Harman appointed Paul Shorter as technical services manager for its Soundcraft, Studer and AKG brands.
“A 22-year veteran of the pro audio industry, Shorter joined HARMAN in 2009 as field applications engineer, specializing in support for the Soundcraft and Studer digital console ranges.” He will continue as an active field engineer for the continental United States and provide technical sales support.
The company described Shorter as “one of the first digital console and editorial field service engineers in the world.” He worked with clients including the BBC, NHK, Warner Bros., Disney, SWF, OPTUS TV, Carlton, and Shepperton and Pinewood Studios. In 2000 he started a company, Backup Audio Visual Ltd.
Shorter started his electronics career in 1979 as an apprentice for a small TV and video rental store and service department in southeast England. He studied TV and industrial electronics at Southend College of Technology (now known as the South East Essex College of Arts and Technology), then spent six years working for GEC/Marconi Avionics testing Airborne Radar line units for Tornado aircraft before entering the pro audio world in 1989 working for AMS.
