2022 Industry Awards Winners

Installer of the Year
Marty Adamschek – Andres Electronics – Courtenay, BC

Retailer of the Year 
Titan Motoring – Nashville, TN

Sales Pro Award Winner
Robert Kowatch – Perfectionist Auto Sound & Security – Anchorage, AK

Trusted Tech Award Winner
Adam Devine – Devine Concepts – Naples, FL

Rookie of the Year
Jacob Mallette – Car-Tunes, Inc. – Greensville, MS

Most Improved Store or Chain
Sudbury Car Audio – Sudbury, ON

Best Online Presence
NVS Audio – Roselle, NJ

Best Customer Retention Program
SoundsGood – Coquitlam, BC

Best Customer Experience
SoundsGood – Coquitlam, BC

Best Store Culture
Titan Motoring – Nashville, TN

Customer Choice Award
Sound Evolution – Houston, TX

Expeditor of the Year
Titan Motoring

Distributor of the Year
DOW Electronics

Rep Firm of the Year
12-Volt Specialists

Rep of the Year
Jonathan Mercado – GoFast Solutions

Top Vendor Support Tech
Jason Ewing – Firstech

Vendor of the Year
HKI USA

Top Vendor: Autosound & Processing
Sony

Top Vendor: Security, Safety and Driver Assistance
Firstech

Top Vendor: Accessories and Materials
Metra Electronics

Top Vendor: Infotainment & Multimedia
Sony

Top Vendor: Powersports & Marine
JL Audio

Top Vendor: OEM Integration
AAMP

Top Vendor: Lighting
Metra – Heise Lighting

Top 12 Installers & Alternates

Marty Adamschek – Andres Electronics – Courtenay, BC
Phil Cantu – Mobile Toys Inc – College Station, TX
Arturo Ceballos – Audio by Art – San Antonio, TX
BJ Curcio – Broken Silence Custom Car Audio – Greenwich, CT
Adam Devine – Devine Concepts – Naples, FL
Nicholas Frazier – iNNovative Concepts – Wilbraham, MA
Roop Gossal – Inc Ridez – Surrey, BC
Brian Mitchell – Liquid Trends Modesto – Modesto, CA
Jesse Mitchell – Safe and Sound – Manassas, VA
Chris Ott – Speed of Sound Technologies – Milford, CT
Jaime Palafox – Agoura Autosounds – Agoura Hills, CA
Dalton Trainer – Car-Tunes, Inc – Greensville, MS

Alternates:
Melinton Benavides – Speed of Sound Technologies – Milford, CT
Dan Castro – The Car Audio Shop – High Ridge, MO

Top 12 Retailers & Alternates

Car-Tunes, Inc. – Greensville, MS
Devine Concepts – Naples, FL
Elevated Audio – Lakewood, CO
iNNovative Concepts – Wilbraham, MA
Mobile Toys Inc – College Station, TX
NVS Audio – Roselle, NJ
Sanford Sound – Sanford, ME
Sound Evolution – Houston, TX
SoundsGood – Coquitlam, BC
Sudbury Car Audio – Sudbury, ON
Titan Motoring – Nashville, TN
Vanguard Automotive Design – Stony Point, NY

Alternates
Foss Audio & Tint – Tukwila, WA
Advance Electronics – Winnipeg, MB

Top 5 Sales Pros

Kristin Bouldin – DES of Wilmington – Wilmington, NC
Robert Kowatch – Perfectionist Auto Sound & Security – Anchorage, AK
James Skaggs – Mobile Toys Inc – College Station, TX
Parish Tanner – Ocala Car Audio – Ocala, FL
Dustin Williams – Mobile Toys Inc – College Station, TX

Top 5 Technicians

Marty Adamscheck – Andre’s Electronics Experts, Courtenay, BC
Adam Devine – Devine Concepts – Naples, FL
Alan Lindgren – Speed of Sound LLC – Memphis, TN
Brian Mitchell – Liquid Trends Modesto – Modesto, CA
Jesse Mitchell – Safe and Sound – Manassas, VA

Top 5 Rookies of the Year

Thomas Castle – Tunes-N-Tint – Lakeland, FL
Cody Davidson – DES of Wilmington – Wilmington, NC
Jacob Mallette – Car-Tunes, Inc. – Greensville, MS
Angel “Junior” Rivera – Laketown Speed and Sound – Draper, UT
Saul Sanchez – NVS Audio – Roselle, NJ

