2015 Industry Awards Winners
Installer of the Year
Juan Torres, Al & Ed’s Autosound, Huntington Beach, Calif.
Installer of the Year – Runner-Up
Matt Schaeffer, Safe & Sound, Manassas, Va.
Trusted Tech of the Year
Bryan Piper, Bay Area Audio Visions, Corpus Christi, Texas
Retailer of the Year – Single Store
Perfectionist Autosound, Anchorage, Alaska
Retailer of the Year Runner-up – Single Store
Musicar Northwest, Portland, Ore.
Retailer of the Year – Chain
Stereo King, Boise, Id.
Retailer of the Year Runner-up – Chain
Tint World, Weston, Fla.
Rookie of the Year
Tyler Clemence, Visions Electronics, Alberta, Canada
Most Improved Store or Chain
Auto Trim Design of Amarillo, Amarillo, Texas
Best Online Presence
Cartronix, Valparaiso, Inc.
Best Customer Retention Program
Handcrafted Car Audio, Chandler, Ariz.
Best Store Presentation
Tunes-N-Tint, Lakeland, Fla.
Lifetime Achievement Award
David Rivera
Vendor of the Year
Orca Design & Manufacturing
Expeditor of the Year
American Radio
Distributor of the Year
DOW Electronics
Rep Firm of the Year
Marketing Pros
Rep of the Year
Andy Adkins
Top Vendor: Auto Sound & Video
Orca Design & Manufacturing
Top Vendor: Safety and Retention
Firstech (Compustar)
Top Vendor: Accessories and Materials
Metra Electronics
Top Vendor: Connectivity and Integration
AAMP of America
Top 12 Installers
Tim Baillie, Soundsgood, Coquitlam, BC
Barry Barth, Prestige Car Audio & Marine, Metairie, LA
Charles Brazil, Audio designs, Jacksonville , FL
Rich Clapp, Musicar Northwest, Portland, OR
Matt Cropper, Stereo King, Portland, OR
Kyle Golden, Sundown One, Springfield, IL
Kevin Kessler, Extreme Audio, Mechanicsville, VA
Jason Kranitz, Kingpin Car & Marine Audio, Wilsonville , OR
Brent Leavitt, Sound Depot/Low Notes Garage, Boise, ID
Matt Schaeffer, Safe & Sound Mobile Electronics, Manassas, VA
Jamie Schuh, Spokane Audio Video Experts, Spokane Valley, WA
JT Torres, Al & Ed’s Autosound HB, Huntington Beach, CA
Top 12 Retailers
Al & Ed’s Autosound, Pacoima, CA
Audio Designs & Custom Graphics, Jacksonville, FL
Cartronix Inc, Valparaiso, IN
Extreme Audio, Mechanicsville, VA
GNC Customs, Goshen, IN
Kingpin Car & Marine Audio, Wilsonville, OR
Musicar Northwest, Portland, OR
Perfectionist Auto Sound & Security, Anchorage, AK
Prestige Car Audio & Marine, Metairie, LA
Soundsgood Auto Service, Coquitlam, BC
Stereo King, Portland, OR
Tint World, LLC., Boca Raton, FL
Top 50 Installers
Tim Baillie – Soundsgood – Coquitlam, BC
Barry Barth – Prestige Car Audio & Marine – Metairie, LA
Michael Betts – Audio Workx – Pittsburgh, PA
Charles Brazil – Audio Designs – Jacksonville , FL
John Cage – Spokane Audio Video Experts – Spokane Valley, WA
John Castilleja – Audio Solutions STL – St. Louis, MO
Robert Chin – Blvd Customs Of Lakeland – Lakeland, FL
Rich Clapp – Musicar Northwest – Portland, OR
James Coil – Audio Innovations of Fresno – Fresno, CA
Steve Coogle – Discount Audio – Louisville , KY
Matt Cropper – Stereo King – Portland, OR
Brandon Douglas – Adrenaline Autosound – clayton, NC
James Drinkut – Tunes-N-Tint – Lakeland, FL
Dave Evans – Adrenaline Autosound – Clayton, NC
Andrew Evens – Industry Auto Designs – Las Vegas, NV
Nicholas Frazier – iNNovative Concepts – Springfield, MA
Kyle Golden – Sundown One – Springfield, IL
Brandon Green – The Car Audio Shop – High Ridge, MO
