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10 SIGNALS
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International Resolution Benefits Wireless
Microphone Operators
By Joe Ciaudelli
Joe Ciaudelli, Sennheiser’s Director of Spectrum
Affairs, was selected to be a member of the U.S.
State Department delegation to the Interna-
tional Radiocommunication Assembly, leading
the effort to enact Resolution ITU-R 59 that
could prove highly beneficial to future wireless
microphone operations. This article explains the
process and significance of the Resolution.
E
very three to five years, government
delegations from around the globe
gather at the Radiocommunication
Assembly (RA) and World Radio-
communication Conference (WRC)
conducted by the International Telecommu-
nications Union (ITU) – the United Nations
(U.N.)’s specialized agency for information and
communication technologies.
Their mission is to review emerging tech-
nologies, negotiate use of radio frequencies
(RF) that enable wireless devices, harmonize
frequency bands to specific applications, and
codify binding international treaties. This fa-
cilitates cross-border, interference-free wireless
communications among different services such
as broadcasting, live events, mobile broadband,
satellite, aviation, ship-to-shore, public safety,
and new applications such as smart cars.
This year, these events, designated RA-19
and WRC-19, took place from October 21 to
November 22 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. A pri-
mary issue at RA-19 was Resolution ITU-R 59.
Calling for harmonization of radio frequency
bands used for electronic news gathering
(ENG) and related content, Resolution ITU-R
59 is the fruit of a multi-year collective effort
by audio industry manufacturers, associations,
and thought leaders.
With their support, Sennheiser has been
active in the relevant ITU working parties during
the past four years leading up to RA-19/WRC-
19, contributing technical reports and recom-
mendations that document the exponential
growth of news and entertainment program-
ming during this era when radio frequency
spectrum available for wireless microphones
has been constrained.
Within the U.S. ITU delegation, many prac-
tical solutions developed through industry col-
laboration with the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) were integrated into ITU
reports and recommendations. These include
allowing wireless microphones to operate
in suitable alternate frequency bands and
refining regulations that factor in real-world
conditions, such as permitting wireless mi-
crophone transmission on channels used for
TV broadcast if the local terrain or building
shielding makes such operation feasible. These
efforts were reinforced in Europe through the
ITU delegation from Germany and the As-
sociation of Professional Wireless Production
Technology (APWPT).
ITU reports, recommendations, and reso-
lutions become global standards. Their ratifi-
cation is very difficult and time-consuming
because they require full consensus at every
stage. They must be reviewed and approved
without objections, first domestically by the
U.S. delegation comprised of the FCC, the
National Telecommunications and Information
Administration (NTIA), the U.S. State Depart-
ment, and private sector delegates from indus-
tries that often have conflicting interests other
than those of the content creation industries.
A convincing point is the preeminent role
that content creation plays in the economic
vibrancy of the nation. The U.S. is the undis-
puted leader in TV/radio broadcasting, motion
pictures, professional sports, performing arts,
and other live cultural events. Copyrighted
programming contributes well over $1 trillion
to the U.S. economy, supports more than five
million high-paying jobs, and has the highest
export-to-import ratio of any American-made
product or service.
Wireless microphones are indispensable
tools that fuel this ecosystem. In promoting
Resolution ITU-R 59 in particular, the fact that
electronic news gathering is an essential service
during emergency situations such as natural di-
sasters was emphasized. At such times, wireless
microphones are the front end of a broadcast
chain that delivers life-critical information to
the public. Regional and global harmonization
is essential for spontaneous cross-border news-
INPUT
worthy events and will benefit any production
team that operates internationally.
If consensus for a proposed ITU contribu-
tion is gained within the U.S. delegation, it
is submitted to the ITU for debate, possible
refinement, and (hopefully) adoption by the
entire 200-plus members of this U.N. agency.
International approval of a contribution is an
extremely high hurdle because it is scrutinized
through the ears and eyes of the gamut of
global viewpoints.
The U.S. proposal for Resolution ITU-R 59
was vigorously debated during the Radiocom-
munication Assembly with points raised by
many administrations, including the Russian
Federation, Japan, Germany, United Kingdom,
and Australia. In the end, the proposal from
the U.S. was ratified with only minor edits.
Resolution ITU 59-2 now instructs the ITU to
post a publicly-accessible database of links to
the relevant regulatory information regarding
wireless microphones from the U.N. member
nations. It also calls for charts and other docu-
mentation that will aid in harmonization of
permitted frequency bands among countries.
The next step is to encourage other
countries to contribute their information for
inclusion in the ITU database. The ITU only ac-
cepts information about a country if it comes
directly from that country’s administration.
Wide international participation throughout
the four-year study cycle leading up to the
next RA and WRC in 2023 will be a key ele-
ment to harmonization. Towards that goal, an
informational technical paper was presented
through the U.S. State Department delega-
tion to the conference of the Inter-American
Telecommunications Commission (CITEL) that
took place in August. CITEL is a regional coali-
tion for North, Central, and South America that
forms ITU proposals with consensus from the
Americas. It’s noteworthy that Canada recently
finalized a proceeding that largely harmonizes
wireless microphone operation with the U.S.,
including portions of the 941.5-960 MHz band.
Also, an invitation to provide the information
for the ITU database was distributed to the
member nations attending WRC-19.
This is all part of a grassroots effort by a
wide variety of stakeholders within the con-
tent creation industries. Milestones such as
this resolution would not have been achieved
without the backing of individuals and asso-
ciations who included their names in industry
petitions or, better yet, wrote to the FCC, State
Department, or their elected officials directly.
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Pro Audio to Take Centre Stage
at The 2020 NAMM Show
The 2020 NAMM Show, running from Jan. 16-19 at the
Anaheim Convention Center, will feature the return
of the Loudspeaker System Showcase in addition to
extensive pro audio education programming and
more than 3,000 brands exhibiting in the dedicated
pro audio areas.
Held during the first three days of the show in the
convention centre’s arena, the Loudspeaker System
Showcase will feature 14 loudspeaker manufacturers
demonstrating both their flown and portable systems
in a real-world setting to a mix of industry profession-
als. There will be two compact system showcases and
one portable system showcase per day, and attendees
can also engage with the companies in their respect-
ed spaces in the showcase to trial portable systems.
AES Academy at NAMM (previously called AES@NAMM) program will feature hands-on training opportunities, expert presenters, career
development workshops, student events, and networking opportunities. As well, the TEC Tracks program is offering 60-plus free sessions for
sound, studio, and stage professionals. These big-picture sessions feature industry icons and thought leaders presenting innovative ideas for
those in the recording, live sound, and music businesses.
A3E (Advanced Audio + Applications Exchange) is also returning to The NAMM Show to offer a future-focused program that explores
how advanced audio applications are transforming the music industry, production, and performance. Sessions will cover audio for video
games, machine learning, interactive audio, and more. Free Dante certification training, hosted by Audinate, for pro audio and event technol-
ogy professionals will also be offered to NAMM Show attendees.
For more information, go to www.namm.org/thenammshow/2020.

HHB Communications Canada Aspiring Female Audio Engineers

Is Now YSL Pro Offered Unique Learning Opportunity on
City & Colour Tour
HHB Communica-
tions Canada has Throughout November,
officially changed while on a cross-Cana-
its name to YSL Pro. da tour with indie-folk
“The transition star City & Colour, FOH
to the new name engineer Jon Halliwell
reflects our integral and monitor engineer
position within our Meaghan McEachren
parent company, teamed up with Sound-
Yorkville Sound, Girls to offer a unique (L-R) JON HALLIWELL, ANN-KRISTIN BLANKEN, JENNY BREUKELMAN
DAVE DYSART
while at the same learning opportunity & MEAGHAN MCEACHREN
time acknowledging our position at the top level of the professional to female audio engineers. SoundGirls is a North American orga-
audio market in Canada,” explains YSL Pro’s Dave Dysart. “YSL Pro will nization with the mission of inspiring and empowering the next
continue to represent the premium brands that we have distributed generation of women in audio.
in the Canadian marketplace and will have an increased presence in On each stop of the tour, which went from Victoria, BC to Halifax,
the market.” NS, Halliwell and McEachren invited young female audio engineered
HHB Communications Canada was formed in 1997 and has rep- to shadow them. They each took two hours to tour their production,
resented many of the pro audio industry’s top brands to Canadian discuss day-to-day life on the road, and answer questions from the
recording studios, resellers, post-production facilities, and broad- aspiring audio pros.
casters over the past 22 years. “All the sound crew were so generous with their time, and went
Jeff Cowling, Yorkville Sound’s VP of sales and marketing, adds: over everything that makes up a big stadium concert,” says Jenny
“We have enjoyed working with the HHB team for the past two-and- Breukelman, who shadowed Halliwell and McEachren at the Save
a-half years. Our shared brain trust will make the company stronger, On Foods Memorial Centre in Victoria. “Standing in the middle of the
and the collective product lines truly complement each other.” stage looking out at the empty stadium, it was amazing. Everyone
The YSL Pro offices will remain at 2 Eastern Ave., Mezzanine was so supportive and encouraging. I was totally blown away and
Level, in downtown Toronto. I’m eternally grateful to SoundGirls for making this happen. These
For more information, go to www.yslpro.com. folks are the real rock stars.”
For more information, go to www.soundgirls.org.
10 PROFESSIONAL SOUND
 Details Announced for 25th Annual
SC Media Now the Exclusive Prolight + Sound
Canadian Distributor for Coda Audio
Prolight +

PHOTO: MESSE FRANKFURT JOCHEN GUNTHER

German loud- Sound will
speaker manufac- be celebrat-
turer Coda Audio ing its 25th
has appointed SC anniversary
Media Canada as at its next
its exclusive Ca- trade fair,
nadian distributor. happening
“We’re from March
delighted to be 31-April
partnering with 3, 2020, in
SC Media in what Frankfurt,
is a large and Germany.
(L-R) SC MEDIA’S PATRICIA CARR, NOAH DAOUST, very important
JEAN DAOUST & RAHIM NATHU For the past
market. The rapidly quarter century, Prolight + Sound has been a keystone event on the
increasing global demand for our products reflects the international entertainment technology industry calendar.
growing awareness of the very real advantages they Prolight + Sound will occupy the whole western section of the
bring to the live and installed sectors,” says Paul Ward, Frankfurt Fair and Exhibition Centre and boost its focus on professional
director of global business development for Coda Au- encounters, offering new trade-visitor services and a bigger gamut of
dio International. “Our distribution partners play a vital conferences. Hall 8.0 will feature all the professional audio technolo-
part in communicating this message and SC Media’s gy, with several companies demonstrating PA systems under realistic
strong core values and obvious passion for audio give conditions at the Live Sound Arena in the outdoor exhibition area.
us great confidence in their ability to grow the brand Additionally, there will be demonstration rooms with the focus on
in the Canadian market.” immersive sound applications. The new Centre Stage offers an opportu-
For more information, contact SC Media Canada: nity for companies to present future-oriented solutions in the audio
514-780-0808, information@scmediacanada.com, field. On top of that, experts will pass on their specialist knowledge on
www.scmediacanada.com. interdisciplinary themes, such as green events, talent development, and
the legal frameworks.
For more information, go to pls.messefrankfurt.com.

PROFESSIONAL SOUND 11
 SIGNALS
New Trade Organization
Created for the In-Ear Monitor
Industry
In an effort to bring together in-ear monitor man-
ufacturers, dealers, suppliers, and end-users, a new
organization has been founded called the In-Ear
Monitor International
Trade Organization
(IEMITO). Created by
Mike Dias, the former
sales and marketing
director at Ultimate
Ears, the goal of the
IEMITO and its website Inspiration Abounds at AES New York Convention
is to be a repository of
unbiased information Under the banner “Inspire,” the 147th Audio Engineering Society International Pro
and to act as a directory Audio Convention returned to New York City’s Javits Center from Oct. 16-19, 2019.
MIKE DIAS
for all the members with Leading audio innovators shared their knowledge and experience alongside an
features such as job placement assistance, industry exhibition featuring the professional audio industry’s latest innovations.
best-practices, trade show participation, and others. At the Convention, more than 750 audio experts presented in the more than
Dias can be reached at mike@inearmonitor.org. 330 sessions in the All Access Technical Program and the 130 sessions on the Exhi-
For more information, go to www.inearmonitor.org. bition Hall’s Inspiration Stages and in its topical theatres, alongside 236 exhibiting
brands.
“No time in AES’s history has seen a more diverse, innovative, and forward-look-
ing program,” Convention Co-Chair and AES Secretary Valerie Tyler says. “We ex-
Riedel Communications Hires panded the comprehensive technical program to include more genres, a broader
Jason Ross as Canadian Sales range of new technologies, and a wider breadth of voices than ever before.”
Registration for the convention again topped 14,000, which includes a 20 per
Manager cent increase in individuals opting for an All Access badge for the full Technical
Program.
Riedel Communications All the papers presented at the convention are available to AES members at
has hired Jason Ross as www.aes.org/e-lib. For more information, go to www.aes.org/events.
its new sales manager for
Canada. Based in Toronto,
Ross reports to Rich Zabel,
VP of sales for Riedel
Communications North Renkus-Heinz Promotes Jim
America. Mobley & Chad DeFranco
Ross comes to Riedel
from Applied Electron- Renkus-Heinz has announced two senior promotions:
ics, where he served for Jim Mobley is now VP of operations and Chad DeFranco
JASON ROSS
almost eight years as a is now engineering manager.
senior account executive. In that role, he oversaw Mobley became the company’s first application
and delivered complete broadcast system projects engineer in 1999, later becoming senior application
for high-profile clients. engineer and, most recently, technical sales manager.
“Jason comes to our team with an outstanding Mobley led Renkus-Heinz’ pre- and post-sale technical
track record of B2B sales and project management and design support; taught EASE, EASERA, and SysTune JIM MOBLEY
for the broadcast and entertainment sectors,” says classes; and created the Iconyx Dealer Certification
Zabel. “He has a deep commitment to customer re- program.
tention and maintaining positive, lasting customer DeFranco first joined Renkus-Heinz in September
relationships. He’s also very passionate about how 2018 as a loudspeaker systems engineer. He grew up
communications technologies can be applied to in the audio industry and went on to found DeFran-
streamline many types of operations. Jason is a wel- co Productions, where he designed and installed
comed addition to Riedel as we continue to expand sound-reinforcement and lighting systems.
our presence in Canada.” Renkus-Heinz is distributed in Canada by Contact
Ross can be contacted at jason.ross@riedel.net. Distribution.
For more information, contact Riedel Communica- For more information, contact Renkus-Heinz: 949-
tions North America: 818-559-6900, 588-9997, www.renkus-heinz.com.
sales-us@riedel.net, www.riedel.net.
CHAD DEFRANCO

12 PROFESSIONAL SOUND
 AVL Media Group Now Distributing Telos Infinity
IP Intercom Products
The Telos Alliance has appointed AVL Media Group as a Canadian distributor for its Telos
Infinity IP Intercom products. Telos says it chose AVL Media Group to grow Telos Infinity IP
Audio-Technica Shuts Intercom’s presence in the TV market and also expand into the pro AV space.
Down Its Alteros “We are very excited to bring Infinity IP-based intercom systems to the Canadian
Subsidiary market. Highest-quality, reliable communication systems are a vital part of any production
environment. Telos Alliance’s market-leading AoIP technology and Infinity’s decentralized
Audio-Technica U.S. has closed its sub- deployment, scalability, and audio quality combine to offer exceptional flexibility and
sidiary company, Alteros. The company value to our customers,” says Andrew Hope, managing director of AVL Media Group.
says this is due to “corporate strategic For more information, contact AVL Media Group: 514-400-0110,
decisions,” and the manufacturing and salesinfo@avlmediagroup.com, www.avlmediagroup.com.
development of Alteros products will
be discontinued. Audio-Technica will
take the product line in-house to pro-
vide warranty and support for existing
customers, transferring inventory of
products and parts to Audio-Technica
U.S. to fulfill current commitments.
For more information, contact
Audio-Technica U.S.: 330-686-2600,
sales@atus.com,
www.audio-technica.com.

Music Books Plus Launches

Redesigned Website
Music Books Plus, a distribution service
operated by Professional Sound publisher
NWC, has launched its redesigned website
at www.musicbooksplus.com.
The new site features a fresh, clean
design, improved navigation, faster and
more relevant searches, and a significantly
enhanced mobile experience.
Music Books Plus carries over 15,000
titles – including hundreds of new addi-
tions – on music and the music business,
songwriting, arranging, theory, pro audio,
video, live sound, recording, lighting, MIDI,
synthesizers, guitar, keyboards, bass, drums,
percussion, violin, brass, woodwinds, har-
monica, voice, biographies, songbooks, The
Royal Conservatory of Music, and software,
accessories, and musical gifts.
For more information, contact Maureen
Jack at mjack@nwcworld.com or 800-265-
8481.

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 SIGNALS
Phil Wagner Returns to SSL as Sr. VP for North
America
Pro audio industry veteran Phil Wagner has rejoined Solid State Logic (SSL) as its
senior VP for North America. The move was made in conjunction with SSL’s new
business partnership with Group One Ltd. to manage its U.S. portfolio of audio
solutions and operational infrastructure. In his new role, Wagner will be working
alongside the Group One senior management team.
Wagner has been involved in the audio and entertainment industry for the
last four decades. Having started as a recording engineer and technician using SSL
consoles, he eventually worked for the company for 17 years, becoming president
of U.S. operations in 2005. His career has also included stints as president of U.S.
operations for Focusrite Novation and more recent senior management roles at
Apogee Electronics and Ocean Way Audio.
(L-R) SSL’S NIGEL BEAUMONT & PHIL WAGNER WITH GROUP ONE’S BRYAN BRADLEY
For more information, go to www.solidstatelogic.com. & JACK KELLY

Powersoft Names Tom McGill Student Earns First AES

Knesel as GM for North Dr. Christian Heil Future of Sound
America Scholarship
Amplifier manufacturer Powersoft has
To mark the 35th anniversary of its founding, L-Acoustics has
hired industry veteran Tom Knesel as
created the AES Dr. Christian Heil Future of Sound scholar-
GM for North America. Knesel is based
ship in honour of its founder. The first such scholarship has
out of the
been granted to Ben Creelman, a student at McGill Univer-
company’s
sity in Montreal, who is pursuing a Master of Music degree
U.S. head-
in the field of sound recording. The $5,000 scholarship
quarters in
will be granted yearly to graduate students in the field of
Kearny, NJ.
audio engineering who are members of the AES and who
The an-
demonstrate curiosity and dedication to shaping the future
nouncement
of sound.
coincides
For more information, go to www.aes.org/education/ BEN CREELMAN
with the
foundation.
company’s
TOM KNESEL increased
focus on the
systems integration market and launch
of the Mezzo amplifier platform earlier
this year. Kurt Howell Joins NTP Technology as
Before joining Powersoft, Knesel was
regional business development man-
North American Sales Director
ager for the Americas for Music Tribe Industry veteran Kurt Howell has joined NTP Technology as
and responsible for driving revenue and sales director for North America. He joins NTP Technology
managing the region for the company’s from Focusrite Pro where he was national sales manager for
commercial audio brands. Prior to that, the U.S. and Canada.
he served in both sales and executive “This appointment builds on the recent success of the
roles at companies including Ashly Penta audio conversion and routing product range for
Audio, AE Global Media, and others. broadcast applications in the North American market,” says
Powersoft is distributed in Canada NTP Technology Sales Director Mikael Vest. “Kurt is a highly KURT HOWELL
by Erikson Audio. respected industry veteran who knows the pro audio and
For more information, go to broadcast business inside out. I am convinced that he will significantly strengthen our presence
www.powersoft.com. towards our customers and sales channel partners.”
For more information, contact NTP Technology: +45-4596-8880, info@ntp.dk, www.ntp.dk.

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 QSC Acquires Attero Tech
QSC has acquired Attero Tech. This com-
bines the growing portfolio of the Q-SYS
audio, video, and control ecosystem
with Attero Tech’s portfolio of networked
AV endpoints and I/O peripherals and
boosts QSC’s development capabilities,
with Attero Tech’s Texas-based engineer-
ing staff joining the multi-
2019 Event Safety Summit Hosts Record Number of national QSC team.
“This acquisition is a natural next
Attendees step for our organizations given our long
relationship, highly compatible portfo-
A record number of nearly 400 attendees representing a broad range of the live event lios, and the exceptional shared values
industry attended the 2019 Event Safety Summit in Lititz, PA, from Nov. 20-22, accord- and company cooperation that have
ing to summit producer Event Safety Alliance. developed over the last several years,”
“Event safety has finally become a top concern in virtually every segment of the says Jatan Shah, COO and CTO at QSC.
live event production community,” Event Safety Alliance Chairman and President Jim QSC and Attero Tech are both distrib-
Digby says. “The professional diversity of those attending the 2019 Summit reflects uted in Canada by SFM.
this fact. Attendees from motorsports, sailing, venues, municipalities, and universities For more information, contact QSC:
[joined] representatives from the live music production community in looking deeper 714-754-6175, www.qsc.com.
into the changing reality of live events through the most intensive, broad-ranging
series of sessions and workshops we’ve ever staged.”
For more information, go to www.eventsafetysummit.com.

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 SIGNALS

Canadian DSP manufacturer Xilica

held a regional training event at CBC’s
Toronto headquarters on Oct. 9, 2019.
Focussing on the design and pro-
gramming of intricate audio systems
utilizing DSP technology, participants
were guided through the Xilica Certi-
fied Dealer course by the manufactur-
er’s Technical Services Manager, Joe
Orlando. The event was delivered in
partnership with Contact Distribution,
the manufacturer’s distribution partner
for Canada. www.xilica.com.
(L-R) CONTACT DISTRIBUTION’S BILL COONS, XILICA’S DONNY CHOW; MOBILE FACILITIES’ BILL TAYLOR & XILICA’S JOE ORLANDO

Which technological innovation to hit the audio market in

the last 5-10 years has been most beneficial to your work
and/or your business and why?

“The development of small, powerful, file-based multi-track mixer

recorders with SMPTE timecode functionality has fundamentally
changed the sound-for-picture industry.”

“Currently, Dante networking. In general, I love how speaker

technology has grown.”

“etherCON cabling. This digital cabling is excellent when doing

portable setups. We are using an Allen & Heath GLD-80 console
with a stage rack.”

“Improved analog modelling in audio plug-ins. The cost savings

of not buying, maintaining, and running hardware have kept us
competitive.”

“Digico SD consoles. Why? GAME CHANGER!”

“Digital snake systems with digital mixers. Using simple Cat-5

Professional Sound’s cabling to run multi-channel to the stage is so much better than
using a heavy copper multicore cable.”

“The low cost to own digital

audio consoles makes their use
For this issue’s survey, we kept it very simple and asked commonplace, which along with
audio pros across Canada just one question so they high performance leads to greater
could share their thoughts with others. acceptance. That along with no
need for outboard gear and heavy
Here is a selection of their responses…
cabling permanently changes our
industry.”

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Live Event Technology

PHOTO: LOUISE STICKLAND

Industry Converges in
Vegas for LDI2019
The Live Design International (LDI) Show
returned to the Las Vegas Convention
Center from Nov. 18-24, 2019. The annual
show welcomed over 14,000 attendees
and hosted about 400 exhibitors, plus an
extensive conference program covering
a wide range of international live and
broadcast applications, including festivals,
corporate events, theatre, concerts, clubs,
theme parks, architainment, and houses of
worship.
The event featured a number of new
special events, including free sessions at
the LDI Amplify and Live for Broadcast
Pavilions. There were also organized discus-
sions on sustainability in live events as well
as diversity and inclusivity in the entertain-
ment design industry; a nightly drone show
from Intel; and the first annual LDI 5K Fun Run to benefit the Behind the Scenes charity. In total, $3,400 was donated to Behind the Scenes
through a combination of run fees and donations made during show registration.
At the LDI2019 Awards ceremony, Montreal-based PixMob won the Sustainability Award for its recycling program. The award for Best
Small Booth went to Dotimage while Best Large Booth went to Chauvet Professional. Robe was honoured for Best Creative Use of Light and
the Best Product Presentation Award went to ROE Visual.
For more information, go to www.ldishow.com.

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PROFILE
Dave Dysart
By Michael Raine

D
ave Dysart’s affable and clean-cut de-
meanor belies the fact that he’s a rock and
roll lifer, and for 35 years, rock and roll has
taken him on a detour through the pro
audio industry.
As president of the newly-rebranded YSL Pro
(formerly HHB Communications Canada), Dysart has
been a gear go-to for countless high-profile recording
studios, engineers, and producers, as well as some of
Canada’s biggest broadcasters. And like so many in
pro audio, his journey began with a love of music.
Growing up in Toronto, which he still calls home,
Dysart says: “There was always music playing. My
mother played piano and my father and grandfather
were into little two-and-a-half-inch open-reel tape
recorders where you get a microphone and, lo and
behold, you can record your voice, which was pretty
darn cool,” he recalls. “Ironically enough, we went to
Expo 67 when I was nine and walked into the Swiss
booth and there was a Revox tape recorder and I was
on that thing like white on rice. So yes, I think it was
destined to happen, really.” Universal Audio, Manley Laboratories, ADAM Audio, Rupert Neve
Dysart later attended Toronto’s York University to study English Designs, and more.
“and a bit of music technology,” as he puts it, though didn’t finish; “I’ve always been lucky to represent really high-grade gear.
instead, he found a job selling hi-fi audio gear at the now-defunct There is nothing in our current portfolio that I am not proud of
Brack Electronics, which served Toronto’s audiophiles for decades. selling, and never will be, so that makes it pretty easy,” he says, but
“That’s an interesting job, to say the least. In the professional adds that when it comes to his success in sales and the industry
world, people buy technology because they need it to do a job; in general, it’s simple: “Just treat people properly.”
when you get into the hi-fi world, especially the tweak-y, kind of When Dysart is away from work, well, he’s still pretty con-
rarified high-end world, people make buying decisions for the nected to work. Again, he is a rock and roll lifer, and these days,
strangest reasons,” he laughs. that means gigging and recording with UIC, which was a forma-
Nonetheless, Dysart’s skills caught the eye of someone at tive group in the CanRock movement of the late ‘80s and early
Studer, which owned Revox at the time. “Somebody went, ‘Who’s ’90s. When the band reformed about three years ago, its original
the guy at Brack Electronics that’s selling all this high-end Revox guitarist couldn’t be part of it, so they called on their old friend to
gear?’ And that was me, so I started [at Studer Canada] in ’84 as join them. Warner Music Canada has remastered and rereleased
what they call sales coordinator, so I hand-wrote an awful lot of two of the old records, Our Garage and Live Like Ninety, and Dysart
orders. It was funny; the first day I was at Studer, I walked into the says they’re almost finished a brand new one.
showroom on my lunch break and there was this A800, a $100,000 “We’re recording at Canterbury [Music Company] with Jeremy
24-track tape recorder, and a big broadcast console and I thought, Darby, who is an absolutely wonderful engineer, and we got to
‘Oh, this is cool; I’ve arrived.’ So, it all just went from there.” track to tape on a Studer, which I thought was fun. I sold that
During his time at Studer Canada, Dysart established a good machine back in the early days, so it was like being reunited with
relationship with the team at HHB Communications in the U.K. one of my kids,” he says.
By the mid- to late-‘90s, HHB had expanded from distribution Like so many in pro audio, Dysart says it’s the creative people
into manufacturing and was also looking to get into the North around him and their mutual passion for technology that have
American market, so in 1997, a few years after Harman bought kept him in this industry for 35 years. “We’ll get a new piece of
Studer, Dysart left to lead HHB’s new Canadian subsidiary. gear in and I’ll take it into the studio, plug it in, and try it out. I’ve
“There was a real affinity with the people at HHB from the been doing that forever and will continue to, but an awful lot of
word ‘go’ and you want to work with people you like,” he says. it is the personalities that I get to work with. It’s an industry that
Over the next two decades, HHB Communications Canada works for good reasons. You know, if I had been in the weapons
– now YSL Pro for a tighter synergy with parent company Yor- industry, I don’t think I would have been here for 35 years, but
kville Sound – has become one of the most trusted names in being in the audio business, and by extension the music business,
Canadian pro audio distribution among recording studio and it’s been a lot of fun and continues to be.”
broadcast professionals. Its line card includes heavyweights like

Michael Raine is the Senior Editor of Professional Sound

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 PROFILE
Josh Rob Gwilliam
By Andrew King

I
t’s fair to say that the art of recording saved Josh Gwilliam’s life.

