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Mojave Audio president Dusty Wakeman and CFO Colin Liebich trace the boutique mic manufacturer’s long and winding road from the garage of designer David Royer in 1985 to today, as the company is poised to introduce a number of...
When a 2017 global reorganization left Vienna-based employees of AKG laid off, Martin Seidl saw an opportunity to keep the team together and create something new in the form of Austrian Audio.
Gordon Kapes, president of Studio Technologies, shares the business philosophy and insights that have helped the 16-employee company launch more than 100 products over the years.
The director of theatrical operations at Masque Sound shares that while the audio provider is known for its work on Broadway and Off-Broadway shows and touring productions, there’s far more going on inside its New Jersey headquarters.
Live sound veteran Andrew Bishop has introduced UK boutique brand BishopSound, which aims to provide that “British sound” at a mid-market price.
Lance Podell, senior vice president/general manager of Iron Mountain Entertainment Services, shares how the storage and information management giant is making assets more secure yet more accessible than ever before.
Tom Sumner, president of Yamaha Corp. of America, shares how the company has thrived through good times and bad, and why it’s not afraid to Make Waves.
By Clive Young. Colleen Harper, the new executive director of the Audio Engineering Society, shares how the AES is changing to provide more value and education to members, foster greater diversity, and embrace modern music genres and audio technologies.
By Clive Young. Andy Munitz, pro audio product manager at Sony North America, discusses product development, new offerings and the privilege of being part of the pro audio industry.
By Clive Young. Paul Tapper, CEO of NUGEN Audio, shares how a PhD in pure mathematics, a background in programming and being in the right place at the right time brought NUGEN to life.
By Clive Young. In 2017, Equi=Tech faced a perfect storm of challenges, including the death of founder Martin Glasband. Now with his sister Jan leading a determined team of pros, the company is moving forward in new directions.
Andy Farrow, global sales director for UK-based loudspeaker manufacturer Celestion, discusses how the 95-year-old company stays on the cutting edge.
Bob Brennan, founder of Reflex Marketing, reflects on the long-running rep firm’s history; why the dealer, manufacturer and rep firm have to be equals; and the value of training.
Siamak Naghian, managing director of Genelec, looks back at the company’s 40 years of creating some of the world’s best known studio monitors, and shares what lies ahead for the Finnish manufacturer.
By Clive Young. Jeremy Bridge recounts how his passion for both engineering and entrepreneurship paved the way his founding loudspeaker manufacturer PK Sound.
By Clive Young. Jim Dugan discusses bringing the Italian RF company's products to the United States and how that completes a worldwide picture for Wisycom.
One of the biggest pro-audio news stories of the year was Martin Audio’s management buyout. Now managing director Dom Harter sits down with Pro Sound News to look at where the venerable loudspeaker manufacturer’s been and what lies ahead.
By Clive Young. Belitz describes himself proudly as “the dumbest guy in the room."
From the top of VUE, Sara Elliott shares her views.
“I’m privileged to be an advocate for my favorite people: recording engineers and producers."
“The goal is to utilize the best in creative minds to solve our customers’ problems and utilize our strengths in engineering and design.”
By Clive Young. One could argue that Kelly’s exposure to pro audio distribution early in his career inspired his eventual path, but there’s more to it than that.
By Clive Young. “As a technology-driven company, we are always experimenting with better ways to solve sound reinforcement challenges," says Siegel.
While U.K.-based PMC (Professional Monitor Company) has been in business for more than a quarter century, its profile in the U.S. has grown considerably in recent years.
Like many people in the pro audio business, James Lamb started out as a musician.
By Glenn Greenberg. Gilad Keren, CEO of Waves Audio, LTD., looks back at how a chance encounter while in the Israeli military led to co-founding one of the most prominent plug-in manufacturers in the industry.
By Silas Lynch. Claudio Lastrucci began his journey into pro audio as a multi-instrumentalist, playing piano, drums and saxophone “a bit,” he admits of the latter. But it was while attending the University of Electronic Engineering in Florence, Italy,...
Bob Moses, the executive director of the Audio Engineering Society (AES), has a lot to be excited about these days.
Wolfgang Fraissinet has worked for Neumann since 1990, yet his involvement in music and sound has been a lifelong journey.
Genelec Inc., the North American subsidiary of Genelec Oy, was created in 1996 as a two-person distribution center in Natick, MA with Lisa Kaufmann, managing director, and Will Eggleston, marketing director.
Blake Augsburger joined the pro audio industry in 2000, when HARMAN acquired Crown Audio, “and recruited me to lead the business and turn it around,” he recalls.
There are few studio monitor manufacturers with proprietary technology quite as striking, both visually and sonically, as ADAM Audio.
Some of the most interesting developments in pro audio these days are happening in the world of plug-ins, so it’s only fitting that Plugin Alliance takes an equally interesting approach to making itself known in that corner of the...
Overseeing Plugin Alliance is Matt Ward, who brought a lifetime’s experience to the table when he joined the company in January 2014.
What first attracted Bryan Bradley to JBL Professional was the company's legacy within the industry—not just from a technology standpoint, but also for its participation in some of the most historic moments in the past 100 years.
With 10 pro audio brands under its name, Harman Professional holds a unique position within the industry, as providing a high-quality line of products is just the first tier of the company’s business model.
Reflecting on his 20-plus years in the audio industry, Steve Johnson, CEO of Chester, PA-based Community Professional Loudspeakers, turns to a quote from The Godfather III to sum up his experience so far: “Just when I thought I was...