Italy - Proel S.p.A. export department has recently been expanded with the arrival of Stephen Smith as technical sales support for the Sound Reinforcement and Lighting product divisions. UK born but living in Italy for the past seven years, Steve has a degree in Psychology at BSc level. In Italy he has gained a wide range of experience working with P.A. and lighting rental companies, participating in several European and World tours as well as many local live and television productions.

His jobs have included collaborations with: MTV Italia 'Supersonic'- (a live program which has hosted important international artists such as REM, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Mana, Alanis Morrissette and The Cranberries) and numerous other festivals.

His work has mainly involved mixing sound both on stage and FOH and as backline/ stage technician although he also has experience as a production electrician (for the Italian dates of large world tours) and (to a lesser extent) lighting technician/operator. This therefore qualifies Steve for his new position at PROEL as he has practical experience with much of the equipment PROEL deals in and is familiar with many of the requirements and difficulties an end user may experience, having been an end user himself.

(Sarah Rushton-Read)


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