PHOTO: OLIVER BANYARD

In his early 20s, Gwilliam found himself at a significant and
serious crossroads – one where his decision could carry literally
the gravest of consequences. Having moved to Calgary from
his native Regina at 18, he bounced between lousy jobs before
finding something permanent and well-paying – albeit totally outside
of his interests. His mental health spiraled downward and, ultimately,
he gave himself a choice.
“It was like, ‘I don’t want to live anymore.’ I was just kind of done
with it,” he very candidly tells Professional Sound. “The choice was: Do
I end my life, or jump into something with both feet that scares the
absolute shit out of me?”
Fortunately for many, he opted for the latter, which took the form of a
career behind the console. “So I just went for it,” he tacks on. “Completely.”
Gwilliam grew up as a “shy little punk kid,” discovering skateboard-
ing and its burgeoning culture at eight years old. “That kind of jump-
started everything for me,” he says, pointing to his affinity for punk rock
and the DIY attitude that permeated so many aspects of the lifestyle.
By his mid-teens, he’d joined a few bands and started logging some
studio time. He loved the environment and developed an intense
interest; however, he always felt overwhelmed and daunted by all of
the gear and jargon. That made jumping in with both feet after his
life-saving decision all the more significant.
With his new lease on life, he approached a Calgary-based studio
owner and offered to work for free to learn the ropes, spending days
at the studio and nights in a lacquering plant to keep the lights on.
“As soon as I started getting into it, everything came super easy to
me – it all just kind of made sense,” he recalls, which was particularly
encouraging. He also had the benefit of working on everything from Lately, he’s been collaborating with artist Michael Bernard Fitzger-
music to advertising to sound for picture, which expanded his skill set ald on an upcoming album – a “simple record but with very strong
while solidifying that he wanted to specialize in music. intent,” as he says, going back to the early days of recording with the
Next, he joined the staff at Calgary’s MCC Studios, where he had focus being an accurate capture of a great performance. OCL also
the chance to work on JUNO-winning projects by the likes of George had Canadian/Japanese pop band Monkey Majik in for a few weeks,
Canyon and The Road Hammers. Wanting to keep pushing the enve- and he’s now amidst pre-production with modern folk singer Lauren
lope, he left MCC on good terms in 2008 and joined David Kean at The Mann for an upcoming release they’ll track on B.C.’s Pender Island.
Audities Foundation. Working with tape and other vintage technolo- Looking back on his list of credits, he mentions a few others as
gies – including a Helios console Kean was rebuilding – he learned a being particularly memorable, like tracking Ghosts of Modern Man’s
lot about sonic texture and how to shape sounds in the studio. City of No Light to tape in the mid-aughts, taking a thorough approach
“That was so valuable and rewarding, but then I really wanted to to The Rocky Fortune’s Back of the Beeside, and doing Black Mastiff’s
explore more on working with artists in a particular space, and how Pyramids live-off-the-floor in just four days with the Pilot Audio truck.
a room will shape the vibe and how they work.” While he admits it can be difficult to “shut off” his brain outside of
Obviously, he was serious about that mission, because in 2012, the studio, spending time with his daughter and hitting the road on
he purchased a decommissioned CBC mobile recording truck and a motorbike – either his vintage Harley or modern Supermoto – are
launched Pilot Audio. Over the next three years, he took the studio to his ideal winding-down activities. He’s planning an extensive ride
over 200 different locations – from churches to warehouses and more. throughout the U.S. in the coming months and, while it counts as
“Now, I can walk into pretty much any room and just start talking, studio work, is also looking forward to mixing the Michael Bernard
and I know how it’s going to translate on recordings,” he says of his Fitzgerald album in the U.K. next year.
experience. That said, he grew a bit tired of lugging temperamental Reflecting on his favourite part of the business that saved his life,
gear from place to place – especially in the middle of winter. Gwilliam offers: “It’s between the relationships you build with the peo-
Serendipitously, he was leading a drum-tracking session at OCL ple you work with, and how you can basically shape the soundtracks
Studios just outside of Calgary around that time, and after making a to other people’s lives. It’s really powerful thinking of how something
deal with owner Dan Owen, he “basically just never left.” can help somebody through a breakup or discover their first love or
Since 2015, he’s been the full-time tracking engineer at OCL, push them to change something in their lives.”
working closely with mixer Spencer Cheyne and the rest of the staff Of course, that’s what music and recording did for him to the
to bring a myriad of projects together with everyone from emerging fullests possible extent, so it seems only right that he returns the
artists to award-winning superstars. favour for others.

Andrew King is the Editor-in-Chief of Professional Sound.

PROFESSIONAL SOUND 19
PROFILE
Lisa Young
By Andrew King
I
f you keep current with pro audio trade
news, there’s a good chance you’ve
read some of Lisa Young’s work. As a
veteran marketing maven in the audio
community, she has written countless
words about industry pros, products, and
applications over the years in various posts,
so it seemed only fair that Professional
Sound would return the favour with a few
about her.
Currently serving as the independent
publicist for d&b audiotechnik Americas,
her most recent efforts have focused on key
products like the company’s GSL and KSL
loudspeakers and innovative Soundscape
platform.
“I interview and write articles and
press releases with key influencers cover-
ing specific tours, Broadway productions,
houses of worship, and various installations
using d&b loudspeakers within the sound
reinforcement market,” she offers as a gen-
eral overview of her job. She’s had ample
opportunity to hone those various skills
in several prominent positions inside and
outside of the pro audio industry over the
past few decades.
Born, raised, and educated in Upstate
New York, Young began her career working
in various corporate marketing depart-
ments, including those of major brands
like the Ford Motor Company and PepsiCo.
Her first post within the pro audio
community was with iconic recording
brand Neve Electronics in the early ‘80s.
Following the company’s acquisition by
multinational conglomerate Siemens in
1985 and subsequent rebranding as AMS
Neve years later, Young worked her way up
to the post of Director of Marketing for all
of North America.
“It takes a lot of time to understand
the innerworkings of audio consoles, let
alone digital consoles, but I loved learning
through the eyes of the engineers,” she says
about that formative time in her career.
From there, she spent several years as
the marketing manager for Crest Audio
before joining esteemed PR firm Giles
Communications in 1994, first as a senior
Andrew King is the Editor-in-Chief of Professional Sound.
20 PROFESSIONAL SOUND
account executive and eventually earning
the role of VP in 2001. It was during her
stint with Giles that she began doing pub-
licity for Yamaha, and in 2007, she became
the independent publicist of record for
Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems (later
rebranded as Yamaha Pro Audio).
“Spending two decades as a publicist
for Yamaha provided me with so many great
opportunities,” she says. “I was initially hired
to work on the launch of the ProMix 01
digital mixer, and continued on supervising
the publicity efforts for 11 of the musical in-
strument groups. I enjoyed being involved
in the launch of new digital products and
was afforded that opportunity by the com-
mercial audio staff for major products like
the PM1D, PM5D, and RIVAGE series.”
She continued in that capacity with
Yamaha into early 2019, at which point
she accepted her current post with d&b
audiotechnik.
Some of the recent applications she
has covered on behalf of the brand include
forward-thinking Soundscape installations
in a few select houses of worship, hard rock
icons Alice in Chains and Korn opting for
GSL loudspeakers on their recent tour, and
corporate news about the company’s on-
going expansions in the Americas.
“I’ve made many, many industry con-
tacts,” Young enthuses, reflecting on her
time in the business thus far – “many of
whom I still communicate with today, and
many of whom have become close per-
sonal friends. I also really enjoy speaking
with mixing engineers in the live sound
market. I’m married to one, so it’s great to
be able to understand their world.”
Her husband, Tom, has been Tony Ben-
nett’s go-to production manager and FOH
engineer for over 20 years, and prior to
that, he occupied the same post with Frank
Sinatra. The two reside together with their
11-year-old Maltese, Gemma, and split their
time between homes in Florida and New
York’s Westchester County. She has a one-
year-old granddaughter, Ava, who lives with
her daughter and her husband in Brooklyn.
Coincidentally, she also has two stepchil-
dren based in the same borough, making
it a frequent destination for family visits.
In her downtime, she enjoys reading
and, of course, listening to music, listing
off The Eagles, Billy Joel, and Elton John as
a few personal favourites. Stemming from
her time living in San Francisco Bay Area
while working with ITEL Corporation, she
also has an ongoing fondness for the NFL’s
league-leading 49ers.
Asked about what she’s looking for-
ward to either personally or profession-
ally for the rest of 2019 and into 2020,
her answer is simple and straightforward:
“Health, happiness, and spending more
time with Ava.”
Of course, she’ll also be plenty busy
keeping the industry up-to-date with all of
d&b audiotechnik’s happenings, which will
certainly include more on the Soundscape
front as the technology is more widely
adopted and, as has been the case thus
far, deployed in increasingly cutting-edge
applications.
So, when you’re reading about the in-
tricate details of such deployments in your
favourite trade publication, consider that
there’s a very good chance those words
originated from her office like so many
before them.
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TESTS
Shure TwinPlex Subminiature Omnidirectional
Lavalier & Headset Mics
By Adam Gallant

O
ur readers in the theatre, broadcast, and TV/film sectors
will be excited to hear that Shure has introduced Twin-
Plex, a new line of lavalier and headset microphones. Af-
ter my initial experiences with the mics, I feel this line
has the potential to become an industry-standard in
the same way the SM58 has. We hear jokes about the SM58 dou-
bling as a hammer on a construction site while easily reverting to its
job on the stage; well, it seems Shure has adopted this reputation
for durability as a key factor in the design of the TwinPlex series.

Overview
We ask a lot of our lavalier microphones. They get yanked at, taken
into harsh exterior conditions, sweat and humidity are often constants,
not to mention being covered in make-up and sometimes dangling
off of the wearer, centimetres from being stepped on.
In my experience on film sets, when lavalier microphones fail, it
is more often than not the cable breaking. Shure has addressed this
common issue with years of research and development. The result is
TwinPlex’s extremely rugged cable. It’s immune to kinks and memory
effect, is ultra-thin (with two thickness options available on certain
models: 1.1 mm and 1.6 mm) and has a dual-redundant ground that
offers better shielding and a longer-lasting cable. The cable is also
paintable and extremely easy to manage and hang.
Another big challenge for our lavaliers is humidity. Film shoots and
stages are warm places and sweat is a major factor in microphone
dropouts. The capsule covers on the TwinPlex series are hydrophobic
and offer a very high resistance to humidity.
There are five microphones in the TwinPlex line, all available in a
variety of colours for easy concealing. The TL45 through TL48 and TH53
are all based around a newly-developed dual-capsule, omnidirectional
design. Each model in the line is tailored for specific demands in the
field and I’ll briefly touch on each one.
The test kit we received contained all but the TH53, which is the
headset version. The amount of detail and thought put into not only
the cable and mic, but also the accessories, is commendable. When
you’re dealing with such a small device that has little to no room
for failure, having the exact right component for the job can make
all the difference and Shure has spared no attention to detail here.
TL45
The TL45 is the dual-capsule fitted to a longer, very thin (1.1 mm)
cable. This mic is best suited for hangs in and around the hairline, as
is the norm in theatre production. The cable is paintable and the mic
comes with two added sweat-resistant capsules, one of which offers
a slight presence boost. The TL45 comes terminated to a standard
LEMO adapter and its sensitivity is tailored for performers with a wide
dynamic range from speaking to signing.
TL46
Perfect for dialogue, the TL46 has a higher sensitivity than the 45 and
also a thicker 1.6-mm cable. It comes with the same moisture-resistant
caps as the 45 with the same presence boost option – very helpful if
you are hiding the microphone under a speaker’s clothing and need
more high end. This mic has LEMO and TA4F connector options and
is best-suited for regular speech conditions such as corporate events,
worship settings, and broadcast/TV/film shoots.
TL45
TL47
Fully kitted-out with all the possible mounting options and possible
connector terminators you could want, the TL47 has the same high-
sensitivity response as the 45; however, with the thicker cable and all
the mounting choices, it is designed to be flexible in its application
and durable for daily use. The accessories include microphone mounts
with double-sided tape, microphone clips with and without impalers,
cable management clips, and a series of available output adapters.
TL48
The TL48 is optimized for speech and dialogue and has a fixed fre-
quency cap that’s tuned for dialogue. There are also no slots on the
sides of this microphone cap, making it easy and more conventional
to place directly against the skin under wardrobe. This microphone is
very much suited for the film and TV applications I am most used to
working in and comes with the same accessories as the TL47.
In Use
The TwinPlex microphones sound natural, clear, and void of distortion
and colouration. The cables are extremely easy to manipulate and
don’t get as rigid in cold situations as others I have used. The mount-
ing options are extremely well thought-out and predictable to use.
These mics are small enough to use the standard Rycote over- and
under-covers that are very popular for preventing wind interruption
and clothing rustle. The wind covers that come with the TL47 and
TL48 are also very effective for exterior use.
Summary
No stone was left unturned when the designers at Shure put together
the TwinPlex line of microphones and their accessories. Great work
and a great product that I hope sustains the same legacy as the
beloved SM58.
Adam Gallant has worked in all facets of digital audio production, from
music composition to location and post audio for television and film. He
currently owns and operates The Hill Sound Studio in Charlottetown, PE.

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 Radial Engineering Catapult & Catapult Mini Cat-5
Analog Snakes
By Michael Saracino

R
adial Engineering’s Catapult series is essentially a compact
audio snake solution that allows users to send four chan-
nels of analog audio over standard Cat-5 or Cat-6 Ethernet
cable. The series is currently comprised of the TX4 and RX4,
featuring four female and male XLR connectors, respectively,
while the Catapult Mini series offers similar capabilities in the smaller
TX and RX form factors.
Here’s a unique application that gave me a chance to put the
series through its paces…

Overview CATAPULT TX4 & RX4

I’m retrofitting a small recording studio in an outbuilding on my prop-
erty, about 75 ft. from the back of my house. I also enjoy editing and
doing certain overdubs in the sunroom within my house, and finally, I
love recording acoustic guitars in the living room, with its maple floors
and slightly higher ceilings. To link all these locations, I knew I could
purchase bulky and expensive analog audio snakes or invest in costly
AVB or Dante network-based audio recording interfaces; however,
neither solution seemed practical, so I went searching for a better one.
That’s when I came across the Catapult series from Radial. Using the
four twisted pairs of wire inside a single Ethernet cable, these devices
can send or receive four channels of analog audio at distances up to
300 ft. This meant I could run a few lines of direct burial-rated Ethernet
cable between the outbuilding and the house, and when connected
to these Catapult devices, I could have a 4x4 I/O setup in any room I
needed, all connected to my interface back in the studio. Couple that
with Apple’s screen sharing and I could control the studio computer
and my UA Apollo recording interface, all from my laptop in either the
living room or sunroom, whilst having direct access to four ins and
outs of the Apollo. The whole property would then become linked
and the “studio” would effectively double in size and function with a
spool of Ethernet cable and a few of these Catapult units.
As an audio engineer and a musician who also finds himself
performing live hundreds of times a year in ever-changing venues, it
also became apparent that there is a huge benefit to these devices in
live sound scenarios. I’d be able to get a four-channel analog breakout
point anywhere it’s needed, quickly and with one thin and flexible
Cat-5e stranded cable.
In Use
That all sounds great, but does it work as advertised? The short answer
is yes, and it works very well.
I used 100-ft. lengths of shielded Cat-6 23 AWG cable for my test
and A/Bed that against a good-quality 100-ft. XLR cable. I found there
wasn’t any discernible noise or high frequency loss over the Catapult
devices when played back over my reference headphones (Sennheiser
HD 650s). The phantom power required for my Townsend Labs Sphere
condenser mic was carried over the shield without issue. These devices
are built like tanks, which is in line with all Radial products I’ve used to
date, and they come in a variety of configurations (and price points)
to suit different needs.
The TX4 and RX4 are your standard send and return modules
featuring XLR I/O and both XLR and Ethernet throughput, as well as
a solid steel chassis that should withstand the rigours of touring. For
an additional cost, you can purchase transformer-isolated versions
(mic or line level) of these units as well.
For the budget conscious, there are the Catapult Minis, which
lack throughput and isolation capabilities but come with a breakout
CATAPULT MINI TX
cable to either four TRS, XLR male, or XLR female ends at a reduced
price point. With the thinner nature of the wire and close proximity
to neighbouring pairs within a Cat-5e cable, it is advisable to make
sure you are running one type of signal per cable (i.e. mic or line, not
mixed) to avoid crosstalk.
Now let’s transition to the example of someone building a re-
cording studio in their basement. A spool of shielded Ethernet cable
is rather inexpensive and it would be a cheap and wise investment
to run a few lengths to any area that may be used as an impromptu
recording space other than the main recording floor (think hallways,
bathrooms, closets, etc.). You can even wire a few lengths to other
levels of your house with favourable acoustics. Then, add a dual-port
Ethernet wall plate in each of these locations. In tandem with a couple
of Catapult Minis, you have a cost-effective solution to do recordings
wherever it might suit you. A 1,000-ft. spool of shielded Cat-5e cable
is available for about $200, so you can run lines to your heart’s content
without breaking the bank. If you don’t require phantom power, then
unshielded cable is available for a fraction of that cost.
Summary
Radial Engineering is well-known for making products that satisfy
specific audio needs that not many other companies have an answer
for, and do so with amazing build quality and fair pricing. If you can
think of a use for the Catapult or Catapult Mini in your live or studio
rig, you will not be disappointed with your purchase.
Michael Saracino is musician and music producer based in Ontario’s
Niagara Region who performs over 400 times annually. He’s had the
good fortune of performing across four different continents, including
a year in Australia with three different music agencies. Now back
in Canada, he performs consistently in Niagara and Toronto and is
building a recording facility on his property. 

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 PRODUCT
TESTS

Sound Devices MixPre-3 II Multitrack 32-Bit

Field Recorder
By Adam Gallant

S
ound Devices has been on an amazing
run. Over the past 12 months alone, the
company has released its highly sought-
after 8-Series, including the 833, 888, and
Scorpio, and updated its popular MixPre
line with the MixPre II generation. Up for test this
month, we have the MixPre-3 II, which is a powerful
little field recorder with great features like 32-bit
float recording, a reliable internal timecode generator, and audio
resolution up to 192 kHz.

Overview
The MixPre-3 II is compact and very portable. Sound Devices has
developed the Kashmir microphone preamp for the MixPre line and
this particular model houses three of these proprietary units. With
142dB of dynamic range, these pres are just as at home recording
dialogue as they are foley and loud sound effects. As with all Sound
Devices field recorders, the limiters that prevent digital clipping are
extremely transparent and a key design feature. On this updated
version of the MixPre, these limiters are also adjustable via the
easy-to-navigate touchscreen panel. The model we are testing has
the ability to record three isolated microphone inputs as well as a
stereo mix track for a total of five tracks recording from 16 to 32-bit
float, and sampling rates from 44.1 kHz to 192 kHz. The MixPre-3 II
also doubles as a reliable audio interface for streaming audio directly
to your DAW via USB-C.
One of the most sought-after updates to the MixPre II series is its
internal LTC timecode generator. Timecode in and out are available
on the side panels via a 3.5-mm connector and mini-HDMI. Getting
reliable timecode in such a compact package and at this price range
certainly fills a longstanding void in the marketplace.
The MixPre-3 II records to an easily-mountable SD card
and also has the option to dual-record to a USB hard drive via
a standard USB port on the side panel. This kind of redundant
recording is traditional on Sound Devices’ flagship products
such as the 633 and is part of the reason why their products
are trusted for use on the biggest film sets in the industry.
In Use
I brought this recorder to a small shoot looking to capture dialogue
and stereo ambiances. It is surprisingly small and light, making it
easy to pack and carry. It can be powered via USB by a computer, a
standard wall outlet with the provided power adapter, AA batteries,
or Sony L-mount batteries with an optional adapter that sits on the
back of the unit.
Setting up the MixPre3-II is very simple and straightforward.
The touchscreen panel is bright, easy to navigate, and provides the
right amount of flexibility. Isolated microphone channels can be
mixed, input gain adjusted, panning set, low-cut engaged, phase
can be inverted, and phantom power can be set, all with very little
sub-menu navigation or fuss.
There are also Advanced and Basic modes tailored to different
types of users. Advanced mode opens up a few of the features
listed above while the simpler Basic mode displays only the most
go-to settings needed by the majority of videographers in the field.
The LED screen is full-colour and can be set to very bright, making
it readable in direct sunlight. For monitoring via headphones, the
sound was very clear and void of distortion or colouration. I was
connected with a pair of Sennheiser HD25s that were easily pow-
ered. The sound of the MixPre-3 II is transparent and comparable in
quality to the sound of the ubiquitous 633 field recorder that I have
become accustomed to using.
Worth mentioning is that Sound Devices has developed software
to enhance the MixPre’s abilities. For example, the Musician’s plug-in
bundle adds a list of features like overdubbing capabilities, click track,
and reverb options. The Ambisonics plug-in allows the MixPre-6 II
and MixPre-10 II to pair perfectly with the Sennheiser AMBEO VR mic,
making for a very cost-effective entry into the 360/immersive audio
world. Also, the MixPre units can all be controlled via Bluetooth with
the Sound Devices Wingman application.
Summary
The MixPre3-II makes a great backup option for a full-fledged pro-
fessional, is perfectly suited for a videographer in need of industry-
standard sound quality, and ultimately makes for the best entry point
into the Sound Devices family of products. Highly recommended.
Adam Gallant has worked in all facets of digital audio production, from
music composition to location and post audio for television and film. He
currently owns and operates The Hill Sound Studio in Charlottetown, PE.

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 Shortly after dropping his widely-

A
acclaimed debut LP, Freudian, Daniel

PHOTO: TOMISIN OLOFINSOLA, @TBSPRIME

Caesar took over Toronto’s Danforth

“CASE STUDY”
Music Hall in December 2017 for a
series of five consecutive homecom-
ing shows. Every one of them was

in Upscaling
a sell-out, packing the venue to its
1,500-person capacity and generating
even more hype for one of the city’s
most talented and talked-about
musical exports.
In the short time since, the
velvet-voiced R&B phenom has main-
tained his impressive trajectory with
increasingly bigger shows through-
out North America – including a slot
at Coachella in 2018 – plus some
high-profile collabs with the likes of
Jessie Reyez and Free Nationals and a
few new tracks of his own.
Then, on June 28, 2019, Caesar
seemingly came out of nowhere with
his follow-up full-length, CASE STUDY
01, which only served to further pro-
pel his profile around the world. While
centred on a similar, albeit more di-
verse and evolved sonic character to
its predecessor, the 10-track effort hits
new highs and boasts an impressive
guest list in terms of pure star power,
including the likes of Pharrell, Brandy,
John Mayer, and fellow GTA ambassa-
dor Sean Leon.
It was only fitting, then, that
Caesar’s subsequent Toronto per-
formances would come with higher
stakes and – literally – a higher stage.
This time, in late September
2019, the gifted, somewhat enig-
matic performer headlined a pair of
dates at Budweiser Stage, packing
the longstanding amphitheatre to
its full 16,000-patron capacity on the
first night. That marked a wholly new
milestone for the artist and his crew,
which adapted a show and produc-

DANIEL CAESAR’S
tion package typically staged in clubs
and theatres for its biggest iteration
yet in a headlining scenario.
Back-to-Back Nights at Professional Sound recently

Toronto’s Budweiser Stage

caught up with FOH Engineer Cam-
eron McLellan, Monitor Engineer and
Tour Manager Mike Rowland, and
BY ANDREW KING Production Manager Karen “Keeks”
Weigold to talk about the experience.

26 PROFESSIONAL SOUND

PHOTO: TOMISIN OLOFINSOLA, @TBSPRIME
d&b audiotechnik J-Series audio system
Daniel Caesar during soundcheck
McLellan has been behind the
FOH board for Daniel Caesar since
day one. Back in 2016, he got a call
from Riley Bell, a recording studio
acquaintance who co-produced
and engineered Freudian (and
subsequently won a Juno Award),
asking if he’d like to mix the artist’s
first-ever show – a sold-out night at
Toronto’s Mod Club. Needless to say,
McLellan was intrigued.
“That’s obviously no small feat,”
he says, considering the venue’s
600-plus capacity. “The experience
from day one has been nothing but
amazing, and almost four years later,
we still can’t get rid of each other.”
Rowland came into the fold
the following year, and the two have
locked into a synergistic workflow in
the time since. For the two Budweis-
er Stage shows, that was facilitated
by the Avid S6L-32Ds anchoring
their respective workstations.
“I’ve been switching between
consoles for the last two years
now,” Rowland reveals. “During our
rehearsals for the CASE STUDY 01
album cycle, I was actually on [a
Digico] SD7 and simultaneously
spun up on the Avid. Our first run of
shows was through Asia, and since
I now tour manage for Daniel and
am very conscious of our budget, I
wanted Cam and I to have files we
were happy with that we could take
on the road straight away, without
taking on any additional costs. After
10 days of programming on the
Digico, I started playing back into
the Avid and one night, in prepara-
tion for the next day, I switched all
outputting to the Avid. I didn’t tell
the band, and the next morning
after a few songs, they commented
on the clarity, space, and the way
the mix sat together, and they loved
it. The biggest thing I noticed was
the difference in headroom, but
there indeed was a separation that
seemed much easier to achieve in
the Avid.”
McLellan adds: “The way Avid
lays out their consoles has always
been great for me intuitively, hav-
ing used Pro Tools in the studio
for roughly 15 years. The workflow
just makes sense. I’ve always liked
walking up to a Profile or SC48 on
the road for that reason – especially
if I’m dialing in something from
scratch – and the S6L is a nice, natu-
ral upgrade from that.”
McLellan isn’t carrying any
outboard gear or external plug-ins
on this run, instead opting for the
S6L’s stock tools. That was also the
case for the Budweiser Stage shows.
“Honestly, not much has changed
over the years in terms of how I ap-
proach each show,” he says. “Wheth-
er it’s Coachella or the Horseshoe
Tavern, the principles of my mix stay
the same.”
On that note, he says that his
approach to mixing Daniel Caesar
is, interestingly, informed by his
formative experience in the rock
and metal scenes. “The drums are
the foundation of my mix and what
I get the most comments on when
people hear him live,” he says. “For
an R&B artist, you might expect to
hear duller and more tame-sound-
ing drums to cater to the more laid-
back energy you’d anticipate from
this sort of music, when in reality, if
you listened to my drum mix soloed
versus any of the metal guys I used
to mix, you wouldn’t find too much
of a difference sonically – smooth
overheads and punchy shells being
the base of the mix.”
The rest of the instruments are
mostly driven by in-the-box sourc-
es, so for any given show, he’ll fine-
tune their sonic character and carve
out any problematic frequencies
that a given venue “doesn’t particu-
larly like that day.”
Of course, central to it all are
Caesar’s unmistakably smooth
and serene vocals, which, in true
modern pop fashion, McLellan sits
prominently on top of everything.
“He’s got an insane amount of low-
mid information in his voice, so he’s
high-passed unusually high for the
most part, changing from room to
room,” McLellan explains. “Toss in
a few reverbs and a couple of FX
throws and that’s the meat and
potatoes of it all.”
While they’ve been relying on
house systems to relay that mix for
the vast majority of the CASE STUDY
01 dates, for Budweiser Stage,
Weigold sourced a substantial d&b
PROFESSIONAL SOUND 27
PHOTO: TOMISIN OLOFINSOLA, @TBSPRIME
Daniel Caesar at Budweiser Stage
audiotechnik J-Series system from her fre-
quent collaborators at PRG Toronto.
Weigold joined the Caesar camp about
a year prior to the Budweiser Stage shows in
the summer of 2018. As they progressed to
larger venues and festival stages, the crew
found themselves increasingly busy and
in need of some logistical support, which
prompted Rowland to put in the call.
A consummate professional, Weigold
says the only key difference or consideration
between these shows and the others on the
tour was scale. “The body and soul of the
show remain intact regardless of the size of
the venue with all the different variations
we’ve come up with over the past few
months on tour,” she shares. “The main thing
to account for is ensuring we have ade-
quate production in place to deliver a clean,
clear, proportionate show. If you’ve seen the
show, it’s very modest in terms of the pro-
duction on deck; we want to create an ex-
perience that relies on energy, atmosphere,
and feeling that isn’t overshadowed by any
of the production – only heightened by it.”
That said, the increase in scale made
managing the local crew and ensuring her
team had the support they needed to get
up and running even more of a priority;
however, she says once everything was
loaded in and in-place, the days ran “like
clockwork” in terms of “patching, program-
ming, and perfecting the small details.”
Speaking to the choice of the J-Series,
McLellan says that goes back to the con-
cept of a more rock- and metal-style mix.
28 PROFESSIONAL SOUND
“I’ve found the d&b J-Series gets me closest
to home in that respect – that scooped
punchiness that I’m after with low-end that
hits you in the chest, rather than low-end
that brushes by your shins.”
The first of these two shows marked
McLellan’s first time behind the console at
Budweiser Stage, and he admits it’s not an
easy venue to mix – lots of concrete, a high
roof, and, at least for sound check, a sea of
plastic seats. “That said, it’s night and day
compared to a full house in there for show-
time,” he says. “Everything tightens up and
warms up nicely, and the endless decays
that haunted you during soundcheck seem
to disappear.”
Flying and overseeing the rig was PRG
systems tech and touring vet Jon Halliwell,
who McLellan asked to work with by name,
and he, Weigold, and Rowland all offer
praise to the local crew that supplemented
their efforts. Of course, with all three based
in Toronto and deeply rooted in its live
production community, there weren’t many
strangers onsite.
“It’s always such a comfort to come
back to a place that has familiar faces and
an unparalleled work ethic,” Weigold says
about the Budweiser Stage and its typical
Nasco Staffing Solutions crew. “Their crew
chief, Biscuit, is a Toronto staple and his
team matches his skill, problem-solving, and
humour. Stage hands are the pillar of the
industry and without them, we wouldn’t
be able to achieve the scale of production
we do. A good crew makes for an even
better day, and Bud Stage’s is among
the best.”
Having a solid crew to lean on
also helps to mitigate some of the
inherent challenges with this iconic
venue.
“This is a tougher shed to mix,”
Rowland states outright. “I find I’m
talking with FOH and our systems
tech a lot more on these kinds of
shows. There’s a point where the
room can be ‘excited’ too much and
all of a sudden, you’re reaching for
your mixes, trying to clear out what
FOH is pushing back onto the stage,
so you have to stop and remind
yourself to keep up communication
with FOH.”
He reports that halfway through
the set on the first night, they hit
their stride, and the second show was
mostly seamless from start to finish.
“Cam and Jon had pushed and pulled
the system into what they needed
for Cam’s mix and the room, and we
had a J-Series rig, which is actually my
favourite to stand behind,” he laughs.
Unlike McLellan, Rowland sup-
plemented his S6L with some exter-
nal tools – namely, a suite of Waves
plug-ins. “For Daniel’s vocal, I use the
C6 [multiband compressor] and API
2500 [compressor]. The C6 is my go-
to for every vocal. I reach for it before
my channel EQs.”
On the RF side, he deployed
a complement of Shure PSM1000
receivers with Sennheiser 6000 mic
transmitters and Shure UR4D sys-
tems for backline wireless. Speaking
to the PSM1000 platform, he says: “In
the pursuit of headroom and clarity,
the PSM1000 definitely does the job.
I’m also a fan of [Shure’s] Wireless
Workbench [software] and how you
can get relatively detailed – or not –
about your RF configuration.”
As for his approach to mixing
Caesar and his band, Rowland notes
that the singer is still navigating
the transition to IEMs. “He has a
dedicated crowd mic channel, and
depending on how they are along
with the room – whether it’s being
forgiving or not – I’ll adjust it from
song to song.”
PHOTO: GILES SMITH
Cameron McLellan at FOH with an Avid S6L-32D
PHOTO: GILES SMITH
Mike Rowland mixing monitors with an Avid S6L-32D
He adds that his mix gets
heavily EQ’d each day to account
for those kinds of variables. “All in
all, every mix is very musical and
exactly what you would expect it
to be. We stole [drummer] Adrian
Bent from Drake, and he is often
saying how happy he is with his
ears, which I’ll take!”
Daniel Caesar’s back-to-back
nights at Budweiser Stage were
successful shows amidst a suc-
cessful tour supporting a suc-
cessful album; as Weigold jokes
in hindsight, the only downside
was a notable lack of ducklings in
the Ontario Place Channel next
to the venue’s well-worn loading
dock. Otherwise, she praises her
longtime partners at PRG for their
unparalleled support and her
fellow crew members for another
job well done.
Both McLellan and Rowland
mention Meaghan McEachren,
the A2 on the tour, as being
indispensable – especially with
the higher stakes at Bud Stage.
“The show just doesn’t happen as
smoothly without her,” McLellan
reinforces.
Ultimately, Caesar had the
thousands in attendance eating
out of his hands on both nights,
and even had guests like Kardinal
Offishall and Sean Leon elevate
the excitement on the first. Both
proved that the artist’s seemingly
meteoric rise from a first-ever
show in 2016 to back-to-back
nights on an iconic stage has
been well-earned, and as Row-
land told Professional Sound at the
tail end of his interview: “Hopeful-
ly we can talk again after he sells
out Scotiabank Arena!”
If the artist continues on his
current tangent, that won’t be
too far off...
Andrew King is the Editor-in-Chief
of Professional Sound.
PERSONNEL:
Mike Rowland – Tour Manager/Monitor Engineer
Karen “Keeks” Weigold – Production Manager
Cam Mclellan – FOH Engineer
Meaghan McEachren – A2
Matthew Rigg – Stage Manager/Staging
James Moore – LD
Marc-Andre Dionne – L2
Quincy Yip – Video Server Specialist
Crystal Carew – Video Projection Specialist
Chris Draper – Backline Tech
Matthew Burnett – Management & Creative
Jordan Evans – Management & Creative
Production Design:
Louis Oliver & 24/7 Productions
Production Suppliers (U.S. & Canada):
Audio – PRG
LX & Video – Solotech
Production Suppliers (Europe):
Audio – Eighth Day Sound
LX & Video – VSS
GEAR AT A GLANCE
PA
Main Hangs:
• 12 x d&b audiotechnik J8 & 4 x J12 (per side)
Side Hangs:
• 12 x d&b audiotechnik J8s (per side)
Subs:
• 24 x d&b audiotechnik B2s (6 stacks in cardioid configuration)
Front Fills:
• 8 x d&b audiotechnik Q7s
Amplification:
• 8 x d&b audiotechnik D80 Amplifiers
FOH:
• 1 x Avid S6L-32D Control Surface
• 1 x Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 V1 USB Interface
• 1 x Meyer Sound Galileo Galaxy 816 AES Network Processor.
• 1 x Lectrosonics Venue 6-Channel Modular Receiver (470.1-691.1
MHZ)
Monitors:
• 1 x Avid S6L-32D Control Surface
• Waves Plug-Ins
• 14 x Shure PSM1000 Receivers
• 8 x Sennheiser 6000 Mic Transmitters
• 4 x Shure UR4D Wireless Receivers (Backline)
Microphones:
• Telefunken M82
• Telefunken M80s
• Telefunken M81s
• Beyerdynamic M88
• Beyerdynamic TGD58C
• Neumann 184s
• Neuman 102s
PROFESSIONAL SOUND 29
A Collaborative
Hub for Creators
The Sound Recording Studio at Toronto’s Artscape Daniels Launchpad

