High-end outboard company DW Fearn/Hazelrigg Industries has established its of first office Canada.
Located in the heart of metro Toronto and headed by tech industry veteran Scott Taylor, DW Fearn/Hazelrigg Industries Canada, the new venture will coordinate product demos, end-user and artist relations, and provide product information, service and support. In the company’s words, it will ‘address the growing demand in Canada’s super-hot pro audio community for the company’s high-end, high performance audio products, making the entire line of DW Fearn and Hazelrigg Industries tube compressors, preamps, EQ, and direct boxes available to recording facilities, producers, and artists across the country’.
Taylor, whose career includes more than three decades in upper management with Silicon Valley marketing teams at Creative Labs, 3dfx, Rendition and Pinnacle Systems/Avid, has forged relationships with many of Toronto’s top studios and producers and brings a unique understanding of the industry to the company.
‘While I’m proud of my accomplishments in Silicon Valley, I’ve always admired DW Fearn for unrelenting dedication to quality,’ Taylor says. ‘Doug Fearn [founder] has a long and stellar reputation as a perfectionist, and will not release a product that’s anything less than phenomenal. George and Geoff Hazelrigg have followed Doug’s ethos precisely, and the entire line of DW Fearn/Hazelrigg Industries products are simply the best there is. I’m more than proud to help introduce the Canadian pro audio industry to some of the finest sounding recording and live sound gear there is.’
‘There’s always been an incredible music scene in Canada, with some truly talented producers and great facilities, and the quality of recordings coming from north of the border is simply stunning,’ Fearn adds. ‘We’ve heard from so many of the country’s most talented producers and audio professionals asking how they can get their hands on our gear, and we’re thrilled to have Scott in place to help make it possible.’