Top 3 Expeditors

American Radio – Georgia / Florida
Sound FX – Delaware
Titan Motoring – Tennessee


Top 5 Vendor Support Techs (New for 2022)

Michael Betts – Omega Research & Development
Dara Crabb – ADS
Jason Ewing – Firstech
Chris McNulty – Elettromedia
Jeff Smith – AAMP Global

Top 3 Distributors

Davis Distribution
DOW Technologies
GoFast Solutions

Top 5 Rep Firms

12 Volt Marketing Group
12 Volt Specialist
Dynamic Sales & Marketing
JB Associates
Marketing Pros

Top 5 Sales Reps

Jonathan Brothers – Metra Electronics
Jeffrey James – AAMP Global
Jason McArty – DOW Technologies
Jonathan Mercado – Go fast Solutions
Bryan Mongiovi – Next Level Distribution

Top 3 Vendors – Autosound & Processing

AudioControl
JL Audio
SONY

Top 3 Vendors – Accessories & Materials

AAMP
Automotive Data Systems (ADS)
Metra Electronics

Top 3 Vendors – Infotainment & Multimedia

Kenwood
Linkswell
Sony

Top 3 Vendors – Security, Safety & Driver Assistance

AAMP (Echomaster)
Firstech (Compustar, Drone Mobile)
Voxx Electronics

Top 3 Vendors – Powersports & Marine

JL Audio
Kicker
Rockford Fosgate

Top 3 Vendors – OEM Integration (New for 2022)

AAMP (PAC)
AudioControl
Metra (Axxess)

Top 3 Vendors – Lighting (New for 2022)

Lucas Lighting
Metra (Heise)
RaceSport Lighting



Top 50 Installers

Marty Adamschek – Andres Electronic – Courtenay, BC
Melinton Benavides – Speed of Sound Technologies – Milford, CT
Phil Cantu – Mobile Toys Inc – College Station, TX
Danny Camacho – Amplified Autosports – St. Petersburg, FL
Dan Castro – The Car Audio Shop – High Ridge, MO
Arturo Ceballos – Audio by Art – San Antonio, TX
Ian Churchill – Car Toys – Tumwater, WA
BJ Curcio – Broken Silence Custom Car Audio – Greenwich, CT
Marcus Darden – DES of Wilmington – Wilmington, NC
Adam Devine – Devine Concepts – Naples, FL
Nicholas Frazier – iNNovative Concepts – Wilbraham, MA
Michael Fulton – The Sound Shop – Indian Trail, NC
Roop Gossal – Inc Ridez – Surrey, BC
Clifford Glen Henlin – B’s Car Stereo – Elyria, OH
Chris Gliemann – Vanguard Automotive Design – Stony Point, NY
Gary Greenslate – The Car Audio Shop – High Ridge, MO
Isai Hernandez – Laketown Speed and Sound – Draper, UT
Christian Herrera – NOLA Sound Solutions – Harahan, LA
Justin Hosek – Hi-Pro Audio – Victoria, TX
Michael Hungerford – Kartele Mobile Electronics – Waterbury, CT
Matthew Kim – Vanguard Automotive Design – Stony Point, NY
Alan Lindgren – Speed of Sound LLC – Memphis, TN
Callum Martin – AV-DC Pty Ltd – Panorama, Australia
Colin McAndrew – Mobile Solutions of Calgary – Calgary, AB
Brian Mitchell – Liquid Trends Modesto – Modesto, CA
Jesse Mitchell – Safe and Sound – Manassas, VA
Cole Morris – Custom Enclosures Car Audio – Bristol, VA
Joseph Norton – The Audio Shop – Fayetteville, AR
Chris Ott – Speed of Sound Technologies – Milford, CT
Jeremy Owen – Highdown Car Audio & Security – Worthing, AB
Ryan Oxenhorn – Ox Audio – Cheltenham, PA
Jaime Palafox – Agoura Autosounds – Agoura Hills, CA
William Pearsall – DES of Wilmington – Wilmington, NC
David Phillips – The Sound Shop – Indian Trail, NC
Carlos Ramirez – NVS Audio – Roselle, NJ
Joshua Riesland – Coastal Audio – Virginia Beach, VA
Angel Rivera – Laketown Speed and Sound – Draper, UT
Oscar Rodriguez – J’s Tint & Car Audio – Dallas, TX
Heber Ruiz – Mr. Sound – Aurora, CO
Dustin Santeler – Lakeside Audio – Conroe, TX
Aaron Schildknecht – Solar Pro Tint n Tunes – Warrensburg, MO
Cj Silvey – Foss Audio & Tint – Puyallup, WA
Jason Singer – Blue Chip Audio – Englewood, CO
James Smith – ACT Audio – Vernon, CT
Austin Thorne – Tunes-N-Tint – Lakeland, FL
Dalton Trainer – Car-Tunes, Inc – Greensville, MS
Mike Walker – Efficient Integrations – Republic, MO
Dustin Winn – Dreamworks Motorsports – Roxboro, NC
Andrew Woodward – Elevated Audio – Denver, CO
Jairo Zuniga – NVS Audio – Roselle, NJ

