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Pearson, who passed away unexpectedly on 9 January 2006, spent the last year and a half of his life at Meyer Sound as a staff technical seminar instructor after being a major Meyer Sound customer and collaborator with John and Helen Meyer since the company's founding in 1979. Pearson was renowned for his unflagging pursuit of quality in live sound and his fervor for educating the industry about the lessons learned from his years of experience and exploration.

The Pearson Theatre is a unique venue constructed for the multiple purposes of supporting Meyer Sound's high-level professional seminar program, providing a real-world laborator

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Perstinger has 13 years' experience as a sales manager in the pro audio industry, comprising six years within a distribution company, and seven years with manufacturers ALESIS, AKG and dB technologies.

"With his business and market experience, Norbert will be a valuable addition to our team, and it is a pleasure to welcome him on board. He is also a musician, and has a practical understanding of the needs of the performer. His input is certain to build on the se

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At the same time Wendy Medrano and Melissa Santiago join Robe America's California office as administrative assistants. Speaking fluent Spanish and with over 10 years' experience in office management and customer service, Medrano will support the west coast sales force and other Robe sales staff. She is responsible for maintaining customer records

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Muniz joins EAW as senior electrical engineer and is the first hire into the newly announced system electronics design group. The new group will be responsible for the design and development of electronic components for future EAW products.

"As we develop more and more integrated systems, the need for a dedicated amplifier development group has grown," commented EAW's vice-president of engineering, Jeff Rocha. "Bob represents a significant first step in our path to high output, proprietary amplifier designs. We look forward to lots of innovative market-focused products that will result from Bob's contributions."

Muniz brings to EAW over 17 years of design experience in professional audio, working most recently as senior power systems designer at QSC, wh

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Commenting on the announcement, Henner said: "The Asia/Pacific region is quickly becoming one of our most important regions. With the addition of Antoine, Biamp will be able to provide a quicker response to our burgeoning customer base throughout the region. Antoine brings a very comprehensive approach to technical and application issues that our customers face on a daily basis. His extensive experience in the audio industry, most recently as a consultant, coupled with his technical and inter-persona

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KV2's business development director Jonathan Reece-Farren made the announcement as plans for the new headquarters were being finalised: "I am very pleased to confirm the appointment of Andy Simmons as operations director for KV2 Europe Ltd. All of us at KV2 Europe have known Andy for many years now, mainly through his association with Crest Audio in the UK. He brings with him a wealth of knowledge of the marketplace which will be an invaluable resource to us as a company."

Simmons commented: "This is an extremely exciting opportunity for me and I am pleased that Jonathan and Andy [Austin-Brown, KV2 sales director] considered me for the job. I've admired the company for a lon

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"We are proud to bring Randy on board. His vast experience in all areas of the entertainment industry will be a tremendous asset to Eagle", states Greg Hulett, CEO. "With a vast wealth of industry experience and a resource network of several decades, we look forward to having him continue to grow and expand our business on local, regional and a national level. It proves that we are committed to provide all the resources necessary to ensure Eagle Audio and Lighting is an industry leader."<

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Baudier's appointment comes almost exactly 10 years after he first joined Nexo and reflects an impressive career trajectory with the company. After several years with Yamaha France, he joined Nexo in 1996 as sales director for the French market and was appointed to the Nexo board in 2000. In 2002, he was promoted to International sales director. Under his management, Nexo's international sales network has grown strongly. Baudier will retain responsibility for international sales, leading a team of sales managers based in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Company co-founder Michael Johnson steps up to the position of President of Nexo. These changes will enabl

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In addition to hiring Bell, TLS are also expanding the Mississippi office. Still in the same location, they now have more space available to them for an additional sales person, and to stock more consumables such as gel, tape, lamps, etc.

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"It feels like a homecoming," says Thorny. "John Meyer and I have a long-standing collaborative relationship and we share the same vision of excellence and innovation in sound reinforcement design. I'm very please

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The appointment follows Steve Badham's move to the position of EAW ASG (Application Support Group) for Europe, replacing James Bamlett, who has moved to Kuala Lumpur to support EAW and Loud Technologies in Asia."

