ASI Audio has appointed Scott Shapiro to the position of president, where he is managing all facets of the company’s business and working closely with the executive and marketing teams to help ensure long-term growth.
Shapiro comes from Think-a-Move, ASI’s co-founding company and a developer of hands-free control and communications technologies. He brings more than 20 years of experience in strategic management, product and business development, and marketing for technology-based industries to his role, including speech, wireless telecom, and pro audio. He’s also previously consulted with Pioneer DJ, Melodics, AKAI Professional and others.
“As ASI Audio grows and matures, we saw that additional dedicated leadership was needed to nurture the company to its full potential,” says ASI Audio x Sensaphonics chairman Dr. Michael Santucci Au.D. “We are delighted that Scott has agreed to join the ASI Audio team. Given his background, experience and his knowledge of our product on many levels, there’s no one more perfectly suited to continue the evolution of ASI Audio.”
In addition, ASI announced that it has secured a new round of funding that will help enable the company’s ongoing rollout of its second-generation 3DME Gen2 active ambient monitoring system and help fuel new product development, inventory fulfillment and international expansion.
“One of the key reasons I joined the team here at ASI was due to the great potential I see as end users embrace our 3DME system, which brings an in-ear monitoring solution that takes hearing protection and usability to the next level on stage,” Shapiro states. “By using our patented Active Ambient technology, we are able to offer musicians the ability to hear more on stage without increasing the potential hazards to their ears. So we’re protecting a player’s hearing while allowing in the usable audio that they need to perform better. I look forward to expanding our product solutions and meeting the new challenges and demands from our music community.”
