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  Jesse Klapholz, In Memoriam
Jesse Klapholz, a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-area veteran of the professional audio industry, passed away on June 5, 2017. He was 63. Among his many talents, Klapholz was a talented audio systems designer, a writer and publication ...
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New Management Roles at ETC
Durrell Ramer was recently promoted to the role of global customer service and systems manager. He will oversee customer service, quotations, systems project management, applications engineering, and systems drafting for all ETC
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Technology Leader VER Welcomes New CEO
VER, the entertainment industry's leading global provider of production equipment and engineering support, yesterday announced the appointment of Digby Davies as CEO.
Davies' appointment furthers VER's commitment to ...
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Electrosonic's Jim Bowie to Receive the Mackey Barron Distinguished Achievement Award at InfoComm 2017
InfoComm International will honor Jim Bowie, the retiring president and CEO of Electrosonic, with the Mackey Barron Distinguished Achievement Award at InfoComm 2017 in Orlando. Each year the trade association ...
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In Memoriam: William Warfel
Lighting designer and theatre consultant William B. Warfel, professor emeritus of theatre design at Yale University, died on Sunday, May 28, 2017. He was 84.
Born February 12, 1933, Warfel received his BA from Yale College in ...
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In Memoriam: Lenore Doxsee
Lighting designer Lenore Doxsee died on May 19, of ovarian cancer. She was 52. A graduate of Williams College, she earned an MFA degree in lighting from New York University in 1990. She also served as associate teacher and head of ...
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Altman Lighting Introduces Jaime Friedstadt as International Sales Director
In a move to expand their International sales division, Altman Lighting announces the appointment of Jaime Friedstadt as its new international sales director. With a wealth of knowledge in both the architectural and ...
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Italian Speaker Imports Announces New Director of Sales
Italian Speaker Imports (ISI / FBT USA) announces the addition of Chris Grajewski as its new director of sales. A seasoned professional with a love for all things audio, Grajewski has over 22 years of experience in the ...
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A.C. Lighting Inc. Announces Southeastern Sales Representative
A.C. Lighting Inc., distributor of lighting, rigging, and video technologies, recently announced the addition of Dennis Aplin as southeastern sales representative to its team.
Aplin is A.C.'s third high-profile hire in ...
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Scott Kinnebrew Joins Elation as Regional Sales Manager for Central US
Elation Professional announces that lighting professional Scott Kinnebrew has joined the company as regional sales manager -- Central US. Kinnebrew will focus on helping to grow Elation's central US territory and will work ...
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Avolites Hires Two New US Support Engineers
Avolites and its US distributor, Group One Ltd., announce the appointments of two support engineers: Kade Behm and Ruben Laine. Both new hires report directly to Avolites US national sales manager Brad White
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RCF Expands Sales and Engineering Team with Addition of Jim Reed
RCF announces the expansion of their US sales and engineering team with the addition of Jim Reed. Reed joins the RCF team to provide product and engineering support as well as addressing customer service items. ...
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Listen Technologies CEO Receives InfoComm 2017 Adele De Berri Pioneers in AV Award
Listen Technologies, a provider of assistive listening products for more than 17 years, announces that Russ Gentner, co-founder, president, and CEO of Listen Technologies, has been awarded InfoComm International' ...
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Ryan Kanarek Promoted to Software Support Manager at A.C.T Lighting, Inc.
A.C.T Lighting, Inc. announces the promotion of Ryan Kanarek to the new post of software support manager. Kanarek has filled the role of software technical support for the past two years and will work closely with Will ...
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David Cerda to Receive Special Non-Equity Jeff Award
More than 200 members of the Chicago theatre community signed a recommendation that the 2017 Non-Equity Special Jeff Award be bestowed on David Cerda, the co-founder and artistic director of Hell in a Handbag Productions for ...
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EAW Expands Sales Engineer Team with Josh Garcia
Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) has completed their US sales engineering team with the addition of Josh Garcia, who will represent EAW in the western half of the United States. The announcement was made by Jim Newhouse, ...
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Williams Sound Promotes Richard Lough to COO
Williams Sound announces the promotion of Richard Lough to chief operating officer. Lough formerly held the role of chief financial officer.
Says Paul Ingebrigtsen, president and CEO, "This move represents an ...
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In Memoriam; Corky Boyd
John Cummings "Corky" Boyd, died on May 7. He was 50. He was born in Portland, Oregon, where he also grew up. He obtained a bachelor of arts degree in economics from Northwestern University, then got a master of fine arts degree, in ...
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Becky Koester Accepts Role as General Manager of High End Systems
On June 1st, Becky Koester will officially begin in her new role as general manager for High End Systems. Earlier this year, ETC acquired High End Systems from Barco Lighting Systems, Inc. and has been working ...
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ETC Welcomes Chris Patton as Marketing Product Manager for Architectural Luminaires
On May 1st, Chris Patton officially joined ETC as the marketing product manager for architectural luminaires. Patton has been an unofficial part of the ETC family since 2014, when ETC and GDS formed a partnership for the ...
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