By Andrew King. Photos by Eliot Kim.

other jobs, and we want them to be able to

Sound Recording Studio control room
focus on their creative work.”
Subsequently, the facility comprises
a few key elements: The Commons, a co-
working and gathering space conducive to
informal networking and idea-sharing; the
Creative Studios, which include dedicated
and fully-outfitted Textiles + Fashion, Fine
Metals + Jewelry, Woodworking, Digital Fab-
rication, and Electronics workspaces; some
rentable multi-use and meeting spaces; and
the Digital Media Lab, which, in addition to
the Sound Recording Studio, encompasses
a Photography Studio and adjacent Green
Room, VFX Studio, and Edit Suites.
Launchpad members pay a monthly
fee to use the space and access its profes-
sional development programming, though
some components – including the Digital

The
Media Lab – are available to outsiders at a
product of 10 burgeoning recording artists and producers
higher daily or hourly rate.
years of consul- to some of the city’s most recognizable mu-
Casey Johnson the manager of the
tation, research, sical luminaries.
Digital Media Lab and joined the Artscape
and collaboration,
team in March 2019, shortly before the
Artscape Daniels Launchpad is a new, one-
Artscape Daniels lab formally opened. He boasts a rich and
of-a-kind fixture on Toronto’s creative and
cultural landscape. Launchpad diverse background in various creative and
130 Queens Quay E., East Wing – technological industries – from photogra-
Located in the East Bayfront neigh-
4th Floor phy and film to AV for live and corporate
bourhood of the city’s bustling downtown,
Toronto, ON M5A 0P6 events to music and audio production –
it’s a 30,000-sq.-ft., $34-million collaborative
416-520-5908 which is fitting considering Launchpad’s
space where entrepreneurial artists, design-
launchpad.memberships@artscape.ca interdisciplinary focus.
ers, and creators can come together and
www.artscapedanielslaunchpad.com “It was a really wide job description
foster a sense of community while honing
– working with creatives and building
their skills and, ultimately, elevating the pro-
Artscape Daniels Launchpad is a lot of a creative studio culture, but also doing
file and profitability of their work.
things – some actual, some conceptual – community outreach and business-facing
Among the various facilities compris-
but at its core, it’s a community-focused administrative aspects,” says Johnson about
ing the space is the state-of-the-art Sound
arts and entrepreneurial hub that provides what initially drew him to the challenge. “It
Recording Studio within the larger Digital
co-working studios, educational programs, seemed to line right up with my interests
Media Lab, which offers a dedicated control
development services, and support to help and experience, so that was the appeal to
room and live tracking room in addition to
creative entrepreneurs grow and thrive. me – this amazing place where all of these
full interconnectivity with adjacent spaces
As Caroline Robbie, the facility’s lead different facets come together.”
for a myriad of creative possibilities.
designer with Quadrangle Architects, told Evidently, with such a wide-spanning
The Sound Recording Studio is the
Toronto Life around its grand opening in role, there’s no such thing as a “typical day”
result of a collaboration between several
late 2018, “There’s a disparity between the for Johnson. The afternoon he spoke with
esteemed engineers, designers, and con-
amount of training creatives get and their Professional Sound, for example, he had
sultants in Toronto’s pro audio community
relative lack of income. So many of them are various users going in and out of the Sound
and, since formally opening in the spring
forced to supplement their pay by working Recording Studio, a multi-cam stream going
of 2019, has welcomed users ranging from

30 PROFESSIONAL SOUND

out from the VFX Studio, a few shoots in
the Photography Studio, and on top of all
of that, he was troubleshooting with one of
his outboard pieces from the audio control
room.
“No matter how much you think you
know about any of these things, it just feels
like there’s always something new to learn,”
he says with a chuckle.
The Sound Recording Studio was still
under construction when Johnson joined
the fold. At that point, studio designer and
consultant Martin Pilchner of Toronto-based
firm Pilchner Schoustal International Inc.
had been tapped to revisit certain aspects
of the space to better suit its intended uses
while Joe Dunphy, Amanda Pearl, and their
team at Revolution Custom Shop had been
commissioned to procure and integrate the
equipment and solidify the wiring infrastruc-
ture for the control and live rooms in addition
to the VFX and Photography Studios.
Johnson interfaced with both as their
work progressed, and says their collective
efforts and interactions were anchored by
Artscape Daniels Launchpad’s mission state-
Tracking vocals in the Sound
Recording Studio live room
ment. “It’s not just recording for recording’s
sake,” he says about the audio components.
“It’s part of the larger mission of educating
and developing talent and helping people
market their crafts. We’re a social enterprise
with a social mandate, but also need to gen-
erate revenue to sustain ourselves, so we’re
always navigating those intersections.”
Pilchner explains that his firm was en-
A Top-Tier Testimonial
“I’ve been extremely grateful for
the space. It has allowed me and
my team to create multiple projects
with little to no limitations on our
creativity. With even more ambitious
projects on the horizon going into
2020, I am already looking forward
to booking and using the space.”
-Sean Leon, Acclaimed Recording
Artist/Producer
gaged to reengineer aspects of the original
design to better tailor the space to its evolv-
ing needs. Specifically,
that pertained to im-
proving and maximiz-
ing the sound isolation
between the control
room, live room, and
adjacent spaces while
enhancing their re-
spective acoustic char-
acteristics.
“This is meant to
be a step up for people
working at home or in
other places that want
professional-level acoustics, sound isolation,
and equipment to improve the quality of
their work; at the same time, we needed it
to be able to host some very accomplished
engineers and producers, either for work-
shops and the like or for their own projects,”
he states as his guiding principle for the
project.
That extended to equipment selection.
“Joe and Revolution work with us quite ex-
tensively, so we brought him in to execute
the physical wiring of everything, and then
partnered in the equipment selection,” Pilch-
ner says. “He’s our go-to guy and does an
awesome job.”
Dunphy takes over, first returning some
praise for Pilchner: “It’s always great working
with Martin; he has a remarkable vision and it’s
a pleasure to bring it all together with him.”
He notes that their work at Launchpad
was “a real balancing act” in terms of both
complexity and cost. “We needed to make
it as flexible as possible, where an experi-
enced engineer could comfortably work at
a high level, but also make sure that anyone
used to working with just a laptop and an
interface could come in and do whatever
they might want to do without being over-
whelmed.”
As such, they had to keep their budget
top-of-mind at every stage of the process,
deciding how to distribute resources to sat-
isfy the technical requirements of the Sound
Recording Studio and adjacent spaces in
the Digital Media Lab.
Dunphy is a co-owner of and engineer
at the venerable Revolution Recording, one of
the city’s top studio destinations, which offers
him unique perspective when it comes to
choosing and integrating technologies.
“There’s some really nice equipment in
there,” he says, pointing to high-end staples
like the two AMS Neve 1073 DPX preamp/
EQs and Empirical Labs EL-8 distressors. “As
a studio owner, I have a bit of a philosophy.
It’s about owning a few of the classic piec-
es, and then when you have more money,
buying a few more, but keeping everything
simple. Neve, SSL, API – those just never
go out of style, but I’ve got a graveyard at
Revolution of stuff that does go out of style
[laughs]. The classics are more expensive,
but pay off in the long run.”
Speaking to the choice of the Solid
State Logic (SSL) XL-Desk analog console
anchoring the control room, he says that,
in his experience, console choice is a very
personal consideration – especially when it
comes to the more complex functionalities
PROFESSIONAL SOUND 31
 technicians, Mariana Hutten gets hands-on
with the Sound Recording Studio’s tools on
a regular basis. She graduated with a BFA
in electroacoustic studies from Concordia
University in 2014 and moved to Toronto
shortly after. In the time since, she’s been
helping others get studios up-and-running,
acquiring gear and organizing patch bays,
while also taking on her share of freelance
mixing and mastering work.
She joined the staff at Launchpad in
March 2019 – right around the time that
the equipment Dunphy had ordered was
coming in. “It was pretty cool because ev-
ery day, a new package might arrive, and
it was kind of like opening a gift [laughs] –
like, ‘Oh, the 1073s arrived today!’”
VFX Studio in the Digital Media Lab
In her role, Hutten delivers technical
workshops, from introductory recording
courses for people first taking advantage of
and workflows of digital offerings. focus, one of the most notable aspects
the space to advanced topics for more pro-
“If I went into Launchpad for a session of the Digital Media Lab is the intercon-
ficient engineers. She also works with clients
and there was a digital controller there nectivity between the various spaces. XLR
to discuss what they want to achieve in the
that I’m not used to, I’m just not going to patchbays reside in the VFX Studio, which
studio and then guides them along the way.
use it; I’m going to plug in my laptop and boasts significantly more real estate than
“The users we’ve been getting so far
work away,” he says. “Considering that, and the Sound Recording Studio’s tracking
are mostly young people into pop, hip-hop,
that we’re trying to introduce users to a room, and other adjacent spaces to offer a
and R&B, so they might bring in their inter-
professional workflow, we thought a simple myriad of configurations and capabilities
face and hook it up to the patchbay or bring
analog signal path with a knob for your mic for all kinds of projects. That includes every-
their laptop and just use the aux cord and
preamp and a fader for your signal to the thing from tracking a fresh drum session in,
record vocals,” she says.
recorder would be more transparent and say, the Photography Studio to mixing a live
In the eight months she’s been at
less intimidating than a multi-layered digital performance filmed in the VFX Studio via
Launchpad, Hutten says she’s already seen
control surface.” the audio control room in real time, or lives-
users tangibly elevate the quality of their work.
Elaborating, he says his goal when out- treaming a multi-cam broadcast throughout
As a specific example, she points to a recent
fitting any studio is to make the technology several spaces. In any such application, a
bursary recipient (the Toronto Artscape Foun-
transparent and conducive to the desired Rosendahl Nanosyncs HD multi-standard
dation offers bursaries to promising young
workflow and end results – “and not to get in sync engine keeps everything on the same
creatives every six months) who’s predomi-
the way of anybody’s creativity. The people word clock.
nantly a hip-hop producer and beatmaker.
there to make music shouldn’t be thinking “We’re not using those capabilities on a
“He asked about mixing all of his beats
about whether or not the available equip- daily basis, but it definitely boasts that func-
in analog with his fingers on the faders as
ment is going to do what they need it to do.” tionality and presents a lot of opportunity for
though he was conducting a band,” she
Embodying Artscape Daniels Launch- collaboration and learning,” Johnson puts in.
recalls, “so I taught him how to use the
pad’s interdisciplinary and collaborative As one of Launchpad’s in-house studio
console, and now, using the [Neve] 1073s
for their tone and EQ, he’s coming up with
About Artscape some really incredible stuff, and telling his
Artscape is a not-for-profit organization that makes space for creativity and trans- friends to come out and showing them
forms communities. Artscape’s projects, programs, and services are designed to help around, so it’s spreading.”
creatives thrive while enhancing the communities around them to become more Hutten notes she especially enjoys
vibrant, inclusive, and resilient. the process because she herself is relatively
Artscape is best known for its work as the developer/operator of a growing port- emerging and still trying to make inroads in
folio of 14 unique cultural facilities in Toronto, including: community cultural hubs; the industry – “So it’s cool to be in an envi-
multi-purpose creative spaces; artist live/work studio spaces; and 44 performance, ronment where I’m the mentor that people
exhibition, and event spaces. look up to.”
Artscape’s work is accomplished through a range of social enterprises focusing In addition to offering high-end tools
on: real estate development; affordable housing and property management; perfor- and experienced technicians to help users re-
mance and event facility management; makerspace management; entrepreneurship alize their potential, Artscape Daniels Launch-
development; community animation and youth empowerment programming; as well pad also prides itself on its robust educational
as knowledge transfer, research, and consulting services. programming and community partnerships.
Learn more at www.artscape.ca. There’s HXOUSE, the creative incubator

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Control room outboard offerings
and accelerator spearheaded by The Week-
nd’s XO collective, which holds office space
within Launchpad and has already hosted
mentorship sessions and workshops in the
Digital Media Lab and larger multi-use spac-
es. (It’s worth noting that XO Creative Director
La Mar Taylor was instrumental to the devel-
opment of the Sound Recording Studio.)
Plus, Artscape hosts its own events
like Launchpad Summit – Digital Growth
for Creators, which recently brought VIPs
like Drake and OVO producer-of-record
Noah “40” Shebib, music video mastermind
Tracking drums in the Sound
Recording Studio live room
Director X, and acclaimed DJ
and consultant Josephine
Cruz to Launchpad to inter-
act with with Toronto’s cre-
ative community, including
Launchpad members and
bursary recipients. They’ve
also had recent events with
Grammy-winning engineer
MixedByAli and welcomed
other high-profile creators as
proper studio users, like the
skyrocketing Sean Leon and
decorated rapper/producer
Rich Kidd.
Johnson discusses how re-
warding his experience has
been thus far, both in terms of
helping others take new steps
along their creative paths, and
in gaining new experiences
and perspectives for his own.
“One thing that’s really
exciting is seeing contem-
porary creatives and how
focused and skilled they are these days,”
he enthuses. “They know how competitive
this business can be, and they understand
that time is money, so they know they need
to always be at the top of their game and
working smart and working hard to get an
edge, and that’s been really inspiring to me;
it’s been so rewarding to have people who
are very motivated and passionate – not to
mention incredibly talented – getting their
first taste of a studio of this calibre and how
it can elevate what they do.”
Of course, that’s how
collaboration and creative
community are supposed to
work – mutual benefits for
all involved and a final prod-
uct that’s greater than the
sum of its parts. Ironically,
that’s how the Digital Me-
dia Lab at Artscape Daniels
Launchpad was developed
and built in the first place,
and now, it’s continuing that
cycle in perpetuity, turning
today’s novice artists and
creators into tomorrow’s
leaders and luminaries.
Andrew King is the
Editor-in-Chief of
Professional Sound.
GEAR AT
A GLANCE
The tools available to users at Artscape
Daniels Launchpad’s Sound Recording
Studio
Mixing/recording Desk:
• SSL XL-Desk
Microphones:
• Neumann U87
• 2 x Neumann KM184 (Stereo Pair)
• 2 x AEA N22 Ribbon
• 6 x Shure SM57
• Shure SM7b
• AKG D112
• 2 x Geffell M930 (XY Stereo Pair)
• 3 x Sennheiser MD421
• 2 x Sennheiser E 614
DIs & Interfaces
• 2 x Radial Engineering J48
• 2 x Radial Engineering JDI
• Radial Engineering SGI
Preamps:
• Millennia HV-3D (8 Channels)
• Phoenix Audio DRS-8 Mk2 (8 Channels)
• 8 x SSL VHD Preamp (on SSL XL-Desk)
• AMS Neve 1073 DPX (2 Channels)
• Avalon VT-737sp Channel Strip
• API Channel Strip (512 Preamp)
Compressors:
• 2 x Empirical Labs EL-8 Distressor
• SSL Stereo Buss Compressor (on SSL
XL-Desk)
• SSL Listen Mic Compressor (on SSL
XL-Desk)
• Avalon VT-737sp Channel Strip
• API Channel Strip (527 Compressor)
Equalizers:
• 8 x SSL 611 EQ
(Plus Avalon 737 EQ, Neve 1073 EQ, API
Channel Strip w/ 550A EQ)
Effects:
• Antelope Orion FX Processor
• Lexicon 300 (Vintage)
Monitors & Headphones:
• Barefoot Footprint 1 Nearfield Speakers
• 6 x Sennheiser HD 280 Headphones
• Hear Technologies Headphone Cue
System
DAW
• Apple Mac Mini 6-Core i7 w/ 32 GB RAM
• Avid HDX
• Antelope Orion 32HD | GEN 3
Software & Plugins:
• Avid Pro Tools 2019.5
• Apple Logic Pro X
• Ableton Live 10
• Waves Platinum Bundle
• Antares AutoTune Pro
• Avid Media Composer
Sync & Clock
• Rosendahl Nanosyncs HD
• Avid Sync HD
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DIRECTORY OF SUPPLIERS
2020
DIRECTORY OF SUPPLIERS

Accusonic Corp.

# A
245 Torbay Rd.
Markham, ON L3R 2P8
905-940-9820, FAX 905-940-3602
accusonic@rogers.com, www.accusonic.ca
Company Type: Manufacturer
64 Audio A.C. Lighting Inc. Year Established: 1969
2811 E. Evergreen Blvd. 565 Orwell St. Lines Carried: Audio Research by Accusonic (mics,
Vancouver, WA 98661 Mississauga, ON L5A 2W4 wall mounting brackets, speakers)
503-746-8510 416-255-9494, FAX 416-255-3514
info@64audio.com, www.64audio.com northamerica@aclighting.com, www.aclighting.com Acoustics First Corp.
Company Type: Manufacturer Company Type: Distributor 2247 Tomlyn St.
Officers: Vitaliy Belonozhko, Founder & Chief Year Established: 2003 Richmond, VA 23230
Sound Engineer Officers: J.F. Canuel, Managing Dir.; Tracey Hill, VP 804-342-2900, FAX 804-342-1107
Sales Reps: Ricky Orozco, ext. 22, Ops.; Fred Mikeska, VP U.S. & Cdn. Sales info@acousticsfirst.com, www.acousticsfirst.com
ricky@64audio.com Sales Reps: PAG Canada, 866-972-4226, Company Type: Manufacturer
Lines Carried: 64 Audio (in-ear monitors) sales@pagcanada.com, www.pagcanada.com Year Established: 1997
Lines Carried: Luminex Network Intelligence Officers: Nick Colleran, VP, nick@acousticsfirst.com
360 Systems (ethernet switches, ethernet/DMX converters, DMX Lines Carried: Art Diffusor (sound diffusers)
3281 Grande Vista Dr. splitters, accessories) BlockAid (noise barriers)
Newbury Park, CA 91320 Prolyte (truss & rigging products) Cutting Wedge (acoustical foam)
818-991-0360, FAX 818-991-1360 Sonora (sound absorbers)
info@360systems.com, www.360systems.com A.C. ProMedia
Company Type: Manufacturer 565 Orwell St. Adam Hall North America
Year Established: 1972 Mississauga, ON L5A 2W4 1 S. Corporate Dr.
Sales Reps: John Hall, Dir. Global Sales, ext. 1235, 416-255-9494, 855-324-9354 Riverdale, NJ 07457
john.hall@360systems.com www.acpromedia.com 973-335-7888
Lines Carried: 360 Systems (broadcast servers, Company Type: Distributor contact@adamhall.com, www.adamhall.com
networked audio players, networked audio servers, Year Established: 2018 Company Type: Manufacturer, Distributor
audio editors) Officers: J.F. Canuel, Managing Dir.; Mic Cardone, VP Year Established: 2018
Sales; Jean-Louis Blanchard, VP Strategic Bus. Dev.; Officers: Steven Savvides, Pres.
Maurice Bulus, Special Accounts Mgr.; Sarah Lima, Sales Reps: Rob Olsen; Jack Kuhn; Jonny Dive;
AV Brand Mgr., Luminex & Harvey; Michael Colon, W. William Brieva; Michael Prager
Regional Account Mgr. Lines Carried: Defender (cable ramps & protection)
Lines Carried: DSpecialists Harvey (audio & multi- Gravity Stands (stands)
media control matrixes) LD Systems (speakers, wireless microphones, mixers,
Luminex Network Intelligence (ethernet switches, audio equipment)
ethernet/DMX converters, DMX splitters, Palmer (audio tools)
accessories)
Prolyte (truss & rigging products)

34 PROFESSIONAL SOUND
Adamson Systems Engineering AmpliVox Sound Systems Company Type: Manufacturer
1401 Scugog Line 6 650 Anthony Tr., Unit D Year Established: 1998
Port Perry, ON L9L 1B2 Northbrook, IL 60062 Officers: Marc-Pierre Verge; Phillipe Derogis
905-982-0520, FAX 905-982-0609 847-498-9000 Sales Reps: Eric Thibeault, eric@applied-acoustics.com
info@adamsonsystems.com, info@ampli.com, www.ampli.com Lines Carried: Applied Acoustics Systems
www.adamsonsystems.com Company Type: Manufacturer (synthesizers, plug-ins)
Company Type: Manufacturer Year Established: 30
Year Established: 1983 Officers: Don Roth, CEO Arnscott Electronics Inc.
Officers: Brock Adamson, Pres.; Marc Bertrand, CEO Sales Reps: Bill Gamber, Dir. Sales; Dan Kreusch, 211 Smith St., PO Box 250
Sales Reps: Steve Allen, Bus. Dev. Customer Care & Dev. Mgr. Arthur, ON N0G 1A0
Lines Carried: Adamson (touring & installation loud Lines Carried: AmpliVox (portable PA systems, 519-848-1100, FAX 519-265-7251
speaker systems, predictive simulation software) lecterns with sound systems, multimedia sales@arnscott.com, www.arnscott.com
workstations) Company Type: Manufacturer
Adaptive Technologies Group Year Established: 1982
1635 Burnett St. E. AMX Canada Officers: Scott Edwards, Owner
Signal Hill, CA 90755 237 Labrosse, #200 Lines Carried: AEG (commercial sound speakers,
562-424-1100 Pointe-Claire, QC H9R IA3 transformers, baffles, back boxes, attenuators,
sales@adaptivetechnologiesgroup.com, 514-695-4883, FAX 514-695-5243 equipment racks, fire safety products, electronics,
www.adapttechgroup.com info@amx.ca, www.technicontact.com/amx accessories)
Company Type: Manufacturer Company Type: Distributor
Year Established: 1987 Officers: Jean-Pierre Xenopoulos, Dir. Sales, Audinate US
Sales Reps: Olivier Frans, Cinema, jean-pierrex@technicontact.com 1200 NW Naito Pkwy., #630
ofrans@adapttechgroup.com; Terrence Aquin, Sales Reps: Daniel Beaulieu; George Grech; Portland, OR 97209
Pro Video, taquin@adapttechgroup.com Kyle Gagne 503-224-2998, FAX 503-360-1155
Lines Carried: Adaptive (loudspeaker install solutions, Lines Carried: AMX (video distribution products, engage@audinate.com, www.audinate.com
visual & cinema mounting & rigging systems) networked AV products, workspace & collabora- Company Type: Manufacturer, Developer
tion products, user interfaces, device control, audio Officers: Aidan Williams, Co-Founder & CEO; Mathew
Advanced Audio Microphones distribution, AV management software) Mornington-West, COO; John Rechsteiner, Sr. VP
10104 Main St. Global Sales; Joshua Rush, Sr. VP Mktg. & Prod.
Summerland, BC V0H 1Z0 Anchor Audio Inc. Development; Chris Ware, Sr. VP Engineering
778-760-1156 5931 Darwin Crt. Lines Carried: Audinate (Dante audio-over-IP
info@advancedaudio.ca, www.advancedaudio.ca Carlsbad, CA 92008 networking solutions)
Company Type: Manufacturer 760-827-7100, FAX 760-827-7105
Officers: Dave Thomas, CEO, Founder & Designer; sales@anchoraudio.com, www.anchoraudio.com Audio Distributors International (ADI)
Jill Thomas, GM Company Type: Manufacturer 1275 Newton, #6
Sales Reps: Scotty Brown, scotty@advancedaudio.ca Year Established: 1968 Boucherville, QC J4B 5H2
Lines Carried: Advanced Audio (microphones, mic Officers: Alex Jacobs, Pres. & CEO; Ken Watson, Dir. 450-449-8177, FAX 450-449-8180
preamps, shock mounts) Sales; Mario Granados, Dir. Engineering; Cy Bates, Dir. info@adi-online.net, www.adimi.ca, www.adipro.ca
Manufacturing; Gina Lewis, Dir. Mktg. Company Type: Distributor
Albatros Audio Lines Carried: Anchor Audio (portable sound systems, Year Established: 1993
7050 10th Ave. two-way monitor speakers, lecterns with sound Officers: Richard Lasnier, Pres. & CEO; Eric Lasnier,
Montreal, QC H2A 3A9 systems, assistive listening, wired & wireless VP Ops. & Ntl. Sales Mgr.; Louis-Philippe Boiteau, Ntl.
514-262-1068 intercom systems, powered megaphones) Sales Mgr.
robertz@videotron.ca, www.albatrosaudio.com Sales Reps: Benoit Varin, QC & Atlantic Region, 438-
Company Type: Manufacturer Antelope Audio 498-2140; Phil Hall, BC, AB, SK, MB, 403-813-1913;
Year Established: 1984 19785 W. 12 Mile Rd., #61 Brian Hogue, Central & Eastern ON, 905-407-2219;
Officers: Robert Zakrzewski, Pres.; Chantal Southfield, MI 48076 Derek Black, S. ON, 416-500-9337; Bryan Guidolin,
St-Germain, VP 415-869-9661 Integration & Installed Sound, 416-937-5669
Sales Reps: Robert Zakrzewski; Chantal St-Germain, ussales@antelopeaudio.com, Lines Carried: Atomos (video monitor screens &
514-374-2350 www.antelopeaudio.com recorders)
Lines Carried: Albatros (headphone amplifiers, in-ear Company Type: Manufacturer Beachtek (camera/microphone audio adapters &
monitor amplifiers, distribution amplifiers, press & Year Established: 2004 interfaces)
media boxes, intercom interfaces) Officers: Igor Levin, CEO C-Ducer (acoustic instrument contact mic systems)
Lines Carried: Antelope Audio (master clocks, AD/DA Event Electronics (studio monitors)
converters, audio interfaces, analog signal Funktion-One (sound reinforcement loudspeakers,
Alcons Audio USA systems & electronics)
PO Box 1410 processors)
Galaxy Audio (personal monitors, sound level meters,
Felton, CA 95018
wireless microphones, in-ear monitor systems,
949-439-8203 Anvil Cases polarity checkers, audio signal splitters, audio
info@alconsaudio.us, www.alconsaudio.com 1242 E. Edna Place
solutions)
Company Type: Manufacturer Covina, CA 91724
iOgrapher (iPad & iPhone cases for videographers)
Year Established: 2002 800-359-2684, FAX 626-968-1703
Mackie (audio mixers, loudspeakers, headphone
Officers: David Rahn, North American Sales Mgr. web.sales@anvilcase.com, www.anvilcase.com
amplifiers, recording interfaces)
Lines Carried: Alcons (ribbon drivers, line arrays, Company Type: Manufacturer
Mc2 (pro audio amplifiers & processors)
cinema sound systems) Year Established: 1952
Palmer Audio (DI boxes, line isolators & drivers, signal
Officers: Joe Calzone, Pres.
splitters/mergers, phantom power supplies, press
Lines Carried: Anvil, Ascot, Calzone (cases)
patch boxes, guitar effects, switchers)
Rode (microphones, wireless audio systems,
Applied Acoustics Systems DVM accessories)
451 W. Sainte-Catherine St., #201 Rycote (microphone shock mounts, windshield
Montreal, QC H3B 1B1 systems)
888-441-8277 VERO by Funktion One (large-format touring sound
info@applied-acoustics.com, systems)
www.applied-acoustics.com

