Fishman Expands Team With Hiring Of Jay Blout & Evan Allen

Overview

Fishman Transducers has announced the appointment of Jay Blout as global OEM sales manager and Evan Allen as product manager.

Blout rejoins company as global OEM sales manager while Allen is named product manager, focusing on making products that enable musicians to focus on their craft by removing technical hurdles.

Background — Jay Blout

Blout previously worked for Fishman from 1999 to 2009 and rose to the position of North American distribution manager, and in the interim years, held positions with TASCAM, NS Design and Harman Pro Audio, developing sales and account management experience. He will be working with more than 100 instrument manufacturers, including Fender, Epiphone, C.F. Martin, ESP, Ibanez, Breedlove, Guild, and Schecter.

“Jay’s deep understanding of the musical instrument industry, along with his passion and commitment to supporting the customers’ needs, offer the unique skill set required for this role,” says Jason Cambra, chief operating officer at Fishman. “As a top OEM supplier of acoustic and electric instrument pickups, Fishman will continue to grow and expand with Jay’s experience and leadership.”

Background — Evan Allen

Allen brings a decade of experience managing and marketing products for creatives, first at iZotope and later Artiphon. He holds a Bachelor of Music in Electronic Production & Design from Berklee College of Music and specializes in making products that enable musicians to focus on their craft by removing technical hurdles.

“I’m thrilled to have Evan join our product management team here at Fishman,” states David Fournier, director of product management. “His extensive knowledge of user behaviors and vast experience developing software products designed to simplify music-making will undoubtedly delight Fishman customers for years to come.”

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