ANTWERP, Belgium, March 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Life’s best moments are often the loudest, and now they sound even better: Loop Earplugs is teaming up with Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival as its first official earplug partner for 2025. The collaboration introduces the limited-edition Loop x Coachella Experience 2 earplugs, designed to elevate the live music experience through unmatched sound clarity and style.

Festival fashion meets volume control
Sharing the intersection of music and fashion, Loop and Coachella unite to encourage attendees to “go front row” for the ultimate festival experience – this year featuring artists including Lady Gaga, Green Day, Post Malone and Travis Scott. With 17 dB (SNR) of filtered noise reduction, Loop x Coachella Experience 2 ensures clear sound while protecting ears – all without missing a beat.

“Coachella sets the stage for cultural trailblazing and creativity, which perfectly aligns with our vision at Loop,” says Loop co-founder Dimitri O. “We’re thrilled to co-create something that not only meets the standards of one of the world’s most celebrated festivals but also raises the bar for live music experiences globally.”

Desert-inspired designs
Drawing from Coachella’s California sunrise and sunset, the earplugs feature a unique gradient design blending warm desert hues like soft peach and dreamy blue. This dynamic palette reflects the festival’s evolving atmosphere from dawn to dusk.

Each set comes with a matching Loop x Coachella Carry Case, with the optional Loop x Coachella Link connector cord available separately to keep earplugs secure as festival-goers dance the day – or night – away.

Giving wellness a stage
The collaboration ties hearing health to the festival experience, reflecting Loop’s mission to empower people to live fully through wellness-driven innovations that enhance how we experience the world. This vision comes to life at Coachella, while also celebrating the carefree self-expression that’s essential to overall wellbeing.
“Loop started as a way for us to keep enjoying live music experiences without the negative side effects,” says co-founder Maarten Bodewes. “It’s incredibly rewarding to have Coachella join us on that journey, making hearing protection a more natural, welcome and intrinsic part of live music culture.”

Grabbing the festival essentials
Those who secured Coachella passes during the November 2024 advance sale were given the first opportunity to shop the limited-edition earplugs.

Loop x Coachella Experience 2 earplugs ($39.95) and Loop x Coachella Link connector cord ($29.95) will be further available:

Online at loopearplugs.com from March 18, 2025, until stocks last,Onsite at Coachella merch stands and mobile Loop Earplugs vending booths during both festival weekends, April 11-13 and April 18-20, 2025.

About Loop™
Loop™ is a Belgian lifestyle brand that helps you live life at your volume through innovative and fashion-forward earwear that improves health and well-being. Like sunglasses for your ears. Belgian-born Maarten Bodewes and Dimitri O founded the company in 2016 and it’s been making waves ever since.

The New York Times has named Loop “the best earplugs for concerts”. The company has sold over 10 million sets of earplugs around the world, with top sales in the US and customers in more than 150 other countries. Currently, Loop’s team comprises over 300 full-time employees, with headquarters in Antwerp, and hubs in Amsterdam, New York and Shanghai.

All of Loop’s products are tested extensively according to standard guidelines and practices. Loop earplugs are an officially certified form of hearing protection in line with European law covering personal hearing protection devices and personal protective equipment (PPE).

About Goldenvoice
Goldenvoice, creators of Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival and Stagecoach: California’s Country Music Festival, operates successful Los Angeles and Bay Area music venues including the Fonda Theatre, The Roxy Theatre, El Rey Theatre, The Novo, Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall, The Regency Ballroom and The Warfield. Goldenvoice holds exclusive booking deals at Brookside at The Rose Bowl, Santa Barbara Bowl, Mountain Winery and Frost Amphitheatre. They also have produced events such as Desert Trip, Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival, Cruel World, Just Like Heaven, Power Trip and many more. Beginning as an independent punk rock promoter in the early 1980s, Goldenvoice grew to be the preeminent alternative promoter in Southern California by forging strong relationships with both bands and music fans. Currently, Goldenvoice promotes over 2,000 concerts a year in California, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii, Alaska and Canada plus recently adding North American tours to their growing list of accomplishments. For additional info, please visit www.Goldenvoice.com.

PRESS CONTACT
Sayrade Vandermeersch
press@loopearplugs.com
+32 476 88 15 77

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SAN FRANCISCO, March 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Webflow, the leading Website Experience Platform (WXP), today announced the appointments of Chetna Mahajan as Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Henrik Gerdes as Chief Accounting Officer (CAO). Their expertise in IT and financial operations will support Webflow’s continued growth and ability to scale.

“As Webflow reaches its next phase of growth, having strong leaders in place ensures we scale effectively while continuing to deliver for our customers,” said Craig Mestel, Chief Financial Officer at Webflow. “Chetna and Henrik bring the deep expertise needed to enhance our financial operations, technology infrastructure, and internal processes. Their leadership will help us scale efficiently and build for long-term success.”

