Focusrite
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| Industry | Electronics,Professional Audio |
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| Founded | 1985 |
| Founder | Rupert Neve |
| Headquarters | Windsor House, Turnpike Rd, Cressex Business Park,High Wycombe,Buckinghamshire, England |
Key people | Phil Dudderidge |
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Focusrite PLCis anEnglishmusic and audio products group based inHigh Wycombe,England (with its history inFocusrite Audio Engineering Ltd.). The Focusrite Group trades under eight brands: Focusrite, Focusrite Pro, Martin Audio,ADAM Audio,Novation,Ampify Music, Optimal Audio andSequential.Focusrite designs and marketsaudio interfaces,microphonepreamps,consoles, analogueequalizers(EQ) andchannel strips,anddigital audio processinghardwareand software for professional and home studios.[1]
History
[edit]Founded in 1985 byRupert Neve,Focusrite's first contracts included a commission fromGeorge Martinto build extensions toAIR Studios' customNeveconsoles, initially the vintage recording console in Martin'sAIR Montserratstudio in the Caribbean – specifically a microphone preamplifier and equaliser.[2]
Audio industry entrepreneur and co-founder ofSoundcraft Electronics Ltd,Phil Dudderidgepurchased the company's assets in April 1989, establishing Focusrite Audio Engineering Ltd and reissuing the original modules along with some new designs.[3]The company also designed a new console, the Focusrite Studio Console, released in 1990.
In August 2004, Focusrite acquired electronic instrument manufacturerNovationwhich became a subsidiary called Novation Digital Music Systems Ltd.[4]
On 12 December 2014, Focusrite was floated on theAIM marketasFocusrite plc.[5]
In July 2019, Focusrite acquired monitor speaker manufacturer ADAM Audio,[6]and in December 2019 acquired Martin Audio[7]who manufacture loudspeaker systems for sound reinforcement.
In April 2021, Focusrite acquiredSequential,a designer of analogue synthesizers.[8]
In March 2022, Focusrite acquired theUKaudio equipment maker Linea Research Holdings for £12.6 million.[9]
References
[edit]- ^"Focusrite".Focusrite. April 2013.
- ^"Letter from Focusrite to Mercenary Audio".Mercenary Audio. September 2006. Archived fromthe originalon 10 May 2011.Retrieved24 May2011.
- ^"Focusrite Company History".Plan 2 Music. September 2006. Archived fromthe originalon 22 August 2011.Retrieved7 June2011.
- ^"Focusrite acquire Novation".Novation Music. 1 August 2004. Archived fromthe originalon 13 November 2005.
- ^"Focusrite PLC - Intention to Float".London Stock Exchange. 24 November 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^"ADAM Audio becomes a part of Focusrite Group".ADAM Audio.16 July 2019.Retrieved23 April2020.
- ^"Focusrite plc announces the acquisition of Martin Audio Ltd".martin-audio.Retrieved23 April2020.
- ^"Focusrite acquires analogue synth powerhouse Sequential".
- ^"Music giant Focusrite acquires audio equipment maker Linea Research Holdings".The Business Magazine.15 March 2022.Retrieved16 March2022.
External links
[edit]- Audio mi xing console manufacturers
- Audio equipment manufacturers of the United Kingdom
- British brands
- Companies based in Buckinghamshire
- Manufacturing companies established in 1985
- Electronics companies established in 1985
- British companies established in 1985
- 1989 mergers and acquisitions
- 2004 mergers and acquisitions
- 2014 initial public offerings
- 2019 mergers and acquisitions
- 2021 mergers and acquisitions
- 2022 mergers and acquisitions