2016 Industry Awards Winners

Installer of the Year
Matt Schaeffer, Safe & Sound Mobile Electronics – Chantilly, VA.

Installer of the Year – Runner-Up
Christerfer Pate, Mobile Toys Inc. – College Station, TX

2016 Trusted Tech
Carlos Ramirez, NVS Audio – Linden, NJ

Retailer of the Year – Single Store
Soundscape Car Audio – Plano, TX

Retailer of the Year Runner-up – Single Store
Kingpin Car & Marine Audio – Wilsonville, OR

Retailer of the Year – Chain
Foss Audio & Tint – Tukwila, WA

Retailer of the Year Runner-up – Chain
Stereo King Oregon – Portland, OR

Rookie of the Year
Austin Thorne, Tunes-N-Tint, Lakeland, FL

Most Improved Store or Chain
Cartronix – Valparaiso, IN

Best Online Presence
NVS Audio – Linden, NJ

Best Customer Retention Program
Al & Ed’s Autosound – Los Angeles, CA

Best Store Presentation
Sound Wave Customs – Virginia Beach, VA

Lifetime Achievement Award
George Reed, Marketing Pros – Arlington, TX

Vendor of the Year
AAMP Global – Clearwater, FL

Expeditor of the Year
Auto Trim Design – Amarillo, TX

Distributor of the Year
AM Distributors – Broadview, IL

Rep Firm of the Year
Marketing Pros – Arlington, TX

Rep of the Year
Kris Bulla, DOW Electronics

Top Vendor: Auto Sound & Video
Orca Design & Manufacturing – Camarillo, CA

Top Vendor: Security and Convenience
Firstech (Compustar) – Kent, WA

Top Vendor: Safety and Driver Assistance
K40 Electronics – Elgin, IL

Top Vendor: Accessories and Materials
Mobile Solutions – Tempe, AZ

Top Vendor: Connectivity and Integration
AAMP of America – Clearwater, FL

Top 12 Installers
Barry Barth – Prestige Car Audio & Marine – Metairie, LA
Charles Brazil – First Coast Auto Creations – Jacksonville, FL
TJ Carlson – Kingpin Car & Marine Audio – WIlsonville, OR
David Cruz – Soundscape Car Audio – Plano, TX
Aaron Garcia – Perfectionist Auto Sound and Security – Anchorage, AK
Brent Leavitt – Low Notes Garage – Boise, ID
Chris Ott – Amplified Autosports – Tampa, FL
Christerfer Pate – Mobile Toys Inc – College Station, TX
Bryan Piper – Resonance Auto Craft – Corpus Christi, TX
Carlos Ramirez – NVS Audio – Linden, NJ
Matt Schaeffer – Safe & Sound Mobile Electronics – Chantilly, VA
Miguel Vega – Titan Motoring – Nashville, TN

 

Top 12 Retailers
Single Stores:
Cartronix – Valparaiso, IN
Cartunes – Atlanta, GA
GNC Customs – Goshen, IN
Kingpin Car & Marine Audio Inc – Wilsonville, OR
Musicar Northwest – Portland, OR
NVS Audio – Linden, NJ
Prestige Car Audio & Marine – Metairie, LA
Soundscape Car Audio – Plano, TX

Chain Stores:
Al & Ed’s Autosound – Los Angeles, CA
Foss Audio & Tint – Tukwila, WA
Mobile Toys – College Station, TX
Stereo King Oregon – Portland, OR

 

