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Industry Awards: Steady Climb
WORDS BY ROSA SOPHIA
Pierce Barrett of Soundscape Car Audio in Carrollton, Texas—one of this year’s Top 12 Installers—pointed out there’s something satisfying about learning a new skill. “When you’re delivering the vehicle to the customer, and you see their excitement at the project, you’re thinking, ‘I built that,’” he said. “It’s an amazing feeling.”
For many installers, retailers and sales professionals, the passion they have for their work overlaps into their personal interests. These rising stars in the 12-volt industry share what they’re proud of and their recent challenges, but most of all, what they’re working toward and their intentions for the future.
TOP 12 INSTALLERS 2019
Tim Baillie, Trick Factory Customs, Maple Ridge, BC, Canada
Pierce Barrett, Soundscape Car Audio, Carrollton, Texas
Dean Beyett, Five Star Car Audio, Clearwater, Fla.
TJ Carlson, Musicar Northwest, Portland, Ore.
Joe Giallombardo, Abt Electronics, Glenview, Ill.
Aaron Iwane, Elevated Audio, Lakewood, Colo.
Justin Marks, Titan Motoring, Nashville, Tenn.
Tyler Neault, Certified Autosound and Security, Maple Ridge, BC
Jaime Palafox, Agoura Autosounds, Agoura Hills, Calif.
Miguel Vega, Titan Motoring, Nashville, Tenn.
Matt Vowell, Mobile Toys, College Station, Texas
Michael Bischoff, Traffic Jams Motorsports, Buford, Ga.
TOP 5 TECHNICIANS
Dean Beyett, Five Star Car Stereo, Clearwater, Fla.
John Brettle, Cartunes, Atlanta, Ga.
Nicholas Frazier, iNNovative Concepts, West Springfield, Mass.
Carlos Ramirez, NVS Audio, Roselle, NJ
Dan Wilson, Columbus Car Audio, Reynoldsburg, Ohio
TOP 3 EXPEDITORS
Car Toys
Sound FX
Titan Motoring
TOP 3 DISTRIBUTORS
DAS Distributors
DOW Electronics
Davis Distribution
TOP 12 RETAILERS 2019
Absolute Electronix, Rockville, Md.
Cartunes of Atlanta, Atlanta, Ga.
Certified Autosound and Security, Abbotsford, BC
Elevated Audio, Lakewood, Colo.
Foss Audio & Tint, Tukwila, Wash.
Handcrafted Auto, Marine and Off Road, Chandler, Ariz.
Mobile Toys, College Station, Texas
Showtime Audio, Chicago, Ill.
Sound FX, Lewes, Del.
SoundsGood Auto, Coquitlam, BC, Canada
Titan Motoring, Nashville, Tenn.
Traffic Jams Motorsports, Buford, Ga.
TOP 5 REP FIRMS
MAG Sales
Marketing Pros
Momentum Marketing
Progressive Sales and Marketing
TOP 5 SALES REPS
Jon Brothers, Metra Electronics
Mike Eckley, AAMP Global
Jonathan Mercado, MRI Distributors
Mike Rundel, Sony
Christian Venn, AAMP Global
Top 3 VENDORS Autosound & Processing
AudioControl
JL Audio
Sony
SALES PROS5
Nick Akin, Musicar Northwest, Portland, Ore.
Jayson Cook, Columbus Car Audio & Accessories, Columbus, Ohio
Thomas Craig, Elevated Audio, Lakewood, Colo.
Robert Kowatch, Perfectionist Auto Sound and Security, Anchorage, Alaska
Adam Pate, Mobile Toys, Inc., College Station, Texas
Top 3 VENDORS Accessories & Materials
AAMP Global
Metra Electronics
Mobile Solutions
TOP 3 VENDORS Infotainment & Multimedia
Alpine Electronics
Kenwood
Sony
Top 3 VENDORS Security, Safety & Driver Assistance
AAMP Global
Firstech
Metra Electronics
Top 3 VENDORS Powersports & Marine
JL Audio
Rockford Fosgate
Stinger Electronics
