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AES Toronto Hosting Special Two-Day Seminar in September Vellone Repping Rane Commercial, Denon Pro & Marantz Pro in Eastern Canada Montreal’s Vellone Communication is now the eastern Canadian sales representative for inMusic’s Rane Commercial, Denon Profes- sional, and Marantz Professional brands. Rane Commercial offers a range of audio matrixing and signal processing solutions. Marantz Pro specializes in AV recording and playback technologies. Denon Pro offers products for the recording, playback, and management of multimedia signal sources. For more information, contact Vellone Communication: 514-729-9446, [email protected], www.vellone.com. On September 23 and 24, 2018, the Toronto section of the AES will present Seminar 2018: The State of Our Sound. The event will profile the many facets of Canada’s current audio economy and coincides with the 70 th anniversary of the AES and the 50 th anniver- sary of its Toronto chapter. Day one of the event will look at recorded music production, with Canadian studio owners, managers, recording engineers, producers, and musicians, and also include an address from the AES president and a to-be-named keynote speaker. The first day will also feature seminars on various aspects of live sound and host a banquet celebrating the future of audio in Toronto. Day two will look at broadcast and film production with focuses on VR audio, webcasting, and live streaming, as well as sessions on acoustics, architecture, and installation. There will also be a cocktail reception and networking event. For more information as it becomes available, contact AES Toronto: [email protected], www.torontoaes.org. Solotech Integration Division Hires Keith Danby as Senior Business Developer KEITH DANBY Rob Poretti, regional sales manager of Solotech’s Integration Division in Toronto, has announced the appointment of Keith Danby as senior business developer. Danby is responsible for growing Solotech’s integration business and market share in Southern Ontario and the Greater Toronto Area. More specifically, he will be developing new and existing business accounts in the corporate, government, and institutional segments. “Keith brings many years of lighting industry sales and marketing experience to our group of professionals. We welcome him on board and look forward to expand- ing our industry-recognized level of service even further,” says Poretti. Danby can be reached at keith.danby@ solotech.com. For more information, contact Solotech Inc.: 416-259-3500, [email protected], www.solotech.com. PROFESSIONAL SOUND 13