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PRESS RELEASE
Contact: Neilson/Clyne
Tel: (615) 662-1616
Fax: (615) 662-1636
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
GC PRO HELPS LEGENDARY PRODUCER DAVID KERSHENBAUM LAUNCH NEW REBEL YELL
STUDIOS IN FULL VOICE
— GC Pro supplies a turnkey digital recording environment featuring
the
SSL AWS 900 console and a powerful Digidesign Pro Tools system —
— Thanks to the depth of GC Pro’s expertise and inventory,
Kershenbaum describes his new facility as “world class —
I can do anything here
that I can do at any studio, and I never have to leave my own room”
—
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA, April 19, 2005 —
Guitar Center, Inc. (Nasdaq: GTRC), America’s leading musical
instrument and professional audio retailer, has well established its
dedicated professional audio division, GC Pro, as the ultimate solution
for pro audio technology. Confirming this status, GC Pro was the resource
that legendary producer and record executive David Kershenbaum turned
to when he decided to create a new studio for himself. The facility,
Rebel Yell Studios, located in the Hollywood Hills, was completely equipped
by GC Pro, including the two SSL AWS 900 digital audio consoles that
are at the heart of the studio, as well as a powerful Digidesign Pro
Tools / Apple G5 recording system, extensive outboard gear and mastering-quality
monitoring.
Building on his career as one of the industry's most respected
producers, as well as a highly regarded A&R executive at A&M
Records, David Kershenbaum has returned to his independent roots. The
studio is part of Rebel Yell Music, Kershenbaum's new company, which
takes artists all the way from development through distribution. In
this venture, Kershenbaum will extend the same touch that created hugely
successful careers for artists he has produced and worked with over
four decades, including Cat Stevens, Peter Frampton, Joe Jackson, Janet
Jackson, Duran Duran, Tracy Chapman and Bryan Adams, to name but a few.
David Kershenbaum not only knows music, he also knows
studios and music technology — he’s gathered direct experience
through ownership of facilities including the legendary Wally Heider’s
and Studio 55. So when he decided to create his own new recording facility,
Kershenbaum looked to GC Pro as the ultimate resource to equip it. Referring
to the ongoing input he received from GC Pro’s veteran sales staff,
Kershenbaum says, “We put together and organized and developed
a system that to me is world class. I can do anything here that I can
do at any studio, and I never have to leave my own room. I can operate
it myself or I can bring an engineer in. It gives me all the flexibility
to do any projects without any of the burden of a [commercial] studio.”
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About Guitar Center
Guitar Center is the nation's leading retailer of guitars, amplifiers,
percussion instruments, keyboards and pro-audio and recording equipment.
We presently operate 138 Guitar Center stores, with 114 stores in 46
major markets and 24 stores in secondary markets across the U.S. In
addition, the American Music division operates 19 family music stores
specializing in band instruments for sale and rental, serving thousands
of teachers, band directors, college professors and students. Guitar
Center is also the largest direct response retailer of musical instruments
in the U.S. 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.
For further information on Guitar Center, contact Tina Montano at (818)
735-8800 ext. 2285,
or log onto www.guitarcenter.com.