Klotz #1088

KLOTZ AIS GmbH (Klotz) is a German manufacturer of professional audio, video, multimedia, and fiber-optic cables labeled "made in Germany." It is known for microphone and instrument cables, multicore stage snakes, and stage and studio patching systems relied upon by rental companies, concert venues, and broadcasters.

The company was founded in 1979 by Thomas Klotz under the name Thomas Klotz Musikelektronik and became one of the first specialized manufacturers of multicore, microphone, and instrument cables in Germany (and likely in Europe). In 1981, it added the production of loudspeaker enclosures for concert sound, and in the mid-1980s it began producing amplifiers and other PA equipment under the KLOTZ brand. In the late 1980s, it developed one of the first digital stage snakes, the first unit of which was delivered to Wembley Stadium in London, with The Rolling Stones and Madonna among its earliest users. Today it remains a family-owned company whose "made in Germany" cables are trusted by customers in more than 150 countries.