Pro Audio Pioneer Terry Clarke Wins 2011 Gottelier Award

One of the best known designers in pro audio and a veteran of some 40 years in the industry, Terry Clarke of amplifier manufacturer MC2, was this year's recipient of the prestigious Gottelier Award at the 2011 PLASA Awards for Innovation. In 1975 Terry Clarke founded Klark-Teknik with his brother Phil. During his time at KT, Terry designed several products that became industry standards in the touring and installation sectors - including the DN70 delay line, the DN27 and the DN360 Graphic EQs, and the DN780 digital reverb - many of which are still in use world-wide.

In 1984 KT bought DDA and in 1985 bought Midas, going on to launch the popular XL2 and XL3 consoles before selling the company to Mark IV. In 1992 he founded XTA Electronics and launched amplifier manufacturer MC2 Audio in 1994, going on to design the well regarded MC, T and E Series amplifiers.

The Gottelier Award, named in honor of the late designer, developer and commentator Tony Gottelier, aims to recognize the product developers who have made a significant and sustained contribution to the development of the equipment and tools that enable our entertainment technology practitioners to continually push the boundaries of event production, presentation and installation.

This was the fifth year this unique individual accolade has been presented at the PLASA Show. Previous Gottelier Award recipients include, Tony Andrews of Funktion One, John Stadius of Soundtracs / DiGiCo, Alex Cooper of Midas / Klark Teknik and Fred Foster of ETC.