Dave Karlsen Email & Phone Number

Set up and Manage International Distribution for Austrian AudioFrom a prototype to Global Distribution in 60 countries...and we're not finished yet

Responsible for all Sales/strategy within EMEA for Retail Products/Vertical Market for JBL, AKG, Crown, dbx, Lexicon, Soundcraft, DigiTech, Martin Professional. Direct relationships with key accounts eg Amazon, Thomann, Gear4music etc. (fufilled via Distribution)

The EMEA Sales office handles sales and technical support for all the Harman Professional brands including JBL Pro, Crown, BSS Audio, dbx, Soundcraft, AKG, DigiTech and Lexicon Pro.

Direct the sales of dbx, BSS, Lexicon and DigiTech worldwide (except USA). Lead team of 4 Regional Sales and 2 support staff who work with local distributors to market and sell these brands competitively in their territory.

Was the largest independent MI distributor in the Europe. Led team of 60 Sales, Marketing and Support staff. Worked with many (50+) brands such as Fender, JBL, Steinberg, AKG, DigiTech, Native Instruments, Arturia, Kurzweil, dbx, Sabian, Remo, Akai Professional. During my time we grew the business from £13 million to £45million+.

Distributor in the UK for Zoom, Tech21, Studio Electronics, Waldorf, Opcode, Voyetra, Passport Designs and many other Apple/PC Software lines