Harman Professional has named tour sound veteran and front of house stalwart Gert Sanner as Tour Sound Market Manager, EMEA.
Based at Harman’s Potters Bar R&D, the newly created position will see Sanner provide certified JBL VTX and Crown VRack training and support to customers in Europe, Middle East and Africa. He will also 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,’ says 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.’
Sanner’s background includes more than 20 years in the live sound industry as a system tech and front of house engineer for tours and events ranging from corporate events to large-scale stadium tours, Broadway shows and all of the major UK festivals. His most recent post was at front of house for Deep Purple.
In his new position, Sanner will provide onsite training for JBL VTX loudspeaker systems. The two-day training will cover all aspects of VTX applications from system design, use of Harman’s JBL HiQnet Performance Manager system control and configuration software, and 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.
‘Harman has an unmatched pedigree in live sound. 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,’ Sanner says. ‘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.’
