AVANT ACOUSTICS

DLAA was honored to match employee contributions to a non-profit of their choosing this holiday season. Our staff members donated to the following organizations. If you aren’t familiar with these nonprofits, we hope you’ll take a minute to learn more about their work and consider donating!

2 Blondes All Breed Rescue

Chive Charities

DMK Rehoming

Epilepsy Foundation of Colorado & Wyoming

Fins Attached Marine Research And Conservation

Foothills Animal Shelter

Hog Haven Farm

Humane Society of the South Platte Valley

Imagine Furever Ranch

Lucky 13 Rescue

Melissa's Second Chances

My Fairy Dawg Mother Rescue

PKD Foundation

Prairie View Family Church

Sacred Heart Elementary School

Shep's Place Senior Dog Sanctuary

Stop Soldier Su***de

Whispering Willows Senior Dog Sanctuary, Inc.

After a career of over 40 years, most of which was spent at AVANT ACOUSTICS, Ed Charland will be retiring on December 12, 2025.

We are grateful for his many years of service and dedicated leadership. His unwavering commitment to audio and acoustic consulting excellence has led to countless successful projects across the globe, including the following project highlights:

• University of Georgia Sanford Stadium (Athens, GA)
• Deutscher Bundestag Parliament Building (Bonn, Germany)
• Kiel Arena/Enterprise Center (St. Louis, MO)
• Nagano Olympic Memorial Arena (1998 Winter Games, Nagano, Japan)
• Last but certainly not least, more than 100 aviation projects at over 50 airport facilities.

Ed is leaving behind a lasting impact on all of us at Avant Acoustics. His hardworking legacy has set a high standard for all of us, which we will continue to strive towards. Our team will uphold and embody his example of providing high-quality consulting services and strengthening client partnerships.

The entire team here at AVANT wishes him nothing but the best as he embarks on this new chapter, and we are all excited to hear about his next adventure at the lake!

Join us in wishing Ed a happy and well-deserved retirement!

We’ve got some new photos from our site visit to the Batesville Fine and Performing Arts Building. We were thrilled to provide acoustical consulting services along with AV systems design.

Batesville School District
Jackson Brown Palculict Architects
Nabholz Corporation

Last week, we completed a site visit for Lone Jack Middle and High School in Missouri. They recently completed a multipurpose room expansion that features retractable theater seating, a mezzanine for operators, and a touchscreen-controlled audio-visual system. These updates offer more support for presentations and small performances.

Other members of the project team:

Hollis + Miller Architects

Harvest AV Solutions