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Mercer's brief is to develop the Concert Touring division of XL Video globally, by working with XL's offices in the US and mainland Europe to provide artists with a seamless touring solution across multiple continents.

"I'm hugely excited by my new role within XL Video," says Marcer, "and the responsibility that comes with keeping us visionary in our approach to the industry; in terms of providing cutting edge display technology, high skilled crew, efficient packaging and unequalled service.

"With live show revenues increasingly replacing CD sales as the main income stream for most touring artists, this places equal importance on high production standards and va

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"Richard is an important addition to our company, and it's great to have him on the team," says Byrne. "He has a broad mix of skills - exactly what we look for in our staff - that combine highly relevant product knowledge with practical project work, ranging from broadcast to live sound. We will be using his sales skills to the maximum, extending his enthusiasm for d&b audiotechnik loudspeakers across our other brands, while assisting him to integrate with the wider Orbital team. We are sure that he will make a valuable contribution to the company - helping to drive our sales forward and ens

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Van Hullebusch comes to Martin with an extensive background in live event production, lighting and media server programming and controller maintenance. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Electronics from Karel de Grote University College in Antwerp, Belgium.

With the success and growing popularity of the Martin M1, M2GO and other lighting controllers in the M-Series range, Martin has also launched a new, dedicated 24-hour controller support hotline to "offer its fast-growing user base a convenient point of contact and peace of mind around the world".

The new hotline is routed to carefully selected controller experts worldwide to help users and programm

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Watson has been involved in the industry in some way for the last 12 years, working at Middlesex Sound and Lighting (2010 - 2012), and as a UK & international salesman for Martin Audio (2000 - 2010), and said this about joining the Void family, "working at MSL (Middlesex Sound & Lighting) was a fantastic experience, but I wanted a new challenge with a return to the manufacturing side of the industry. Void do things just that little bit differently, which initially drew me to the position."

Void MD Alex Skan said, "Bradley comes to Void at a crucial time in the company's growth, he mirrors bot

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Since joining Avolites Ltd in February 2000 Neminathan has become an indispensable member of the core sales team and has been instrumental in energizing the company's longstanding sales success.

Neminathan, whose experience at Avolites encompasses the job of Business Development Manager from 2006 and then as Sales Manager from 2009, succeeds Steve Warren who will remain as an active Director of Avolites Ltd while also acting as Managing Director of fast-growing Avolites Media Ltd - a position he took on in September 2011.

As Sales Director of Avolites, Neminathan will continue to oversee and expand the vast International distribution network and also manage the UK sales team.

JB Toby has an equally strong and proven track record at Avolites Ltd having

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At the same time, Stardraw.com announced the acquisition of intellectual property rights associated with Stardraw Control, their award-winning universal control platform, by manufacturer of IP and WiFi-enabling products, Global Caché. As part of this arrangement, Snipp has been appointed CTO of the Jacksonville, Oregon, hardware provider.

The new structure will see Stardraw.com focusing on their core business of software tools and services for system design and documentation, and the development of

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To meet increasing demand for services in Northern California and to better serve West Coast clients, Robert Young will lead the theatre consulting group from Arup's San Francisco office.

He joins industry veterans Josh Cushner, Kurt Graffy and Larry Tedford to offer integrated acoustics, audiovisual and theatre consulting services. Recent projects include work for arts, education and corporate clients including the Metropolitan Opera, the San Francisco Opera, SF MOMA, and Idyllwild Arts.

A respected member of the theatre community with more than 20 years of experience, Young has led the theatre planning and technical systems design for some of the most acclaimed arts and academic buildings of the last decade.

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Sasha Xiong joined the company eight years ago as sales manager, with responsibility for the Asia Pacific countries.

Commented international sales director, Ernie Armas, "We strive to build long term relationships not only with our customers but also our employees. It is just as important for us to mentor and develop the talent and skills of our sales force, as it is a key asset to everyone's success. I very much look forward to working with Sasha in her new role."

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"It's great to be able to welcome Simon to the DiGiCo team," says managing director James Gordon. "He is going to bring a new dimension to our expertise base and will be instrumental in taking us into new areas. It's an honour to manage a great company where smart people want to come and work and we're delighted that Simon is going to be a part of that. We believe DiGiCo is a real professional audio oasis."

Blackwood comments, "I've long admired the way the DiGiCo team have pioneered the evolution of professional digital mixing. In the past I've regarded them as strong and creative competitors and now feel privileged to be joining the team at such an exciting time."

(Jim Evans)

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Blitz welcomed Simon Brockwell to its team at the beginning of August as a full-time lighting designer. He has a wealth of experience as a freelance engineer, having graduated from Rose Bruford. Brockwell is developing Blitz's lighting design and project management offering so it can offer a more bespoke service to both direct clients and freelance designers. As a trained operator, he is experienced with a range of lighting consoles and media servers, and is helping Blitz further integrate its video and lighting departments.

To enhance the pre-production and visualisation offering, Blitz has installed a new WYSIWYG studi

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Most recently he has been a business development manager for Stage Electrics, having previously built his knowledge as account manager in the live events division for the same company. Prior to that he was a product manager at Martin Professional.

"We are delighted to welcome Matt into his role as technical sales here at Ambersphere. This is a newly created role to ensure that as our business expands, we continue to provide excellent customer care and technical support countrywide," comments managing director Glyn O'Donoghue.

