INDUSTRY APPOINTMENTS
Sponsored by www.interfacio.com • +44 208 986 5002
INDUSTRY APPOINTMENTS
Absen unveils a brand new experiential showroom at its European HQ; ACT Entertainment Senior Vice President of Sales, David Johnson; Yannick Danguy, Vincent Palese, Frédéric Fochesato, Alain-René Lantelme, Dennis Bruynseels and Jérôme Bréhard; Fourier Audio Founders, Peter Bridgman, Gareth Owen and Henry Harrod.
Absen has begun welcoming visitors to its European HQ and showroom, located in Mörfelden-Walldorf near Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Germany. Key products featured in the showroom include Acclaim, Absenicon 3.0, and N Plus Series. For those who are not able to travel just yet, Absen has also created a professional 360° virtual visit of its new showroom. ACT Entertainment has appointed David Johnson as Senior Vice President of Sales. “I’m beyond thrilled to be joining the team at ACT Entertainment,” he commented. “During my years at LDI, I straddled a lot of worlds: lighting, audio, projection and staging. I developed close and lasting relationships with top designers and critical thinkers. I managed a very diverse group of talented individuals across multiple departments. That experience will serve me well in this new role.” Follow-Me has welcomed Axente as its sole distributor for France. Follow-Me Co-Founders, Gary Yates and Erik Berends said: “We see Axente as the perfect partner for supporting Follow-Me products towards our growing client base in France. It is a great step to expand our network with this partnership, becoming our 12th partner worldwide.” Multi-Olivier award-winning sound designer, Gareth Owen, acoustical engineering postgraduate student at the University of Southampton, Henry Harrod, and lighting designer and software engineer, Peter Bridgman have established Fourier Audio with the help of the Future Worlds Founders Cohort. “Fourier Audio is reinventing the tools used by sound designers on live productions, enabling them to create amazing new sonic worlds
and revolutionise the audience’s listening experience,” Harrod said. “Our technology will bring studio-grade, immersive audio to live audiences for the first time.” Fulcrum Acoustic has appointed Ligra DS as its distributor for Italy. “Like Fulcrum Acoustic, Ligra is a rapidly growing company,” said Ligra DS CEO, Gianluigi Cravedi. “Fulcrum’s unique blend of technology and performance provides the type of solutions that we were seeking.” Fulcrum Acoustic President, Stephen Siegel added: “Over the past year, we have made progress expanding our distribution in Europe. Ligra is the perfect partner for us in Italy. We know their energetic and capable team will represent us well and deliver top-quality solutions to their customers.” Thomas Häger has joined Live, Entertainment and Technology Convention (LEaT con) as a Global Sales Representative. “We are happy to welcome Thomas into the LEaT con team. He brings broad experience of trade fair business and an international network to the table,” commented Ebner Media Group Managing Director of Unit Professional Technology and Live Communication, Marcel Court. LEaT con will take place from 26 to 28 October 2021 at Hamburg fair halls. “The fact that we could excite Thomas with LEaT as our new project proves that we planned the right concept, to give the entire entertainment technology industry a future-oriented home in the event calendar. It also shows we believe in LEaT 100%,” added Courth. Main Light has welcomed the appointment of Dave Pretz as Asset 55
