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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
GC PRO APPOINTED EXCLUSIVE DEALER
FOR OCEAN WAY MONITORING SYSTEMS
— Ocean Way technical specialists will use an array of technologies
and techniques to create a custom match for any facility —
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA, February 6, 2007 —
GC Pro, the outside sales division of Guitar Center, is pleased to announce
it is now the exclusive dealer of Ocean Way Monitoring Systems. Allen
Sides, the GRAMMY® Award-winning engineer, producer and mixer who
founded Ocean Way Recording in 1973, developed these renowned speakers
systems. His studios and his Ocean Way Monitoring Systems have since
helped artists like The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Eminem, Janet
Jackson and Radiohead, to name a few, create milestone music recordings.
Through an exclusive arrangement with GC Pro, the famed Ocean Way Monitoring
Systems can now be custom tailored and installed in commercial recording
facilities, private studios, home theatres and a variety of other critical
listening environments.
The acquisition and implementation of Ocean Way Monitoring
Systems is as much an exceptional experience as using them. Each system
is designed and custom made to order after Ocean Way’s technical
specialists, including Allan Sides, have personally analyzed the space
a user intends to install them in. The price of an Ocean Way system
includes a pre-evaluation of the studio, as well as complete installation
and alignment, all cables, connectors and wiring.
Working with the GC Pro Account manager, the Ocean Way
team will also make suggestions to cost-effectively correct any potential
problems before a monitor system is installed. Ocean Way is happy to
do this in existing spaces or using architectural plans for a new space.
In addition, GC Pro and Ocean Way guarantee the end user that every
aspect of what you would hear listening to a track in the control room
at Ocean Way Recording Studios is the exact sound you will hear in your
room.
“This partnership with Allen Sides and Ocean Way
allows GC Pro customers to have access to the absolute best audio monitoring
on the planet,” stated GC Pro Director Tom Menrath. “GC
Pro is dedicated to offering the most comprehensive choice of solutions
to our clients, and Ocean Way Monitoring Systems are another way we're
keeping that promise.”
Opened in 1973, Ocean Way Recording is comprised of three
studio complexes: Ocean Way Hollywood, Record One in Sherman Oaks, and
Ocean Way Nashville. With music mixing and scoring rooms, and a mastering
suite in partnership with JVC, Ocean Way Hollywood is the most award-winning
studio complex on the West Coast. Owner and Founder Allen Sides, one
of the most respected engineer/producers in the music industry, has
recorded over 400 albums and won two GRAMMY Awards out of five nominations.
The large soffit-mounted high-resolution monitors which Sides custom
designed for the studio’s control room are especially well known
as some of the finest high-definition speakers available. Now the famed
Ocean Way sound can distinguish customers' own facilities courtesy of
GC Pro.
Photo Caption: Shown L-R are Rick Plushner, GC Pro
Director of Sales; Allen Sides, Founder/CEO Ocean Way Monitor Systems;
and Tom Menrath, GC Pro Director. Photo by David Goggin. (This
photo is property of David Goggin and may be used by the press only
for the purpose of one-time reproduction. Unauthorized use, alteration
or reproduction of this photograph is strictly prohibited.)
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About GC Pro/Guitar Center
GC Pro is the outside sales division of Guitar Center that focuses on
the needs of professional users. Its clientele includes recording studios,
audio engineers, producers, recording and touring musicians, live sound
venues, post production facilities and more. Emphasizing extraordinary
individualized service via local account managers, GC Pro offers expert
consultation and a comprehensive selection of the world’s finest
equipment for music and audio professionals. More information on GC
Pro can be found by visiting www.gcpro.com
Guitar Center is the leading United States retailer of
guitars, amplifiers, percussion instruments, keyboards and pro-audio
and recording equipment. Our retail store subsidiary presently operates
200 Guitar Center stores across the United States. In addition, our
Music & Arts division operates more than 90 stores specializing
in band instruments for sale and rental, serving teachers, band directors,
college professors and students. We are also the largest direct response
retailer of musical instruments in the United States through our wholly
owned subsidiary, Musician's Friend, Inc., and its catalog and website,
www.musiciansfriend.com. More information on Guitar Center can be found
by visiting the Company's web site at www.guitarcenter.com.
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