WAVES LIVE
APPOINTS KEN “POOCH” VAN DRUTEN AS PRODUCT SPECIALIST
— Acclaimed
FOH Engineer will share his knowledge and experience with Waves
team for ongoing development of Live Sound Technologies —
TEL
AVIV, ISRAEL, January 8, 2010 — Waves
Audio is pleased to announce that acclaimed Front-of-House
(FOH) engineer Ken “Pooch” Van Druten has joined the
Waves Live Division as
a Product Specialist. Most recently on tour with 50+ million-selling
rockers Linkin Park, Van Druten brings with him decades of experience
as a first-call live sound engineer. A graduate of Boston’s
Berklee College of Music, he has worked with a veritable “Who’s
Who” of contemporary musical acts, including Beastie Boys,
Jay-Z, Kid Rock, Eminem, Whitney Houston and many, many more.
As
part of his role as a Waves Product Specialist, Van Druten will
be called upon to share his vast knowledge with the Waves customer
base, as well as shed light upon the digital revolution now taking
place in the Live sound arena. As an early adopter of Waves plug-ins
for Live sound, “Pooch” is uniquely qualified to communicate
the tremendous technological transformation now taking place,
as well as explain the intricacies of this transition, based on
his own real-world experience. As one of the busiest FOH engineers
in the business, Van Druten will draw upon his ongoing activities
to expand the breadth of his expertise, bringing with him up-to-the-minute
knowledge of the trends, changes and challenges facing of the
world of Live sound.
Waves
CEO Gilad Keren stated, “Pooch is one of the very best at
what he does, and his input is invaluable to both the Waves team
and our end users. The Waves Live Division is dedicated to providing
performers and live sound engineers market-driven products and
state-of-the-art solutions, and, with his decades of experience
in every aspect of live sound and touring, there is no one better
to help advise us in these endeavors than Pooch. We welcome him
to the team and look forward to working with him.”
For
more information, please visit www.waveslive.com
or www.waves.com.
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