional experience also includes sales and consulting with Pelton Marsh Kinsella, Trizart Alliance US, Inc., and Mountain Productions, Inc., a major touring concert staging contractor. McArthur

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"I'll be looking at the overall service we offer and the processes we use and I'll will be refining and improving both," says Collin. "It's an exciting new challenge for me to get my teeth into and I relish the opportunity to get involved in projects from the design stage."

In his new role, Collin will lead the team designing, specifying and estimating Black Light's new-build and refit installation projects.

Collin has worked for Black Light for over four years. His most recent position was as technical manager and he has used his specialist know-how on a range of technically-challenging projects, such as the ingenious exterior lighting system Black Light installed for the dome of Edinburgh's Usher Hall.

Collin was part of the team that designed this sys

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With over 16 years' experience in the Audio Visual Industry, Leader has worked for some of the foremost AV companies including Sanyo and Crestron, spending much of his career working on large projects with end-users, consultants and specifiers. Leader has been brought in to the company in a business development capacity and will be responsible for supporting POLARaudios' existing client base, developing new business and taking new technologies such as Biamp's AVB (Audio Video Bridging) to the AV and integration markets.

POLARaudio's managing director John Midgley commented, "We are delighted to welcome on-board the newest member of the team. Stuart possesses an abundance of experience and industry knowledge and will be a key part of our develo

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Colin Cuthbert, Managing Director of Northern Light, said: "I'm delighted to announce the arrival of Ed Gamble, who recently started at Northern Light as a Business Development Manager. Ed brings with him a wealth of experience and is already well known throughout our industry."

Ed will head up the company's sales and service team and will be working across the UK to deliver advice, equipment sales and aftercare to Northern Light customers.

Ed commented: "Northern Light's ambitious growth plans make it an exciting time to have joined the company. I'm greatly looking forward to learning the NL ropes and implementing plans to expand my department and increase our market share."

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Chambers worked at AV Tech for nine years where he was in charge of the lighting department and managed the crew. In October last year he started freelancing.

"I enjoyed the lighting aspect of a show, the creativity involved," said Gareth. "But I'm looking forward to being in an environment that's a bit more structured."

Meanwhile, DWR Distribution bids farewell to JC Du Plessis who has joined Multi-Media.

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"I got behind Jason Fritz who was then at Gearhouse, and he and Simon Hampton mentored me," recalls Barnes. "I obviously learned all I could about lighting, rigging and power. Offer Lapid was really good to me as was Stuart Andrews, who was the branch manager at the time."

Barnes then took a sales position at Electronic SA Durban Branch where he stayed for close to two years.

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Marns joins J&C Joel after six years working as a commercial litigation and sports lawyer. He has also worked as a UK area manager for a major international supermarket chain.

A decorated sportsman, Marns has played professional rugby for the Halifax Blue Sox during their time in rugby league's Super League and has represented Great Britain at junior level. He currently plays semi-professional rugby union for Hull Ionians.

Marns will manage J&C Joel's UK and export sales teams and brings a wealth of legal and human resources knowledge and experience to the role.

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"Rob brings new ideas and fresh thinking to Electrosonic. His management roles throughout his career made him a perfect choice for this newly developed position at Electrosonic. I admire his keen business skills as well as his strong relationships with our clients, suppliers and associates." commented Chris Conte, vice president of entertainment. "He will now use his experience to lead our team of sales and design consultants to develop further re

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Jeffreys' immediate strategy has been to divide the company into autonomous focused divisions, promoting Susan Hall, who has been with Paradigm for 10 years, to operations director for the whole group. Fresh from securing another successful ISO 9000 audit, she will now take charge of all logistics, while joining her as assistant is new recruit Amanda Goggins.

At the same time, Paradigm invested heavily in IT to improve its CAD and process capabilities in anticipation of its relocation to the new Bedfordshire base which has three times the existing capacity.

"This provides us with expanded evaluation and demonstration facilities for our traditional and new simul

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Dodson, a 25-year veteran of the Pro AV industry, joins Nortek from Premier Mounts, where he served as president. He has served as the elected chairman of the InfoComm Manufacturers Council for two terms, and also served on the InfoComm Leadership Development Committee, twice as Chairman of the InfoComm Exhibitors Committee.

"I am delighted to join this respected group of AV manufacturers," said Dodson. "TV One and Magenta Research are two of the most innovative pioneers in our industry. I see opportunities to develop additional synergies between these highly complementary business units within the Nortek technology family. With experienced and motivated management teams and cutting-edge new technologie

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Coincidentally, PANE has been located in the same mill complex where EAW designs and manufactures its loudspeakers. The announcement was made by Jeff Rocha, EAW president, and reflects the company's dedication to enhanced communications and direct access to resources for greater overall efficiency and faster turnaround on service issues.

Having worked as an EAW employee then a contract vendor, Davis is now in his 25th year as EAW's primary service resource. As a result of the new appointment, he will soon relocate to a new dedicated space in EAW's manufacturing complex.