James Halter – JMH Audio Concepts – Tyler, TX
Jeff Harper – AspenSound – Spokane, WA
Jess Hogan – Platinum Mobile Electronics – Auburn, WA
Erik Hoss – SBAudio – Union, MO
JP Jones – Final Touch Crew – Lexington, KY
Kevin Kessler – Extreme Audio – Mechanicsville, VA
Jason Kranitz – Kingpin Car & Marine Audio – Wilsonville , OR
Joshua Landau – JML Audio of St. Louis – Fenton, MO
Brent Leavitt – Sound Depot/Low Notes Garage – Boise, ID
Steve Ledford – Area 41 Customs – Kennesaw, GA
Dan Macilwain – Car Tunes – Dearborn , MI
David Martire – Sound Wave Customs – Virginia Beach, VA
Rob Miller – JML Audio of St. Louis – Fenton, MO
Scott Miller – Explicit Customs – West Melbourne , FL
Brian Mitchell – Liquid Trends Modesto – Modesto , CA
Jon Murphy – SoundWorks Car Audio & Security – Anchorage , AK
James Ngim, Jr. – Sound Innovations – Union City, CA
Chris Ott – Soundwaves of Tampa – Tampa, FL
Chris Pate – Mobile Toys INC – College Station , TX
Danny Pepper – Stereo Solutions – Redding, CA
Bryan Piper – Bay Area Audio Visions – Corpus Christi, TX
Matt Porter – Mobile West PDX- Portland , OR
Keith Price – Custom Cars Unlimited – Salem, VA
Carlos Ramirez – NVS AUDIO – Linden, NJ
Alex Sanchez – Sounds Good Stereo – Miami, FL
Alain Sanvil – NVS AUDIO – Linden, NJ
Matt Schaeffer – Safe & Sound Mobile Electronics – Manassas, VA
Jamie Schuh – Spokane Audio Video Experts – Spokane Valley, WA
John Schumacher – Audio Solutions StL – St. Louis, MO
JT Torres – Al & Ed’s Autosound HB – Huntington Beach, CA
Bryan Turvaville – Auto Trim Design of Amarillo – Amarillo, TX
Sage Weir – Sounds Good Stereo – Miami, FL
Top 50 Retailers
Adrenaline Autosound – Clayton, NC
Al & Ed’s Autosound – Pacoima, CA
Audio Designs & Custom Graphics – Jacksonville, FL
Audio Innovations of Fresno – Fresno, CA
Audio Solutions StL – St. Louis, MO
Audio Works – Newark , DE
Auto Trim Design – Amarillo, TX
Autosound Lab – Fresno, CA
Bay Area Audio Visions – Corpus Christi, TX
Blvd Customs of Lakeland – Lakeland, FL
California Audio – WVC, UT
Car Concepts – Salt Lake City, UT
Cartronix Inc. – Valparaiso , IN
Cartunes Inc. – Atlanta, GA
Custom Cars Unlimited – Salem , VA
Dr Dashboard – Evansville, IN
Driven Audio – Abbotsford, BC
Driven Mobile Electronics – Chantilly, VA
Elite Audio – Spartanburg, SC
Eminent Hi-Fi – Rexburg, ID
Explicit Customs – West Melbourne, FL
Extreme Audio – Mechanicsville, VA
Foss Audio & Tint – Tukwila, WA
GNC Customs – Goshen , IN
Handcrafted Car Audio – Chandler, AZ
Industry Auto Designs – Las Vegas, NV
JML Audio of St. Louis – Fenton, MO
Kingpin Car & Marine Audio – Wilsonville, OR
Mobile Edge – Lehighton, PA
Mobile Toys INC – College Station , TX
Musicar Northwest – Portland , OR
NVS Audio – Linden, NJ
Ocala Car Audio – Ocala, FL
On The Go Tech – Black Earth, WI
Perfectionist Auto Sound & Security – Anchorage , AK
Prestige Car Audio & Marine – Metairie, LA
Sound Connection Inc – Baxter, MN
Sound FX, Inc. – Lewes, DE
Sound Wave Customs – Virginia Beach , VA
SoundFX – West Warwick, RI
Sounds Good Stereo – Miami, FL
Soundsgood Auto Service – Coquitlam, BC
SoundWorks Car Audio & Security – Anchorage, AK
SRQ Customs – Sarasota, FL
Stereo King – Portland, OR
Stereo Solutions – Redding, CA
Tint World, LLC. – Boca Raton, FL
Tip Top Customs – Morris , IL
Tunes-N-Tint – Lakeland, FL
Westminster Speed and Sound – Westminster, MD