Jazz Club Sound Inside a Volvo with Bowers & Wilkins Speakers and Dirac Processing

Dirac, Harman and Volvo have revealed the results of a unique collaboration effort to recreate the sound experience of Sweden's famed Nefertiti Jazz Club, inside Volvo’s 2021 60 and 90 series of vehicles. The Dirac-enabled Bowers & Wilkins car audio system adds "Jazz Club" mode, to transport drivers and passengers to a unique immersive experience, by recreating the acoustics of the Gothenburg club within the car cabin.

Harman is one of the partners in the Sound Hub Denmark project, looking to enhance early-stage innovation through talent and idea scouting in a sound-focused environment. As an industry partner, Harman adds to the unique opportunities for companies joining Sound Hub Denmark. In fact, Harman has part of its operations precisely in Struer, Denmark, following the acquisition of the Bang & Olufsen Automotive division years ago. Located just around the corner, Harman wants to be part of the acoustic ecosystem in Denmark.

Harman, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics, announced that Dinesh Paliwal will step down on April 1 after nearly 13 years with the company as President & CEO (including ten years as Chairman and CEO of the NYSE-listed Harman International). Harman’s Board of Directors has unanimously elected Michael Mauser to succeed Paliwal, as President and Chief Executive Officer. Mauser will join the company’s board of directors, effective April 1.