 

Top 50 Retailers

ACT Audio – Vernon, CT
Adrenaline Autosound – Clayton, NC
Advance Electronics – Winnipeg, MB
Amplified Autosports – St. Petersburg, FL
Audio Source Inc – Columbus, IN
B’s Car Stereo – Elyria, OH
Blvd. Customs of Lakeland – Lakeland, FL
Brian Reimer Audio – Winnipeg, MB
California Audio – West Valley City, UT
Cartunes Atlanta – Atlanta, GA
Car-Tunes, Inc. – Greensville, MS
Clear Vibrations Inc – Quakertown, PA
DES of Wilmington – Wilmington, NC
Devine Concepts – Naples, FL
Elevated Audio – Lakewood, CO
Explicit Customs – Melbourne, FL
Extreme Car Audio LLC – Marrero, LA
Foss Audio & Tint – Tukwila, WA
GNC Customs – Goshen, IN
Greg’s Custom Audio, Video & Car Stereo – Pikeville, KY
Hi-Pro Audio – Victoria, TX
iNNovative Concepts – Wilbraham, MA
JC Audio – Jackson, TN
JML Audio of St. Louis – Fenton, MO
Kartele Mobile Electronics – Waterbury, CT
Kartunes Auto Stereo and Alarm – Seaside, CA
Lakeside Audio – Conroe, TX
Laketown Speed and Sound – Draper, UT
LIS Audio – Spring Hill, KS
Mobile Toys Inc – College Station, TX
Mobileworks Tintworks – Santa Maria, CA
NVS Audio – Roselle, NJ
Ocala Car Audio – Ocala, FL
Prestige Car Audio & Marine – Metairie, LA
Rainier Audio – Lakewood, WA
Rolling Audio – Roseville, CA
Sanford Sound – Sanford, ME
Sonic Sound – Arlington, VA
Sound Evolution – Houston, TX
Sound Investment – Columbus, OH
SoundsGood – Coquitlam, BC
Sudbury Car Audio – Sudbury, ON
The Car Audio Shop – High Ridge, MO
The Sound Shop – Indian Trail, NC
Tier One Motoring – Oaks, PA
Titan Motoring – Nashville, TN
Traffic Jams Motorsports – Buford, GA
Tunes-N-Tint – Lakeland, FL
Tune-Town – Sandusky, OH
Vanguard Automotive Design – Stony Point, NY

Top 20 Sales Professionals

Te’Vonn Bailey – Exotic Sound & Tint –Salisbury, MD
Kristin Bouldin – DES of Wilmington – Wilmington, NC
Wesley Conrad – B’s Car Stereo – Elyria, OH
Stephen Ferriss – ACT Audio – Vernon, CT
Brandon Gasmund – Tune-N-Tint – Lakeland, FL
Kevin Juarez – Sonic Sound – Arlington, VA
Robert Kowatch – Perfectionist Auto Sound & Security – Anchorage, AK
Joshua Landau – JML Audio of St. Louis – Fenton, MO
Tyler Parry – Boomers Audio – Tulsa, OK
Brett Payne – Traffic Jams Motorsports – Buford, GA
Justin Red – Mobile Sound Systems – Arlington, TX
James Skaggs – Mobile Toys Inc — College Station, TX
Anthony St. James – SoundCrafters, Inc – South Daytona, FL
Alex Stowe – Speakerbox – Madison, AL
Henry Sudit – Henderson’s – Costa Mesa, CA
Parish Tanner – Ocala Car Audio – Ocala, FL
Quenton Taylor – Wright Restyling – Calgary, AB
Craig Timmerman – Safe and Sound – Chantilly, VA
Ben Turansky – Clear Vibrations Inc – Quakertown, PA
Dustin Williams – Mobile Toys Inc – College Station, TX