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"A large part of the market for microphone solutions is cornered by better and smaller microphones to meet the continuously challenging conditions of sound reproduction," says Seidel. "I have been watching DPA Microphones closely for many years and I'm confident that DPA has great market potential with its innovative technology and products.

"The market consists of some very technology-focused companies and some very volume-focused companies. At DPA, you clearly sense the passion and dedication for both the user of the products and for the core microphone technology. I look forward to participating in bringing the DPA brand to an even higher level an

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Hutchison has been contributing marketing and technical copy for CAST Software as their social media manager since early 2009, in addition to writing various articles for the company's newsletter, The Plan.

"I'm beyond thrilled to be leading the amazing development team at CAST," says Hutchison. "I've been a wysiwyg User since Release 4, and I don't think that there is a design I haven't created in wysiwyg since the early part of this century! I love the products, I love the teams, and I love talking to our Users about how wysiwyg wo

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Colin Lemmings, vice president of corporate solutions commented, "James has been and continues to play an instrumental role in the success of the corporate solutions team. Having worked in both sales and technical roles throughout his career, James has developed a thorough understanding of the business and the aptitude to design systems and support packages to meet our clients' requirements."

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Jackson joins LMC following a period of employment with HSBC Bank. He comments, "I was trained in sales and then worked in the PPI claims department which gave me really worthwhile experience in delivering meaningful customer service."

In his spare time Jackson engineers for a number of bands in his local area, often playing to crowds of between 200 - 600 people. He also plays both the bass and electric guitar.

James Lawford, sales manager at LMC Birmingham says, "LMC's customers enjoy a personal level of service tailored to their requirements. Joe's appointment fits in perfectly with that key ethos and I'm sure that he will complement the existing Birmingham sales team with his unique and valuable characteristics."

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Dyer has been working for UK manufacturer GDS since 2007, when he was taken on as a full-time employee after enjoying work experience with the company. His BTEC apprenticeship in Technical engineering, combined with a workplace NVQ qualification was sponsored by GDS and completed last year.

Currently in the position of design engineer, Dyer is responsible for the SMConsole stage managers desk and CueSystem show control ranges. Both ranges are being supplied across the world, from London's West End to Sydney and across the USA. They have been used in prestigious shows including the Michael Jackson Arena tour and Broadway's

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DiRaddo brings almost 40 years of event production and audio/visual expertise with him to Staging Solutions where he will join their executive management and leadership team.

"I have had the pleasure of working with Andy for over 20 years on a variety of great events from Power of Houston to Compaq Sales Conferences in Hawaii and Las Vegas," said Bill Fitch, president and owner of Staging Solutions. "Andy has always impressed me with his keen production skill and knowledge, as well as his creativity and superb communications skills. I'm excited about the possibilities this brings to our clients and company."

Before joining Staging Solutions, DiRaddo was at LD Systems - a full service production company which he founded in

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He will also provide application-based customer phone, e-mail and web support, work with partner companies to create integrated Smaart Measurement Technology based solutions and provide tradeshow support & external training support.

"This is a really exciting time for Rational Acoustics" says Karen Anderson, Rational Acoustics COO. "We are expanding our product offerings and our technology solutions and with that growth comes the ability to add incredibly talented people like Chris to our team. He's not only a highly skil

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"Fisher Productions has undergone rigorous assessment of industry codes and practices to achieve accredited supplier status at the majority of the big museums, galleries, historic houses and palaces in London and the Home Counties. Kelly's previous role, as Logistics Manager for Fisher, provides her with a perfect platform and knowledge of the industry for her new role," says the company.

Fisher recognises the need to manage and strengthen relationships with all its stakeholders and Managing Director Clare MacWatt suggests that "the venue is a crucial part of the event planning process and having a fa

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Matrix Group's stated mission is to become one of the most important players in the market segment of solutions and product supply to the entertainment industry. With a strong line-up of companies within the group, Matrix Group is an attractive partner towards sales, installation and distribution of professional products to the industry from 'day to day' distribution business to complex turnkey installations.

Matrix Group companies include the following:

Moto Audio Sales - a provider of complete pro audio solutions to live event production - as well as being the distributor in Denmark for L-Acoustics, Arx, Aviom, Optogate, Buttkicker and Pinanson.

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With more than 20 years in pro audio in and out of his native Germany, Schloesser has a wealth of experience from his past positions. He is fully versed in audio technology, including acoustical simulation and treatment, audio consulting, sound design and studio/control room specifications. He has worked as an engineer and consultant for 24 years, working in R&D as well as in all levels of live performance - system tech, P.A., front-of-house mixing, system design etc.

Schloesser has been a part of

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Boey says, "I'm delighted and extremely excited about being part of High End Systems family. HES is always perceived as an innovation company with quality lighting worldwide. I'm passionate about the future of Digital Lighting along with the automated product road map and the continued development of Wholehog consoles."

"The Asia markets are a key segment for the entertainment lighting industry," said Bill Morris, CEO of High End Systems. &quo