Armour Home Electronics has appointed music entrepreneur and cultural connector Sav Remzi as its new Culture Ambassador, as part of a move to place its audio brands front and centre within contemporary music culture.
The British company behind Goldring, QED and Q Acoustics says it wants to build closer relationships with artists, venues and creative communities. The aim is to position its brands as naturally within listening bars, record shops and cultural spaces as they are in specialist Hi-Fi stores.
Remzi brings more than three decades of experience across music, nightlife, festivals, record labels and the wider creative industries. Over that period, his orbit has included artists and cultural figures ranging from David Bowie, Björk and Massive Attack to Goldie, Jarvis Cocker, Andrew Weatherall, Grace Jones and Madonna.
His career has also been closely associated with the development of Shoreditch as a creative hub. As founder of the Blue Note Club, Remzi helped establish one of East London’s influential cultural meeting places during the 1990s, bringing together musicians, artists, designers and filmmakers at a time when the area had yet to become the international creative nexus it is today.
The British company behind Goldring, QED and Q Acoustics says it wants to build closer relationships with artists, venues and creative communities…
Listening bars, vinyl and great sound
Sav Remzi has also helped launch Lovebox Festival alongside Tom Findlay and Andy Cato of Groove Armada, while projects including the House of St Barnabas and ONBlackheath brought together music, culture and wider social initiatives.
For lovers of high-end audio, perhaps the most relevant chapter is the Bridge & Tunnel Club. Long before Japanese-inspired kissa and dedicated listening bars became a global hospitality trend, the venue was built around a no-compromise sound system and a listening-first philosophy.
Artists including Carl Craig and Andrew Weatherall appeared there, alongside David Mancuso, founder of New York’s influential Loft. The idea was straightforward: make sound the centre of the experience and create a space around which people could gather.
That philosophy mirrors Armour Home’s new cultural ambitions.
In his new role, Remzi will work to connect Goldring, QED and Q Acoustics with artists, venues and creative communities. For Armour, it’s an inspired attempt to develop relationships and experiences around music itself, rather than simply presenting Hi-Fi as a collection of products and specs.
“Whether it’s an intimate bar, a festival in a field, a garden party or a major venue, the principle is always the same: put great sound at the heart of the experience and let people connect around it,” said Remzi.
Charlie Henderson, Managing Director of Armour Home, said the appointment reflected the brand’s wider plans for its portfolio.
“It’s great to be collaborating with Sav again. He’s a legend,” Henderson said. “Sav has an extraordinary ability to bring together the right people, the right ideas and always with real taste and style.”
“As we position Goldring, QED and Q Acoustics at the heart of listening and music culture, there couldn’t be a better person to have with us for the ride.”
Henderson told The Luxe Review that his ambitions for Goldring, QED and Q Acoustics aren’t limited to the UK. “I want to open listening bars for our brands in cities globally, including Japan!” he confided.
Listening bars, vinyl stores and carefully curated music spaces have become increasingly important places for music lovers to discover new artists, equipment and ways of listening.
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Armour Home Electronics has appointed music entrepreneur and cultural connector Sav Remzi as its new Culture Ambassador, as part of a move to place its audio brands front and centre within contemporary music culture.
The British company behind Goldring, QED and Q Acoustics says it wants to build closer relationships with artists, venues and creative communities. The aim is to position its brands as naturally within listening bars, record shops and cultural spaces as they are in specialist Hi-Fi stores.
Remzi brings more than three decades of experience across music, nightlife, festivals, record labels and the wider creative industries. Over that period, his orbit has included artists and cultural figures ranging from David Bowie, Björk and Massive Attack to Goldie, Jarvis Cocker, Andrew Weatherall, Grace Jones and Madonna.
His career has also been closely associated with the development of Shoreditch as a creative hub. As founder of the Blue Note Club, Remzi helped establish one of East London’s influential cultural meeting places during the 1990s, bringing together musicians, artists, designers and filmmakers at a time when the area had yet to become the international creative nexus it is today.
Listening bars, vinyl and great sound
Sav Remzi has also helped launch Lovebox Festival alongside Tom Findlay and Andy Cato of Groove Armada, while projects including the House of St Barnabas and ONBlackheath brought together music, culture and wider social initiatives.
For lovers of high-end audio, perhaps the most relevant chapter is the Bridge & Tunnel Club. Long before Japanese-inspired kissa and dedicated listening bars became a global hospitality trend, the venue was built around a no-compromise sound system and a listening-first philosophy.
Artists including Carl Craig and Andrew Weatherall appeared there, alongside David Mancuso, founder of New York’s influential Loft. The idea was straightforward: make sound the centre of the experience and create a space around which people could gather.
That philosophy mirrors Armour Home’s new cultural ambitions.
In his new role, Remzi will work to connect Goldring, QED and Q Acoustics with artists, venues and creative communities. For Armour, it’s an inspired attempt to develop relationships and experiences around music itself, rather than simply presenting Hi-Fi as a collection of products and specs.
“Whether it’s an intimate bar, a festival in a field, a garden party or a major venue, the principle is always the same: put great sound at the heart of the experience and let people connect around it,” said Remzi.
Charlie Henderson, Managing Director of Armour Home, said the appointment reflected the brand’s wider plans for its portfolio.
“It’s great to be collaborating with Sav again. He’s a legend,” Henderson said. “Sav has an extraordinary ability to bring together the right people, the right ideas and always with real taste and style.”
“As we position Goldring, QED and Q Acoustics at the heart of listening and music culture, there couldn’t be a better person to have with us for the ride.”
Henderson told The Luxe Review that his ambitions for Goldring, QED and Q Acoustics aren’t limited to the UK. “I want to open listening bars for our brands in cities globally, including Japan!” he confided.
Listening bars, vinyl stores and carefully curated music spaces have become increasingly important places for music lovers to discover new artists, equipment and ways of listening.
Armour Home could be onto something.
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