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inMusic CEO Jack O’Donnell
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Ambitious inMusic targets installation
Jack O’Donnell’s group acquires exclusive rights to all current D&M Professional products. By Dave Robinson
INMUSIC BRANDS, the group behind DJ/controller names including Numark, Akai and Alesis, has acquired the exclusive rights to all current Denon Professional, Marantz Professional and Denon DJ products, as well as the exclusive right to build new products under those brands in perpetuity. The deal enables inMusic CEO and owner Jack O’Donnell to take a significant step into the installed sound arena.
UNITED STATES VP role for van Straten as QSC splits into three By Murray Stassen
QSC AUDIO Products has announced that Ray van Straten has been promoted to vice- president of QSC Professional, the newly formed business unit that will serve customers in the retail, rental, production and distribution divisions. The news of van Straten’s
promotion comes as QSC Audio splits into thee separate business units, QSC Professional and QSC Systems and QSC Cinema Business.
Ray van Straten
QSC Systems will focus on serving customers in the integrated systems business, and will be headed by Joe Pham, QSC president and CEO, who will serve as its interim VP. The
new QSC Cinema Business unit will be headed by existing unit head Barry Ferrell, QSC senior VP and chief strategy officer. Joe Pham, QSC president and CEO, says: “In his time here, Ray has proven himself to be a creative, sales-oriented marketer, innovative problem solver and a respected, results- driven leader. I have no doubt
According to a statement from the Florida-based company: “The Denon and Marantz brands remain the property of D&M Holdings, who will continue to use them to produce products designed for use by mainstream consumers.” “By adding Denon Professional, Marantz Professional, and Denon DJ to our family of brands, we’re strengthening our base of DJ assets while extending our
footprint in the professional market to the commercial installation and contractor segments,” says O’Donnell. “We’re excited about the products and technologies developed by these established brands, and look forward to writing the next chapter in the D&M Pro story by creating new, innovative products for Denon Professional, Marantz Professional and Denon DJ customers.
Jim Caudill, CEO at D&M Holdings, adds: “We are pleased to have reached agreement with inMusic to license the rights to the D&M Pro brands, as this is another step in our strategy to continue focusing on our core consumer brands.”
The shedding of the three brands follows D&M Holdings’ sale of the Calrec broadcast marque to private equity firm Electra Partners in March. D&M also disposed of Allen
&Heath to Electra in June 2013. O’Donnell’s inMusic,
meanwhile, continues its bid for dominance in a number of technology markets, notably ‘live performance controllers’ but others too. The company, which began with the Numark brand in 1992, scooped up M-Audio and AIR Music Technology from Avid in 2012. It also owns the Alto brand of affordable loudspeakers and audio mixers.
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that Ray is the right person to drive our [professional] business and I look forward to experiencing the results of his team’s success.”
“Leading the charge for the Professional Business Unit is an incredible opportunity and I look forward to working with all of our stakeholders, both internal and external, to help ensure that the QSC brand experience is both satisfying and rewarding in every way,” adds van Straten.
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