Top 50 Installers sponsored by  

Tim Baillie – AudioLines Mobile Sound– Burnaby, BC
Barry Barth – Prestige Car Audio & Marine – Metairie, LA
Charles Brazil – First Coast Auto Creations – Jacksonville, FL
John Cage – Spokane Audio Video Experts – Greenacres, WA
Jeff Cantrell – JC Audio – Jackson, TN
TJ Carlson – Kingpin Car & Marine Audio – WIlsonville, OR
Dan Castro – The Car Audio Shop – High Ridge, MO
Steve Coogle – Discount Audio – Louisville, KY
Matt Cropper – Stereo King – Portland, OR
David Cruz – Soundscape Car Audio – Plano, TX
B.J. Curcio – After FX Customs – Stamford, CT
Daniel DiCampli – Windward Audio – Kaneohe, HI
Brandon Douglas – Adrenaline Autosound – Clayton, NC
Andrew Emelander – GNC Customs – Goshen, IN
Andrew Evens – Industry Auto Designs – Las Vegas, NV
Nicholas Frazier – Innovative Concepts – West Springfield, MA
Aaron Garcia – Perfectionist Auto Sound and Security – Anchorage, AK
Brandon Green – The Car Audio Shop – High Ridge, MO
Alan Hogan – Baileys Audio – Lake Charles, LA
David Kosakowski – Total image – McKees Rocks, PA
Brent Leavitt – Low Notes Garage – Boise, ID
Sam Lee – Audio Xcellence – City of Industry, CA
Dan Macilwain – Sound Advantage – Rochester, MI
Erick Markland – Markland Designs – Lithonia, GA
Aaron Markwell – Godspeed Rides – Sarasota, FL
Scott Miller – Explicit Customs – West Melbourne, FL
Rob Miller – JML Audio of St. Louis – Fenton, MO
Jeremiah Mojica – GNC Customs – Elkhart, IN
Jonathan Moore – Dreamworks Motorsports – Roxboro, NC
Michael Oechsner – Mobile Edge – Lehighton, PA
Chris Ott – Amplified Autosports – Tampa, FL
Christerfer Pate – Mobile Toys Inc – College Station, TX
Adam Perkins – Sound Wave Customs – Virginia Beach, VA
John Phillips – Stereo One Carbondale – Carbondale, IL
Bryan Piper – Resonance Auto Craft – Corpus Christi, TX
Carlos Ramirez – NVS Audio – Linden, NJ
Alain Sainvil – NVS Audio – Linden, NJ
Mike Sandoval – Sound Warehouse – Salt Lake City, UT
Matt Schaeffer – Safe & Sound Mobile Electronics – Chantilly, VA
Jon Schmitz – Mach 1 Audio – Washington, MO
John Schumacher – Audio Solutions StL – St. Louis, MO
Mike Schwitz – Sound Connection – St. Joseph, MN
Cj Silvey – Foss Audio and Tint – Puyallup, WA
Jason Stone – Stereo Solutions – Redding, CA
Vinny Tullo – VIP Customs – Earlysville, VA
Bryan Turvaville – Auto Trim Design – Amarillo, TX
Miguel Vega – Titan Motoring – Nashville, TN
Colton Wadley – Pro Audio – Provo, UT
Warren Williams – Hi-Tech Car Audio – El Cerrito, CA
Tyler Wilson – Spokane Audio Video Experts – Greenacres, WA

 

Top 50 Retailers sponsored by  Sony

Absolute Electronix – Rockville, MD
Adrenaline Autosound – Clayton, NC
Al & Ed’s Autosound – Los Angeles, CA
Audio Designs & Custom Graphics – Jacksonville, FL
Audio Expert Car Stereo – Clearwater, FL
Audio Solutions StL – St. Louis, MO
Auto Trim Design – Amarillo, TX
Autosound Lab – Fresno, CA
Blvd Customs of Lakeland – Lakeland, FL
California Audio – WVC, UT
Cartronix – Valparaiso, IN
Cartunes – Atlanta, GA
Cypress Auto Sound & Tint – Cypress, CA
Distinctive Car Toyz – Pleasantville, NJ
Dr Dashboard – Evansville, IN
Dreamworks Motorsports – Roxboro, NC
Driven Audio Ltd. – Abbotsford, BC
Driven Mobile Electronics – Chantilly, VA
Elite Audio – Spartanburg, SC
Explicit Customs – West Melbourne, FL
Extreme Audio – Mechanicsville, VA
Foss Audio & Tint – Tukwila, WA
GNC Customs – Goshen, IN
Greg’s Custom Audio, Video & Car Stereo – Pikeville, KY
Industry Auto Designs – Las Vegas, NV
JC Audio – Jackson, TN
JML Audio of St. Louis – Fenton, MO
Kingpin Car & Marine Audio Inc – Wilsonville, OR
Mobile Toys – College Station, TX
Musicar Northwest – Portland, OR
NVS Audio – Linden, NJ
Ocala Car Audio – Ocala, FL
Prestige Car Audio & Marine – Metairie, LA
Radios Knobs Speakers and Things – Pontiac, MI
Sound Auto – Hamilton, NJ
Sound Depot and Performance – Gainesville, FL
Sound FX, Inc. – Lewes, DE
Sound Solutions – Gulfport, MS
Sound Wave Customs – Virginia Beach, VA
Soundscape Car Audio – Plano, TX
SoundsGood Auto – Coquitlam, BC
Spokane Audio Video Experts – Greenacres, WA
SRQ Customs – Sarasota, FL
Stereo King Oregon – Portland, OR
Stereo Solutions – Redding, CA
The Car Audio Shop – High Ridge, MO
The Sound Shop – Indian Trail, NC
Tip Top Customs – Morris, IL
Tunes-N-Tint – Lakeland, FL
Westminster Speed & Sound – Westminster, MD