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UK - Howard Smart has joined Turbosound as senior technical support specialist. Having started his pro audio career with Sussex-based Blue Box Company and worked with many of the UK's top production companies, Smart has a wealth of experience of both national and international concert touring spanning more than 20 years. Learning much of his audio engineering skills at the sharp end of the electronic dance music boom of the 90s, he quickly progressed to become a freelance engineer for Capital Sound, SSE, Entec, RG Jones and Audile.

, Smart was instrumental in taking Leftfield's semina

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India - TC Group has implemented a definitive plan for sustained growth in the Indian market with the opening of a new office in Noida, India, and a significant appointment to its technical sales team.

Binny Sharma has been appointed as the company's technical sales and support manager for India. Based at the new India office in Noida, Binny will be responsible for providing application and technical support to Tannoy, Lab.gruppen and Lake customers throughout the country.

Binny comes to TC Group with several years of experience in the pro audio industry, including six years in the

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UK - Cadac has increased its R&D team at its Luton HQ to 25 personnel, taking on nine new engineers, including graduates from top universities in the UK and abroad.

Commenting on the major expansion of its R&D team, Richard Ferriday, Cadac brand development manager, says, "This latest round of recruitment at Cadac is a visible indicator of the renewed energy and direction in the brand in its pursuit and integration of new technologies into console design, and the continuing commitment of our parent company, Soundking, in investing in the brand and in the UK centre of operations.&

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The Netherlands - Creative Technology has announced that Edwin de Haan has joined the project management team of Creative Technology working out of CT's Holland operation.

Effective 1 August 2013, de Haan brings with him a wealth of experience in managing large complex video productions on a national and international basis, having spent seven years in a similar position at XL Video in the Netherlands.

Jeroen Jongenelen, general manager of CT's Holland operation commented, "We are delighted that Edwin has agreed to join CT. With his industry experience, I am confident that Edwi

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UK - Yamaha Commercial Audio (UK) has announced the appointment of Stephanie Halstead to the position of commercial audio sales and marketing support.

Previously working for Yamaha's Central Operations division, Halstead's new role includes daily contact with Commercial Audio dealers and customers, as well as logistics, stock management and providing backup to the Commercial Audio sales and technical support teams.

"My previous role involved being in contact with hundreds of Yamaha dealers, whereas in CA I will be working with a smaller network of customers on a more personal l

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UK - LSi Online has learned the sad news of the death of Derrick Saunders, for many years one of the best-known figures in the UK's professional lighting industry. Derrick passed away on Friday 16 August after a long illness. As sales and marketing director of Pulsar Light of Cambridge, Derrick was a familiar figure from 1970 through until his retirement from the company in 2000. Even in retirement, he remained actively involved with family business Adda Super Cases, alongside his wife Monica.

Derrick's funeral will be on 30 August at St. Andrews Church, Oakington, Cambridgeshire, CB2

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UK - SGM UK has recruited experienced lighting professional, Matt Wiseman, as sales manager. He most recently spent two years in European sales at Rosco and prior to that served seven years at PRG where he was in charge of gobo sales for Vari-Lite - specialising in the film and TV sectors.

Wiseman said he was drawn to the new position by the pedigree of SGM CEO, Peter Johansen and SGM UK MD, Ian Kirby, and the partnership they have forged. "Ian was looking for someone to lead the sales operation, dealing with SGM customers face to face. SGM has made a huge impact in concert touri

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UK - TC Group has announced the appointment of Paul McMullan as its UK sales manager for install and touring, with responsibility for the Tannoy, Lab.gruppen and Lake brands.

Based in London, McMullan brings over 14 years' experience in professional audio and technical sales to his new role at TC Group. Most recently, he enjoyed success in the touring and install markets as UK sales manager for Turbosound.

"I'm very excited about the opportunities presented by such a diverse range of technologically brilliant products that TC Group has," commented McMullan. "Having de

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UK - International LED specialist displayLED has appointed Paul Langridge as business development manager to help expand the company's presence in public display signage.

Langridge has worked in the display business since 1990, initially with a US-based company which manufactured LCD tablets for the presentation market, before moving into the AV business where he provided bespoke video solutions. His role at displayLED will include developing relationships with highways and retail clients.

"displayLED's success in global markets allows me to look at business opportunities on a

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UK - Patrick Woodroffe reports that Adam Bassett is joining him as his partner in a new entity, Woodroffe Bassett Design in a move that will bring together Adam Bassett Design and Patrick Woodroffe Lighting Design.

The two have worked together since 1999 when Adam joined Patrick at the Millennium Dome shows in Greenwich and since then they have collaborated together and worked independently on all sorts of lighting projects around the world.

Working with associates, Miriam Evans and Terry Cook, Woodroffe Bassett will continue to design, direct and produce lighting projects in all fo

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France - Hard on the heels of the announcement of Bruno Garros joining the team and raising the share capital, APG has announced yet another new recruit: the company has welcomed Jonathan Grimaux to the role of marketing and communications assistant.

Formerly head of product marketing for a video production equipment manufacturer where he gained an excellent knowledge of the performing arts and events market, Grimaux is passionate about audio and has a solid background in marketing and marcoms

APG's Gregory Dapsanse comments: "Jonathan is competent, motivated and a genuine audi

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Belgium - Audioprof is a strongly growing company which continuously invests in reinforcing its organisation and structures to support its customers and enhance innovation in our product portfolio. Due to the strong growth of Apart and the rapidly changing markets, it became necessary to free up time for Tom Gheysens, the company's founder, to focus more on the strategic development and the vision of the company independently of the company's day-to-day management.

