Renowned sound engineer Michael Klvana chooses Ultrasone’s PRO 550 and PRO 900 headphones to record Crosby, Still & Nash’s summer tour

Tutzing, Germany - (July 1, 2009) – Ultrasone AG, is proud to announce that its PRO 550 and PRO 900 headphones will be used as reference headphones during the recording of Crosby, Stills & Nash’s 50 city summer tour. Celebrated sound engineer Michael Klvana will use the PRO 550 as his on-stage reference headphones while the PRO 900 will be utilized for backstage mixing.

“It’s a tremendous honor to have our headphones used in recording on the summer’s biggest tours,” commented Michael Zirkel, COO of Ultrasone AG. “Michael Klvana is one the industry’s predominant sound engineers, having him choose Ultrasone headphones for this project only speaks to the fact that we design some of the world’s most sonically accurate headphones.”

For additional information on Ultrasone’s PRO 550 or PRO 900 headphones go to www.ultrasone.com.

Ultimate Support, the world’s leading innovator of music accessories, introduces the addition of WHITE finish options for several of its existing products: MC-78 One-Hand Mic Stand, VS-80 V-Stand Keyboard/DJ/Console Stand, TR-VS80 V-Stand 2nd Tier, and MC-85 Standard Mic Stand. Offered by request from artists, houses of worship, and people who are up to date on the latest color trends; the new white finish complements popular electronics in white such as Apple® laptops.

VS-80W V-Stand in White
MC-85W Tripod Base Mic Stand in White
MC-78W One-hand Clutch Mic Stand in White

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Artist Relations, Phil Garfinkel, reports from NOLA!

New Orleans favorites and Audix Endorsers Galactic threw down heavy at the Gentilly stage at the JazzFest in New Orleans on Saturday April 24. Jazz Fest Live's Damon Westjohn said, "I don't think I've ever seen crowd surfing like that at a JazzFest set before.”

New Orleans' natives Better Than Ezra also rocked hard on the Acura Stage Sunday, April 25. A crowd of over 100,000 saw the recent Audix Endorsers rage for an hour set.

Over 300 Audix microphones were scattered about the second largest event in New Orleans (next to Mardi Gras). Whether provided by Garfinkel, or brought in by sounds engineers and artists, Audix mics were present on almost every stage at the fest.

Live recordings of all performances are available at www.jazzfestlive.com

Pictured: Jazz Vocalist Stephanie Jordan on Audix Wireless OM6 Microphone

Pearl Jam kicked off the premier of The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien with a debut song “Got Some” from their upcoming album Backspacer.   Eddie Vedder sang through his Audix OM7, the microphone he has used faithfully since 1992. You can watch Pearl Jam’s performance on their website at: www.pearljam.com

Audix microphones are prominently featured in the new Yamaha Marimba Miking System which was designed by Randall May. The design of the system allows the microphones to be positioned within and parallel to the resonator chambers of the marimba, while the microphone slide rail pivots to enhance isolation and quality of sound.

The system provides effortless, instant positioning of the microphones while still allowing them to slide on the rail of the marimba for preferred mic placement and uniform octave levels. For greater adjustment, the microphones can also be independently pivoted to a desired angle.

Randall May of Randall May International decided to use the D2 model microphone from Audix stating, "It was important to stay with a dynamic mic because of durability. And I felt the D2’s rugged construction, performance and frequency response, combined with its cost effectiveness, fit right into the window of what we were looking for. Audix was a natural choice since we also use the D4 and D6 with our internal drum miking systems, and they are outstanding mics. "

This product is distributed exclusively by Yamaha Corporation of America.

Marching Artists Bluecoats, Madison Scouts, Carolina Crown, and The Colts are some of the artists currently using the new miking system.

LAN Music Group, the exclusive Audix Sales Representatives in Latin America since 2006, has launched an Audix Myspace page in Spanish.

Richard Bovieri, president and founder of LAN Music Group states, “It was just a few years ago that only the top sound professionals and international artists knew about Audix microphones. It has been a slow but steady process to introduce the Audix brand into the Latin American market, and because of the quality and performance of the products, we have encountered a lot of success.”

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