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 AVL Media Group
(A Div. of Intellimix Corp.)
5775 Thimens Blvd.
Ville St-Laurent, QC H4R 2H4
514-400-0110, FAX 514-457-0575
Company Type: Manufacturer
Year Established: 1976
Officers: Rashid Skaf, Pres. & CEO; Alex Buchan-
an-Munro, VP; Ron Camden, VP Sales, Americas
Lines Carried: Apart Audio (signal path audio
solutions)

2020
salesinfo@avlmediagroup.com,
www.avlmediagroup.com Biamp (digital signal processors, emergency paging &
Company Type: Distributor voice evacuation systems, DSPs, video & telecon-
Year Established: 2006 ferencing systems, amplifiers, ceiling microphones)
DIRECTORY OF SUPPLIERS Officers: Stephen Kosters, Pres.; Andrew Hope,
Managing Dir. Bittree
Sales Reps: Lucas Truman, W. Canada, 778-227-9992; 600 West Elk Ave.
Rob Poretti, ON, 905-510-6785; Maxim Perreault, QC, Glendale, CA 91204
514-892-7854; Frank Teoli, QC, 514-501-1919 800-500-8142, FAX 818-500-7062
Lines Carried: Audix (integration & performance cs@bittree.com, www.bittree.com
microphones) Year Established: 1978
Broadata (digital connectivity solutions) Company Type: Manufacturer
Cosmic Truss (trussing, clamps) Officers: Glenn Gerrard, Founder & CEO; Hamlet Ste-
Klark-Teknik (audio processors) panian, Dir. Ops.; Bryan Carpenter, Sr. Sales Consultant
Kling & Freitag (speaker systems) Lines Carried: Bittree (audio, video & data patching
Lab.Gruppen, Lake (amplifiers, audio processors) systems)
Midas (consoles)
Audio Video Metals Inc. Pliant Technologies (wireless communication Blackmagic Design
159 Don Hillock Dr. solutions) 2875 Bayview Dr.
Aurora, ON L4G 0K2 RCF (sound systems) Fremont, CA 94538
905-751-0090, FAX 905-751-1489 Tannoy (speakers, monitors) 408-954-0500, FAX 408-954-0508
sales@audiovideometals.com, TC Electronic (studio & broadcast processing) info-usa@blackmagicdesign.com,
www.audiovideometals.com The Telos Alliance (Infinity IP intercom products) www.blackmagicdesign.com
Company Type: Manufacturer Turbosound (sound systems) Company Type: Manufacturer
Year Established: 1992 WORK (lighting consoles, pro lifters) Officers: Grant Petty, CEO
Officers: Wayne Daigle, Pres.

B
Sales Reps: Dan May, Video Prod. Sales, U.S., Canada
Lines Carried: AVM (AV racks, rack accessories) & South America
Lines Carried: Blackmagic (video cameras, film
Audionova software, film scanning products, live production
950 Montee de Liesse, #101 switchers, camera & studio converters, disk record-
St. Laurent, QC H4T 1N8 ers, capture & playback products, multiview moni-
514-631-5787 BAE Audio toring products, video & audio monitoring
info@audionova.ca, www.audionova.ca 7421 Laurel Canyon Blvd., #14 equipment, audio consoles, routing & distribution
Company Type: Distributor North Hollywood, CA 91605 equipment)
Year Established: 1988 818-784-2046, FAX 818-784-0750
Officers: Michael van Stiphout, Pres. www.baeaudio.com Bose Professional
Lines Carried: Bullet Cables (guitar cables, Company Type: Manufacturer The Mountain
phone plugs) Year Established: 2012 Framingham, MA 01701
Evidence Audio (cables, connectors) Officers: Mark Loughman, Pres. 508-879-7330
Pure Tone (phone jacks) Lines Carried: BAE (microphone preamps, equalizers) pro.bose.com
Ruby Tubes (vacuum tubes) Company Type: Manufacturer
Bag End Loudspeakers Year Established: 1964
Auralex Acoustics Inc. 1201 Armstrong St. Sales Reps: Martin Topp (BC, AB, SK, MB, NT, YT, NU),
9955 Westpoint Dr., #101 Algonquin, IL 60102 604-948-1498, martin_topp@bose.com; David Petican
Indianapolis, IN 46256 847-658-8888, FAX 847-658-5008 (ON), 416-346-4579, david_petican@bose.com; Pascal
317-842-2600, FAX 317-842-2760 info@bagend.com, www.bagend.com Castonguay (QC, NB, NS, PE, NL), 514-907-1651,
info@auralex.com, www.auralex.com Company Type: Manufacturer pascal_castonguay@bose.com
Company Type: Manufacturer Year Established: 1976 Lines Carried: Bose Professional (loudspeakers,
Year Established: 1977 Sales Reps: Modular Sound, 847-658-8888, amplifiers, signal processing & networking, portable
Officers: Eric Smith, Founder & Pres. besales@bagend.com PA systems, sound system design tools)
Lines Carried: Auralex Acoustics (panels, acoustical Lines Carried: Bag End (loudspeakers, processors,
treatments, absorption & sound isolation products, amps) BRTB Canada Inc.
sound optimizers, diffusers, accessories, bass 45 Riviera Dr., #4
traps) Belden Canada Markham, ON L3R 5J6
2310 Alfred-Nobel Blvd. 905-475-8903, FAX 905-475-0157
Avid Canada St-Laurent, QC H4S 2B4 sales@brtbcanada.com, www.brtbcanada.com
3510 St. Laurent Blvd., #300 514-822-2345 Company Type: Manufacturer, Distributor, Wholesaler
Montreal, QC H2X 2V2 ibdn.info@belden.com, www.belden.com Year Established: 1985
514-845-1636, FAX 514-845-5676 Company Type: Manufacturer Officers: Joseph LaRocca, Pres.; John Kyriakoulias,
www.avid.com Year Established: 1903 Ntl. Acct. Mgr.
Company Type: Manufacturer Sales Reps: Anixter, anixter.sales@anixter.com Lines Carried: Artist, Player, Soundcast, Xcalibur
Year Established: 1986 Lines Carried: Belden (multimedia cables & extenders) (microphone, guitar & patch cables)
Sales Reps: LS Media, 514-990-7867, Basix, Viper (multipair audio snakes)
sales@lsmediapro.ca, www.lsmediapro.ca Biamp Systems Belden, Contour (AV products)
Lines Carried: Avid (consoles, live sound & recording 9300 SW Gemini Dr. Link (cables, interconnect products)
equipment, video editing software, storage Beaverton, OR 97008 Media (MIDI & sound card cables)
solutions) 503-641-7287, FAX 503-626-0281 Power-X (DMX lighting & power AC cables)
Pro Tools (audio recording, editing & mixing software) biampinfo@biamp.com, www.biamp.com Theatron, Unity (consumer AV, data & digital cables)

36 PROFESSIONAL SOUND
Bryston Ltd. CEntrance Clockaudio North America
677 Neal Dr. 1882 S. Elmhurst Rd. 2891 Du Meunier, #103
Peterborough, ON K9J 7Y4 Mount Prospect, IL 60056 Vaudreuil-Dorion, QC J7V 8P2
705-742-5325, FAX 705-742-0882 833-2368726 450-424-9797, FAX 450-424-3660
jamestanner@bryston.com, www.bryston.com info@centrance.com, www.centrance.com info@clockaudio.com, www.clockaudio.com
Company Type: Manufacturer Company Type: Manufacturer Company Type: Manufacturer, Distributor
Year Established: 1962 Year Established: 2000 Year Established: 2002
Officers: Brian Russell, Pres.; James Tanner, VP Sales Officers: Michael Goodman, Founder & CEO; Daniel Officers: Robert Moreau, Managing Dir.
& Mktg.; Gary Dayton, VP U.S. Sales Martinez, Mktg. Mgr. Sales Reps: BG Media Solutions, 905-285-0507;
Lines Carried: Bryston (processors, cables, switch Lines Carried: CEntrance (mobile recording interfaces, Connect West, 604-463-1559; MM Technologies,
boxes, amps, preamps) mobile mixers & recorders, headphones) 514-771-7155
Lines Carried: Clockaudio (wired & wireless

C
Christie microphones)
809 Wellington St. N. Granite Sound, Stonewood Audio (intercom systems)
Kitchener, ON N2G 4Y7
519-744-8005 Clydesdale Cases Inc.
www.christiedigital.com PO Box 66133 Town Centre
Cabbage Cases LLC Company Type: Manufacturer Pickering, ON L1V 6P7
1166 Steelwood Rd., Unit C Year Established: 1929 416-565-5359
Columbus, OH 43212-1356 Officers: Kazuhisa Kamiyama, Chair. & CEO; Zoran info@clydesdalecases.com,
800-888-2495, FAX 614-486-2788 Veselic, Pres. & COO; Michael Phipps, CFO; David www.clydesdalecases.com
sales@cabbagecases.com, www.cabbagecases.com Doyle, CIO Company Type: Manufacturer
Company Type: Manufacturer Sales Reps: Joe Mercier, Sr. Sales Mgr., Central Year Established: 1976
Year Established: 1974 Canada Number of Employees: 8
Number of Employees: 28 Lines Carried: Christie (projectors, video walls, Officers: Philip Dewhurst
Officers: Michael Pierce, COO content management & video processors, LCD & Lines Carried: Clydesdale Cases (ATA & transit cases)
Sales Reps: Michael Hannah, Sales Mgr., LED panels)
mhannah@cabbagecases.com Christie Vive Audio (line array loudspeakers, line Columbus McKinnon Corp.
Lines Carried: Cabbage, Pelican, SKB (cases) source loudspeakers, surround loudspeakers, ceil- 140 John James Audubon Pkwy.
ing surround loudspeakers, subwoofers, amplifiers) Amherst, NY 14228
Cable Factory 716-689-5400, FAX 716-689-5644
4001 2nd Ave. Clair Brothers North America entertainment@cmworks.com, www.cm-et.com
Burnaby, BC V5C 3X1 1 Clair Blvd. Company Type: Manufacturer
604-298-9110, FAX 604-298-9140 Manheim, PA 17545 Year Established: 1875
sales@cablefactory.com, www.cablefactory.com 717-665-4000 Lines Carried: Columbus McKinnon (shackles,
Company Type: Manufacturer sales@clairbrothers.com, www.clairbrothers.com lever tools, winches)
Year Established: 1999 Company Type: Manufacturer, Distributor Lodestar, Prostar (electric chain hoists)
Officers: Domenico Pingitore, Pres. Officers: Josh Sadd, VP & Chief Engineer ShowPro (electric chain motors)
Lines Carried: Belden (AV cables) Lines Carried: Clair Brothers (line arrays, stage
Cable Factory (AV cables, direct boxes, custom AV monitors, subwoofers, rigging products, accessories) Community Professional
panels)
Loudspeakers
Clark Wire & Cable (A Div. of Biamp)
Cadac USA 408 Washington Blvd. 333 E. Fifth St.
127-270 Sparta Ave., #104 Mundelein, IL 60060 Chester, PA 19013
Sparta, NJ 07871 847-949-9944, FAX 847-949-9595 610-876-3400, FAX 610-874-0190
973-512-8511 salesint@clarkwire.com, www.clarkwire.com community-sales@biamp.com,
rflaudio@aol.com, www.cadac-sound.com Company Type: Manufacturer www.communitypro.com
Company Type: Manufacturer Year Established: 1989 Company Type: Manufacturer
Officers: Ron Lorman, U.S. Dir. of Ops. Officers: Shane Collins, Pres.; Dan Collins, Dir. Sales Year Established: 1968
Lines Carried: Cadac (audio mixing consoles, I/O & Mktg. Officers: Rashid Skaf, Pres. & CEO; Alex Buchanan-
stageboxes) Lines Carried: Clark (lighting, audio & video cables, Munro, VP; Ron Camden, VP Sales, Americas
custom cable assemblies, custom & stock panels, Sales Reps: CM Tech Group, 604-463-1559,
Caisse Design Inc. fibre optic cables) info@cmtechgroup.ca, www.cmtechgroup.ca
1965 Rue Charbonneau Lines Carried: Community Pro (outdoor loudspeak-
Trois-Rivières, QC G9A 5C9 ClearSonic Mfg. ers, engineered loudspeaker systems, commercial
418-666-7333 1025 Evans Ave. & distributed design speakers)
info@casedesign.qc.ca, www.casedesign.qc.ca Akron, OH 44305
Company Type: Manufacturer 330-650-1420 Contact Distribution Ltd.
Year Established: 1997 info@clearsonic.com, www.clearsonic.com 38 Thornmount Dr., #1
Officers: Sylvain Lachance, Pres.; Joanne Perron, VP Company Type: Manufacturer Scarborough, ON M1B 5P2
Lines Carried: Caisse Design (transportation cases) Year Established: 1996 416-287-1144, FAX 416-287-1204
Number of Employees: 10 info@contactdistribution.com,
Canadian Audio Distributors Officers: Larry Schedler, VP www.contactdistribution.com
1280 Seagrave Rd., #4 Lines Carried: ClearSonic (acoustic treatments) Company Type: Distributor
Woodstock, ON N4T 0E3 Year Established: 1988
519-421-3214, FAX 519-539-3151 Officers: Bill Coons, Dir.; Linda Hardie, CFO; Scott
canadianaudio@sympatico.ca, Hardie, Ops. Mgr.
www.canadianaudiodistributors.com Sales Reps: Mike Davidson (ON & MB), 416-287-1144,
Company Type: Distributor, Sales mike@contactdistribution.com; Harry Boyce (W. Cana-
Year Established: 2011 da), 604-295-1546, harry@contactdistribution.com
Officers: Robert Breen, Owner Lines Carried: APB Dynasonics (analog mixing
Lines Carried: Peluso Microphones (microphones) consoles)
Countryman Associates (microphones, DIs)

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 Dangerous Music Inc. Direct Music Supply
231 Stevens Rd. 2110 Pennsylvania Ave.
Edmeston, NY 13335 Niagara Falls, NY 14305
845-202-5100 716-285-6903, FAX 716-285-8760
info@dangerousmusic.com, purchasing@directmusicsupply.com,

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Company Type: Manufacturer Company Type: Distributor
Year Established: 2001 Year Established: 1984
Officers: Bob Muller, Owner Officers: Carol Calato, Pres.
DIRECTORY OF SUPPLIERS Lines Carried: Dangerous Music (recording, mixing Sales Reps: Emilie Sinclair; Richard Sullivan; Dave
& mastering equipment) Firby
Lines Carried: Accetera (mic clamps)
Danley Sound Labs Kelly Shu (bass drum mic holder)
2196 Hilton Dr. S.W., Unit E Strukture (cables)
Gainesville, GA 30501
770-535-0204 Doyle Audio Engineering
www.danleysoundlabs.com Pickering, ON L1W 3R8
Company Type: Manufacturer 905-839-9998
Year Established: 2005 doyleaudio@sympatico.ca, www.doyleaudio.com
Officers: Tom Danley, Founder Company Type: Manufacturer
EM Acoustics, Innovox Audio (loudspeakers) Sales Reps: Skip Welch, Canada E., 508-400-3590, Year Established: 1981
Lencore (mass notification, paging & sound masking skip@danleysoundlabs.com; Jonathan Parker, Canada Number of Employees: 8-12
systems) W., 770-535-0204, jp@danleysoundlabs.com Officers: Kirsten Doyle; Gerard Doyle; George Doyle;
Linea Research (amplifiers, signal processors, network Lines Carried: Danley (loudspeakers, subwoofers, James Doyle
control & software) amplifiers, DSP, accessories) Lines Carried: Arrow (touring PAs)
Optocore (fibre optic networks, analog & MADI Doyle Audio Engineering (custom stage & PA speakers,
interfaces) cabinets, custom studio furniture)
OWI (ceiling speakers, AV control systems) DDH Audio
Pro Intercom (wired intercom products) 200 Chemin Bates, #301
Renkus-Heinz (digitally-steerable arrays, loudspeakers) Mt. Royal, QC H3S 1A3 Dynacord
Timax by Outboard Electronics (digital surround sound 514-299-1000 (A Div. of Bosch Security Systems)
mixers, performer tracking systems) daniel@ddhaudio.com, www.ddhaudio.com 130 Perinton Pkwy.
Xilica (signal processing) Company Type: Distributor Fairport, NY 14450
Officers: Daniel Huard, Pres. & Owner 800-289-0096, FAX 800-955-6831
Lines Carried: K-Array (line arrays, amplifiers, portable buv.orders@us.bosch.com, www.dynacord.com
Crestron Canada sound systems) Year Established: 1947
10 Carlson Crt., #800 Riedel (intercom products, audio distribution Company Type: Manufacturer
Etobicoke, ON M9W 6L2 networking products, media networking products, Lines Carried: Dynacord (amplifiers, mixers, software)
877-732-7378, FAX 416-213-0217 mobile radios, fibre solutions)

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mzaidi@crestron.com, www.crestron.com
Company Type: Manufacturer
Officers: Mustafa Zaidi, Exec. Dir. Decade Transmitters Inc.
Lines Carried: Crestron (digital video distribution, DSP, 3480 Du Renard St.
unified communications, speakers, control & Sherbrooke, QC J1H 0C7
automation systems, control apps) 888-428-4323
info@decade.ca, www.decade.ca Ear Trumpet Labs
Company Type: Manufacturer 2117 NE Oregon St., #303
CSW Pro Year Established: 1991 Portland, OR 97232
18 Edvac Dr., #4 Number of Employees: 6 503-974-4147
Brampton, ON L6S 5P2 Officers: Michel Carrier, Pres. info@eartrumpetlabs.com, www.eartrumpetlabs.com
905-458-5194, FAX 905-458-9422 Lines Carried: Decade (FM transmitters, FM Company Type: Manufacturer
info@cswpro.ca, www.cswpro.ca amplifiers, FM broadcasting antennas, RF coaxial Year Established: 2011
Company Type: Manufacturer cables, RF accessories) Number of Employees: 5
Year Established: 1999 Mini-Circuits (RF splitters/combiners) Officers: Philip Graham, Owner
Officers: Shane Shaw, Co-Owner; Gary Anderson, Lines Carried: Ear Trumpet Labs (boutique microphones)
Co-Owner
Sales Reps: Gary Anderson, gary@cswpro.ca; Diffusion Audio Inc.
Shane Shaw, shane@cswpro.ca 121 Ch. Champagne Earthworks Inc.
Lines Carried: CSW (loudspeaker systems, St-Sauveur, QC J0R 1R2 37 Wilton Rd., #1
loudspeaker cabinets) 450-227-3818, FAX 866-334-1406 Milford, NH 03055
sales@diffusion-audio.com, www.diffusion-audio.com 603-654-2433, FAX 603-654-6107

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Company Type: Distributor info@earthworksaudio.com,
Year Established: 2002 www.earthworksaudio.com
Officers: Andrew Cherna, Pres. Company Type: Manufacturer
Lines Carried: Hear Technologies (headphone Year Established: 1995
distribution) Officers: Heidi Blackmer Robichaud, Pres.; Daniel
Soyuz Microphones (microphones) Blackmer, Dir. Engineering; Megan Clifford, Dir. Mktg.
d&b audiotechnik Canada Inc. Warehouse Guitar Speakers (loudspeakers) Lines Carried: Earthworks (wired microphones,
1095 Rue Du Châtelain preamplifiers)
Québec City, QC G3K 2C7
418-843-2410, FAX 828-681-5405
info.ca@dbaudio.com, www.dbaudio.com EERS Global Technologies Inc.
Company Type: Manufacturer 355 Peel St., 7th Floor, #710
Year Established: 2008 Montreal, QC H3C 2G9
Officers: François Corbin, Managing Dir.; Marc Lopez, 514-375-0378
VP Mktg. Americas info@eers.ca, www.eers.ca
Lines Carried: d&b audiotechnik (audio systems) Company Type: Manufacturer

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Year Established: 1998
Sales Reps: Mylène Landry, mlandry@eers.ca
Lines Carried: SonX (IoT hearing protection)
Efkay Music Instruments Ltd.
2165 46th Ave.
Lachine, QC H8T 2P1
514-633-8877, FAX 514-633-8872
howard@efkaymusic.com,
Company Type: Distributor
Year Established: 1957
Number of Employees: 20
Officers: Howard Kalisky, Pres.
Sales Reps: Dan Ellison, Inside Sales Drums, dano@
efkaymusic.com; Mike Marino, Inside Sales Guitars,
mike@efkaymusic.com; Richard Sullivan, Maritimes,
rtmi.inc@bell.net; Brian LeBlanc, ON,
brianleblanc007@gmail.com; Paul Hanna, E. & N. ON,
rtmi.inc@bell.net; Dave Firby, W. Canada,
dave@firbygroup.com
Lines Carried: Ebtech (sound accessories)
Electro-Voice
(A Div. of Bosch Security Systems)
130 Perinton Pkwy.
Fairport, NY 14450
800-289-0096
www.electrovoice.com
Company Type: Manufacturer
Year Established: 1993
Sales Reps: PAG Canada, 866-972-4226,
sales@pagcanada.com, www.pagcanada.com
Lines Carried: EV (wired & wireless microphones,
amplifiers, processors, loudspeakers)
EMD Music
2618 Stevensville Rd., PO Box 275
Stevensville, ON L0S 1S0
877-382-1114, FAX 877-382-5780
canada@emdmusic.com, www.emdmusic.com
Company Type: Manufacturer, Distributor
Year Established: 2008
Officers: Tony Graham, Sales Mgr.; Barbara Vance,
Admin/Inside Sales; Andrew Swift, Ops. Mgr.
Sales Reps: Paul Gardner, ON, 905-449-1960; Jim
Verwoerd, BC, 604-308-2063; Barbara Vance, NS, NB,
PEI & NL, 877-382-1114; Ray Verrall, AB, SK & MB,
604-961-8973; Claude Lavallee, QC, 514-953-4087
Lines Carried: HH Audio (PA speakers, power amps)
Nady Systems (microphones, mixers, speakers,
processors, power amplifiers, headphones, wireless
systems, accessories)
Stagg (classical instruments, electric & acoustic
guitars, pianos & keyboards, brass & woodwind,
drums & percussion, pro audio equipment, cables
& connectors, lighting equipment, stands,
accessories)
Engineered Case Manufacturers
5191 Creekbank Rd.
Mississauga, ON L4W 1R3
905-366-2273, 844-905-2273
FAX 905-366-0219
kdm@engineeredcase.com, www.engineeredcase.com
Company Type: Manufacturer
Year Established: 1995
Officers: Steve Binder, Pres.; Keri Morris, Ops. Mgr.
Sales Reps: Steve Binder; Keri Morris
Lines Carried: ECM Cases (custom ATA laminate &
aluminum cases, moulded plastic cases)
Pelican, Storm (cases)
Erikson Audio
(A Div. of JAM Industries Ltd.)
21000 Trans-Canada Hwy.
Baie-D’Urfe, QC H9X 4B7
514-457-2555, FAX 514-457-0055
info@eriksonaudio.com, www.eriksonaudio.com
Company Type: Distributor
Year Established: 1976
Officers: Jeff Carman, Sr. VP
Sales Reps: Warren Cooper, 416-270-3426; Sylvain
Guillemette, 514-971-5686; Kyle McIntosh, 604-217-
2183; Clive Smolana, 902-471-7393; Patrick Devlin,
204-770-3990
Lines Carried: Ashly (amps, mixers, signal processors)
Audio-Technica (mics, headphones)
Decksaver (audio equipment covers)
Focusrite (audio interfaces)
Focusrite Pro (interfaces, mic pres, audio-over-IP
devices)
Fostex (recorders, monitors, headphones)
Gator Frameworks (stands)
Gator Pro (cases)
Hercules (sound & DJ products)
MyMix (personal mixers, multi-track recorders)
Novation (recording keyboards)
Powersoft (amplifiers)
PreSonus (processors, recording software)
Quad Industrial (speakers, monitors, amps)
Reloop (DJ controllers, audio interfaces, turntables,
mixers)
RF Venue (remote antennas, RF distribution products,
spectrum analysis tools)
RME (amps, mixers, signal processors)
Serato (DJ software)
Surgex (surge protection)
Symetrix (audio networking hardware & software)
TASCAM (audio equipment)
Visionary Solutions (network AV equipment)
Warm Audio (analog recording gear)
Wharfedale Pro (loudspeakers, monitors)
Erikson Commercial
(A Div. of JAM Industries Ltd.)
21000 Trans-Canada Hwy.
Baie D’Urfe, QC H9X 4B7
514-457-2555, FAX 514-457-0055
info@eriksoncommercial.com,
www.eriksoncommercial.com
Company Type: Distributor
Year Established: 1972
Officers: Christian Bouchard, VP Erikson Pro
Sales Reps: Clive Smolana, 902-471-7393; Mario Sau-
riol, 514-923-6402; David Brown, 905-302-4107; Kyle
McIntosh, 604-217-2183; Patrick Devlin, 204-770-3990
Lines Carried: Astatic (microphones)
CAD Audio (microphones, accessories)
Cloud Electronics (distributed audio solutions)
Covid (audiovisual connectivity solutions)
Hall Research (matrixes, scalers, video switches,
signal extenders)
Hypersound (focused-sound solutions)
ID-AL (digital repeaters & recorders, standalone
MP3 & video players)
Lowell (racks, power management, surge-suppressors,
audio accessories)
One Systems / ON Point Audio (direct-weather
& installation loudspeaker systems)
P.Audio (indoor & outdoor installation & portable
speakers)
Peerless-AV (racks, mounting systems, wireless AV
transmissions, cables)
Pointmaker (video annotation systems)
PureLink (digital connectivity solutions)
Qomo (interactive boards, tablets, audience response
systems)
Quest Commercial (commercial audio solutions)
RDL (amplifiers, mixers, distribution products,
wall-plates)
Rockustics (outdoor speakers)
Samson (professional audio equipment)
Solid Drive (audio transducers, accessories)
Soundsphere (omnidirectional speakers)
SoundTube (commercial sound speakers &
accessories)
Williams Sound (wireless communication technology
solutions)
Erikson Pro
(A Div. of JAM Industries Ltd.)
21000 Trans-Canada Hwy.
Baie D’Urfe, QC H9X 4B7
514-457-2555, FAX 514-457-0055
info@eriksonpro.com, www.eriksonpro.com
Company Type: Distributor
Year Established: 1972
Officers: Christian Bouchard, VP Erikson Pro
Sales Reps: Clive Smolana, 902-471-7393; Darrell
Sweeney, 514-969-8873; Gabriel Vitale, 416-662-1961;
David Brown, 905-302-4107; Clayton Hubick, 780-991-
3204; Mario Sauriol, 514-923-6402
Lines Carried: Allen & Heath (mixing consoles, digital
audio & DJ products)
Aphex (broadcast equipment)
Audient (professional recording equipment)
dB Technologies (speakers)
Martin Audio (loudspeakers, live & installed sound
products)
Mixars (DJ products)
Trusst (trussing)
Eve Audio
Ernst Augustin Str. 7
12489 Berlin, Germany
+49-30-6704 4180, FAX +49-30-6704 4188
info@eve-audio.com, www.eve-audio.de
Company Type: Manufacturer
Year Established: 2011
Officers: Roland Stenz, Founder & Owner
Lines Carried: Eve (studio monitors & subwoofers)
Eventide
1 Alsan Way
Little Ferry NJ 07643
201-641-1200, FAX 201-641-1640
support@eventide.com, www.eventide.com
Year Established: 1971
Company Type: Manufacturer
Officers: Richard Factor; Anthony Agnello
Lines Carried: Eventide (plug-ins, effects pedals,
studio effects hardware, broadcast hardware)
Extron Electronics
1025 E. Ball Rd.
Anaheim, CA 92805
714-491-1500, FAX 714-491-1517
sales-usa@extron.com, www.extron.com
Company Type: Manufacturer
Year Established: 1983
Officers: Andrew C. Edwards, Pres.; Casey Hall, VP
Sales & Mktg.
Lines Carried: Extron (audio products, cables,
connectors, adapters, AV systems, control systems,
video products, distribution amplifiers, DSP, pro-
cessors, video players, fibre optics, matrix
switchers, line drivers & extenders, power am-
plifiers, mounting hardware, scalers, streaming AV
products)
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Tom Ostrander, VP Global Retail Sales; Paul Brunelle,
VP Finance
Lines Carried: Asterope (instrument & audio cables)
Fishman (preamps, pickups, amplifiers)
Sales Reps: Mark Charpentier (BC, AB, SK, NT & YT),
mcharpentier@gcidistribution.com; Françis Delhaes
(Internal Sales), sales@gcidistribution.com
Lines Carried: Audinate (Dante AVIO adapters)
AVPro Edge (video matrixes & splitters)
Gefen (scalers, converters, matrixes, splitters,

