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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
GUITAR CENTER PROFESSIONAL SUPPLIES GEAR FOR UPGRADED AUDIO FACILITIES
AT THE ART INSTITUTE OF WASHINGTON, D.C.
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA, July 30, 2009 — The
Art Institutes is a system
of over 40 educational institutions throughout North America, providing
an important source of design, media arts, fashion and culinary arts
professionals. As part of an ongoing effort to provide students with
exceptional technical support, The Art Institutes are expanding and
upgrading the facilities of their professional Audio Production Program.
Guitar Center Professional (GC Pro),
the outside sales division of Guitar Center that focuses on the needs
of professional users, is supplying a variety of gear for the systems,
which are being designed by the Walters-Storyk
Design Group (WSDG). The first system was recently completed at
The Art Institute of Washington (D.C.). GC Pro Senior Account Manager
P.K. Pandey was the GC Pro contact for the project.
The 1200-square-foot Audio Production complex at The Art
Institute of Washington consists of a 500-square-foot live studio, a
350-square-foot control room, a 135-square-foot multi-purpose sound
lock, a 100-square-foot isolation booth and a 140-square-foot machine/storage
room. The new setup features a ProTools HD system, an SSL AWS 900+ console,
Genelec 1038B Tri-Amplified Active Monitors for stereo and Dynaudio
AIR 15 2-Way Active Nearfield Speakers for the surround sound. Additional
components include a TC System 6000 and other equipment from Neve, GML,
Vintech, Manley, Summit, Eventide, Lexicon, SSL and Millennia, along
with studio mics from Neumann, Sennheiser, AKG, Royer and Shure.
Ayinde Olubayo, Audio Engineer for The Art Institute of
Washington, was the main on-site contact for the project. He stated,
“P.K. and the GC Pro team have really been outstanding. Their
huge knowledge base, as well as the work ethic and know-how to get the
job done, has made this a wonderful experience. GC Pro’s customer
service is second to none, and it is great to know that our relationship
with them doesn’t end after the installation is finished.”
Aside from the Washington school, WSDG and GC Pro recently
completed a similar upgrade for The Art Institute’s Nashville
campus and are setting their sights on Miami.
For more information, please visit www.gcpro.com.
Photo File 1: GCPro_ArtInstituteDC_1.JPG
Photo Caption 1: The Audio Production complex at The Art Institute of
Washington, featuring a variety of gear supplied by Guitar Center Professional.
(Photo by Walter Smalling. © 2009. All rights reserved.).
Photo File 2: GCPro_ArtInstituteDC_2.JPG
Photo Caption 2: The Audio Production complex at The Art Institute of
Washington, featuring a variety of gear supplied by Guitar Center Professional.
(Photo by Walter Smalling. © 2009. All rights reserved.).
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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