Harman Pro adds to EMEA tour sound training and support
Published: MEA
EMEA: Harman Professional has appointed tour sound veteran Gert Sanner to the newly created position of Tour Sound Market Manager, EMEA. Based out of HARMAN’s Potters Bar R&D, manufacturing and training facility, Mr Sanner will provide customers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa with certified JBL VTX and Crown VRack training and support and will lead Soundcraft’s Mixing With Professionals training programme.
‘The addition of Gert Sanner to the new role of tour sound market manager is an important step in the evolution of our EMEA team,’ said Doug Green, Harman Professional director of sales, EMEA. ‘Live sound is in Gert’s DNA: his technical and application expertise across the range of Harman live sound products, combined with his many years of touring and training experience, guarantee that our customers will receive the highest level of support in the business.’
Mr Sanner’s background includes over 20 years in the live sound industry as a system tech and front of house engineer for a variety of tours and events that range from corporate events to large-scale stadium tours, Broadway shows and all of the major UK festivals. His most recent position was as Deep Purple’s front of house engineer.
In his new position, Mr Sanner will provide onsite training for JBL VTX loudspeaker systems. The two-day training will cover all aspects of VTX applications from system design, the use of JBL HiQnet Performance Manager system control and configuration software, and actual operation of the system. The training will cover the use and configuration of Crown VRack amplification racks, which are also part of the VTX system. Mr Sanner will also lead the Soundcraft Mixing with Professionals programme for the EMEA region.
‘Harman has an unmatched pedigree in live sound,’ added Mr Sanner. ‘Its brands and technologies have been central to many of the world’s most iconic live events and I am very pleased to join the team. I look forward to hitting the road once more to meet with customers, to learn from them and to provide training for a compelling range of products.’