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826 S. 325 W.
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extenders)
Grace Design (mic preamps, studio monitoring
control)
DIRECTORY OF SUPPLIERS 801-420-1706 KVM-Tec (KVM extenders)
info@flexrentalsolutions.com, Murideo (video testers)
www.flexrentalsolutions.com Orca Bags (production bags)
Company Type: Software Developer
Year Established: 2009 Georgia Case
Officers: Elsie Puig, Mktg. Mgr. 2052 Mountain Industrial Blvd.
Sales Reps: Lisa Fossler, lisa@flexrentalsolutions.com Tucker, GA 30084
Lines Carried: Flex (inventory tracking software, 770-938-0707, FAX 770-938-0150
inventory & rental management software) info@georgiacase.com, www.georgiacase.com
Company Type: Manufacturer, Distributor
Flock Audio Inc. Year Established: 1988
8318 180A Ave. Lines Carried: Pelican, SKB (bags, cases, racks,

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Edmonton, AB T5Z 0H8 stands & straps)
info@flockaudio.com, www.flockaudio.com
Company Type: Manufacturer Gepco
Year Established: 2017 (A Div. of Belden Inc.)
Officers: Darren Nakonechny, CEO & Founder 2200 U.S. Hwy. 27 S.
Lines Carried: Flock Audio (audio routing hardware Richmond, IN 47374
Factor Electronics & software) 765-983-5200
4159 McConnell Dr. internationalsales@gepco.com, www.gepco.com
Burnaby, BC V5A 3J7 Company Type: Manufacturer
778-800-1918, FAX 778-800-1918 Forward Acoustics Inc.
65 Earl St. Year Established: 1927
info@factorelectronics.com, www.factorelectronics.com Sales Reps: IEWC, 877-613-4392, www.iewc.com
Company Type: Manufacturer Hamilton, ON L8L 6L1
905-638-4927 Lines Carried: Gepco Brand (broadcast & commercial
Year Established: 2010 A/V wire & cable solutions, powered cables, lighting
Officers: Danny Moore, Pres.; Cecilia Kwan, Controller info@forwardacoustics.com,
www.forwardacoustics.com control cables)
Sales Reps: Darrell Swanson, 604-290-3118; Warren
Press, 403-401-4278; Archie Gagnon, 204-771-7359; Company Type: Manufacturer, Acoustical Consulting,
Lawrence Mittler, 416-209-4451; Tamara Wonta, 438- Installation GerrAudio Distribution Inc.
393-3433; Serge Trudel, 438-393-3433; Bob Entrop Jr., Year Established: 2004 3611 Development Dr.
USA, 206-524-5170 Officers: Oliver Barkovic, Pres. Brockville, ON K6V 5V6
Lines Carried: Factor Electronics (power savers, Lines Carried: Forward Acoustics (acoustic panels, 613-342-6999, FAX 613-342-8499
multi-room audio controllers/amplifiers, paging bass traps, ceiling systems, diffusers, portable sales@gerr.com, www.gerr.com
amplifiers, PA speakers, mixers, preamplifiers, gobos, design, consulting & testing services) Company Type: Distributor
professional amplifiers, audio & video matrixes, Officers: Bob Snelgrove, Pres. & CEO
in-wall/ceiling speakers, wired & wireless Front Row Insurance Brokers Inc. Sales Reps: Geoff Maurice, Cdn. Sales Mgr.; Peter
microphones, subwoofers, equalizers & audio Vancouver Office: Snelgrove, ON Sales; Shawn Hines, W. Canada; Dany
processors, HDMI cables, HDMI baluns, HDMI 1788 West Broadway, #602 Legendre, QC & E. Canada; John Waling, Broadcast
matrixes, volume controls, transformers, line array Vancouver, BC V6J 1Y1 Specialist
speakers, portable wireless PA systems, infrared 604-684-3411, FAX 604-684-3437 Lines Carried: Audio Precision (audio test & measure-
extenders & kits) Toronto Office: ment equipment)
25 Adelaide St. E., #500 Clear-Com (analog & digital intercom systems)
Toronto, ON M5C 3A1 DiGiCo (digital mixing consoles)
Fender Musical Instruments Corp. DPA (microphones)
1575 N. Gower St. 416-642-5200, FAX 416-642-3099
david@frontrowinsurance.com, KLANG (3D in-ear monitoring)
Los Angeles, CA 90028 LynTec (networkable power control solutions,
480-596-9690 www.frontrowinsurance.com
Company Type: Insurance Broker motorized circuit breaker panels, relay panels)
www.fender.com Meyer Sound, Outline (loudspeakers)
Company Type: Manufacturer, Distributor Year Established: 2009
Officers: David Hamilton, Pres. & CEO Rational Acoustics (acoustic measurement software
Year Established: 1946 & courses)
Officers: Andy Mooney, CEO Lines Carried: Front Row (equipment insurance)
Waves (audio plug-ins, signal processors)

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Sales Reps: Layne Kurr, VP Ind. & Ntl. Sales; Irene WaveTool (RF & audio monitoring software)
Shvartsman, VP North American Sales, Specialty
Brands; Max Peterson, Ntl. Specialty Sales Mgr.
Lines Carried: Fender (electric & acoustic guitars, Gig Gear LLC
basses, portable sound systems, amps, strings, 463 Quentin Rd.
parts, accessories, in-ear monitors, Bluetooth Brooklyn, NY 11223
speakers & headphones, consumer electronics) GCI Distribution Inc. 718-569-5345
200 Gince St. info@gig-gear.com, www.gig-gear.com
Montreal, QC H4N 2W6 Company Type: Manufacturer
Fishman Year Established: 2014
3 Riverside Dr. 514-332-4100
info@gcidistribution.com, www.gcidistribution.com Officers: Daniel Shatzkes, Founder & CEO,
Andover, MA 01810 danny@gig-gear.com
978-988-9199, FAX 978-988-0770 Company Type: Distributor
Year Established: 2010 Lines Carried: Gig Gear (gloves for AV techs, tablet
sales@fishman.com, www.fishman.com harnesses)
Company Type: Manufacturer Officers: Michel Charron, Sales Dir., Mktg. & Ops Mgr.,
mcharron@gcidistribution.com

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Great River Electronics
164 Hardman Ave. S.
South St. Paul, MN 55075
651-455-1846
info@greweb.com, www.greatriverelectronics.com
Company Type: Manufacturer
Year Established: 1994
Officers: Dan Kennedy, CEO
Lines Carried: Great River Electronics (preamps,
equalizers, mixers)
Grundorf Corp.
721 9th Ave.
Council Bluffs, IA 51501
712-322-3900, FAX 712-322-3407
info@grundorf.com, www.grundorf.com
Company Type: Manufacturer
Year Established: 1984
Officers: Frank Grund, Pres.
Lines Carried: Grund Audio Design (sound reinforce-
ment products, cases)
Grund Cases (cases, racks)
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Hafler
(A Div. of Radial Engineering Ltd.)
1588 Kebet Way
Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 5M5
604-942-1001, FAX 604-942-1010
info@hafler.com, www.hafler.com
Company Type: Manufacturer
Year Established: 1977
Officers: Mike Belitz, CEO
Sales Reps: Roc Bubel, Sales Mgr., ext. 252
Lines Carried: Hafler (headphone amps, phono amps,
power amplifiers)
Hal Leonard
7777 W. Bluemound Rd.
Milwaukee, WI 53213
414-774-3630, FAX 414-774-3259
sales@halleonard.com, www.halleonard.com
Company Type: Publisher, Distributor
Year Established: 1947
Officers: Larry Morton, CEO; Doug Lady, Sr. VP Sales;
David Jahnke, Sr. VP Ntl. Sales; Brad Smith, VP MI
Products
Sales Reps: Maribeth Barrons, ext. 6303; Shirley
White, ext. 6355; Andrew Riehle, ext. 6331
Lines Carried: Acoustica (DAWs)
Antares, Sonnus (plug-ins)
Apogee (interfaces for iOS & Mac)
Avid (DAWs, interfaces, notation software)
Blue Microphones (microphones, headphones)
GeerFab Acoustics (acoustic treatment panels)
Groove3 (online tech instruction)
Grundorf (audio gear cases & carts)
Hal Leonard (educational resources)
iConnectivity (computer & mobile interfaces)
IK Multimedia (software, hardware)
iZotope (audio software & plug-ins, recording gear)
Logitech UE (in-ear monitors)
MXL (microphones)
PG Music (software)
Reason Studios [formerly Propellerhead] (DAWs)
Solomon Mics (bass & cajon drum mics)
UGO (portable Bluetooth speakers)
Zivix (interfaces, controllers)
Harbinger Pro Audio Sales Reps: Frank DiFruscia (Atlantic & QC Retail);
PO Box 5111 Mark Czuchraj (ON Retail); Dave Waddell (BC & AB Re-
Thousand Oaks, CA 91359-5111 tail); Patrick Devlin (Prairies Retail); Terry McConaghy
888-286-1809 (W. QC Install); Adrian Plant (ON Install); Mathieu
www.harbingerproaudio.com Guilbault (QC Install)
Company Type: Manufacturer Lines Carried: AKG (microphones, headphones)
Lines Carried: Harbinger (PA systems, mixers, BSS (audio network products)
powered speakers) Crown (power amps)
DBX (audio processing)
JBL (speakers, sound systems)
Hammond Manufacturing Lexicon (plug-ins, processors, recording I/Os)
394 Edinburgh Rd. N.
Soundcraft (digital consoles)
Guelph, ON N1H 1E5
Studer (consoles)
519-822-2960, FAX 519-822-0715
dcisales@hammfg.com, www.hammondmfg.com
Company Type: Manufacturer HSA Inc.
Year Established: 1916 1717 E. Sixth St.
Sales Reps: Patricia Dennison, ON Mgr., 226-203- Mishawaka, IN 46544
4111, pdennison@hammfg.com; John Saunders, QC & 574-255-6100
Capital Region, 514-497-5876, john@saunderscanada. hsainfo@hsarolltops.com, www.hsarolltops.com
com; Nick Turvill, W. Canada, 604-817-3873, Company Type: Manufacturer
nturvill@hammfg.com; Jerry Gushue, Atlantic Canada, Lines Carried: HSA (audio & video rolltop furniture)
902-456-4346, jerry.gushue@gsmatlantic.ca
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Lines Carried: Hammond (racks, cabinets, rack
accessories, enclosures, outlet strips, low-voltage
transformers)
Rack Basics (racks, cabinets, rack accessories)
Heartbeat Distributors Ltd. Impact Cases Inc.
9775 188 St., #104 235 Shields Crt.
Surrey, BC V4N 3N2 Markham, ON L3R 8V2
604-888-1277, FAX 604-888-1272 905-470-7888, FAX 905-470-7843
info@heartbeatdistributors.com, sales@impactcases.com, www.impactcases.com
www.heartbeatdistributors.com Company Type: Manufacturer, Distributor
Company Type: Distributor Year Established: 1988
Year Established: 2003 Sales Reps: Karen Hall, ext. 222,
Officers: Noel Walker, Pres. khall@impactcases.com
Sales Reps: Chad Bjorgan Lines Carried: Conquest, SKB, Target (shipping cases)
Lines Carried: Stage Ninja (cables, clamps, stage
accessories) inMusic Canada
Superlux (microphones, headphones, pro audio) 4200 Boul. Matte, Unit C
Brossard, QC J4Y 3J5
HEAR Technologies 833-466-9165, 450-619-7710
991 Discovery Dr. ordercanada@inmusicbrands.com,
Huntsville, AL 35806 www.inmusicbrands.com
256-922-1200, FAX 256-922-1221 Company Type: Manufacturer, Distributor
info@heartechnologies.com, Year Established: 2012
www.heartechnologies.com Officers: Paul McRonald, Dir. of Sales & Mktg.; Adam
Company Type: Manufacturer Polakow, ION Ntl. Sales Mgr.
Year Established: 2002 Sales Reps: Allan Drakes, QC & E. Canada
Sales Reps: Kerry Madaras, ext. 133, Lines Carried: Akai Professional, Alesis (music
sales@heartechnologies.com production & performance equipment)
Lines Carried: Hear Technologies (personal Alto Professional (speakers, mixers)
monitoring systems) Denon DJ, Numark, Rane DJ (DJ equipment)
Denon Professional, Marantz Professional (AV recording
& playback equipment)
Holophone Microphone Systems ION Audio (consumer electronics, turntables, party
416-315-5920
speakers)
sales@holophone.com, www.holophone.com
M-Audio (audio interfaces, speakers, controller
Company Type: Manufacturer
keyboards)
Year Established: 1994
Rane Commercial (signal processing)
Officers: Michael Godfrey, Pres. & Founder
SoundSwitch (synching tool for lighting & DJ
Lines Carried: Holophone (recording microphones)
software)
HPC Intellimix Corp.
(A Div. of JAM Industries Ltd.)
5775 Thimens Blvd.
21000 Trans-Canada Hwy.
Ville St-Laurent, QC H4R 2H4
Baie D’Urfe, QC H9X 4B7
514-457-9663, FAX 514-457-0575
800-268-8147, FAX 800-777-3265
salesinfo@intellimix.com, www.intellimix.com
info@hpc.jamindustries.com, hpc.jamindustries.com
Company Type: Distributor
Company Type: Distributor
Year Established: 1996
Year Established: 1931
Officers: Stephen Kosters, CEO
Officers: Martin Szpiro, CEO & Pres., JAM Industries;
Sales Reps: Dale Sitar, W. Canada, 250-317-7175;
Stuart Frenkel, EVP & CFO, JAM Industries; Jeff
Greg Hansen, ON, 647-330-0360; Daniel Poirier, Ottawa
Carman, Sr. VP, JAM; Mark Finn, VP HPC
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 Year Established: 1983 Kramer Electronics Canada Ltd.
Officers: Peter Cook, VP; Steve Blow, Ops. & Purchas- 2360 Industrial St.
ing Coordinator; Beth Cook, Dir. Customer Accounts Burlington, ON L7P 1A1
Lines Carried: Juice Goose (power conditioners, 905-592-9739, FAX 905-592-9762
distributors, controllers) jmilne@kramerav.com, www.kramercanada.ca

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Company Type: Manufacturer

K
Year Established: 2007
Officers: John Milne, Pres. & Country Mgr.; Lynn
Labrie, Customer Service Mgr., llabrie@kramerav.com
DIRECTORY OF SUPPLIERS Lines Carried: Kramer Electronics (audio & video signal
processing solutions for analog & digital systems)
KDM Electronics Inc. Sierra Video Systems (analog & digital A/V, broadcast
55 Mills Rd., #3 matrices, signal management solutions, digital &
Ajax, ON L1S 2H2 analog windowing products)
416-439-7158, FAX 416-439-7232
kdm@octasound.com, www.octasound.com KS Audio USA
Company Type: Manufacturer 1062 Cephas Dr.
Year Established: 1974 Clearwater, FL 33765
Officers: Martin Bull, Pres.; Chris Perera, Production 727-447-9656, FAX 727-447-9715
Mgr. info@ksaudio.com, www.ksaudio.com
Sales Reps: Kevin Bull, Mktg. & Inside Sales, Company Type: Manufacturer
Region, QC & Maritimes, 514-772-0171 kevin@octasound.com Year Established: 1979
Lines Carried: Audix (microphones) Lines Carried: Octasound (central speaker clusters, Lines Carried: Backes & Mueller (home theatre & hi-fi
Auratone (nearfield studio monitors) remote audio selectors & mixers, transformers) speakers)
Behringer (loudspeakers, amplifiers, mixers, recording KS Audio (PA speaker systems)
& DJ products, microphones, headphones, wireless Kelley Distribution KS Digital (studio monitors)
systems, musical instruments, lighting equipment) 1320 Stirling Rd., #8A
Intellistage (portable staging) Dania Beach, FL 33004 KV2 Audio Inc.
Pro-X (cases, stands, cables, accessories) 954-581-1284, FAX 954-241-5175 (A Div. of KV2 Audio International spol s.r.o.)
RCF, Turbosound (sound systems) info@distribution.com, www.kelleydistribution.com 44 Hoodgate Dr.
Tannoy (lifestyle products) Company Type: Distributor Whitby, ON L1R 2M8
TC Electronic (effects) Year Established: 2003 905-409-0973, FAX 905-668-6487
TC-Helicon (vocal processors) Officers: David Kelley, Pres. canada@kv2audio.com, www.kv2audio.com
Vifa (lifestyle sound products) Lines Carried: Acus Sound Engineering (amplifiers, Company Type: Manufacturer
Waldorf (keyboards, software) PAs, preamps) Year Established: 2002
Prodipe (speakers, interfaces, music software) Officers: George J Krampera, Pres.; David Croxton, Int.
iZ Technology Corp. Dir. of Sales & Mktg.
1383 Coast Meridian Rd. Klotz Communications Sales Reps: Ron Pilon, ronpilon@kv2audio.com
Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 6L1 Zielstattstr. 21 Lines Carried: KV2 Audio (loudspeakers, power
604-562-3627 81379 München, Germany amplifiers, processors)
support@izcorp.com, www.izcorp.com +49-89-4-51-08-63-0

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Company Type: Manufacturer info@klotzcommunications.com,
Year Established: 1988 www.klotzcommunications.com
Officers: Paul Clark, Pres. & Owner Company Type: Manufacturer
Lines Carried: iZ Technology (RADAR multitrack Officers: Thomas Klotz
recorders, ADA A/D & D/A converters) Lines Carried: Klotz Communications (radio &
broadcast equipment) L-Acoustics US

J
2645 Townsgate Rd., #600
Korg Canada Westlake Village, CA 91361
(A Div. of JAM Industries Ltd.) 805-604-0577, FAX 805-605-0858
21000 Trans-Canada Hwy. info.us@l-acoustics.com, www.l-acoustics.com
Baie D’Urfe, QC H9X 4B7 Company Type: Manufacturer
Jensen Transformers Inc. 514-457-2555, FAX 514-457-0055 Year Established: 1984
9304 Deering Ave. info@korgcanada.com, www.korgcanada.com Officers: Christian Heil, Founder & Pres.; Hervé Guil-
Chatsworth, CA 91311 Company Type: Distributor laume, CEO, L-Acoustics Group; Laurent Vaissié, North
818-374-5857, FAX 818-374-5856 Year Established: 1973 America CEO; Jérôme Dolou, Dir. Purchasing, Global;
info@jensen-transformers.com, Officers: Martin Szpiro, Pres. & CEO, JAM Industries; Jochen Frohn, Dir. Bus. Dev. Global
www.jensen-transformers.com Jeff Carman, Sr. VP; Steve Knowles, VP Sales Reps: Franck Fabry, Canada Sales Mgr., franck.
Company Type: Manufacturer Sales Reps: Jerry Diner; Grant Russell; Sharon Green; fabry@l-acoustics.com; Dan Palmer, Bus. Dev. Mgr.,
Year Established: 1974 Ron Zacharias; Patrick Devlin Sports Facilities, USA & Canada
Officers: Mike Belitz, CEO; Dave Hill, GM, 818-374-5857 Lines Carried: Alpine (hearing protection) Lines Carried: L-Acoustics (speakers, subwoofers,
Sales Reps: Roc Bubel, Sales Mgr., ext: 252 Arturia (synths, iPad synths, keyboards, controllers, audio amplifiers, DSP & distribution equipment, network
Lines Carried: ISO-MAX (isolators, DI boxes, DIN interfaces, drum machines, software instruments) management & acoustic software)
modules, interfaces) Korg (synthesizers, keyboards, digital pianos, work-
Jensen (transformers, mic inputs, mic splitters, stations, MIDI controllers, drum machines, percus- Lawo Corp.
line input/outputs, DI boxes, moving coils) sion synthesizers, drum clips, effects processors, 2041 McCowan Rd., #1
DJ controllers, monophonic synthesizers, loop Toronto, ON M1S 3Y6
Juice Goose synthesizers, samplers, bass machines, effects 416-292-0078, FAX 416-292-0402
7320 Ashcroft, #104 pedals, tuners & metronomes, software, accessories) sales-na@lawo.com, www.lawo.com
Houston, TX 77081 Samson Audio & Wireless (microphones, pickups, Company Type: Manufacturer
713-772-1404, FAX 713-772-7360 accessories) Year Established: 1970
sales@juicegoose.com, www.juicegoose.com Sequenz (bags, cases, stands) Officers: Jeff Smith, Sr. VP Sales Americas
Company Type: Manufacturer Lines Carried: Lawo (IP mixing consoles, IP

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 network-based audio DSP engines, IP audio routers, Company Type: Manufacturer Goldwood (loudspeakers, piezo tweeters)
audio-over-IP interfaces, IP monitoring software, IP Year Established: 1998 HarrisTech (loudspeaker & crossover design software)
radio consoles, virtual radio solutions) Officers: Russ Gentner, Chair. & CEO; Maile Keone, McBride (loudspeakers, commercial sound products)
Pres.; Tracy Bathurst, SVP; Keldon Paxman, CFO; Doug Misco (specialty loudspeakers)
L.C. Group Taylor, CPO Neutrik (audio & power connectors)
422 Chemin Des Prairies Sales Reps: DataVisual Canada, 888-294-9889, Philips, Sammi (loudspeakers)
Joliette, QC J6E 4J8 sales@datavisual.ca, www.datavisual.ca Mellotone (acoustic fabrics)
450-755-6091, FAX 450-753-5298 Lines Carried: Listen Technologies (RF, IR & wifi SoundScape (landscape speakers)
info@lc-group.ca, www.lc-group.ca assistive listening systems, induction loop assistive Switchcraft (audio connectors)
Company Type: Distributor listening systems, tour group systems, language
Year Established: 1993 interpretation systems, collaborative communica- Media Vision
Officers: André Richard, Pres.; Brigitte Beaulieu, Dir., tion systems) 1078 60th St.
Frank Joly, Services Oakland, CA 94608
Sales Reps: Pierre Beaupré; Dina Deveau Logitek Electronic Systems 415-391-9090
Line Carried: Hubbell (cables, connectors) 5622 Edgemoor Dr. info@media-vision.com, www.media-vision.com
LC Truss (aluminum truss) Houston, TX 77081 Company Type: Manufacturer
NOVOPRO (DJ stands) 713-664-4470, FAX 713-664-4479 Year Established: 2002
Titan Stand (stands) northamericansales@logitekaudio.com, Officers: Fardad Zabetian, CEO; Annabelle Zabetian,
SMS (interconnect products) www.logitekaudio.com Pres.; Patrick Herlihy, Dir. System Solutions
Company Type: Manufacturer Lines Carried: Media Vision (assistive listening prod-
Lectrosonics Canada Year Established: 1979 ucts, multichannel streaming & recording)
720 Spadina Ave., #600 Officers: Tag Borland, Pres.; John Davis, Sales Mgr., Taiden (conference microphones, language
Toronto, ON M5S 2T9 internationalsales@logitekaudio.com interpretation)
416-596-2202, FAX 416-596-6648 Lines Carried: Logitek (networked audio console
colinb@lectrosonics.com, www.lectrosonics.com systems) M Gear Design
Company Type: Manufacturer 1452 Monetery Ave.
Year Established: 1971 LS Media Hamilton, ON L8K1P7
Officers: Colin Bernard, Dir. Cdn. Ops.; Joe Burtinsky, PO Box 238, Station Chabanel 905-407-0979
Tech Support Montreal, QC H2N 0A5 jamie@mgeardesign.ca, www.mgeardesign.ca
Lines Carried: Lectrosonics (wireless mics, DSP auto 514-990-7867 Company Type: Manufacturer
mixers, digital IEM wireless with Dante, IFB sales@lsmediapro.ca, www.lsmediapro.ca Year Established: 2010
wireless) Company Type: Distributor Officers: Jamie Marcoux, Owner
Officers: Hugo Larin, Ntl. Sales Dir. Lines Carried: M Gear Design (custom technical
Legrand AV Canada Lines Carried: Avid (live sound products) & recording studio furniture)
113 Iber Rd. Flux:: (audio & video plug-ins)
Microboards Technology

M
Ottawa, ON K2S 1E7
613-836-2501, FAX 613-836-2680 8150 Mallory Crt.
sales@middleatlantic.ca, ca.middleatlantic.com Chanhassen, MN 55317
Company Type: Manufacturer, Distributor 952-556-1600, FAX 952-556-1620
Year Established: 1999 sales@microboards.com, www.microboards.com
Officers: Neil Andison, VP & GM; Lynn Stanley, Mktg. Company Type: Manufacturer
Mgr. Marquette Audio Labs Year Established: 1989
Sales Reps: Troy Wallace, 902-802-3524; Carlo Cop- 22825 Kings Crt. Officers: Brian Towey, Sales Mgr.,
pola, 514-293-5816; Gino Pileggi, 647-466-4378; Ron Hayward, CA 94541 briant@microboards.com
Saunders, 416-455-5137; Erik Nyman, 613-868-5353; 510-581-3817, FAX 510-581-3917 Lines Carried: Microboards (disc printers, USB
Stan Sealy, 604-314-0065; Chris Lavallee, 403-863- dave@marquetteaudiolabs.com, flash duplicators, disc publishers, disc duplicators,
2053 www.marquetteaudiolabs.com software)
Lines Carried: C2G (AV connectivity products) Company Type: Manufacturer
Middle Atlantic (studio furniture, power, racks, Year Established: 1994 Mitek Canada
enclosures, accessories) Officers: David Marquette, Owner 26712 Gloucester Way, #102
Nuvo (home & multi-room audio systems) Line Carried: Marquette Audio Labs (recording Langley, BC V4W 3V6
On-Q (home networking, intercom, camera, audio equipment) 604-607-4595, 800-663-2511
& lighting control systems) Mercury Recording Equipment (recording equipment, www.mitekcanada.com
Ortronics (network infrastructure solutions) tubes, 500 series modules) Company Type: Manufacturer, Distributor
Wiremold (AV equipment mounting & connectivity Officers: Frank Cook, Sales Dir. & Applications
solutions) McBride Loudspeaker Source Ltd. Engineer
638 Colby Dr. Lines Carried: AtlasIED (mass communication
Light Financial Corp. Waterloo, ON N2V 1A2 systems, IP end-points & gateways, DSP proces-
2230 Buttonbush Cres. 519-884-3500, FAX 519-884-0193 sors, speakers, amplifiers, sound masking, ampli-
Mississauga, ON L5L 1C5 sales@mcbrideloudspeaker.com, fied learning, power products, racks, mic stands)
416-587-0137 www.mcbrideloudspeaker.com FBT (speakers, subwoofers)
info@lightfinancial.ca, www.lightfinancial.ca Company Type: Distributor Fohhn Audio (line array speakers)
Company Type: Financial, Leasing Year Established: 1980 Jensen Transformers (transformers)
Officers: Corinne Light, Pres., corinne@lightfinancial.ca; Officers: Terry McBride, Pres. & Owner; Ken Hobbs, MTX Audio (vehicle & home audio products)
Nicholas McDermott, Dir., nicholas@lightfinancial.ca Ops. Mgr. Primacoustic (acoustic treatments)
Services: Business financing, equipment leasing, Sales Reps: Evan Harasem, Inside Sales QPower (speaker boxes, subwoofers, speakers)
brokerage Lines Carried: B&C Speakers, Beyma, Radian Rat Sound Systems (pro audio tools)
(professional loudspeakers) Streetwires (car audio wiring & connector
Listen Technologies Celestion, Eminence (guitar & professional loudspeakers) accessories)
14912 Heritage Crest Way CTS (piezo tweeters) Studio Six Digital (audio test & measurement equipment)
Bluffdale, UT 84065 Duratex (enclosure finish) West Penn Wire (commercial wire products)
801-233-8992, FAX 801-233-8995 Fourjay, MG Electronics, Quam (commercial sound Zapco (analog & digital processors, amplifiers,
sales@listentech.com, www.listentech.com products) power amps)

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 FL Studio, Ohm Force (DAWs) generators, calibrated acoustical sources, audio
Hammond (organs) test tools)
Indigisounds (Caribbean software)
Image-Line (audio production software & plug-ins) NWC
Internet Co., Kong Audio, Wave Arts, WaveDNA 4056 Dorchester Rd., #202
(music software)

