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FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
GC PRO PUTS
TOGETHER THE PERFECT PACKAGE FOR STUDENTS AT THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY
OF RECORDING ARTS & SCIENCES
— An Apple
MacBook Pro laptop computer, Avid Digidesign Pro Tools LE recording
software and an M-Audio MIDI controller get students off to a flying
start —
WESTLAKE
VILLAGE, CA, January 11, 2010 — The
Pennsylvania Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, the only
privately licensed professional audio education facility in the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, now supplies its students with a personal recording
suite of advanced recording tools assembled and supplied by Guitar
Center Professional, (GC Pro), the outside sales division of Guitar
Center that focuses on the needs of professional users. The toolset
consists of an Apple MacBook Pro® laptop computer already loaded
with Avid Digidesign Pro Tools LE recording software and an M-Audio
MIDI controller/interface. The Academy is able to include this suite
of recording tools in its current tuition, thanks to discounts provided
by GC Pro as part of its efforts to encourage education in the recording
arts. The laptop, software and controller package became available to
all incoming students as of October 2009, and has also been made available
to recent graduates of the Academy’s degree programs.
“This
has been a fantastic program for our students,” exclaims Paul
Chiacchierini, Vice President of Music operations at the Pennsylvania
Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, which is based at both the
4,000-square-foot Racetrack Sound Studios in Gettysburg and at a new
6,500-square-foot facility in Philadelphia. Chiacchierini, who works
with colleagues Sal Chandon, the school’s Director, and Chief
Engineer Shane Moore, says that over a dozen of the student recording
packages have been given out so far, reflecting the Academy’s
intensive student-to-teacher ratio of 8:1. “We like to keep the
class sizes small, so that every student receives as much attention
as they need,” he explains. “But even with two studios in
each location, not everyone can get lab time exactly when they want
it. So this package literally lets them do their lab work whenever it
suits them best.”
Chiacchierini
adds that Booker Raynor, Accounts Manager at GC Pro’s Cherry Hill,
New Jersey location, has been exceptionally helpful, both with unique
programs like the student recording package for the school, and for
the studio facilities. For instance, GC Pro provided custom cabling
for the Philadelphia location. “We want our studios in both locations
to be congruent with each other,” Chiacchierini explains. “But
the distance between the equipment in each school was substantially
different. GC Pro provided exactly what we needed in the way of cabling.”
School Director Sal Chandon says GC Pro can provide this kind of comprehensive
support because of the depth of resources they have assembled. “They
have so many vendors at their fingertips and as a result they can access
a much wider variety of solutions – day-to-day solutions and strategic
solutions,” he explains. “Plus, they can help us implement
them.” And even after students graduate, GC Pro continues to extend
to them educational discounts. “GC Pro is with us and our students
for the long term and they’re making an investment in the future
of our industry.”
For
more information, please visit www.gcpro.com.
Photo
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Photo Caption: Key staff members of The Pennsylvania Academy of Recording
Arts & Sciences, which now features a recording suite of advanced
recording tools assembled and supplied by Guitar Center Professional.
Pictured L-R: Dr. Richard P. Chiacchierini, President; Shane Moore,
Chief Engineer; Joe Dalto, Admissions Representative; Paul Chiacchierini,
Vice President; and Sal Chandon, Director.
About Guitar Center Professional/Guitar Center
Guitar Center Professional 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 more than 200 Guitar
Center stores across the U.S. In addition, our Music & Arts division
operates more than 100 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 Web site, 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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