North Andover, Mass., – October 27, 2026 – The Mobile Electronics Association (MEA) announced the finalists for the 2027 Industry Awards live on its multiple Social Media platforms. MEA President, Chris Cook held the Finalists Presentation, in which The Top 12 Retailers, Top 12 Installers, Top 5 Technicians, and Top 5 Sales Pros and other awards were announced. Also noted were the “Top 3” and “Top 5” awards for finalists in the vendor, vendor tech support, expeditor, sales rep, rep firm and distributor categories, as well as the Top 5 Technicians denoting the finalists for the coveted Trusted Tech award. Each “Top” award recipient will receive a signed wall certificate.
While the final stage of the Industry Awards will be held in Las Vegas during KnowledgeFest, Cook noted that the announcement produced its own set of winners.
“It’s important to recognize that making it to the Top 12, Top 5 and Top 3 categories signals a major achievement in this industry,” he explained. “It means that these individuals, stores, brands and companies are part of a unique group that represents the best of our industry. We’re overdue in recognizing the significance of their efforts, and I am proud to create a special event for that purpose.
Some of the award categories are decided solely on industry votes. For these, the top vote-getter will be announced at KnowledgeFest as the ultimate winner of the category. For the Top 12 retailers, Top 12 Installers, Top 5 Technicians, Top 5 Rookies, and Top 5 Sales Professionals, each recipient will need to submit additional materials for judging to determine the winner in each category.
The finalists lists can also be viewed at meindustryawards.com by clicking on the Winners tab and selecting ‘2027’ winners. To view the 2027 Industry Awards Finalists Presentation, visit the Mobile Electronics magazine page on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/MobileElectronics. The final awards will be announced at the Mobile Electronics Industry Awards celebration during the KnowledgeFest trade show and conference in Las Vegas, February 7, 2027. For more information, visit meindustryawards.com.
Top 12 Installers
Melinton Benavides – Speed of Sound Technologies – Milford, CT
BJ Curcio – Broken Silence Custom Car Audio – Greenwich, CT
Terry Dawson – Titan Motoring – Nashville, TN
Michael Hungerford – KarTele Mobile Electronics – Oakville, CT
Bryan Huston – Stereo Installs – Mentor, OH
Shaun Johnson – Mobile Toys Inc – College Station, TX
Conrad Leduc – Sudbury Car Audio – Val Therese, ON
Angel Rivera – Laketown Speed and Sound – Draper, UT
Jared Serna – Benchmark Motoring – Bellevue, WA
Jason Singer – PDA Road Gear – Littleton, CO
Dalton Trainor – Car-Tunes, Inc. – Greensville, MS
Thatcher Vaughn – Monster Sound, Inc. – Winter Haven, FL
Top 12 Retailers
5 Star Mobile Installations – Colorado Springs, CO
Car Toys – Tukwila, WA
Horizon Audio – North Canton, OH
iNNovative Concepts – Wilbraham, MA
JC Audio – Jackson, TN
KarTele Mobile Electronics – Oakville, CT
Laketown Speed and Sound – Draper, UT
Soundsgood – Coquitlam, BC
Sudbury Car Audio – Val Therese, ON
Traffic Jams Motorsports – Buford, GA
Vernon’s Signature Audio – Lubbock, TX
Volunteer Audio – Oliver Springs, TN
Top 5 Sales Pros
Zach Abass – Amplified Autosports – St Petersburg, FL
Joshua Landau – JML Audio of St. Louis – Fenton, MO
Jeremy “Taco” Patterson – Speakerbox Autosound & Accessories – Huntsville, AL
Angel “Junior” Rivera – Laketown Speed and Sound – Draper, UT
Christina Wearne – KarTele Mobile Electronics – Oakville, CT
Top 5 Technicians
Scott Eisner – Traffic Jams Motorsports – Buford, GA
Carlos Ramirez – NVS Audio – Roselle, NJ
Jim Rogers – Audio Innovations – Conway, AR
Scott Rosen – Seamless Custom – Leicester, MA
Dalton Trainer – Car-Tunes, Inc – Greenville, MS
Top 5 Rookies of the Year
Maor Barsano – Simons Stereo – North Hollywood, CA
Carlos Membreño – RGV Dynamic – Harlingen, TX
Paul Miller – Westminster Speed and Sound – Westminster, MD
Andres Peinado – Phantom Electronics – Thousand Oaks, CA
Jesse Sturgess Jr – Sturgess Customs – Lexington, SC
Top 5 Expeditors
A-Z Auto Sound – Connecticut
American Radio – Roswell, GA
SoundFX Automotive – Delaware
Stereo and Video Center – Tyler, TX
Titan Motoring – Nashville, TN
Top 5 Vendor Support Techs
Michael Betts – Firstech
David Chamberlain – Voxx
Chris McNulty – elettromedia USA
Josh White – Lucas Lighting
Josh Woodie – Firstech
Top 5 Distributors
Davis Distribution Systems – Indianapolis, IN
DOW Technologies – Tampa, FL
Falcon Sales & Distribution – Washougal, WA
GoFast Solutions – Middletown, CT
Santa Fe Distributing – Shawnee Mission, KS
Top 5 Rep Firms
12 Volt Specialist
Marketing Pros, Inc.
