Harman Professional Appoints Gert Sanner Tour Sound Market Manager, EMEA

Harman Professional announces the appointment of tour sound veteran, Gert Sanner, to the newly created position of tour sound market manager, EMEA. Based out of Harman's Potters Bar R&D, manufacturing, and training facility, Sanner will provide customers in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa with certified JBL VTX and Crown VRack training and support and will lead Soundcraft's "Mixing With Professionals" training program. According to Doug Green, Harman Professional, director of sales, EMEA, Gert Sanner will provide Harman tour sound customers throughout the EMEA region with comprehensive training and support.

"The addition of Gert Sanner to the new role of tour sound market manager is an important step in the evolution of our EMEA team. Live sound is in Gert's DNA: his technical and application expertise across the range of Harman live sound products, combined with his many years of touring and training experience, guarantee that our customers will receive the highest level of support in the business," Green noted.

Sanner's background includes over 20 years in the live sound industry as a system tech and front-of-house engineer for corporate events to large-scale stadium tours, Broadway shows, and all of the major UK festivals. His most recent position was as Deep Purple's front-of-house engineer.

In his new position, Sanner will provide onsite training for JBL VTX loudspeaker systems. The two-day training will cover all aspects of VTX applications from system design, use of Harman's JBL HiQnet Performance Manager system control and configuration software, and actual operation of the system.

Commenting on his appointment, Sanner stated, "Harman has an unmatched pedigree in live sound. Its brands and technologies have been central to many of the world's most iconic live events and I am very pleased to join the team. I look forward to hitting the road once more to meet with customers, to learn from them, and to provide training for a compelling range of products."