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Niagara Falls, ON L2E 6M9
Kali Audio (studio monitors & loudspeakers) 905-374-8878, FAX 888-665-1307
KResearch (audio plug-ins, multi-FX processors) info@nwcworld.com, www.nwcworld.com
KV331 (synthesizers) Company Type: Publisher, Distributor, Marketing
DIRECTORY OF SUPPLIERS MAGIX (movie, photo & music editing software) Services Provider
Melodyne (vocal software, editing & mastering Year Established: 1979
software) Number of Employees: 7
Mozaic Beats (chord generators) Officers: Jim Norris, Pres.; Maureen Jack, Consumer
MusicLab (guitar software) Services Dir.; Andrew King, Editor-in-Chief; Michael
n-Track (editing software) Raine, Sr. Editor
Nektar (foot switches, foot pedals, controllers) Lines Carried: ADG Productions, Alfred, Black
Pianoteq (virtual piano) Ink, Broadway Press, Carl Fischer, Cengage, ETP,
Polyverse (note freezer plug-ins) Focal Press, Frederick Harris, Hal Leonard, KJOS,
Relab (digital effects) McGraw-Hill, Mel Bay, MJS, One Eye Publications,
Reveal Sound (synthesizer presets) Santorella Publications, Ultimate Music Theory Ltd.
Serato (DJ software) (books, CD-ROMs, instructional DVDs)
Slate Digital (digital audio) Alfred, AIM, Hal Leonard, Mel Bay (gifts, accessories)
MOTU Inc. Sonarworks (microphones, software) Canadian Musician, Canadian Music Trade, Professional
1280 Massachusetts Ave. Sonible (equalizers) Lighting & Production, Professional Sound (magazines)
Cambridge, MA 02138 Steven Slate Drums (drum software) Canadian Musician Podcast (music industry podcast)
617-576-2760, FAX 617-576-3609 Tek’it Audio (digital effects software) Services: Graphic design, printing, website design,
info@motu.com, www.motu.com u-He Software (effects, synthesizers) website promotion, direct marketing, live event pro-
Company Type: Manufacturer Xhun Audio (modeling simulation) duction, promotion & publicity
Year Established: 1980 XILS Labs (software synths)

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Lines Carried: MOTU (professional audio interfaces, XChangeMarket.com (digital software marketplace
broadcast video interfaces, audio workstation prod- for vendors & resellers)
ucts, virtual instruments, audio processing plug-ins)

Multi-Caisses Inc.
350 Fortin St.
Quebec, QC G1M 1B1
800-527-2549, FAX 800-463-5856
info@multi-caisses.com, www.multi-caisses.com
N
Native Instruments North America
OAP Audio Products
1000 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., #6-132
Suwanee, GA 30024
770-945-1033, FAX 678-765-7198
Company Type: Manufacturer 6725 Sunset Blvd., 5th Floor sales@oapaudio.com, www.oapaudio.com
Year Established: 1982 Los Angeles, CA 90028 Company Type: Manufacturer
Officers: Gilles Lussier, Pres.; Mario Ratté, VP Sales, 323-467-5260 Year Established: 1980
mario@multicaisses.com; Martin Ratté, VP & GM, info@native-instruments.de, Officers: Ted Hickey Sr., Pres. & CEO; Ted Hickey Jr.,
martin@multicaisses.com www.native-instruments.com VP Ops.
Sales Reps: Éric Thibault, Sales Dir. (QC & Int’l), ext. Company Type: Manufacturer, Developer Sales Reps: Kevin Patterson, VP Sales,
283, eric@multicaisses.com; Steve Senechal, Account Year Established: 1996 kevin@oapaudio.com
Mgr., 514-793-9317, steve@multicaisses.com; Dominic Officers: Daniel Haver, CEO; Mate Galic, Pres. Lines Carried: OAP Audio Products (loudspeaker
Cantin, QC, ext. 244, dominic@multicaisses.com Lines Carried: Native Instruments (audio production systems, pro audio loudspeakers)
Lines Carried: Multi-Pro, Multi-Pack, Road Boss, & DJ software & hardware)
Light Pack (carrying cases)
Tour Pack (rack cases) Olsen Audio Group Inc.
North45 Distribution 7845 Evans Rd. E.
1750 Plummer St., #14 Scottsdale, AZ 85260
Music Marketing Inc. Pickering, ON L1W 3M1 480-998-7140
1160 Ellesmere Rd. 705-313-4484 web-info3@olsenaudio.com
Toronto, ON M1P 2X4 sales@north45distribution.com, www.olsenaudio.com, www.arxamerica.com,
416-789-7100, FAX 416-789-1667 www.north45distribution.com www.windtech.tv
cindy@musicmarketing.ca, www.musicmarketing.ca Company Type: Distributor Company Type: Manufacturer, Distributor
Company Type: Distributor Officers: Vaino Gennaro, CEO; Tina Pike, Pres. & COO Year Established: 1976
Year Established: 2002 Sales Reps: Wally Bieniawski, ON; William Foster, QC Lines Carried: ARX Systems of Australia (signal
Officers: Ray Williams, Pres. Lines Carried: Axiom (live sound equipment) processing equipment)
Sales Reps: Cindy Sullivan, 416-789-6848 DH Pro Stage Equipment (staging equipment) Mic-Muff Windshields (faux fur wind covers)
Lines Carried: 2nd Sense Audio (synth & effects Proel (mic stands, microphones, headphones, PA WindTech (foam windscreens, mic parts, accessories)
plug-ins) systems & speakers, evacuation systems)
Accusonus, Arobas, Sugar Bytes (audio software)
Acon Digital (digital audio & recording tools) Opamp Labs Inc.
Acorn Instruments (keyboards)
NTi Audio 1033 N. Sycamore Ave.
7405 SW Tech Center Dr., #130 Los Angeles, CA 90038
Bitwig (music production software)
Tigard, OR 97223 323-934-3566, FAX 323-462-6490
Blue Cat Audio (software processors & analyzers)
503-684-7050, FAX 503-684-7051 opamplabs@gmail.com, www.opamplabs.com
Boz Digital Labs (audio effects & instrument software)
americas@nti-audio.com, www.nti-audio.com Company Type: Manufacturer
Celemony (pitch correction software)
Company Type: Manufacturer Year Established: 1965
CME Keyboards (keyboard controllers)
Year Established: 2000 Lines Carried: Opamp (AV distribution boxes, AV distri-
D16 Group, Leapwing Audio, MeldaProduction, NUGEN
Officers: Brian MacMillan, GM, bution amps, chassis & components, communica-
Audio (plug-ins)
b.macmillan@nti-audio.com tion receivers, electro-hydraulic valves, logic
FabFilter (EQs)
Lines Carried: NTi (analog audio analyzers, analog modules, oscillators, power supplies, RGBS
audio generators, digital audio analyzers, digital audio systems, switchers, transformers)

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Optocore North America Inc.
38 Thornmount Dr., #1
Scarborough, ON M1B 5P2
416-287-5723, FAX 416-287-1204
brandon.coons@optocore.com, www.optocore.com
Company Type: Distributor
Year Established: 2008
Officers: Bill Coons, Dir.; Linda Hardie, Sec.
Sales Reps: Brandon Coons, 416-951-4814
Lines Carried: Broaman (fibre optic video networks)
Optocore (fibre optic network devices)
P
Patton Electronics
7622 Rickenbacker Dr.
Gaithersburg, MD 20879
240-912-1228, FAX 301-869-9293
domsales@patton.com, www.patton.com
Company Type: Manufacturer
Year Established: 1984
Officers: Robert Patton, Pres. & CEO; Burton Patton,
EVP; Martin Svozil, VP Int’l. Dev.; Steve Schrader, SVP
Ops.
Lines Carried: CopperLink (Ethernet, T1/E1, USB
& POE extenders)
FiberPlex (fibre optic interfaces)
LightViper (fibre optic digital snake)
SmartNode (VOIP gateways, routers, IADs, eSBCs)
Patton Cloud (network orchestration, UC & IoT tools &
micro services)
Penn Elcom Inc.
2020 Halford Dr.
Windsor, ON N9A 6J3
519-737-9494, FAX 519-737-9499
canada@penn-elcom.com, www.penn-elcom.com
Company Type: Distributor, Manufacturer
Year Established: 1986
Officers: Dale Gadoury, Pres. & GM, Canada Div.
Sales Reps: Denis Belanger; Dale Gadoury
Lines Carried: Neutrik (AV connectors)
PennStage (staging systems)
PG Music Inc.
29 Cadillac Ave.
Victoria, BC V8Z 1T3
250-475-2874, FAX 250-475-2937
sales@pgmusic.com, www.pgmusic.com
Company Type: Manufacturer
Year Established: 1989
Number of Employees: 25
Officers: Peter Gannon, Pres.
Sales Reps: Catherine Cantwell, marketing@pgmusic.
com; Callie Cotterell, marketing@pgmusic.com
Lines Carried: Band-in-a-Box (music accompaniment
& backing tracks software)
RealBand (DAW & music accompaniment software)
RealTracks (music accompaniment audio)
PK Sound
2634 45th Ave. S.E., Bay 133
Calgary, AB T2B 3M1
403-452-6004, FAX 403-452-6024
info@pksound.ca, www.pksound.ca
Company Type: Manufacturer
Officers: Jeremy Bridge, Pres. & CEO; Nathan Martin,
Mktg. & Communications, natem@pksound.ca
Sales Reps: Trevor Grenier, ext. 216,
trevor@pksound.ca; Darryl Ross, 416-557-8785,
darrylr@pksound.ca
Lines Carried: PK Sound (line arrays, loudspeakers, Ops. Mgr.
stage monitors, subwoofers) Sales Reps: Evan Harasem, Inside Sales
Lines Carried: B&C Speakers, Beyma, Radian (profes-
Plugivery sional loudspeakers)
4311 Old Orchard Ave., #1403 Celestion, Eminence (guitar & professional loudspeakers)
Montreal, QC H4A 3B6 CTS (piezo tweeters)
646-401-0296 Duratex (enclosure finish)
business@plugivery.com, www.plugivery.com Fourjay, MG Electronics, Quam (commercial sound
Company Type: Distributor products)
Year Established: 2006 Goldwood (loudspeakers, piezo tweeters)
Officers: Eric Nolot, CEO & Pres. HarrisTech (loudspeaker & crossover design software)
Lines Carried: Acousticsamples, AIR Music Technol- McBride (loudspeakers, commercial sound products)
ogy, Akai Professional, Applied Acoustics Systems, Misco (specialty loudspeakers)
Arobas Music, Audiaire, Audiomodern, Audionamix, Neutrik (audio & power connectors)
AudioSourceRE, BBE Sound, BeatRig, Chocol- Philips, Sammi (loudspeakers)
ate Audio, Flux::, Harrison Consoles, Ina – GRM, Mellotone (acoustic fabrics)
INTERNET Co., IRCAM Lab, Kilohearts, Krotos SoundScape (landscape speakers)
Switchcraft (audio connectors)
Audio, Le Sound, Maestro Music Software, Mathew
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Lane, MeldaProduction, Metric Halo, MIA Labora-
tories, MixMeister, Mixvibes, Nomad Factory, Nugen
Audio, Plug And Mix, Puremix, SONiVOX, Sonoris,
SoundLib, Tek’it Audio, Touch Loops, TrainYourEars,
Trip’n Lab, Volko Audio, Voxengo, Xhun Audio
(audio & recording software, plug-ins)
R&D Team
Point Source Audio Raiffeisenstr 5
1304 Southpoint Blvd., #260 D-87775 Salgen, Germany
Petaluma, CA 94954 +49-0-173-286-6124
415-226-1122, FAX 415-520-2110 info@randteam.de, www.randteam.de
sales@point-sourceaudio.com, Company Type: Manufacturer
www.point-sourceaudio.com Year Established: 2003
Company Type: Manufacturer, Distributor Lines Carried: R&D Team (electro-acoustic simulation
Year Established: 2004 software, graphic & processing software,
Officers: James Lamb, Pres.; Yvonne Ho, VP Sales & loudspeaker simulation software, pocket calculator
Mktg., yho@point-sourceaudio.com software)
Sales Reps: Dave Johnson, E. Territory; George
Rebecca, W. Territory RAD Distribution
Lines Carried: Digigram (IP audio encoders, sound 180 Carpenter Ave.
cards, Ethersound products) Middletown, NY 10940
Point Source Audio (headset, earset & lavalier 845-378-1189
microphones) sales@raddist.com, www.raddist.com
Company Type: Distributor
Primacoustic Officers: Jon Haber, Pres.
(A Div. of Radial Engineering Ltd.) Lines Carried: Black Lion Audio, Cymatic Audio,
1588 Kebet Way Heritage Audio, Lindell Audio (studio gear & recording
Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 5M5 equipment)
604-942-1001, FAX 604-942-1010 Golden Age Project (microphones, recording equipment)
TK Audio (studio & live audio gear)
info@primacoustic.com, www.primacoustic.com
United Studio Technologies (microphones)
Company Type: Manufacturer
Year Established: 2000
Officers: Mike Belitz, CEO.; Roc Bubel, Sales Mgr.; Radial Engineering Ltd.
Steve McKay, Export Sales Mgr. 1588 Kebet Way
Sales Reps: James Wright, W. U.S. & Canada, ext. 238, Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 5M5
jamesw@primacoustic.com; Juan Carlos Bolomey, 604-942-1001, FAX 604-942-1010
Cen. U.S. & Canada, ext. 287, juancarlosb@ info@radialeng.com, www.radialeng.com
primacoustic.com; Steve Dickson, E. U.S. & Canada, Company Type: Manufacturer
ext. 229, steved@primacoustic.com Year Established: 1991
Lines Carried: Primacoustic (acoustic panels, bass Officers: Mike Belitz, CEO; Roc Bubel, Sales Mgr.;
traps, ceiling clouds & baffles, acoustic ceiling tiles, Steve McKay, Export Sales Mgr.
diffusers, acoustic panel room kits, gobos) Sales Reps: Mark Gummer, West, ext. 210; David
“Shuu” Guidish, Central, ext. 219; Phil Coelho, East,
Q
ext. 216
Lines Carried: Hafler (headphone amps, phono
stages, power amplifiers)
Jensen Transformers (isolators, DI boxes, DIN
modules, interfaces, transformers, mic inputs, mic
Q-Components splitters, line input/output, moving coil)
638 Colby Dr. Primacoustic (acoustic panels, acoustic panel kits,
Waterloo, ON N2V 1A2 bass traps, acoustic clouds & baffles)
519-884-1140, FAX 519-884-0193 Radial (direct boxes, audio interfaces, 500 series
sales@qcomponents.ca, www.qcomponents.ca power racks & modules, splitters, switchers)
Company Type: Distributor Reamp (reampers)
Year Established: 1990 Tonebone (pedals, preamps, switchers)
Officers: Terry McBride, Pres. & Owner; Ken Hobbs,
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 Rocelco Inc.

S
24 Viceroy Rd., #1
Concord, ON L4K 2L9
905-738-0737, FAX 905-738-0396
sales@rocelco.com, www.rocelco.com

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Company Type: Distributor
Year Established: 1962 SC Media Canada
Officers: Jack Yeager, Pres. 2100 Onesime Gagnon
Sales Reps: Warren Press, AB, 403-226-2862 Lachine, QC H8T 3M8
DIRECTORY OF SUPPLIERS Lines Carried: B-Tech (audio & flat screen mounts) 514-780-0808, FAX 514-780-1604
Rocelco (ergonomic office products, standing desk information@scmediacanada.com,
risers, flat screen mounts, AV racks, HDMI cables, www.scmediacanada.com
mobile TV carts) Company Type: Distributor
Year Established: 1983
Roland Canada Ltd. Officers: Jean Daoust, Pres.; Rahim Nathu, Ntl. Sales
Roland Inspiration Centre – Vancouver Mgr. (Absen, Barco & The Screen Works), 514-237-
9900 King George Blvd., #204 6765; Patricia Carr, Ntl. Sales Mgr. (LEA, iPort, Sonance
Surrey, BC V3T 0K9 & Aurora Multimedia), 416-457-0758; Noah Daoust,
604-270-6626 Mktg. Coordinator, noah@scmediacanada.com
Roland Inspiration Centre – Toronto Sales Reps: Arif Nathu, 514-953-0586; Jimmy
1179 King St. W., #001 Katsipis, 514-518-5643; Brad Fox, 902-223-0886;
Toronto, ON M6K 3C5 Ed Lockyer (Ontario), 647-455-0374
Rapco Professional Sound 647-361-2080 Lines Carried: Aurora (AV over IP)
(RHC Audio) www.roland.com/ca CODA Audio (live loudspeaker systems)
3200 Ridgeway Dr., #13 Company Type: Manufacturer iPort (tablet charging & mounting systems)
Mississauga, ON L5L 5Y6 Year Established: 1982 LEA Professional (IoT-enabled audio amplifiers)
800-263-5765, FAX 416-656-8695 Officers: Brian Dupas, Pres. & CEO; James Eastland, Sonance (commercial audio)
info@rhcholdings.net, www.rapcohorizon.com Dir. Finance; Maya Sathikumar, Controller; Doug
Company Type: Manufacturer McGarry, VP Bus. Dev. Sennheiser Canada
Year Established: 1997 Sales Reps: Pierre Circe, Ntl. Sales Mgr.; Olivier Potvin; 275 Rue Kesmark
Officers: Dave Babyn, GM; Jim Samson, Sales Mgr. Paul Hermann; Harold Eide, Western Sales Mgr.; Justin Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC H9B 3J1
Sales Reps: Chris Frankhauser; Bill Eaton, QC; Alex McClean; Matt Dunn; Sylvain Roy; David Beinert 514-426-3013, FAX 514-426-3953
Monast Lines Carried: BOSS (electronic guitar products) info@sennheiser.ca, www.sennheiser.ca
Lines Carried: Amphenol, Neutrik, Switchcraft HOSA Technology (cables & accessories) Company Type: Manufacturer, Distributor
(connectors) Roland (electronic musical instruments) Officers: Daniel Sennheiser, Co-CEO; Andreas Sennhe-
Lava Cable, RoadHog (cables) V-Moda (headphones) iser, Co-CEO; Christopher Currier, Dir. Trade Marketing
ProCo Sound, RapcoHorizon (cables, snakes, Americas; Nick Mandilaras, Sr. Key Account Mgr.; Fred-
interface devices) Roland Pro AV Canada erick Girard, Sales Dir., Pro Audio Solutions Channel
RAT (distortion pedals, cables) (A Div. of Roland Canada) Lines Carried: Neumann (microphones, monitors)
StageMASTER (cables, snakes, music accessories) Head Office Sennheiser (microphones, headphones, headsets)
9900 King George Blvd., #204 Yellowtec (audio & video mounting accessories)
Richmond Sound Design Ltd. Surrey, BC V3T 0K6
5264 Ross St. 604-270-6626 SFM
Vancouver, BC V5W 3K7 Eastern Office 325 Bouchard Blvd.
604-715-9441 1179 King St. W., #001 Dorval, QC H9S 1A9
charlie.rsd@gmail.com, Toronto, ON M6K 3C5 800-363-8855, 514-780-2070, FAX 514-780-2111
www.richmondsounddesign.com 647-361-2080 info@sfm.ca, www.sfm.ca
Company Type: Manufacturer rcm.proav.info@roland.com, proav.roland.com Company Type: Manufacturer, Distributor
Year Established: 1972 Company Type: Manufacturer Year Established: 1978
Number of Employees: 5 Year Established: 2006 Officers: Sol Fleising, Founder & Chairman; Randal
Officers: Charlie Richmond, Pres. Officers: Brian Dupas, Pres. & CEO Tucker, CEO & Pres.; Ghyslain Berger, COO & Exec VP;
Sales Reps: Charlie Richmond Sales Reps: Russell Williams, Ntl. Sales. Mgr., Mike Gregory, Dir. Pro Sales
Lines Carried: Richmond Sound Design (virtual sound russell.williams@roland.com Sales Reps: Adam Plante, 519-636-6971; Andre
systems) Lines Carried: Roland (video switchers, video Lamouche, 514-942-1863; Benoit St-Jacques, 514-794-
converters, digital snake systems, digital audio 1663; Claude Ricard, 514-705-6020; Jodi Rhuland, 902-
Riedel Communications consoles, digital recorders, digital audio interfaces) 229-4404; Kyle Brown, 613-813-5953; Nathan Picklyk,
2508 N. Ontario St. 403-992-5713; Nathan Wilson, 514-234-0053; Justin
Burbank, CA 91504 Roswell Pro Audio, LLC Gauthier, 514-831-0088; Ramon Donati, 604-985-3714;
818-559-6900, FAX 818-558-5927 125 S. Main St., #118 Randy Segeren, 416-578-0834; Rob Deslauriers, 416-
sales-us@riedel.net, www.riedel.net Sebastopol, CA 95472 832-8025; Sam Scanlan, 604-862-2584; Steve Klotz,
Company Type: Manufacturer 978-40-0547 204-999-6311
Year Established: 1987 info@roswellproaudio.com, www.roswellproaudio.com Lines Carried: Accu Cable (DMX & power cables)
Number of Employees: 600+ Company Type: Manufacturer AER (amplifiers, speakers, PA & monitor systems)
Officers: Joyce Bente, Pres. & CEO, Riedel North Amer- Year Established: 2015 American Audio (mixers, speakers, amplifiers, micro-
ica; Rich Zabel, VP Sales; David McKenzie, Mgr. Service Number of Employees: 4 phones, MIDI controllers, music & audio
& Support; Jake Halverson, Ops. Mgr. Officers: Matthew McGlynn, Founder, processors)
Sales Reps: Jason Ross, Cdn. Sales Mgr. matt@roswellproaudio.com Artel Video Systems (fibre optic transmission systems,
Lines Carried: Riedel (intercom products, audio Lines Carried: Roswell Pro Audio (boutique studio scan converters, video scalers)
distribution, real-time signal networks) microphones) Atlona (AV & IT signal distribution & connectivity for
video solutions)
Attero Tech (networked audio & control interfaces)
AudioPressBox (press conference audio distribution
tools)
AVANTE Audio (loudspeakers with DSP)

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BandLab (audio interfaces)
Canare (broadcast cables, connectors, video patch
bays)
Casio (digital pianos, synthesizers, portable keyboards,
DJ controllers)
Digiflex (audio, video, power & data cables & custom
interconnect solutions)
Dynamic Mounting (mounting solutions)
EAW (loudspeaker systems)
Fulcrum Acoustic (loudspeaker systems)
Furman (AC line conditioners, power distribution
solutions)
Genelec (reference monitors for professional
applications)
Global Truss (professional & DJ trussing)
Just Add Power (4K & HD-over-IP products)
K&M (microphones stands, speaker stands,
lighting stands, instrument stands)
Kordz (HDMI cables, TOSlink cables, HDMI extenders)
Littlite (task lighting solutions)
Luxul (IP networking solutions)
MONO (cases, bags & accessories)
MWM (wireless DJ crossfaders & controllers)
Nest Pro (smart home control accessories)
Neutrik (audio, video, data & fibre optic connectors
& accessories)
Niles (home audio products)
NTi Audio (audio test & measurement equipment)
Odyssey (flight cases & road cases)
OmniMount (flat panel mounts, home theatre
furniture, speaker stands, audio mounts, rack
systems)
On-Stage (stands, adapters)
Panamax (electronic protection, filtration & control
products)
Pioneer DJ (DJ players, DJ mixers, DJ controllers,
monitor speakers & music production tools)
Pro Control (programmable remote controls, control
systems)
QSC (amplifiers, loudspeakers, digital signal processing
& control)
RTI (control systems for installed electronic systems)
Shure (wired & wireless microphones, in-ear monitors,
earphone & headphones)
SKB (transport cases)
Stewart Audio (amplifiers)
Teisco (analog pedals)
Telex RTS (intercom systems)
Wireless Solutions (DMX transceivers & receivers)
Sherlock Audio Canada
1418 Pitt St.
Cornwall, ON K6J 3T8
613-932-8603, FAX 613-932-8603
info@sherlockaudio.ca, www.sherlockaudio.ca
Company Type: Manufacturer, Distributor
Year Established: 1972
Number of Employees: 1
Sales Reps: Gilles Grignon
Lines Carried: DVT (guitar & bass tone controls)
OverToner (guitar speakers, cabinets)
Radias (pseudo-surround speaker systems for
combo amps)
SpeakerMate (multi-speaker-to-amp interface units)
ToneChamber, UnderCab (speaker cabinets)
Show Distribution
4555 Boul. des Grandes Prairies, #65
Montréal, QC H1R 1A5
800-567-8245
info@showdistribution.com,
www.showdistribution.com
Company Type: Manufacturer, Distributor
Year Established: 1999
Officers: Denis Lefrançois, Pres.; Alexandre Le-
françois, Ops. Mgr., Hoists & Automation
Sales Reps: Mathieu Cecil, 514-743-9810
Lines Carried: Raynok (automation software, motion
controllers, chain hoists, rigging systems)
Show Distribution (automated hoists, low-voltage
& direct chain hoists, rigging accessories)
Silent Sound Productions Inc.
108-33 Villiers St.
Toronto, ON M5A 1A9
416-465-0371, FAX 416-479-0763
silentsound@sympatico.ca, www.munitionfactory.ca
Type of Company: Distributor
Year Established: 2011
Officers: Reynald Trudel, Owner
Lines Carried: Comtek, Phonak (wireless
communication equipment)
Denecke (timecode slates, sync boxes)
Klover (parabolic dishes)
Panamic, VDB (boompoles)
Point Source Audio, Voice Technologies (microphones)
Q5x (wireless transmitters & receivers)
Solid State Logic Inc.
545 8th Ave., #2110
New York, NY 10018
www.solidstatelogic.com
Company Type: Manufacturer
Year Established: 1969
Officers: Phil Wagner, N.A. Sr. VP
Sales Reps: SSL USA W. Region (SK, AB, BC, NT), 213-
249-9229, lasales@solidstatelogic.com; SSL USA E.
Region (QC, ON, MN & Atlantic Canada), 212-315-1111,
nysales@solidstatelogic.com
Lines Carried: Solid State Logic – SSL (audio mixing
consoles, audio processing)
Solotech Inc.
5200 Hochelaga St.
Montreal, QC H1V 1G3
514-526-7721
info@solotech.com, www.solotech.com
Company Type: Manufacturer, Rental & Integration
Services
Year Established: 1977
Officers: Martin Tremblay, Pres. & CEO; Philip Giffard,
Pres. Sales & Integration Div.; Christine Latour, VP
Mktg. & Comm.
Lines Carried: Solotech (road cases, control booth
furniture, custom cable assemblies, anodized
connector plates, power distribution systems,
arena scoreboard systems, video products)
Sonex Acoustical Products
PO Box 231369
Encinitas, CA 92023
760-230-4508, FAX 760-452-7550
info@sonex-online.com, www.sonex-online.com
Company Type: Manufacturer
Lines Carried: Sonex (acoustical foam, noise
barriers, soundproofing & noise reduction enclosures)
Sonic Farm Audio
5211 Irmin St., #107
Burnaby, BC V5J 0C9
604-522-2646
proaudio@sonicfarm.com, www.sonicfarm.com
Company Type: Manufacturer
Year Established: 2009
Officers: Zoran Todorovic; Boris Drazic
Lines Carried: Sonic Farm (studio & stage outboard
analog gear)
Sonotechnique PJL Inc.
200 Gince St.
Montreal, QC H4N 2W6
514-332-6868
sales@sonotechnique.ca, www.sonotechnique.ca
Company Type: Distributor
Year Established: 1980
Officers: Gerry Eschweiler, Pres.; Patrice Delhaes, VP
Sales & Mkg.
Sales Reps: Gerry Eschweiler (ON), 416-947-9112 ext.
1; Patrice Delhaes (E. Canada), 514-332-6868 ext. 223;
Mark Charpentier (W. Canada), 604-461-2202; Raphael
Valensi (Inside Sales), 514-332-6868 ext. 228
Lines Carried: 25-Seven Systems (broadcast audio
products)
Aaton (portable audio recorder/mixers)
Angelbird Technologies (memory cards, workflow
solutions)
AVProConnect (AV distribution equipment)
Axia (broadcast consoles, digital audio routers,
broadcast intercom systems, routing control
software)
Betso (wireless AV products)
Bricasti Design (reverb systems, digital audio
converters)
Bubblebee (sound accessories)
BW Broadcast (AM/FM low power transmitters,
RDS encoders, audio processors)
Cinela (microphone suspensions, windshields)
Comrex (IP codecs, audio & video over IP)
D&R (broadcast consoles)
Denecke, ESE (timecode products)
Deva Broadcast (radio monitoring, RDS encoders,
audio processors, IP audio, broadcast tools)
Digigram (sound cards, audio & video IP codecs)
Dolby Labs (encoders, decoders, loudness metering,
software)
Grace Design (monitor controllers, preamps, spacebar
microphone positioners)
HEDD (studio monitors)
Hide-a-Mic (microphone concealers)
Inovonics (radio audio processing, RDS messaging,
signal monitoring)
JK Audio (telephone hybrids, wireless audio interfaces,
VoIP hybrids, remote broadcast mixers)
Kii Audio (pro audio speakers)
Linear Acoustic (AoIP for TV, TV loudness control
metering & monitoring, upmixing products,
metadata)
Minnetonka Audio (audio software, encoding/
decoding, loudness control)
Nixer Pro Audio (portable Dante network diagnostics
tools)
Omnia Audio (broadcast audio processors)
Prism Sound (audio converters, analog & digital audio
test & measurement systems)
Revolution Acoustics (multifunctional transducers)
RTW (audio loudness & metering systems)
Sommer Cable (cables)
Sonifex (broadcast audio & video equipment)
Sonodyne (home theatre systems)
Sonosax (audio mixers)
Sound Devices (portable audio mixers, recorders,
interfaces, video monitors & recorders)
Studio Six Digital (iOS measurement microphones
& audio interfaces)
Studio Technologies (audio, video & fibre optic
products)
Trinnov Audio (room correction & enhancement
systems)
TSL Products (IP audio monitoring, broadcast control
systems, power management systems)
URSA Straps (wireless transmitter straps, lav mic
accessories)
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 Sound Sculpture Superscope Technologies Inc.
20380 Rae Rd. 1508 Batavia Ave.
Bend, OR 97702 Geneva, IL 60134
541-318-1877 800-374-4118, FAX 630-232-8905
info@soundsculpture.com, www.soundsculpture.com www.superscopetechnologies.com
Company Type: Manufacturer Company Type: Manufacturer

