dB'S NEW IMAGE
HARRY WITZ IS NEW CEO AS SOUND IMAGE ACQUIRES DB SOUND SHARES
On October 1, David Shadoan and Harry Witz announced the acquisition of Illinois-based dB Sound shares by Sound Image of California. db Sound, the company that has serviced the last three major Rolling Stones tours, will now trade as db Sound Image.
The acquisition and consolidation of db Sound and Sound Image creates one of the largest professional audio service companies in the world. "Taking these two highly successful companies and blending them into one 'super company' will yield tremendous advantages for our clients," said Shadoan, President of Sound Image. "We now can provide customers with the same high level of service consistently around the world."
Shadoan informed that key staff from the db Sound team will remain in place, but Harry Witz, as CEO of db Sound Image, will stay as the only original partner in db. The executive management team also include Ross Ritto, COO, and CFO Ralph Wagner.
Witz was enthusiastic, saying: "I could not be more excited about the future. The new configuration of db Sound as a component of Sound Image will allow for a new, higher level of worldwide support, service and give us the depth customers are looking for. It will also mean more opportunities for every member of the new team."
One focus of the new consolidated team will be to provide the equipment that each customer wants and needs without compromise. "Many vendors in our industry attempt to force a customer to use the kind of equipment that the vendor has in inventory," commented Shadoan. "This solves the sound company's problem, but does not necessarily satisfy the client. Because of the comprehensive inventory that we can now draw from, we can satisfy the clients request, regardless how obscure it may be. We don't ever want the customer to feel compromised."