Professional Sound - August 2017 | Page 15

Dynaudio Announces North American Promotions Danish loudspeaker manufacturer Dynaudio has announced a pair of key promotions. Michael Manousselis has been promoted to VP of operations for North and South America from his MICHAEL MANOUSSELIS previous position as director of mar- keting for North America. Manous- selis has been with the company for 22 years and in his new role, he’ll continue to manage marketing activities along with the day-to-day operations at Dynaudio’s Glenview, IL, U.S. headquarters. Brian Kjaer, who previously served as Dynaudio’s sales director for the Western U.S., has been named senior manager of Dynaudio Acad- emy, which functions as the core of BRIAN KJAER the company’s product training por- tal. He will be spearheading Dynaudio’s education and training programs for North and South America in his new role. Dynaudio is distributed in Canada by Yorkville Sound. For more information, visit www.dynaudio.com. Steve’s Music Montreal Forced to Move Steve’s Music’s flagship Montreal store, one of the best-known music and audio product stores in Canada, is being forced to move from its long- time Saint Antoine Street location. The store will relocate to 150 Ste-Cath- erine St. E., with plans to reopen in early fall. “We’re moving because we’re forced to, not because we want to,” store manager Sheldon Sazant told the Montreal Gazette newspaper. The property where Steve’s Music has been located for over 50 years was sold to a condo developer five years ago and they have now received their expropriation papers from the city. “I’ve spent my life here as an employ- ee and I’ve loved doing so every minute… Michael [Kirman, store owner] was basically born in the store. But when you have no choice and the government sends you papers for expropriation, you either fold or you roll up your sleeves and continue.” For more information, go to www.stevesmusic.com. PROFESSIONAL SOUND 15