TC Group
| File:Tc group logo.jpg.png | |
| Industry | Audio Electronics and Speakers |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1998 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Effects processors and speakers for performance, installation & broadcast. |
| Website | www.tcgroup.tc |
TC Group is a Danish multinational corporation specializing in audio related products for musicians, installers, producers, engineers, broadcasters, audio consultants and contractors. Its individual brands[1] include Lab.gruppen, Lake, Tannoy, TC-Applied Technologies, TC Electronic[2] and TC-Helicon. Overall, the company organizes itself around four market verticals: Musician, Install & Tour, Broadcast & Production, and Residential.
TC Group's products[3] include audio effects and amplification devices for singers, guitar players, and bass players; performance speakers and amplifiers; loudspeakers and amplifiers for installation, including ceiling speakers and column speakers; and processing and metering for broadcast and production.
Company History
TC Group is composed of several companies that precede its 1998 formation, most notably Tannoy (1926) and TC Electronic (1976).
Tannoy is the Scotland-based manufacturer of loudspeakers and PA (public address) systems. It was founded as the Tulsemere Manufacturing Company in London and moved to its present headquarters in Coatbridge, Scotland in the 1970s. The name Tannoy is derived from a contraction of the term "tantalum alloy," which was a metal used in the early development of the company's products. Tannoy became a household name as a result of supplying PA systems to the armed forces during World War II and to Butlins[4] and Pontins holiday camps after the war. They subsequently became known for the high fidelity sound reproduction of their dual concentric speakers[5] in the late 1940s. This was followed by many speakers for professional, touring and high-end residential applications.
TC Electronic is located in Aarhus, Denmark, in the district of Risskov. It was founded by brothers Kim and John Rishøj. TC Electronic has produced a variety of guitar and bass effects and has also branched out into the area of broadcast and transmission.[6]
As TC Electronic moved to acquire other companies, it created an entity called TC Works.[7] On October 10, 1998, TC Group became incorporated, beginning a process of strengthening links between itself, Tannoy, and TC Electronic as well as acquiring other audio-related companies and developing distribution deals with audio technology manufacturers.[8]
In 2000 TC Group created a joint venture with IVL Technologies Ltd that resulted in TC-Helicon,[9] a company devoted to the creation of audio technology focusing on singers. In 2005 it purchased the remaining shares from IVL and has continued to develop this company as TC-Helicon.
In 2002 TC-Group acquired Tannoy and Martin Audio with the intention of developing speaker technology.[10] In 2003 Martin Audio purchased the company from TC Group, though Tannoy remains a part of TC Group to the present time.[11]
In the remainder of the past decade, TC Group unified its business operations and organised its brands by market segments;[12] it has also created a distribution network in North America in 2009 (TC Group Americas) and China in 2010 (TC Group International),[13] which base sales and support on vertical markets across all TC Group brands.
References
- ^ Evans, Jim (April 12, 2013). "TC Group announces collective identity". LSi Online. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
- ^ Nielsen, Jørgen (2006). "Fra køkkenbord til verdenssucces". Basunen. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
- ^ "Vocal Effects... The Next Big Thing?". Sheridan. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
- ^ Tait, Derek. An Illustrated History of Butlins. Gloucestershire: Amberly Publishing. p. 25ff.
- ^ Newell, Philip; Holland, Keith (2007). Loudspeakers: for Music Recording and Reproduction. Oxford: Focal Press. p. 107f, 143, 152.
- ^ "FAKTA TC Group A/S" [Facts about TC Group]. borsen.dk (in Danish). Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- ^ Zahle, Morten. "Århus-virksomhed på storindkøb i England" [Aarhus Business Makes Large Purchases in England]. aarhusportalen.dk (in Danish). Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- ^ "On the Move". Mix. 26 (8): 17. July 2002.
- ^ Baldock, Lee. "TC Group Acquires TC-Helicon". LSi Online. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- ^ "TC Group looks on £15m deal as sound investment". theengineer.co.uk. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
- ^ "Martin Audio Announces Management Buyout". livedesignonline.com. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
- ^ "Kevin Alexander: TC Group MI & HD". fast and wide. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
- ^ Hughes, Rob. "TC Group Establishes TCGI". audio pro international.