Mahajan joins from Amplitude, where she led IT, security operations, and enterprise systems during a period of rapid growth. She has extensive experience leading IT transformations at public SaaS companies and Fortune 100 enterprises, using technology and AI to drive efficiency. She has also led large global teams and overseen complex M&A integrations, guiding companies through significant scaling efforts. At Webflow, she will oversee IT operations, enterprise applications, enterprise architecture, and internal AI initiatives to improve scalability and business operations.

Gerdes was most recently Chief Accounting Officer at ChargePoint, where he played a key role in scaling financial operations through the company’s IPO. From his prior leadership roles at public technology companies, he brings expertise in financial reporting, compliance, and operational discipline, which will be essential as Webflow continues to expand and strengthen its financial foundation.

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Chetna Mahajan, CIO: “Webflow is transforming how businesses build for the web, and I’m excited to help scale the internal systems that power that mission. Investing in technology and automation will allow us to operate more efficiently and support the company’s rapid expansion.”

Henrik Gerdes, CAO: “Webflow is at a pivotal moment, and I look forward to bringing financial rigor and structure to support its continued growth. Strong financial operations are key to building a sustainable, scalable business, and I’m eager to contribute to that effort.”

For more information, please visit webflow.com/about.

About Webflow
Webflow is a Website Experience Platform (WXP) that empowers modern marketers to visually build, manage, and optimize stunning websites that offer both the consumer experience customers expect and the enterprise-grade performance and scale they need. With a visual, composable CMS at its core, Webflow empowers teams to take control of their websites, making it easier to manage content at scale. Its AI-driven personalization enhances user experience and optimizes site performance, helping businesses drive higher conversion rates and measurable growth. Today, over 300,000 of the best companies in the world, and more than 1,500 Certified Webflow Partners, create best-in-class, high-performing sites with Webflow.

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Project will increase Canada’s semiconductor production capacity and efficiency

OTTAWA, ON, March 21, 2025 /CNW/ – The Government of Canada understands the importance of positioning the country as a supplier of choice for specialized semiconductor products. With applications in nearly every industry, semiconductors are critical to Canada’s national security, economy and technological interests.

Today, the Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced a financial contribution of $8 million from the Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) toward a $42 million project to upgrade equipment. This investment will help Teledyne develop the next generation of image sensors and expand semiconductor capabilities at its Bromont, Quebec, facility. The SIF contribution will enable Teledyne to sustain its competitive edge in specialized, high-value imaging components, systems and custom image sensors. Teledyne will also provide Canadian businesses and research centres with access to a unique infrastructure for innovative product development and prototyping.

The project will drive significant growth, creating 40 new jobs and maintaining over 560 highly skilled jobs in Canada.

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“Semiconductors are part of our everyday life. They are in our phones, our cars and our appliances. Canada will continue to be a leader in this growing industry by fostering innovation and national security and creating good jobs for Canadians.”
– The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry

“The project announced today marks a crucial step for Teledyne Digital Imaging, reaffirming its leadership position in the field of image sensors. Thanks to significant investments, the expertise in design and manufacturing of image sensors developed by Teledyne over the past 30 years will be transferred to a new manufacturing line using 200mm silicon wafers. This new tooling will also be the cornerstone for the development of intelligent image sensor technologies, in synergy with our advanced micro-fabrication (MEMS) technologies. With the support of provincial and federal governments, this cutting-edge technology will enhance our competitiveness and ensure the growth of a strategic industry for Canada and Quebec.”
– Sébastien Michel, Vice-President and General Manager, Teledyne MEMS

Quick facts

Canada has an innovative semiconductor industry that, with investment and support, can flourish in global markets and capitalize on a changing digital and green economy.Since 2023, the government has announced investments of more than $215 million in semiconductor projects through the Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF).Established in 1980 and acquired by Teledyne Technologies in 2011, Teledyne DALSA designs, develops, manufactures and markets digital imaging products and solutions, in addition to providing semiconductor products and services.Teledyne has been operating two wafer fabs in Bromont and Edmonton which build on more than 40 years of expertise. Those fabs are accessible to Canadian SMEs and research centres to develop innovative products and have them prototyped or manufactured in volume production.The investment will support the conversion of the charge-coupled device (CCD) production line from 150 mm to 200 mm, allowing increased efficiency and performance. CCD technology is used to manufacture specialized image sensors and cameras, such as those used in space or for advanced industrial inspection. Teledyne’s Bromont facility is one of the few CCD fabs still in operation in the world. Maintaining access to a CCD production line in Canada is strategic to developing the next generation of high–performance products and expanding into new market segments.The 200 mm wafer equipment will produce 1.8 times the number of chips that are produced compared to the 150 mm wafer size, resulting in a 40% improvement in productivity and efficiency.

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Canadian semiconductor industryCanadian Sovereign AI Compute StrategyTeledyne DALSAStrategic Innovation FundCanada-U.S. Joint Statement

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