The Midi Association’s executive board has named Focusrite Group CEO Tim Carroll as its new President. He will serve a two-year term in office.
After 50 years, Midi as a technical standard evolved from Midi 1.0 to 2.0 in the past few years and has now begun proliferating in products and software, making this a critical time for the Association and related industries.
The election of Carroll is projected to be equally welcomed by the Association membership and the industry. Focusrite Group’s family of brands includes the iconic synthesiser brands Sequential and Oberheim, as well as Midi controller and synth company Novation. Sequential founder Dave Smith was instrumental in the creation of Midi and introduced the first synthesiser with a Midi port 51 years ago. Carroll, an accomplished pianist and keyboard player himself, now has the distinction of leading the Midi Association while he and Focusrite Group hold and evolve Dave Smith’s legacy.
In addition to managing and stewarding Midi for manufacturers and developers, the Midi Association also has three stated philanthropic priorities: Midi innovation, music education, and music and wellness. Carroll will have strategic input into these priorities as the Association begins distributing grants from the Midi Fund, a named fund managed by the Namm Foundation.
‘I am proud to accept the President’s role and lead the Midi Association for the coming two years,’ Carroll says. ‘This is a critical inflection point in the Association’s history. As an industry, we’ve only begun to realise the potential of Midi 2.0, and I’m excited to work with the Midi Association board and all its members to create Midi’s next expressive, musical and creative chapters.’
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