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Contractor Profile

The Sound of Success by Ryan Abeling, 11.20.2008
Paul Fussner’s father, Bill, started SoundCom in the late 1960s, targeting the healthcare market in Cleveland— a Mecca for clinics and hospitals. But in the last seven years, Paul has doubled the size of the company by expanding More...

Fistful Of Cables by Ryan Abeling, 10.29.2008
In December 2006, Marty Waverly and Scott Oosthuizen sat down and decided to form an integration company that would service all the major cities in the Southwest U.S. After working hard for other companies, the partners decided to More...

Broadening Horizons by Ryan Abeling, 9.28.2008
   The Main Operations Room for the San Antonio Emergency Operations Center Project, completed in Feburary, with a video wall comprised of 12 67-inch Planar Lion UXL LCD Cubes.QUICK BIOCOMPANY:MCAHEADQUARTERS:Houston, TXA More...

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Executive Q&A

Futurecast10.30.2008
EAW’s David Raneses Always Tries To Look Ahead At The MarketSCN:What is your position, and what does it entail? David Raneses: Manager EAW Commercial pretty much entails everything. If it says EAW Commercial on it, it’s my More...

Step By Step9.02.2008
QUICK BIO NAME: Gordon Nelson COMPANY: Samson TITLE: National Sales Manager BACKGROUND: Nelson has over 20 years of experience in the audio industry. SCN: What is your position, and what does it entail? Gordon Nelson: As Samson's More...

Dedicated Focus8.06.2008
NAME: Richard Mallett COMPANY: TV One TITLE: Chief of Technology BACKGROUND: Mallett helped form the U.K. side of the company when it was created under the name Vine Micros in 1984. Consequently in 1988 they produced their first More...

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Inventor Profile

Of Sound Mind by Kirsten Nelson, 10.30.2008
In Hollywood, sequels are often met with some apprehension. Months, or even years, before a release opens in theaters, rumors circulate about the likelihood that the hero will be as dynamic and thrilling as in the original. But More...

Plugged In by Dan Goldstein , 9.02.2008
At InfoComm this year, Klein + Hummel introduced the IS series of install speakers for performing arts, music, nightclub, and worship applications.QUICK BIO COMPANY: Klein + Hummel FOUNDED: 1945 CHALLENGE: Following Sennheiser's More...

Sound with Real Horsepower by Kirsten Nelson , 6.26.2008
David Wiener founded the original SoundTube company, and after selling the business went on to design and manufacture the Art.Engine single-tower, standalone wireless sound system in collaboration with Ferrari. COMPANY: David More...

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Tech Tales

Rolling Right Along11.20.2008
Bretford Celebrates 60 Years As A Multi-Generational Family BusinessThis year marks the 60th year of business for Bretford Manufacturing. Known today as a top producer of some of the strongest and safest technology furniture More...

Danley Sound Labs8.21.2007
Danley's Tom DanleyTom Danley's loudspeaker designs have been utilized in projects that include ground zero bombing simulation, jet engine active noise cancellation, and sonic boom generators, along with critical listening More...

Harry Miyahira, HME8.21.2007
Based just outside of San Diego in Poway, CA, HM Electronics (HME) was founded in 1971 by Harry Miyahira. Like the town it calls home, HME has gained recognition for its ability to maintain a mindful balance between growth and More...

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The Way They See It

How Hartley Peavey Built A Brand On A Lifetime Spent In Music And Sound by Kirsten Nelson, 11.20.2008
SCN: Growing up in and around your father’s music store in Meridian, MS, what prompted you to launch Peavey Electronics Corporation in 1965?Hartley Peavey: My father was a sax player in a swing band back in the ’30s. He came back More...

Staying Tuned by Kirsten Nelson, 10.30.2008
SCN:How did your 52 years in the music, professional audio, and radio industries begin?Bob Casey: Since about the age of 10, I always knew what I wanted to do. I clearly remember as far back as age 4, seeing the large PA horns on More...

Finger On The Pulse by Kirsten Nelson, 9.28.2008
Finger On The Pulse Full Article 9 2008-09-28 Kirsten Nelson Jackie Green Tracks Vital Signs In Audio-Technica’s Engineering And R&D Efforts QUICK BIO NAME: Jackie Green COMPANY: Audio-Technica TITLE: Vice More...

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