In-ear monitoring manufacturer JH Audio has been acquired by wireless and production audio specialists Sound Devices. The move unites two leading professional audio brands under the Audiotonix umbrella, with a shared commitment to delivering exceptional audio solutions for performers across live, location, and studio environments. Backed by over 48 years of live sound expertise and more than three decades of in-ear monitor innovation, JH Audio, founded by acclaimed engineer Jerry Harvey, has become a go-to name for custom IEMs tailored to the needs of world-class touring artists.
“We couldn’t be more excited about bringing the JH Audio team into the Sound Devices fold,” says Sound Devices CEO Matt Anderson. “The timing is perfect as we continue to build on our Astral RF range of solutions that are rightly being recognised as the one true global RF wireless system for live events, touring and location sound. Both teams’ R&D aspirations and the close link between RF and IEMs align perfectly, and with a focus on innovation to deliver future synergies across our Astral family and other products is one that has me and the whole team here salivating, and one that should delight all our customers in the coming months.”
Audiotonix CEO James Gordon adds: “For anyone with a passion for technology and pro audio, then this partnership is one to really pay attention to. Jerry Harvey is the true pioneer of IEMs with over 30 years of in-ear innovation, the principles of which are incorporated in most IEM designs today. Being able to put the resource behind the JH Audio team to take IEMs to their next level alongside Sound Devices and some of our other live-focused Audiotonix brands, should deliver something very special for our users and their clients.”
JH Audio founder and CEO Jerry Harvey continues: “Over the years I have been fortunate to work closely with James (Gordon) at DiGiCo and then more recently with the Audiotonix group. It’s always been a relationship based on delivering new technologies for the benefit of engineers and artists in our industry, and our most recent collaboration on the Pearl IEM system gave the JHA crew a taste of the potential of working more closely with their team. By joining the Sound Devices family with Matt Anderson at the helm, we now have an incredible opportunity to not just evolve our next gen of IEM technologies but to gain access to like-minded partners and customers globally.”
This latest addition to the Audiotonix family sees JH Audio join the growing roster of innovative pro audio brands, including DiGiCo, Fourier Audio, KLANG:technologies, Sound Devices and more.