Loud Technologies' Martin Warr says that McMillin's FoH pedigree reads like "a Who's Who of rock and roll". In over three decades of international touring, the last nine of which have been spent with UK rockers, Deep Purple, McMillin has worked with the likes of White Snake, Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Public Image Ltd, and (just to prove that it's not all about the

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Holme is already knowledgeable in the field of rigging, having chalked up three-and-a-half years at Tomcat UK. He brings a wealth of knowledge in this specialist area to LTM, plus a fresh outlook and plenty of enthusiasm. LTM's John Jones said: "We weren't in the market for another staff member, but when Dan became available we moved swiftly to appoint him. Experience of this calibre doesn't come along that often!"

Holme is now on a crash revision course in LTM's office and engineering department, getting up to speed with the current developments, before stepping out to meet the public. His main responsibilities will be on the road promoting the products and giving great

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"Pyrotechnic and special effects have long been an expensive luxury, only suitable for larger theatres or performance groups, but over the past few years, special effects and pyrotechnic equipment has really taken a step forward in terms of ease of use and cost. David Walker and David Mockford are hugely knowledgeable on the subject and their expertise will be invaluable to our customers to ensure that performances of all sizes really go with a bang!" said MD David Goodrich.

Both David Walker and David Mockford have completed FX Training and specialise in creatin

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"Chris's leadership has been integral to the steady growth and profitability of Shure for many years, "said Sandy LaMantia, president and CEO. "We are confident that her management of our marketing and sales functions will continue this success given her broad knowledge and understanding of all areas of our company worldwide."

Schyvinck replaces Michael McGinn, who has left the company. Previously, Schyvinck had been executive vice-president of Operations and had responsibility for the management of global manufacturing and quality

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"Chris's leadership on the operations side has been integral to the steady growth and profitability of Shure for several years, "says Sandy LaMantia, president and CEO, Shure. "We are confident that her management of our marketing and sales functions will continue this success given her broad knowledge and understanding of all areas of our company's worldwide operations."

Schyvinck replaces Mike McGinn, who has left the company. Previously, Schyvinck had been executive vice president of operations and ha

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Joyes will head up E//T//C UK's new high power video projection department. One of his immediate tasks will be to help introduce its revolutionary new OnlyView multi-screen control software to the market.

Joyes brings a wealth of technical experience and knowledge in both lighting and visuals to the equation at E//T//C UK. He's worked in the production industry for over 25 years, across every discipline - from theatre, rock 'n' roll and corporate events to festivals and large scale spectaculars - and has also undertaken many shows with E//T//C UK as a freelance engineer and programmer. His touring video exploits include working with pioneering artists such as David Bowie, Madonna, Peter Gabriel and the Stereophonics.

E//T//C UK's Ross Ashton sa

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An experienced professional with over 10 years business-to-business marketing and communications expertise, Peter has been responsible for marketing a range of wireless and network technology solutions throughout the EMEA region.

"With his international marketing experience, Peter will be a positive addition to the Electrosonic team and I am pleased to welcome him as marketing and communicatio

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Reinforcing plans to further extend activities within the installation and network solutions markets the company has named Scott Fraser as installation manager. Fraser will be responsible for supporting dealers and prospective customers with aggregating and installing Yamaha products into complete solution systems. A respected sound designer, Fraser brings valuable experience and insight to the organization, and will also have special responsibility for liaison with houses of worship sector.

Well-known Live sound engineer Nick Pemberton, formerly with console manufacturer Audient, is the newly appointed technical sales manager for the south of England. His role in the North is

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Kinsey has a sound technical knowledge and many years of experience in conducting international business in Australia, Singapore and Europe. Tony joins at a time of determined growth in both the home and international markets for Mode. "I couldn't have come aboard at a better time. It will be challenging but very exciting to join such a successful team with some amazing products to handle, including the Evolution and SceneStyle dimming systems and I am looking forward to expanding our global presence."

Mode Lighting is currently seeking overseas representation and exclusive distributors in certain countries. The company will be

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Previously served as chief technology officer for over eight years, Lys will as chief scientist be responsible for the company's strategic technology advancement and implementation, including applied research and advanced engineering in the development of new lighting, power and control products. He will collaborate with the extended executive team to help formulate corporate strategy and product vision, addressing both near-term and forward-looking market opportunities.

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Roberts previously spent five years as senior product marketing manager with Psion PLC.His responsibilities included the development, planning and launch of all new mobile computing products, into business and consumer global markets. Representing the company on an international level, he was a key pioneer of mobile computing within the business, initiating and leading product developments. As Product Manager at Fuji, career milestones included the review and repositioning of the company's camera brand.