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Year Established: 1986 Year Established: 1993
Officers: Ken Czepelka, Owner Lines Carried: Superscope (digital audio recorders, CD
Lines Carried: Sound Sculpture (analog matrix routing recorders, meeting recording systems, portable
systems, MIDI-controlled accessories) music recording kits, music practice & recording
DIRECTORY OF SUPPLIERS
software)
Speco Technologies
200 New Hwy. Supreme Media Distribution
Amityville, NY 11701 1750 Plummer St., #13
631-957-8700, FAX 631-957-3880 Pickering, ON L1W 3M1
www.specotech.com 905-492-1730
Company Type: Manufacturer davidgardner-sales@outlook.com,
Year Established: 1960 www.suprememedia.ca
Lines Carried: Speco (wired & wireless microphones, Company Type: Distributor
commercial speakers, residential speakers, Year Established: 2017
wall-mount volume controls, commercial amplifiers, Number of Employees: 6
VdB (microphone boom poles) multizone distribution systems, indoor/outdoor Officers: David Gardner, Pres.
Zaxcom (wireless audio systems, portable speakers, rock speakers, home theatre speakers, PA Lines Carried: DAS Audio (speaker systems)
audio recorders/mixers) horns, marine horns) XTA Electronics (amplifiers, speaker processors,
digital switchers)
Sony of Canada Ltd. Stage Research Inc.
115 Gordon Baker Rd. PO Box 670557 Switchcraft Inc.
Toronto, ON M2H 3R6 Northfield, OH 44067 5555 N. Elston Ave.
416-499-1414, FAX 416-495-3722 440-717-7510 Chicago, IL 60630
www.sonybiz.ca info@stageresearch.com, www.stageresearch.com 773-792-2700, FAX 774-792-2129
Company Type: Manufacturer Company Type: Manufacturer sales@switchcraft.com, www.switchcraft.com
Lines Carried: Sony (wired & wireless mics, professional Year Established: 1993 Company Type: Manufacturer
headphones, mixers, AV powered matrix switchers, Lines Carried: SFX (show control software) Year Established: 1946
pro field recorders) SoftPlot (light plotting & CAD software) Lines Carried: Switchcraft (connectors)
ShowBuilder (show paperwork & design software)
Sound Bridge Acoustic Labs, Inc. Systemes Guinois
3501 S. Interstate Hwy. 35E Stage Tec 215 St-Augustin
Waxahachie, TX 75165 Tabbertstraße 10-11 Montreal, QC H4C 2N7
800-628-9084 12459 Berlin, Germany 514-931-2000, FAX 514-937-6432
salesteam@soundbridge.com, www.soundbridge.com +49-30-639902-0, FAX +49-30-639902-32 info@systemesguinois.com, www.systemesguinois.com
Company Type: Manufacturer, Distributor sales@stagetec.com, www.stagetec.com Company Type: Distributor
Year Established: 1996 Company Type: Manufacturer Officers: Francois Guinois, Founder
Officers: Chris Cole, Pres., icc@soundbridge.com Officers: Alexander Nemes, Sales Mgr. Lines Carried: A-Designs Audio, Crane Song, Dave
Lines Carried: Sound Bridge (line arrays, subwoofers, Lines Carried: Stagetec (digital production & live Hill Designs, Electrodyne, Elysia, Inward Connec-
stage monitors) audio consoles, intercom solutions, stage man- tions, Phoenix Audio, Purple Audio, Shadow Hills
agement desks, digital audio routers, digital audio Industries, Lachapell Audio, Buzz Audio, Highland
Sound Devices LLC snakes, digital public address & alarm systems, Dynamics, Looptrotter, Standar Audio, TK Audio,
PO Box 576 room acoustics systems) Tree Audio, Triton Audio (analog processors)
E7556 State Rd., #23 & 33 Amphion, Barefoot Sound, PMC Loudspeakers,
Reedsburg, WI 53959 Star Case Mfg. Co. PSI Loudspeakers (studio monitors)
608-524-0625, FAX 608-524-0655 648 Superior Ave. AMS Neve, API Console (audio consoles, analog
sales@sounddevices.com, www.sounddevices.com Munster, IN 46321 processors)
Company Type: Manufacturer 800-822-7827, FAX 219-922-4442 Audio Accessories (patch bays)
Year Established: 1998 star@starcase.com, www.starcase.com Coleman Audio (monitor controllers)
Officers: Matt Anderson, CEO; Jon Tatooles, Co-Founder Company Type: Manufacturer, Distributor Forssell Technologies (analog & digital converters)
Lines Carried: Audio Limited (wireless microphone Officers: Darren Eason, Pres.; Glenn Reyna, Ops. Mgr. Gyraf Audio, LaChapell Audio, Retro Instruments,
systems) Lines Carried: Designer Series Racks & Structures Thermionic Culture, Tube-Tech (tube processors)
Sound Devices (portable mixers, digital recorders) (modular racks, structures, stands) JamRacks (studio furniture)
Professional Series Racks (modular racks & Latch Lake (microphone stands)
accessories) Microtech Gefell, Telefunken, Vanguard (microphones)
Sound Ideas Mogami (cables)
105 W. Beaver Creek Rd., #4 SKB Cases, TZ Case (moulded cases & containers)
Star Case (ATA shipping cases, racks & rack Sound Construction & Supply (studio desks, isolation
Richmond Hill, ON L4B 1C6 racks)
905-886-5000, FAX 905-886-6800 accessories)
Sterling Modular (studio furniture)
contact@sound-ideas.com, www.sound-ideas.com Weiss Engineering (mastering products)
Company Type: Distributor Stedman Corporation
Year Established: 1978 9625 East D Ave.
Officers: Brian Nimens, CEO; Peter Alexander, Sales Mgr. Richland, MI 49083
Sales Reps: Elliott Zimmerman; Ron Anthony; Craig 269-629-5960, FAX 269-629-4149
Nimens info@stedmancorp.com, www.stedmancorp.com
Lines Carried: Boom, Digiffects, Hollywood Edge, Company Type: Manufacturer
Sound Ideas (sound effects libraries) Year Established: 1992
Officers: Bill Hannapel, Owner
Lines Carried: Proscreen (pop filters)
Stedman (recording accessories)

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TAIT
401 W. Lincoln Ave.
Lititz, PA 17543
717-626-9571
sales@taittowers.com, www.taittowers.com
Company Type: Manufacturer
Year Established: 1978
Number of Employees: 600+
Officers: James “Winky” Fairorth, CEO & Pres.; Adam
Davis, CCO
Lines Carried: TAIT (custom staging products)
TAIT Navigator (entertainment automation platform)
TCH Sales Inc.
40 Emblem Ct.
Scarborough, ON M1S 1B1
800-465-6281, FAX 855-229-3214
info@tchweb.com, www.tchweb.com
Company Type: Manufacturer
Year Established: 1976
Officers: Jerry Arsenault, Pres.
Lines Carried: TCH (ATA case & cabinet hardware)
Technature Inc.
376 Queen St. E.
Toronto, ON M5A 1T1
416-594-6558, FAX 416-861-0620
info@technature.ca, www.technature.ca
Company Type: Distributor
Year Established: 2002
Lines Carried: Technature (acoustical panels,
acoustical baffles)
Techni+Contact Canada Ltd.
237 Labrosse
Pointe-Claire, QC H9R 1A3
514-695-4883, FAX 514-695-5243
info@technicontact.com, www.technicontact.com
Company Type: Manufacturer, Distributor
Year Established: 1979
Officers: Julie Legault, Pres.; Jean-Pierre Xenopou-
los, Dir. Sales; Ronald Burt, Dir. Purchasing; Julien
Surprenant, CFO
Sales Reps: Daniel Beaulieu, 514-793-9451; George
Grech, 416-705-6988; Alex McIntyre, 204-430-5954;
Stirling Jones, 403-252-5993; Louis Barbeau, 514-941-
3633; Jérôme Fragman, 416-997-5589
Lines Carried: AMX/SVSi (AV automation & control
systems, networked AV products)
Architectural Acoustics by Peavey Commercial Audio
(loudspeakers, signal processors, power amplifiers)
Beyerdynamic (presentation & conference systems)
Cambridge Sound Management (sound masking
solutions)
Crest Audio by Peavey Commercial Audio (power
amplifiers, signal processors, mixers)
Grandview (projection screens)
ECLER (speakers, digital processors & matrixes,
mixers, amplifiers, sound sources)
MediaMatrix by Peavey Commercial Audio (digital
audio distribution & processing systems)
Minrray (video conferencing cameras)
MIPRO (wireless systems, portable PAs)
Prologue (commercial speakers)
Spinetix (digital signage solutions)
Utelogy (intelligent IT management software)
Technomad Company Type: Distributor
5 Tina Dr. Year Established: 1974
South Deerfield, MA 01373 Officers: Jean-Marc Langevin, Pres.,
617-275-8898 jmlangevin@thorvinelectronics.com
sales@technomad.com, www.technomad.com Sales Reps: Brian Hachey, ON & Atlantic, 416-768-
Company Type: Manufacturer 6160; Pierre Beaupre, QC, 514-990-4486; Fernando
Year Established: 1994 Cienfuegos, BC, AB, SK & MB, 780-920-8220; Kyle
Lines Carried: Technomad (weatherproof speakers, Lusk, Inside Sales/Technical Support, 800-323-6634
PA systems, amplifiers, audio players) Lines Carried: Aavara (AV-over-IP video distribution)
Audio Everywhere (audio-over-wifi solutions)
Auditel (audio conference & interpretation equipment)
Telos Alliance Azden (sound field systems, wireless camera micro-
1241 Superior Ave.
phones)
Cleveland, OH 44114
Barix (audio-over-IP products)
216-241-7225, FAX 216-241-4103
BrightSign (digital signage media players)
www.telosalliance.com
Chattervox (voice amplification & tour guide
Company Type: Manufacturer
equipment)
Year Established: 1986
Clearone (digital wireless microphone systems)
Officers: Tom Swidarski, CEO; Scott Stiefel, COO;
Connect-IQ (HDMI wireless presentation solutions)
Frank Foti, Omnia Audio Founder & Exec. Chair.; Greg
Contemporary Research (HDTV tuners, QMOD HDTV
Shay, CTO; John Schur, Founder Minnetonka Audio
modulators, display express control systems,
& Pres. TV Solutions Group; Marty Sacks, VP Sales,
classroom integration solutions)
Support & Mktg.
Datapath (video wall processors)
Lines Carried: 25-Seven Systems (watermark moni-
German Maestro (headphones, headsets)
toring & processing, audio delays)
Luxtronics (outdoor digital displays)
Axia Audio (networked audio consoles, audio interfaces,
Muxlabs (AV-over-IP, signal distribution)
routing control)
Nexmosphere (digital signage interactive products)
Linear Acoustic (AoIP for TV, TV loudness control
Paso (amplifiers, portable PA systems, sound field
metering & monitoring, upmixing products,
systems)
metadata)
Pentaclass (sound field systems, loudspeakers)
Minnetonka Audio (loudness control products, soft-
Sanako (interactive ICT classroom software)
ware processors, enterprise software systems)
School Phones (headphones & headsets for school
Omnia Audio (audio processing for radio & streaming)
use)
Telos Systems (broadcast telephone systems, codecs,
Smart AVI (video extenders, converters, splitters, video
hybrids, streaming audio)
wall, digital signage)
SP Controls (networked classroom control systems)
Theatrixx Technologies Inc. Univox (hearing loop systems)
1655 rue Richardson Williams Sound (hearing assistance products)
Montreal, QC H3K 3J7 WiWi (tour guide systems)
514-939-3077, FAX 514-933-0087
info@theatrixx.com, www.theatrixx.com
TOA Canada Corporation
Company Type: Manufacturer, distributor
3670 Odyssey Dr., #1
Year Established: 1999
Mississauga, ON L5M 0Y9
Number of Employees: 61
800-263-7639, FAX 905-564-3569
Officers: Jacques Tessier, Pres.; François Levasseur,
sales@toacanada.com, www.toacanada.com
VP Sales, flevasseur@theatrixx.com; Gabriel Duschin-
Company Type: Manufacturer
sky, CTO; Alexandra D. Tessier, Mktg Dir.
Year Established: 1934
Sales Reps: Maxime Duschinsky, U.S.,
Officers: Mitsuhiro Omura, Pres. & CEO; Rico Lucia,
mduschinsky@theatrixx.com; Dominic Galien, QC,
Dir. & GM
dgalien@theatrixx.com; Philippe Laframboise, ON,
Sales Reps: Warren Strem, BC, AB & Northern Territo-
plaframboise@theatrixx.com; Scott Cahoon,
ries, ext. 324; Don Angus, ON, ext. 314; Louis Thomas,
W. Canada, scahoon@theatrixx.com
QC & Ottawa Valley, ext. 315; Peter Maclean, SK, MB &
Lines Carried: Advanced Devices (single-pole
Atlantic Canada, ext. 316
connectors)
Lines Carried: TOA (wired & wireless microphones,
AnalogWay (video switching & routing)
DSP products, infrared microphones, mixers, am-
AV Stumpfl (media servers, show control solutions,
plifiers, surface mount speakers, recessed
projection screens)
speakers, conference systems, intercom, ceiling
Cable Protectors (cable mats)
speakers, box speakers, line array speakers,
CEEP (connectors)
pendant & projection speakers, paging horns,
Hannay Reels (cable reels)
megaphones, wall attenuators, digital ambient
PCE (multi-pole connectors)
noise control, signal processors, digital messaging,
Socapex (multi-pin circular connectors)
test equipment, public address speakers, profes-
Ten47 (connectors)
sional audio speakers, mobile amplifiers, voice
The Light Source (rigging accessories)
evacuation systems, emergency paging equipment,
Theatrixx Distro (electrical distribution systems)
mass notification products, multi-channel monitors)
Vestel (commercial TV displays)
Visual Productions (lighting programmers)
Thorvin Electronics Inc.
2861 Sherwood Heights Dr., #36 & 37
Oakville, ON L6J 7K1
905-829-3040, FAX 905-829-4196
info@thorvinelectronics.com,
www.thorvinelectronics.com
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 Jean-Pierre Desnoyers, Sales & Projects Mgr.,

W
jpdesnoyers@unissonstructures.com
Sales Reps: Alexandre Olivier; Jean-Pierre Desnoyers
Lines Carried: Unisson Structures (trusses, stage
decks, aluminum structures, roof systems,
catwalks)

2020 Unity Audio

Hall Farm, #3
Ward-Beck Systems Ltd.
945 Middlefield Rd., #9
Toronto, ON M1V 5E1
DIRECTORY OF SUPPLIERS Little Walden, Essex, CB10 1XA, U.K. 416-335-5999, FAX 416-335-5202
+44-0-1799-520786 sales@ward-beck.com, www.ward-beck.com
sales@unityaudio.co.uk, Company Type: Manufacturer
www.unityaudioproducts.co.uk Year Established: 1967
Company Type: Manufacturer Officers: Eugene Johnson, Owner; Kevin Lyver, Pres.
Year Established: 1995 Lines Carried: Ward-Beck (A/V monitors, amplifiers,
Officers: Kevin Walker, Founder converters, meters, processors)
Lines Carried: Unity Audio (studio monitors, home
hi-fi speakers) WaveDNA
63 Roslin Ave.

V
Toronto, ON M4N 1Z1
647-205-3352
info@wavedna.com, www.wavedna.com
Transaudio Group Company Type: Software Developer, Distributor
7340 Smoke Ranch Rd., Unit A Year Established: 2010
Las Vegas, NV 89128
VocalBooth.com Officers: Helen Georgopoulos, Mgr.
702-365-5155, FAX 702-365-5145 Lines Carried: Liquid Music, Liquid Rhythm (music
PO Box 6569
sales@transaudiogroup.com, software)
Bend, OR 97708
www.transaudiogroup.com
541-330-6045, FAX 801-659-2475
Company Type: Distributor
Year Established: 1997
info@vocalbooth.com, www.vocalbooth.com Waves Inc.
Company Type: Manufacturer 2800 Merchants Dr.
Officers: Brad Lunde, Founder & Pres.,
Year Established: 1997 Knoxville, TN 37912
brad@transaudiogroup.com
Officers: Calvin Mann, Pres. & Founder 865-909-9200, FAX 865-909-9245
Lines Carried: Daking (studio equipment)
Lines Carried: VocalBooth (portable & modular info@waves.com, www.waves.com
sound rooms & booths, amp & speaker boxes, Company Type: Manufacturer
Transparence Audio mobile recording studios) Year Established: 1992
(Belisle Acoustique) Officers: Gilad Keren, Co-Founder & CEO; Meir Shaashua,
238 Blvd. Saint Jean Baptiste
Void Acoustics Research Co-Founder & CTO
Châteauguay, QC J6K 3C1 Lines Carried: Waves (processors, plug-ins, compo-
Dawkins Road Industrial Estate, #15
450-691-2584, FAX 450-427 6448 nent plug-ins, hardware sound processors, virtual
Dawkins Rd., Poole, BH15 4JY, U.K.
luc@tr.ca, www.tr.ca amps, cabs, mics & effects collections, personal
sales.canada@voidacoustics.com,
Company Type: Manufacturer, Integrator, Distributor guitar processors)
www.voidacoustics.com
Year Established: 1979
Company Type: Manufacturer
Officers: Luc Belisle, Sales; Bruno Belisle, R&D,
brunob@tr.ca
Sales Reps: Robert Hofkamp, Dir. U.S. Operations, Wenger Corp.
503-854-7134, robert.hofkamp@voidacoustics.com 555 Park Dr., PO Box 448
Lines Carried: Transparence (loudspeakers,
Lines Carried: Void (installation & touring loudspeakers) Owatonna, MN 55060-0448
enclosures, sound processors, power amplifiers)
800-268-0148, FAX 507-455-4258

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VT Electronics Inc. info@wengercorp.com, www.wengercorp.com
8501 Bayview Ave., #314 Company Type: Manufacturer
Richmond Hill, ON L4B 3J7 Year Established: 1946
416-200-2610 Officers: Mark Ingalls, Performing Arts Acoustical
harrygvt41@gmail.com, www.vtelectronics.com Shell Prod. Mgr.
Company Type: Manufacturer Sales Reps: Jeff Kirkpatrick, W. Canada, 507-774-
Union Connector Year Established: 1972 8260, jeff.kirkpatrick@wengercorp.com; Tim Lazaroff,
2229 Vinson Lane E. Canada, 905-842-1913,
Officers: Harry Gandhi, Pres.
Jacksonville, FL 32256 tim.lazaroff@wengercorp.com
Lines Carried: VT Amplifiers (amplifiers)
631-753-9550 Lines Carried: Wenger (acoustical shell systems,
www.unionconnector.com storage & shelving, portable acoustic shells,
Company Type: Manufacturer VUE Audiotechnik LLC
640 Alpine Way garment racks, mobile staging, pit filler, perfor-
Year Established: 1929 mance staging, makeup stations, portable staging,
Sales Reps: Ray Wolpert Escondido, CA 92029
760-520-1069, FAX 760-520-1101 tiered seating risers, fixed & portable audience seat-
Lines Carried: Union (switches, connectors, power ing, acoustical panels, active acoustic systems)
distribution, custom manufacturing) sales@vueaudio.com, www.vueaudio.com
Company Type: Manufacturer
Year Established: 2002 Westar Music
Unisson Structures Officers: Kenneth Berger, CEO; Michael Adams, Design 105 W. Beaver Creek Rd., #4
685 Rang de la Rivière-Nord Richmond Hill, ON L4B 1C6
Chief; Sara Elliott, VP Ops.; George Dreyer, Sr. Engineer
Saint-Roch-de-l’Achigan, QC J0K 3H0 905-886-3100, FAX 905-886-6800
Mgr.; Shawn London, Touring Sound Market Develop-
450-588-7477, FAX 450-588-7478 info@westarmusic.com, www.westarmusic.com
ment; Brandon Rinas, Sales Development House of
info@unissonstructures.com, Company Type: Manufacturer, Distributor
Worship Systems
www.unissonstructures.com Year Established: 2000
Lines Carried: VUE Audiotechnik (loudspeakers,
Company Type: Manufacturer Officers: Brian Nimens, CEO; Peter Alexander, Sales Mgr.
amplifiers, processors)
Year Established: 1977 Sales Reps: Steve Smith; Elliott Zimmerman
Officers: Olivier Jobin, VP Bus. Dev., Lines Carried: Westar Music Library, The American
olivier@unissonstructures.com; Alexandre Olivier, Music Company (music libraries)
Sales & Proj. Mgr., alex@unissonstructures.com;

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 Music Production; Jim Welter, Ntl. Sales & Mktg. Mgr.,
Westone Laboratories Inc. Piano, Band & Orchestra
2235 Executive Circle Lines Carried: Ampeg (bass amplifiers & cabinets,
Colorado Springs, CO 80906 pedals, DI boxes, preamps)
877-290-3988 Steinberg (studio interfaces, music production &
westone@westone.com, www.westone.com notation software)
Company Type: Manufacturer Yamaha (digital & acoustic pianos, keyboards,
Year Established: 1959 monitors, live sound products, guitars, basses,
Lines Carried: Westone (custom earplugs & amplifiers, concert percussion, marching drums,
earphones) orchestral strings, wind instruments, silent instru-
ments, synthesizers, drumsets, digital drums,
music production equipment)
Whirlwind
99 Ling Rd.
Yamaha Corporation of America,
Rochester, NY 14612
585-663-8820, FAX 585-865-8930 Professional Audio Division
darylg@whirlwindusa.com, www.whirlwindusa.com 6600 Orangethorpe Ave.
Company Type: Manufacturer Buena Park, CA 90620
Officers: Michael Laiacona, Pres.; Daryl Greenway, Int’l 714-522-9011, FAX 714-522-9334
Sales Mgr.; Joe Barnes, GM info@yamaha.com, www.yamahaca.com
Lines Carried: Whirlwind (cables, interconnect prod- Company Type: Manufacturer
ucts, stands, snakes, splitters, electrical distribu- Year Established: 1960
tion, audio networking) Officers: Tom Sumner, Pres.; Jonathan McGarry, Cdn.
Sales Mgr.; Paul Furtkamp, Dir. Sales U.S. & Canada,
WhisperRoom Inc. Commercial Audio & NEXO Products.
322 Nancy Lynn Lane, #14 Sales Reps: Michel Trepanier, District Mgr. Yamaha
Knoxville, TN 37919 Pro Audio Div., QC, 514-919-7444; DataVisual Canada,
865-558-5364 613-741-9898, orders@datavisual.ca, www.datavisual.ca
info@whisperroom.com, www.whisperroom.com Lines Carried: Yamaha Professional Audio (digital
Company Type: Manufacturer consoles, speakers, analog mixers, DAW systems,
Year Established: 1990 portable PA systems, amplifiers, AFC Active Field
Lines Carried: WhisperRoom (portable & modular Control, digital mixing engine systems, outboard
sound isolation booths) effects units, software for digital mixers)
Yamaha Commercial Installation Solutions [CIS]
(audio processors, speakers, amplifiers)
Wisycom USA NEXO (line array speaker systems, amplifiers, network
5228 Eisenhower Ave.
control systems)
Alexandria, VA 22304
888-947-9266
sales@wisycomusa.com, www.wisycomusa.com Yorkville Sound
Company Type: Manufacturer 550 Granite Crt.
Year Established: 2018 Pickering, ON L1W 3Y8
Officers: Jim Dugan, Pres. 905-837-8777, FAX 905-839-5776
Lines Carried: Wisycom (wireless microphone canada@yorkville.com, www.yorkville.com
systems, IEM systems, fibre systems, radio frequency Company Type: Manufacturer, Distributor
distribution, wireless intercom systems, wireless Year Established: 1963
reportage systems) Officers: Jack Long, Chair.; Steve Long, Pres.; Jeff
Cowling, VP Sales & Mktg.; Brian Weafer, VP
YSL Pro
(Formerly HHB Communications Canada)
2 Eastern Ave., Mezzanine Level
Toronto, ON M5A 1H3
416-867- 9000, FAX 416-867-1080
sales@hhbcanada.com, www.hhbcanada.com
Company Type: Distributor
Year Established: 1997
Officers: Dave Dysart, Pres.; Tracy Carbert, Office
Admin.; Dave Misener, Sr. Product Specialist; Tim
Condon, Product Specialist; Jeff Johns, Broadcast &
Systems Sales Mgr; Warren Beck, Electronics Tech/
Broadcast & Systems Product Specialist
Sales Reps: Dave Firby, W. Canada, 604-201-2700;
Pierre Beaupre, QC, 514-990-4486;
Lines Carried: ATC, Adam Audio (studio monitors)
Blue Microphones (studio & desktop microphones,
headphones)
Calrec (broadcast audio consoles & systems)
CEDAR Audio (audio restoration processing)
Coles (studio & broadcast microphones)
Cranborne Audio (preamp/signal processors,
rack/audio interfaces, 500 series racks)
Dan Dugan Sound Design (automated mixing
solutions)
Digital Audio Labs (personal monitor systems)
Direct Out (MADI solutions)
Dynamount (microphone positioning systems)
HHB (digital recording media)
Junger Audio (broadcast & post production
audio processing)
Manley Labs (audio processing, microphones)
Merging Technologies (networked audio converters,
workstations)
Modal Electronics (synthesizers)
Mojave Audio (condenser microphones)
Royer Labs (ribbon microphones)
Rupert Neve Designs (audio processing)
sE Electronics (reflection filters, microphones)
Softube (plug-ins, virtual instruments, audio mixers,
effects)
Tac Systems (multichannel studio monitor systems)
Townsend Labs (microphone systems)
Traverse Analogue (analog audio processing)
Universal Audio (audio processing, DSP cards)
Yellowtec mika (microphones, broadcast processing)

Z
Manufacturing
Wohler Technologies Inc. Sales Reps: Paul Hickey, BC; Boh Woodward, AB;
1280 San Luis Obispo Ave.
Glenn MacRae, SK & MB; Alex Donmoyer, ON-GTA;
Hayward, CA 94544
Chris Gauthier, East ON; Shawn Crockard, SW & North
510-870-0810
ON; Jeff Bard, QC; Terry Ryan, Atlantic
sales@wohler.com, www.wohler.com
Lines Carried: Apex Electronics (microphones,
Company Type: Manufacturer Zoom North America
headphones)
Year Established: 1983 2040 Express Dr. S., #500
ART ProAudio (recording hardware)
Officers: Michael Kelly, CEO & Pres.; Kim Temple- Hauppauge, NY 11788
ARTcessories (PA accessories)
man-Holmes, VP Sales & Mktg. 631-542-5270, FAX 631-542-5299
Aston Microphones (microphones)
Lines Carried: Wohler (video & audio monitoring info@zoom-na.com, www.zoom-na.com
Avantone Pro (microphones, microphone accessories,
products) Company Type: Manufacturer
headphones, studio monitors)
Officers: Dan Gallagher, Sr. VP Sales

Y
Cerwin-Vega PA Systems (speakers, subwoofers,
Sales & fulfillment: Intellimix, 514-457-9663, FAX
amplifiers, audio accessories)
514-457-0575, zoom@intellimix.com,
DLX Series, Studio One (cables)
www.intellimix.com
Dynaudio (studio monitors, configuration &
Lines Carried: Zoom (effects, signal processing,
installation software)
digital instruments)
Gibson Pro Audio, KRK Studio Monitors (studio
Yamaha Canada Music Ltd. Zoom Digital (audio & video recorders)
monitors)
135 Milner Ave. GoPro (portable cameras)
Toronto, ON M1S 3R1 HK Audio (cabinets, subwoofers, stage monitors,
416-298-1311, FAX 416-292-1171 PA systems)
www.ca.yamaha.com Line 6 (PA, guitar amps, wireless)
Company Type: Manufacturer, Distributor Stanton DJ Products (DJ equipment & accessories)
Year Established: 1969 Switchcraft (switches, jacks)
Officers: Jiro Ohno, Pres.; Steve Butterworth, VP; VTC ProAudio (touring systems & hardware)
Omar Ales, Ntl. Sales & Mktg. Mgr., Combo & Music Yorkville Sound (PA systems, cables)
Production; Doug Booth, Ntl. Sales Mgr., Combo &

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Rode NTG5 Shotgun Mic

Rode Microphones has introduced the NTG5 shotgun microphone, which features a new acoustic port design for
improved progressive wave interference, lightweight construction, and broadcast-grade sound.
The NTG5’s acoustic design is meant to deliver a natural, uncoloured sound. Weighing 76 g, the short mic (203
mm) is designed to be easier to handle on set than other shotgun mics, especially when used on a boom pole. With a
tailored frequency response and low self-noise of 10dBA, it is ideal for location recording, professional filmmaking, and
other critical recording situations. It also features a highly-directional supercardioid polar pattern and smooth off-axis
response, and the RF-bias technology and conformal coating allow it to be used in adverse weather conditions. The NTG5 comes
in a complete location recording kit with windshield, pistol grip, and other accessories.
For more information, contact Audio Distributors International: 450-449-8177, info@adi-online.net, www.adipro.ca.