Momentum Marketing
Santa Fe Sales & Distributing
The Progressive Group
Top 5 Sales Reps
Mike Blackwell – DOW Technologies
Jonathan Brothers – Metra
Scott Chapin – Falcon Sales
Jonathan Mercado – GoFast Solutions
Rob Osheaski – Modus
Top 3 Vendors – Autosound & Processing
Arc Audio
elettromedia USA
Kicker
Top 3 Vendors – Accessories & Materials
Metra Electronics
Soundshield
Stinger
Top 3 Vendors – Infotainment & Multimedia
Alpine
Kenwood
JVC
Top 3 Vendors – Security, Safety & Driver Assistance
Firstech
Rydeen
Voxx Electronics
Top 3 Vendors – Marine
elettromedia USA (Hertz)
Garmin (JL Audio)
Kicker
Top 3 Vendors – Motorcycle & Powersports
Cicada Audio
Diamond Audio
elettromedia USA (Audison, Hertz)
Top 3 Vendors – OEM Integration
ADS (iDatalink Maestro)
Stinger
ZZ2
Top 3 Vendors – Lighting
Lucas Lighting
Metra
PMR Modified
Top 50 Installers
Melinton Benavides – Speed of Sound Technologies – Milford, CT
Doug Bourn – Walker Audio Design – Nampa, ID
Arturo Caballos – Audio by Art – San Antonio, TX
William Coats – Custom Audio Creations – Florence, AL
BJ Curcio – Broken Silence Custom Car Audio – Greenwich, CT
Terry Dawson – Titan Motoring – Nashville, TN
Devin Dial – Stereo and Video Center – Tyler, TX
Daniel “Camp” DiCampli – Westminster Speed and Sound – Westminster, MD
Scott Eisner – Traffic Jams Motorsports – Buford, GA
Aaron Garcia – Southside Auto Boutique – Anchorage, AK
Roop Gossal – Inc Ridez – Surrey, BC
Isai Hernandez – Laketown Speed and Sound – Draper, UT
Christian Herrera – Nola Sound Solutions – New Orleans, LA
Michael Hungerford – KarTele Mobile Electronics – Oakville, CT
Bryan Huston – Stereo Installs – Mentor, OH
Shaun Johnson – Mobile Toys Inc – College Station, TX
Timothy Langevin – iNNovative Concepts – Wilbraham, MA
Conrad Leduc – Sudbury Car Audio – Val Therese, ON
Angel Lopez – RGV Dynamic – Harlingen, TX
Jonathan Lopez – RGV Dynamic – Harlingen, TX
Mike Martinez – Vernon’s Signature Audio – Lubbock, TX
Rob Miller – JML Audio of St. Louis – Fenton, MO
Austin Moore – Titan Motoring – Nashville, TN
Nelson Moreira – Real Time Audio – Flowery branch, GA
Kevin O’Reilly – DES of Wilmington – Wilmington, NC
Jeremy Owen – Highdown Car Audio & Security Ltd – Worthing, West Sussex, UK
Jonathan Ram – Car Audio Engineers – Sacramento, CA
Carlos Ramirez – NVS Audio – Roselle, NJ
Chris Reed – Stereo and Video Center – Tyler, TX
Gabe Rimel – JML Audio of St. Louis – Fenton, MO
Angel Rivera – Laketown Speed and Sound – Draper, UT
Oscar Rodriguez – Oscars Audio Designs – Corpus Christi, TX
Chris Rusk – Phantom Electronics – Thousand Oaks, CA
Chad Schreiber – Schreiber Automotive Design – San Diego, CA
Jared Serna – Benchmark Motoring – Bellevue, WA
Thomas Shafer – Blossom Installations – East Stroudsburg, PA
Kyle Shaw – NVS Audio – Linden, NJ
Russ Simms – CKD Audio – Pittsburgh, PA
Alex Sinclair – West Coast Customs – Burbank, CA
Jason Singer – PDA Road Gear – Littleton, CO
Cabe Sipes – Custom Audio Reimagined – Rossville, IN
Brandon Soldan – Team Witt Off Road – Nashville, TN
Archie Speaks – Savannah Customs Car Audio – Savanah, GA
Joshua Thaxton – DES of Wilmington – Wilmington, NC
Dalton Trainor – Car-Tunes, Inc. – Greensville, MS
Thatcher Vaughn – Monster Sound, Inc. – Winter Haven, FL
Ron Venable – Real Time Audio & Accessories – Branch, GA
John Williams – JP’s Audio LLC – Pinson, AL
Dan Wilson – Traffic Jams Motorsports – Buford, GA
Leon Winchester – Vernons Signature Audio (VSA) – Lubbock, TX
Joshua Emmanuel Zaire King – NVS Audio – Linden, NJ
Top 50 Retailers
5 Star Mobile Installations – Colorado Springs, CO
ACT Audio – Vernon, CT
