International. The Roland Professional AV division announced the expansion of its sales engineering team, focused on Live Pro Audio. With the introduction of the new M-5000 live mixing console, Roland is committed to adding staff and support resources to meet the needs of the professional audio community.
The new Pro Audio group focuses on positions that include current Sales Engineer Doug Schouten and newly hired Sales Engineer Brian Belcher.
Doug Schouten is an Indianapolis native and a graduate of the Arts program at Indiana University. Prior to joining Roland in 2012, he was an audio engineer at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel, Indiana. Based in Los Angeles, Doug has been actively supporting the development of markets for audio and video products, along with the firms' team of Roland's independent sales representative. He will now focus on Pro Audio products in the Western U.S. region.
Brian Belcher joins Roland as a respected man in the Nashville professional audio community, best known for his work with live sound, mixing engineer and head of production with a long list of touring credits. He is also the broadcast mixing engineer for Vanderbilt University broadcasting sports on ESPN, and has been the system designer for several theaters and schools. Brian will remain in Nashville and is primarily responsible for Pro Audio Products in the Eastern region.
Both Schouten and Belcher will be involved in supporting clients in corporate AV, broadcast, theater and house of worship markets. They will actively work with resellers and production rental customers on system design, configuration and operational know-how, as well as the creation and application of training resources for users of all levels.
