behind the scenes
MTX headquarters in Phoenix, Ariz. The company has additional facilities in Winslow, Ill., and Monroe, Wis. which house engineering teams that design and create all company products along with dozens of patents and innovations. There are also locations in Ennis, Texas and Louisville, Ky. John Ivey serves as president of Mitek and MTX Audio. He grew up in the business attending car competitions as a child and then working at Mitek through college. He ran Mitek’s consumer divisions from 2003 to 2007 and then moved to the commercial divisions, until returning to MTX Audio recently.
Loud And Clear
After undergoing several changes in recent years, MTX is out to prove it’s about more than just pulse-pounding subwoofers. WORDS BY JAMIE SORCHER
If you walked the North Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center at CES last month, chances are pretty good that you passed MTX Audio. Even if you didn’t see them, you probably heard them.
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Now managed by John Ivey, president of Mitek, the company is forging new directions, diversifying its properties and adding new products. “I grew up in this industry,” Ivey said.
“We lived in the factory when I was a kid. I went to IASCA events when I was a child. I grew up in this industry going to all the shows and knowing all the people.