"I'm really pleased to be joining the Ambersphere team. There really isn't a better time to be getting out on the road representing Ambersphere with the array of products that MA Lighting and Clay Paky currentl

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"Loud's brands are generating some amazing market attention and sales for our channel partners thanks to innovative new products like the Martin Audio MLA Compact, Mackie DLM Powered Loudspeaker and EAW Avalon dance club system," explained Mark Graham, Loud's CEO. "As we set our sights on even greater success at an even faster pace, I'm thrilled to have Tony take the reins of our purchasing, procurement and support functions. I am confident that he will very quickly improve our time-to-market on new products and customer order fill rates, while at the same time increasing quality across our entire supply chain."

Del Gianni will report to Alex Nelson, president of Loud's

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Botha is a former Krugersdorp High School student and for the past three years worked at Filter Pure Mesh carrying out administrative duties and internal sales.

(Jim Evans)

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Besides heading up the EMEA leadership team, Joyce's core role will be to develop and execute the Electrosonic strategy across the EMEA region, oversee its operations and develop the long term growth strategy for both the service and managed services businesses.

"Sarah brings with her a proven track record of managing AV services. During her time at Electrosonic, she has been fundamental in developing new company initiatives and strategies to ensure Electrosonic remains at the forefront of its business&q

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Jim Williams joins MHA as regional business manager (Northern), bringing with him a very successful track record of over 20 years' experience in senior sales roles within the lighting industry, with Thorn, Coughtrie and Dialight.

Also moving to MHA is Anthony Monks, who joins as senior communications executive. His experience includes roles with Airbus UK, Lancashire County Council's Brussels Office and Advanced Computer Software Group.

MHA Lighting's managing director Tom Harrison says, "I'm delighted to welcome both Jim and Anthony to MHA Lighting's ever-growing family. They've joined MHA at a very exciting time, as we've secured a number of new exciting projects.

"Jim's extensive experience and strong, established relationships with potential clients wit

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Uddh is already familiar with SGM product distribution from his time with Interlite, having previously joined sister company, Wireless DMX as key account sales manager for Europe four years ago.

The Swede says he is now relishing the challenge of marketing the groundbreaking range of high premium low energy solutions to the core rental, broadcast, architectural and retail segments under the new company.

Speaking of the move, he said, "I first met [CEO Peter Johansen] at Prolight+Sound in Frankfurt this year. Having worked in lighting for 20 years and been associated with major manufacturers including ETC, Arri and Vari-Lite - as well as SGM - I didn't want to pass the opportunity by when I saw

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Claus Spreyer comes to the company with an abundance of experience and knowledge from many years in the industry. During this time, he was with Lightpower/MA Lighting, Germany, where he was responsible for all partner relations, then two years ago joined A & O, the Germany-based, leading manufacturer of Sky Tracers, in the position of Executive Vice President.

As Sales Director at Robert Juliat, Spreyer will participate in raising the brand to an even higher level and extending its technology leadership position through unique innovations.

"I've known Robert Juliat for a long time and I'm now looking forward to bringing in all my knowledge, my international contacts and all my strong relationships to the lighting industry into Robert Juliat. Understanding how the industry wo

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Cooke will be responsible for ensuring clients receive a high level of service regardless of project size or location. Working closely with the VP of operations, Richard Maxfield, he will continue to improve and deploy strategic operational procedures, standards and initiatives, to ensure Electrosonic continues to deliver projects on time and within budget, says the company.

"I am delighted Marc has joined Electrosonic and the EMEA leadership team. He brings with him a wealth of AV operations experience along with a passion for excellence," commented Sarah

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Brenner's background has been as a touring industry executive with over 25 years experience and has included producing tours for such stellar names as Jonas Brothers, Justin Timberlake, Backstreet Boys & Britney Spears. His responsibilities in this role covered all things creative, organizational, logistical and financial, all terrific skill-sets that he now brings to Le Maitre.

Says Brenner: "I'm really looking forward to working with such a well established company. Maintaining excellent customer satisfaction will be a top p

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14 March 2016

MacDonald joins ATK Audiotek with over three decades of experience in the professional audio industry, most recently having served for five years as vice president of sales and marketing at Harman Professional.

"Having Michael MacDonald join the company is a natural extension of the relationships we have enjoyed for over 30 years," commented Mikael Stewart, partner and vice president of special events, ATK Audiotek. "We're very pleased to welcome him onboard and look forward to his ideas and his energy just as we are appreciative of Mike Stahl's massive contribution to ATK since its foundation."

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"As Mackie & Ampeg continue to grab more share with innovative products, our partners need commensurately more support from us to manage this growth," said Davwinder Sheena, Loud's APAC managing director. "Chad's a real powerhouse with 20 years' experience in live and recording engineering, distribution, service and support. Backed by our APAC support team, and HQ resources, Chad will bring a new level of sales support, planning and creativity to our partners' market-development efforts."

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Nadja works from ADJ's European Headquarters in Kerkrade, The Netherlands.

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"I am delighted to be joining the K-array team," Brouard said. "This is an exciting time with our strong lineup of upcoming product releases and line diversifications. What attracted me to K-array was its dynamic team motivation. The vision of growth and 'keep it in the family' spirit is the primary motivation behind the company's success - that and their open-minded approach to the market."

(Jim Evans)

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Kirkup, working until recently for Zero 88 and Cooper Controls, brings with him extensive experience and has been a particularly strong supporter of the PLASA RDM technologies and initiatives. He is the designer and administrator of the recently revamped rdmprotocol.org website; the leading industry resource and forum for RDM related matters.

"Having worked with LumenRadio as a customer for several years, I can attest to their professionalism, capability to deliver on time, and to provide comprehensive support and backup when required", says Peter Kirkup, "Our work together on several complex projects exemplified just that - last minute purchase orders, technical challenges due to the constraints on site,