All Pro Audio LA – Zachary, LA
Branded Customs – Rockwall, TX
Burling Audio Dynamics and Secutity Systems – Dixon, IL
CAR Audio & Security – Wake Forest, NC
Car Audio Engineers – Sacramento, CA
Car Toys – Tukwila, WA
Cartunes Atlanta – Atlanta, GA
Car-Tunes, Inc. – Greenville, MS
CKD Audio – Pittsburgh, PA
Clear Vibrations Inc. – Quakertown, PA
DES of Wilmington – Wilmington, NC
Extreme Car Audio – Metairie, LA
GNC Customs – Goshen, IN
Gregs Custom Audio & Video – Pikeville, KY
Highdown Car Audio & Security Ltd – Worthing, West Sussex, UK
Hi-Pro Audio – Victoria, TX
Horizon Audio – North Canton, OH
iNNovative Concepts – Wilbraham, MA
JC Audio – Jackson, TN
JML Audio of St. Louis – Fenton, MO
KarTele Mobile Electronics – Oakville, CT
Kartunes Auto Stereo and Alarm – Seaside, CA
Kimball’s Audio & Interiors – Savannah, GA
Lafayette Custom Automotive – Lafayette, LA
Laketown Speed and Sound – Draper, UT
Mobile Music Unlimited – Bellingham, WA
Nola Sound Solutions – Harahan, LA
NVS Audio – Linden, NJ
Ocala Car Audio and Tint – Ocala, FL
Real Audio – Erie, PA
Real Time Audio – Flowery Branch, GA
RGV Dynamic – Harlingen, TX
Sanford Sound – Sanford, ME
Signature Audio – Scottsdale, AZ
Sound Connection Inc. – Brainerd, MN
Soundsgood – Coquitlam, BC
Speakerbox Autosound & Accessories – Huntsville, AL
Speed of Sound Technologies – Milford, CT
Stereo and Video Center – Tyler, TX
Sudbury Car Audio – Val Therese, ON
Traffic Jams Motorsports – Buford, GA
Tunes Car Audio – Concord, NC
Tunes-N-Tint – Lakeland, FL
Tune-Town – Sandusky, OH
Vernon’s Signature Audio – Lubbock, TX
Volunteer Audio – Oliver Springs, TN
Walker Audio Design – Nampa, ID
Westminster Speed and Sound – Westminster, MD
Top 20 Sales Professionals
Zach Abass – Amplified Autosports – St Petersburg, FL
Johnny Bouldin – Earmark Car Audio & Tint – Plano, TX
John Brettle – Pro Audio Pro 4 X 4 INC – Provo, UT
Errol Chisholm – DES of Wilmington – Wilmington, NC
Don Dang – Extreme Car Audio – Greater Louisiana
Josh Evans – 360 Automotive Designs – Dagsboro, DE
Matt Everett – Unique Automotive Experts – Spartanburg, SC
James Halter – Stereo and Video Center – Tyler, TX
AJ Harley – Custom Car Stereo, SC – Charleston, SC
Justin Ivey – Branded Customs – Rockwell, TX
Joshua Landau – JML Audio of St. Louis – Fenton, MO
Richard Mallard – Stereo and Video Center – Tyler, TX
Daniel Miller – Westminster Speed and Sound – Westminster, MD
Jeremy “Taco” Patterson – Speakerbox Autosound & Accessories – Huntsville, AL
Angel “Junior” Rivera – Laketown Speed and Sound – Draper, UT
Parish Tanner – Ocala Car Audio – Ocala, FL
Ben Turansky – Clear Vibrations Inc. – Quakertown, PA
Christina Wearne – KarTele Mobile Electronics – Oakville, CT
Dustin Williams – Speakerbox Car Audio – Huntsville, AL
Leon Winchester – Vernons Signature Audio (VSA) – Lubbock, TX
Top 5 Rookies
Maor Barsano – Simons Stereo – North Hollywood, CA
Carlos Membreño – RGV Dynamic – Harlingen, TX
Paul Miller – Westminster Speed and Sound – Westminster, MD
Andres Peinado – Phantom Electronics – Thousand Oaks, CA
Jesse Sturgess Jr – Sturgess Customs – Lexington, SC
Top 10 Trusted Tech
Joe Borne – Walker Audio Design – Nampa, ID
Scott Eisner – Traffic Jams Motorsports – Buford, GA
Alan Lindgren – Speed of Sound LLC – Memphis, TN
Carlos Ramirez – NVS Audio – Roselle, NJ
Jim Rogers – Audio Innovations – Conway, AR
Scott Rosen – Seamless Custom – Leicester, MA
David Sewell – Westminster Speed and Sound – Westminster, MD
Cabe Sipes – Custom Audio Reimagined – Rossville, IN
Dalton Trainer – Car-Tunes, Inc – Greenville, MS
Chris Viera – Best Buy – Destin, FL
