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
is to be a repository of
unbiased information
and to act as a directory
MIKE DIAS
for all the members with
features such as job placement assistance, industry
best-practices, trade show participation, and others.
Dias can be reached at [email protected].
For more information, go to www.inearmonitor.org.
Riedel Communications Hires
Jason Ross as Canadian Sales
Manager
Riedel Communications
has hired Jason Ross as
its new sales manager for
Canada. Based in Toronto,
Ross reports to Rich Zabel,
VP of sales for Riedel
Communications North
America.
Ross comes to Riedel
from Applied Electron-
ics, where he served for
JASON ROSS
almost eight years as a
senior account executive. In that role, he oversaw
and delivered complete broadcast system projects
for high-profile clients.
“Jason comes to our team with an outstanding
track record of B2B sales and project management
for the broadcast and entertainment sectors,” says
Zabel. “He has a deep commitment to customer re-
tention and maintaining positive, lasting customer
relationships. He’s also very passionate about how
communications technologies can be applied to
streamline many types of operations. Jason is a wel-
comed addition to Riedel as we continue to expand
our presence in Canada.”
Ross can be contacted at [email protected].
For more information, contact Riedel Communica-
tions North America: 818-559-6900,
[email protected], www.riedel.net.
Inspiration Abounds at AES New York Convention
Under the banner “Inspire,” the 147 th Audio Engineering Society International Pro
Audio Convention returned to New York City’s Javits Center from Oct. 16-19, 2019.
Leading audio innovators shared their knowledge and experience alongside an
exhibition featuring the professional audio industry’s latest innovations.
At the Convention, more than 750 audio experts presented in the more than
330 sessions in the All Access Technical Program and the 130 sessions on the Exhi-
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-
panded the comprehensive technical program to include more genres, a broader
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
cent increase in individuals opting for an All Access badge for the full Technical
Program.
All the papers presented at the convention are available to AES members at
www.aes.org/e-lib. For more information, go to www.aes.org/events.
Renkus-Heinz Promotes Jim
Mobley & Chad DeFranco
Renkus-Heinz has announced two senior promotions:
Jim Mobley is now VP of operations and Chad DeFranco
is now engineering manager.
Mobley became the company’s first application
engineer in 1999, later becoming senior application
engineer and, most recently, technical sales manager.
Mobley led Renkus-Heinz’ pre- and post-sale technical
and design support; taught EASE, EASERA, and SysTune
classes; and created the Iconyx Dealer Certification
program.
DeFranco first joined Renkus-Heinz in September
2018 as a loudspeaker systems engineer. He grew up
in the audio industry and went on to found DeFran-
co Productions, where he designed and installed
sound-reinforcement and lighting systems.
Renkus-Heinz is distributed in Canada by Contact
Distribution.
For more information, contact Renkus-Heinz: 949-
588-9997, www.renkus-heinz.com.
JIM MOBLEY
CHAD DEFRANCO
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