Bose Professional DesignMax

Loudspeakers
Bose Professional has introduced the DesignMax range of loudspeakers
for commercial spaces. The range includes 10 loudspeakers and two
subwoofers, including ceiling-mounted, surface-mounted,
and outdoor-rated options.
DesignMax loudspeakers range from 2-in. low-
profile models to 8-in. high-SPL compression-driver
loudspeakers. All models are designed to be used
with no EQ or DSP required, and enabling Bose EQ
voicings on select Bose digital sound processors and
smart amplifiers can improve the sound. SmartBass
processing can also be enabled to enhance the sound at
any listening level. On select models, the Dispersion Alignment system
provides wide and consistent off-axis response. The form factors of the
new speakers, along with the minimum-bezel grilles, removable logos, and styling, allow
them to blend with any décor.
For more information, contact Bose Professional: 800-994-2673, boseprofessional@bose.com, pro.bose.com.

Klark-Teknik Mic Booster CT 1

Klark-Teknik has released the Mic Booster CT 1, a compact dynamic microphone booster with a quality preamp.
The Mic Booster CT 1 is designed to be used when more headroom is needed for any microphone in a podcast
setup, recording studio, or live rig and offers a crisper and cleaner signal in a compact and simple-to-use package. The CT
1 can work with almost any dynamic or passive ribbon microphone. Its preamp adds +25dB of gain to mic pres, which
increases the headroom and allows the user to dial in the ideal mic level at a lower gain setting at the mixer. The simplicity
and size of the CT 1 means it can easily connect to the end of any microphone and amplify the signal directly out of the
mic. This minimizes the risk of any potential noise being picked up by cable runs in between the mic and preamp. It also
runs on phantom power and needs no external power source.
For more information, contact AVL Media Group: 514-400-0110, salesinfo@avlmediagroup.com,
www.avlmediagroup.com.

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 McDSP APB-16 Analog Processing Box
McDSP has released the APB-16 analog processing box, which is its first-ever hardware box.
The APB-16 is designed to combine the flexibility of software with the fidelity of high-end analog processing. Each channel can be con-
trolled by a Pro Tools plug-in and processing options include compressors, mastering limiters, transient enhancement devices, multi-channel
and multi-band applications, and more. Other features include AKM 32-bit DAC and ADC, Thunderbolt 2 and 3 compatibility, and sample
accurate automation.
The unit is supplied with six plug-ins – all compressors, limiters, or modelled tube limiters. Two of them, the C673A compressor and the
El Moo Tube Limiter emulation, operate entirely in the analog domain within the APB-16.
For more information, contact McDSP: 650-963-9740, info@mcdsp.com, www.mcdsp.com.

BAE Audio 73EQL

500 Series Equalizer
BAE Audio
has added
to its 1073
series with
the 73EQL
500 series
equalizer,
designed to
offer an au-
thentic 1073
sound in the
500 series
format.
The
73EQL offers
a number
of tonal
shaping op-
tions within
a compact
form factor,
making it an
ideal accom-
paniment
to a BAE
1073MPL
500 series
preamplifier
or as a stand-
alone EQ to
complement
another input
source. With a three-band EQ section
and high-pass filter controls, the 73EQL
is able to shape sound sources while
imparting the same sound character of
the 1073.
The 73EQL has extended high
frequencies of 8-20 kHz, an extended
mid-range of 270 Hz-10 kHz, and an
extended low frequency range from
20-220 Hz. The extended high-pass filter
is from 25-360 Hz.
For more information, contact BAE
Audio: 818-784-2046,
www.baeaudio.com.

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Attero Axiom ML1 Audio Extension Module
Attero Tech has introduced the Axiom ML1, the latest product in its Axiom series of audio extension
I/O modules. Axiom products are designed to be simple, flexible, and installation-friendly audio
connectivity and audio signal extension solutions for install applications. They are especially rec-
ommended for cost-sensitive applications such as education, retail, small hospitality, and houses
of worship.
The Axiom ML1 provides extension of analog mic- and line-level audio sources in a
single-gang, Decora-style wallplate. Its combo XLR and 1/4-in. input connector accepts
dynamic microphones, with 40dB of adjustable gain, and offers a fixed attenuator pad
for the 1/4-in. connector, with +4dBu nominal input level. A 3.5 mm jack with -10dBV
(consumer) nominal input level features 20dB of adjustable gain and is summed
to mono.
For more information, contact SFM: 514-780-2070, info@sfm.ca, www.sfm.ca.

iZotope Ozone 9 Mastering

Software
iZotope has released Ozone 9, the latest version of its flagship mas-
tering software. It features improved processing for low end, new
real-time instrument separation, and faster workflows powered by
machine learning.
With the expanded Master Assistant, users can better achieve their
desired vibe in the music, from warm analog character to transparent
loudness for streaming. Ozone 9’s Tonal Balance Control can now talk to
more iZotope plug-ins in the session and plug-in performance is improved for faster workflow, smoother metering, and resizable windows. With
Master Rebalance, instrument levels can be corrected or changed without needing the original tracks. For example, users can add presence
to vocals without affecting the midrange, or eliminate muddy low end by slightly lowering the bass guitar. The Low End Focus processing
is designed to avoid muddy or blurry low end in a mix. This feature brings clarity to a user's low end and gives a well-defined foundation for
each track. With this new bass shaping tool, users can also tame unruly or clashing kick drums and boomy bass guitars without changing
overall impact and go in-depth with surgical controls that shape tone and timbre with minimal artifacts.
For more information, contact Hal Leonard: 414-774-3630, sales@halleonard.com, www.halleonard.com.

Optocore Festival Box

Optocore is now shipping the Festival Box, which allows any audio protocol
as well as video and data to tunnel over the same fibre, making it an efficient,
hot-swappable solution for multi-act scenarios like music festivals.
Based on the BroaMan Repeat48WDM media converter, which uses
Repeat48-2Fiber modules at its source, the unit is available in several versions to
accommodate conversion options, including: 12 duplex SFP slots multiplexed into a quad fibre;
six duplex SFP slots multiplexed into a duplex fibre; six duplex SFP slots plus 12 BNC ports; 24 BNC ports;
and 12 BNC ports. The standard SFP modules allow any protocol to tunnel over the same fibre.
For more information, reach Contact Distribution: 416-287-1144, info@contactdistribution.com, www.contactdistribution.com.

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 Black Lion Audio Eighteen Channel
Strip
Black Lion Audio has introduced the Eighteen channel strip, which
pays homage to the classic Melcor sound.
The U.S.-made Eighteen features a mic preamp with Cinemag
input and output transformers and two BLA1831 discrete op-amps,
as well as a passive program EQ with a custom Cinemag inductor.
The channel strip’s preamplifier circuit is not designed to be a clone, but rather a “homage” built to pay tribute to a classic design. That is why,
Black Lion Audio says, it developed the BLA1831, a customised, discrete op-amp designed to deliver vintage tone while still matching a noise
floor that is akin to modern equipment.
The company says the Eighteen has a punchy midrange with a smooth top and bottom end. It also has an original passive inductor-based
equalizer featuring a custom-made Cinemag inductor. This results in a quiet and flexible equalizer with the vibe of Melcor’s vintage program-style EQs.
For more information, contact RAD Distribution: 845-378-1189, sales@raddist.com, www.raddist.com.

Digico Chilli 6
Compressor/Expander
for Quantum 7
Digico has introduced Chilli 6, the first ad-
dition to its Spice Rack processor collection
that builds on the Quantum 7 processing
engine for the SD7 console. The Chilli 6 is a
six-band dynamic multiband compressor/
expander.
Comprising a four-band, fourth-
order frequency splitter with adjustable
crossover and slope control plus two
independent fourth-order parametric EQ
bands, the new processing can be freely
inserted on any channel type in any posi-
tion. Controlled from the console’s Master
screen and its worksurface controls, Chilli
6’s two floating bands allow complete,
detailed control of envelope shaping
for definable frequency bands. The
compressor/expander’s Range control
restricts maximum gain change between
-24dB and +18dB, and a Dyn Angle control
determines level at which maximum gain
change occurs.
For more information, contact
GerrAudio Distribution: 613-342-6999,
sales@gerr.com, www.gerr.com.

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Waves eMotion LV1 Proton Live Mixing System
Waves Audio has introduced the eMotion LV1 Proton 16-channel live mixing system.
The eMotion LV1 Proton system provides access to Waves’ selection of audio plug-
ins, which can run directly inside the eMotion LV1 mixer. This complete system includes
the eMotion LV1 16-channel live software mixer, a SoundStudio STG-1608 SoundGrid-
compatible stagebox, a SoundGrid Proton server, the Axis Proton Waves-optimized
computer, a 24-in. Dell touchscreen, a 1U rack shelf, an eight-port network switch and
network cables, plus three plug-ins specifically designed and optimized for live sound:
eMo F2 Filter, eMo D5 Dynamics, and eMo Q4 Equalizer.
The touch-optimized eMotion LV1 software mixer features 16 mono/stereo chan-
nels, each with a plug-in rack that can host up to eight SoundGrid-compatible plug-ins for
real-time processing. The included SoundStudio STG-1608 is a sturdy SoundGrid stage box, featuring 16 mic/line inputs with high-end preamps
that can be controlled directly from the LV1 mixer.
For more information, contact Waves Audio: 865-909-9200, info@waves.com, www.waves.com.

Roswell Mini K87 Studio Condenser Mic

Roswell Pro Audio is now shipping the Mini K87 microphone. Designed as a neutral and uncoloured counterpart
to the Mini K47, the Mini K87 is a compact, all-purpose studio condenser mic.
Roswell’s K87 capsule is specially tuned for this microphone and coupled to a low-distortion audio circuit. The
combination is designed to deliver a warm, smooth response. It contains a full complement of high-resolution pas-
sive components in the audio circuit and comes with Roswell’s Cutaway shockmount, a microfleece storage pouch,
and a padded flight case. Single microphones and hand-matched stereo pairs are available.
For more information, contact Roswell Pro Audio: 978-540-0547, info@roswellproaudio.com,
www.roswellproaudio.com.

EAW KF810 Line Array System

Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) has released the KF810 line array system,
which offers the output, true broadband pattern control, and integrated
three-way performance consistent with the KF series.
Engineered for a wide variety of applications, the compact KF810
module is comprised of dual 3-in. voice coil high-frequency compres-
sion drivers, four 5-in. mid-frequency transducers, and two 3-in. voice
coil high-power 10-in. LF drivers. The output of these sources unites
through an integrated horn that occupies nearly the entire forward
face of the speaker enclosure, delivering up to 145dB with accurate pattern
control to 250 Hz. The KF810P version incorporates specific design features tailored for
the installation market, including clean aesthetics, invisible wiring, and concealed three-point rigging.
A weather-rated option allows for long-term permanent installation in demanding environments.
For more information, contact SFM: 514-780-2070, info@sfm.ca, www.sfm.ca.

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United Studio UT FET47
Large-Diaphragm
Condenser Mic
United Studio Technologies has launched the UT
FET47 large-diaphragm FET condenser microphone.
It’s the company’s first product and is designed to
be a faithful reproduction of Neumann’s classic U 47
studio microphone.
Hand-built in the U.S., the UT FET47 features
a large, custom-wound, “striped core” (multi-alloy)
output transformer designed by Cinemag to reproduce the
exact harmonic signature of its original German counterpart.
The microphone itself incorporates a Heiserman HZ-series K47
German-style capsule. The capsule is made from precision-
milled brass and skinned with gold-spluttered, six-micron NOS
Japanese polyethylene terephthalate film that meets or exceeds the purity
standards of laboratory-grade Mylar. The microphone body is produced from
nickel-plated brass milled from a solid brass billet, complete with a durable
swivel-arm for mounting.
For more information, contact RAD Distribution: 845-378-1189,
sales@raddist.com, www.raddist.com.
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EM Acoustics
EMS Series
Loudspeakers
EM Acoustics has enhanced the
look and feel of its EMS Series of
loudspeakers with a number of
aesthetic changes, and augmented
the series with the addition of the
EMS-101X 10-in. model.
The EMS Series features EM Acoustics’ signa-
ture passive crossovers and enclosure design. To further
develop the range, EM Acoustics introduced a new three-
step polyurethane paint finish, which is weather-resistant
and offers a sleeker, more modern look. For prolonged out-
door use, outdoor versions can also be supplied with stain-
less steel grilles and weather-resistant connectors. Other
enhancements include a new grille design and easier
access to the rigging points.
The EMX-101X incorporates a new low-frequency
driver. The 10-in. full-range passive box is designed to sit
between the 8-in. and 12-in. offerings, both in physical
size and output.
For more information, reach Contact Distribution:
416-287-1144, info@contactdistribution.com,
www.contactdistribution.com.
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PreSonus PM-2 Condenser Mic
PreSonus is now shipping the PM-2 small-diaphragm condenser microphone, which is suitable for
general audio use and a wide variety of sound reinforcement applications.
Offered as a stereo set of matched microphones, the cardioid PM-2 models are an ideal choice
for capturing acoustic instruments, drum overheads, stereo Leslie miking, and more. Each PM-2
has a 19-mm, gold-sputtered capsule housed in an ultra-light chassis, making it easier to position
without fighting gravity. The PM-2 set comes with a stereo bar for X/Y mic placement, and the two
mics can be used together or individually.
For more information, contact Erikson Audio: 514-457-2555, info@eriksonaudio.com,
www.eriksonaudio.com.

Universal Audio Apollo x4 Desktop Audio Interface

Universal Audio has introduced the Apollo x4, a desktop 12x18 Thunderbolt 3 audio interface
with real-time UAD-2 QUAD Core processing and four Unison mic preamps for Mac and Windows.
Offering A/D and D/A conversion with 127dB D/A dynamic range and -117dB THD+N, the Apol-
lo x4 is designed to offer a spacious, organic sound comparable to high-end converters. Four Unison
preamps let users track through high-quality mic preamp emulations from Neve, Helios, API, Manley,
UA, and more (sold separately). Unison technology achieves the tone of these tube and solid-state mic
preamps, including their input impedance, gain stage “sweet spots,” and the component-level circuit
behaviours of the original hardware. Two front-panel Hi-Z instrument inputs provide exact imped-
ance and gain matching for guitar and bass amp models from Fender, Marshall, Ampeg, and more (sold separately). With UAD-2 QUAD Core
processing onboard, the Apollo x4 lets users record through the full range of UAD powered plug-ins at near-zero latency.
For more information, contact YSL Pro: 416-867-9000, www.yslpro.com.

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Lab.Gruppen PDX3000 Power Amplifier

Lab.Gruppen has introduced the PDX3000, a 3,000-W two-channel amplifier with DSP control.
The PDX3000 amplifier features two channels with 1,500 W of Class D power and is designed to provide improved audio performance in
both background and foreground sound systems. It is ideally suited for a wide variety of applications including touring, live portable sound,
restaurants and bars, houses of worship, and other performance spaces. The PDX3000 has a comprehensive DSP feature set for speaker pro-
cessing and includes crossover, delay, an eight-band parametric EQ, limiter, and a two-band dynamic EQ. Monitoring and control is provided
through USB connection and the PDX Controller software, as well as a front-panel user interface. The amplifier is equipped with balanced XLR
and TRS input connectors with optimized sensitivities and professional Speakon output connectors.
For more information, contact AVL Media Group: 514-400-0110, salesinfo@avlmediagroup.com, www.avlmediagroup.com.

Earthworks SR314 Vocal Mic

Earthworks has added new styling options to its SR314 vocal microphone, which was released earlier in 2019.
The SR314 vocal microphone features a stainless-steel chassis and “retro-meets-futuristic” design. Now,
the SR314 is available in three combinations: stainless steel, black coated stainless steel with a black wind-
screen, and black coated stainless steel with a stainless windscreen. The SR314’s stainless steel is sculpted
through precision machining and designed to be balanced in the hand and engineered for the rigours of
touring. The microphone is designed to feature a rich, open, natural sound captured in a tight cardioid polar
pattern that is consistent throughout the full frequency range. It boasts 145dB SPL handling and an extended
20 Hz-30 kHz frequency response.
For more information, contact Earthworks: 603-654-2433, info@earthworksaudio.com,
www.earthworksaudio.com.

QSC CX-Q Series Network Power Amplifiers

QSC is now shipping the CX-Q Series network power amplifiers in four-channel
models. These amplifiers combine QSC’s amplifier design with the native network
transport, control, and monitoring capabilities of the Q-Sys Ecosystem.
As with all native Q-Sys amplifiers, the CX-Q Series amplifiers feature drag-
and-drop design integration, advanced telemetry, monitoring through Q-Sys Re-
flect Enterprise Manager, and improved audio when used with QSC loudspeakers.
The CX-Q Series network amplifiers utilize a highly efficient, Class-D hybrid
powertrain design built upon the PL380 PowerLight amplifier platform. They
also feature QSC’s FlexAmp and FAST (Flexible Amplifier Summing Technology)
that combine to offer more fluid power distribution options in one amplifier.
For more information, contact SFM: 514-780-2070, info@sfm.ca,
www.sfm.ca.

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ADVICE
Choosing a Monitor Controller
By Eli Krantzberg for Sonarworks
Interfaces vs Monitor Controllers
Adding a monitor controller to your studio may not be an obvious
or sexy choice to bump up your productions, but a good one will
enhance your workflow and help get your mixes sounding their best.
Referencing between multiple monitors is a great way to ensure
that mixes will translate well when played back on different types
of speakers and the volume control on your audio interface may be
fine to control a single pair of speakers or headphones but is likely
inadequate for multiple speaker options. That is just one example of
how a dedicated monitor controller can come in handy.
Features You May Be Missing
If you are working with a subwoofer, you may consider a monitor
controller that can toggle the sub on and off. Many monitor control-
lers have a dedicated Sub output, which may also include a crossover
or low-pass filter adjustment. This type of setup allows you to tune
the transition point between the subs and the mains and also use
one subwoofer with more than one pair of speakers.
Along with speaker and subwoofer selection, monitor controllers
may provide several additional creative functions. The ability to moni-
tor in mono is useful when mixing, for detecting mono compatibility
problems and also for an alternate perspective on mix balances. A
DIM switch is useful for switching between loud and soft preset vol-
ume levels to ensure elements in your mix blend properly at different
playback levels. Another nice feature in some monitor controllers is
a stepped volume control for repeatable, calibrated speaker settings.
Active or Passive?
An important consideration in choosing a monitor controller is
active versus passive circuitry, as any electronics in the audio path
will influence the sound. The conventional wisdom is that passive
controllers have minimal impact on the sound since there are no ac-
tive amplifiers in the audio path. Many sophisticated and some very
simple controllers use passive electronics for level control and active
components for other functions, like talkback and mono summing.
Mackie, as an example, produces an inexpensive monitor controller
with a purely passive audio path, like the Big Knob Passive, and also
more fully-featured and expensive units, like the Big Knob Studio+.
If you’re mixing on headphones plugged into your monitor con-
troller, crossfeed may be a useful feature. Crossfeed provides some
amount of “bleed” between your left and right earphones, simulating
the stereo imaging we perceive when listening to speakers in a room.
Crossfeed can make headphone mixing feel more natural and even
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help headphone mixes translate better to speakers, especially when
using stereo imaging plug-ins.
Gozintas
Connectivity is another consideration, particularly if you desire to
monitor sources besides your DAW output. Many monitor control-
lers include a 1/8-in. “aux” input, Bluetooth connectivity for phones,
and additional inputs for other analog or digital sources. Some even
provide proper inputs for turntables. Additional features like analog
summing or transformer colouration are available along with monitor
control in units like the Dangerous D-Box+ and others.
Most monitor controllers have analog inputs, and many units
also provide digital input via AES/EBU, S/PDIF, or optical connections.
Dedicated monitor controllers usually have better-sounding D/A
converters than those found in budget interfaces, so connecting
the digital out of your interface into the digital input of a monitor
controller may be a simple way to improve your sound. For example,
at the high end, the Crane Song Avocet llA uses a 32-bit converter
with extremely low jitter specs, while even the modestly-priced
PreSonus Central Station PLUS and Heritage Audio RAM 2000 monitor
controllers provide excellent-sounding digital input options.
Conclusion
So, while your audio interface may provide some basic monitor-
ing functions, dedicated monitor controllers provide many useful
features not typically found in audio interfaces at any price point.
Remember that getting your room and monitoring in order are the
first steps in accurate mixing and Sonarworks Reference 4 software
puts the icing on the cake to any well-thought-out system.
This is an excerpt from the Successful Stu-
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of e-books is designed to address some of
the most pressing topics music creators face
related to recording, mixing, and master-
ing. Other titles in the series include: Audio
Interface Guide 2019, Creation & Transla-
tion, Studio Headphones Guide 2019,
and Mixing on Headphones. Sonarworks’
full series of e-books can be accessed at
www.sonarworks.com/blog/ebooks.
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CLASSIFIEDS
EMPLOYMENT
Tradeshow Support Specialist – A.C. Group
Position Summary
The Tradeshow Support Specialist will be
responsible for the technical coordination and
preparation of A.C. Group’s North American trade
shows. In addition, this position is responsible for
providing technical sales demonstrations/product
training to A.C. Group’s employees, client base,
and potential clients.
Primary Responsibilities & Duties
Tradeshow Support
• Coordinates the technical aspects of major trade-
shows in Canada, the U.S. and Latin America.
• Prepares the 3D renderings for tradeshow
booth design and layout, including tradeshow
floor planning.
• Attends major tradeshows to supervise the
assembly and disassembly of the trade show
booth with efficiency and care to the products
and booth (supplies) in the packaging and
transport of the goods to and from the site,
including directing onsite crews to assemble
and dissemble our booths.
• Arranges the necessary paperwork for the TIB
and trucking logistics.
• Maintains the tradeshow inventory to ensure
it is always in good repair and inventory is
accurately balanced. This includes the product,
booth, booth supplies, tools, etc. This includes
a yearly inventory count and reconciliation.
• Orders tradeshow services as required (labour,
rigging, electrical, lead retrievals, hotels, etc.)
• Reports the expenses from the tradeshow in-
cluding all services and show costs and supply
the Marketing Manager with budgets and final
numbers. Work with accounting to provide
proper expense/payable documentation.
• Attends major tradeshows to demonstrate
exclusive products.
• Maintains an in-depth working knowledge of
all relevant lighting technologies both existing
and pending.
• Assists with the coordination of all Open House
or Dealer/Client training sessions with our sales
force.
• Assists with coordinating product, Dealer/Client,
and staff training sessions.
• Assists in tradeshow research, sourcing supplies
(booth supplies, etc.) as required.
Marketing Support
• Assists with video and photo shoots by preparing
products and related items.
• Keeps track of literature inventory on all
products and new products for distribution at
trade shows.
Sales Demonstrations & Product Training
• Conducts demos and training sessions to en-
sure product knowledge and visibility of both
the Company and our key brands to internal
and external audience in the following order of
importance: Exclusive product lines and non-
exclusive product lines.
• Travels to meet with current and potential clients
to demonstrate the products and to promote or
train on the features of the product lines.
• Updates educational material to include
PowerPoint presentations, video accounts of
training techniques or written procedures.
This job description reflects management’s
assignment of essential functions. It does not
prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be
assigned to this job at any time.
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Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
• Superior time management skills, multitask-
ing skills, and the ability to prioritize tasks with
minimal supervision.
• Strong verbal skills with the ability to com-
municate in a professional and compelling
manner.
• Ability to work independently and under pres-
sure to meet tight deadlines.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications
(Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and Vector
Works.
• Able to lead a team of hired labour.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Team player that is capable of thinking outside
the box.
• Gathers and analyzes information skillfully.
• Ability to make sound, timely, and accurate
judgments while supporting reasoning for
decisions.
• Professional and responsive with a positive
work attitude.
• Resourceful, flexible, and well-organized.
• Ability to maintain filing systems and electronic
databases.
• Ability to stoop, kneel, or climb and on occa-
sion lift up to 75 pounds.
• Close vision and ability to adjust focus is
required.
Education & Work Experience
• Minimum of 3 years related experience and/
or training in stage lighting applications, prin-
ciples of lighting, and organizing events.
• Minimum of 3 years working knowledge of
patching and programming robotic and con-
ventional stage lighting fixtures.
Conditions of Employment
Additional hours may be required for Tradeshows,
Travel, Year-End Inventory, or other such peak
periods and/or events.
To be considered for a position within A.C.
Group, you must go to this URL:
www.cindexinc.com/c/93A71B and com-
plete a Survey. Please attach a copy of
your resume to the completed Survey, the
position you are applying for, and notify our
HR department at hr@aclighting.com when
completed.
Independent Sales Representative – North45
Distribution (West Coast)
North45 Distribution is a leading Canadian
distributor of professional and commercial audio
equipment. To learn more about North45 Distri-
bution, please visit our website at
www.north45distribution.com.
We are currently seeking a talented, resource-
ful, confident candidate to join our team as an
Independent Sales Representative for our North45
Distribution Sales Division, for the West Coast ter-
ritory. Our market caters to all audio contractors,
integrators, live sound providers, and wholesalers.
The successful candidate will be responsible for
growing the North45 Distribution portfolio within
the prescribed territory by contacting prospective
customers and strengthening relationships with
existing clients.
Specific responsibilities will include, but are
not limited to:
• Servicing existing accounts by maintaining
inventory levels, performing staff training semi-
nars, merchandising goods, and coordination
of store promotions as needed
• Calling on prospective and existing customers
• Following up with new/existing customers,
leads, and opportunities
ONLY 75¢/word
• Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of products
and ensuring customers are informed of cur-
rent and new products
• Attending trade shows, educational seminars,
and sales meetings, as required
• Completing administrative tasks in a timely
manner, including weekly activity reports
• Providing excellent customer service and
developing strong customer relationships
• Actively participating in weekly conference
calls and sales meetings to improve sales ef-
ficiency and success
• Achievement of sales objectives
Requirements:
• Knowledge of territory and dealers would be
an asset
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transporta-
tion required, and must be able to travel
regularly to customers located throughout the
prescribed West Coast territory
• Able to work with all client levels, including
dealers, end-users, consultants, etc
• Self-motivated, self-starter who is well orga-
nized and enjoys a challenge
• Strong commitment to customer service
• Can handle difficult situations with diplomacy
and tact
• Has a hunger to grow and succeed
• Demonstrated ability of working closely with
management to ensure achievement of sales
objectives
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications
• Exceptional verbal, written, and presentation
skills
• Engaging, personable, and confident
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced,
dynamic environment
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously
with minimal supervision
Please send resume to:
info@north45distribution.com
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FILE
Björk’s Cornucopia is a dystopian tale of environmental destruction that
features a 52-piece choir, 13-member band, a multitude of playback,
and an overall vision of a 360-degree experience with Björk herself cred-
ited as associate sound designer. For this large and multifaceted show,
FOH engineer John Gale opted for a Digico SD7 Quantum 7 console
from British audio supplier Southby Productions.
Gale says that this is the most complex show he’s ever worked on,
both in terms of programming and the challenge of moving from stereo
into a 360 immersive format. “When we realized everything was going
into 360, we decided to change from the SD12 to an SD7,” he recalls. “We
had playback objects within the 360 stream, and I was using up MADI
streams all over the place. I had two Pro Tools machines for a lot of FX
and live OSC data running out of FOH, which also required their own
MADI streams.”
Såo Paulo, Brazil-based R3 Estudio Movel has chosen a Calrec Artemis
Ray audio console for its OB truck, called PowerTruck, which focuses on
recording and mixing audio for live broadcasts, music DVDs, and stream-
ing. R3 Estudio Movel uses two Waves cards, one Dante card, and six
MADI cards in the truck. The on-stage setup includes 128 mic preamps
and two MADI cards. The company creates about 40 music DVDs a year,
in addition to its work on live broadcasts and streaming.
“The truck is set up for mixing and recording music. The Artemis Ray
has excellent sound quality; we use it in a 72-fader configuration, which
is great for mixing live music as we have the faders set up on one layer,”
says Isaías Rosa, R3’s recording/mixing engineer and multi-Latin Grammy
nominee.
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Dignity Health Sports Park (DHSP), the home of Major League
Soccer’s LA Galaxy, partnered with 3G Productions to design and
install an L-Acoustics Kiva II/SB18i loudspeaker system.
With all of the various stadium needs in mind, 3G Productions
Director of AVL Integration David Myers collaborated on a Soundvision
system design with L-Acoustics Sports Facilities Business Development
Manager Dan Palmer. The final result that satisfied all criteria was a bowl
system primarily comprised of 142 Kiva II line source enclosures divided
across 18 arrays in eight zones paired with 14 hangs of 28 SB18i subs
and collectively driven by 13 LA12X and four LA4X amplified controllers.
Additionally, 10 short-throw 5XT speakers cover a press area while two
co-linear Syva enclosures are mounted to the left and right sides of a
giant LED wall at the stadium’s main entrance.
The Coalition is the development team responsible for managing the
billion-dollar Gears of War franchise at Xbox Game Studios. In making
Gears 5, Audio Director John Morgan and his crew recorded motion
capture sessions of actors clad in sensor-covered bodysuits. The audio
component needed to be close, clean, and follow actors through many
acrobatics. For this, Morgan used multiple Lectrosonics R400a receivers
fed by SMV and LMb transmitters.
“In motion capture, the ‘cameras’ can be anywhere, and the whole
point is that you need to capture a 3D, 360-degree perspective around
the actors to accommodate any direction the game might go. So, fitting
the actors with lavs and body packs is essential,” says Morgan. “I think our
favourite things about Lectro are the gain-staging on the transmitters
and the lower noise floor at a given input setting. They seem to have a
wider gain range than other manufacturers’ products.”