| Company type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Audio technology |
| Founded | 1988 (as Mackie Designs, Inc.) |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | Alex Nelson (CEO), Mark Ureda (Board Director) |
| Brands | Mackie |
Number of employees | 122[1] |
| Website | loudaudio |
LOUD Audio, LLC is a professional audio company based in the United States, operating in the U.S., Canada, and Shenzhen, China. Originally founded as Mackie Designs, Inc., the name was changed to Loud Technologies Inc in 2003 to differentiate its founding subsidiary, mixing console manufacturer Mackie from its eponymous brand name.[2]
Between 2003 and 2018, LOUD Technologies owned or distributed several music instrument and pro audio product brands that it had acquired over the years. Transom Capital Group acquired the company in October 2017, renaming it LOUD Audio, LLC and within 12 months had divested itself of brands Ampeg,[3] Martin Audio[4] and EAW,[5] leaving Mackie as the sole surviving subsidiary.