Therefore, from 1 September 2013 onwards, Koen Claerbout (current COO) will take over the role of CEO from Tom to further

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UK - Sarah Cox, a well-known member of the AV industry, starts her new position at Green Hippo Ltd. within the company's sales team as technical sales manager for several European territories including France, Italy and Spain. Additionally, she will also spend some of her time as a HippoSchool trainer, working alongside head of training Simon Harris.

Previously Cox spent three and a half years with TMB, Green Hippo's exclusive Hippotizer distributors in the Americas.

Working closely with TMB's clients in the UK, Sarah spent a great deal of her time on the road, providing demonstrati

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UK - Kent- based creative event specialist Eclipse Presentations has expanded with the addition of three new key personnel.

Charles Steward has been appointed as head of managed services, to head-up and drive the fast-growing Eclipse Services division of the company.

John Michaels and Martin Worman join as area managers, who will help co-ordinate Eclipse's dedicated site teams working across the 18 high-profile central London venues for which the company provides event services, technical production and AVL equipment.

Steward's background includes 10 years of operational experienc

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UK - Music Group has expanded the marketing department for their recently-formed Professional Products Division, with the addition of industry veterans Paul O'Farrell-Stevens and Graeme Taylor.

Joining Yamaha's Pro-Music Division in the late 1980s as marketing manager, Graeme Taylor worked on the development and promotion of the company's professional-grade audio equipment and instruments in the UK. He later joined Bang & Olufsen as a key member of the team that turned the business around and grew both sales and operating profits. In 2007 he was appointed CMO of Meridian Audio.

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UK - As part of its drive to provide the best possible service to architects and lighting designers, Black Light has appointed Martin Dean to head up its Project Estimation team. Dean, who has previously worked at the company in Installations, brings his extensive practical experience and creative expertise to this new role.

"I have done a wide range of lighting design and installation work with big name clients such as Sage, Gateshead and the Arsenal Football shop in the Brent Cross Shopping Centre, London," he says. "I therefore have a proven appreciation for how proj

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Luxembourg - Following on the recent appointment of industry veteran Graham Rowlands to head the business development efforts of Music Group Professional brands Midas, Klark-Teknik and Turbosound, the company has announced that Rowlands will also take on responsibility for the Installed Sound division in the Asia-Pacific region.

Aimed at the integrated systems market, the IS division encompasses offerings from across the stable of MusicGroup brands, including Eurocom- Behringer's breakthrough line of DSP-based auto-mixers, integrated mixer-amplifiers and professional installed loudspe

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USA - Community Professional Loudspeakers has announced the appointment of Steve Johnson as CEO. Johnson has over 25 years of engineering, marketing and management experience in the pro audio and communications industries. In his new role, Johnson is tasked with overseeing the company's overall business and sales strategies, and "leading Community into a new era of exceptional growth".

Johnson's previous roles have included VP and brand management positions with Bosch Communications Systems, Harman Music Group and Shure. Johnson joins Community from Bosch where he held the p

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UK - TC Group has announced the appointment of Mark Flanagan as its VP of marketing for install & tour, with responsibility for the marketing of TC Group brands - primarily Tannoy, Lab.gruppen, Lake and White Acoustic - in installed sound and touring markets. Former VP Tim Chapman will now focus on various special projects across TC Group.

Based at Tannoy's headquarters in Scotland, Flanagan has assumed the lead role in the marketing of the install and tour verticals, the managing of the core I&T marketing team at Coatbridge, as well as the delivery of the marketing strategy and co-or

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Germany - Milos Concepts GmbH is a well-known think tank, design laboratory, and project development company which is responsible for the creation of modular space structures and xtruss systems. With the goal of consistently improving existing systems, and inventing new ones, they are always pushing the boundaries of structural system design and setting new benchmarks in the industry.

Keeping in line with Milos Group's motto of "simply connected", another creative and experienced professional has recently linked up with this innovative German company. Milos Concepts has anno

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USA - EAW has announced the appointment of Rusty Waite to the position, VP of sales. Waite, a 20-year audio industry veteran, will lead the worldwide EAW sales network from his new home base in EAW's design centre in Whitinsville, MA USA.

"EAW is poised to leapfrog others in our space with the Anya system, and we need a powerhouse leader of our sales network to plan for, manage and compound this growth," explained Jeff Rocha, EAW president. "Rusty has just the right mix of hands-on product and industry knowledge, audio engineering and production chops, marketing savvy a

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UK - As part of its organisational restructure, D&M Pro has announced the appointments of Mark Perrins to president of D&M Pro and David Morbey to global product marketing manager.

Having taken up the role of general manager at the beginning of 2005, Perrins' successful leadership has culminated in his appointment as president of D&M Pro, from where he will continue to expand the company's penetration into the global installation market.

Morbey, meanwhile, rises from European product marketing manager to take on the mantle of global product marketing manager, with ultimate responsib

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Australia - Show Technology has recently appointed Michael Gearin in the newly created role as NSW technical sales.

Gearin's role will mean being be out and about visiting venues, dealers, theatres, production houses and performance spaces all over NSW and the ACT, helping people with their entertainment lighting needs.

Show Technology acknowledges that there is a strong need for technical assistance out in people workplaces. Whether it be for console support, specification support or simply with product demonstrations and evaluations. As such they've employed Michael to help fill t

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Switzerland - IP audio and control specialist Barix has announced the appointment of Ronni Guggenheim as CEO. Based in Zurich, Guggenheim takes the reins on 1 October 1.

"Barix has a stellar reputation as an IP technology pioneer and a very solid technology core, the majority of which is hardware-driven," said Guggenheim. "We have an opportunity to increase market share by building a broader ecosystem with a stronger software focus."

Guggenheim certainly understands technology, with recent leadership roles at Minicom Digital Signage and ComQi, a leading global di

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