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GUITAR CENTER PROFESSIONAL HOSTS WAVES EVENT WITH
LEGENDARY PRODUCER/ENGINEER EDDIE KRAMER
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA, July 9, 2008 — As
part of its unparalleled commitment to providing customers with ongoing
technology and enhancement opportunities, Guitar Center Professional
(GC Pro), the outside sales division of Guitar Center that focuses on
the needs of professional users, hosted an event with legendary producer/engineer
Eddie Kramer at its Hallandale, FL location last month. The session
was co-sponsored by world-leading DSP specialists Waves and was part
of Waves on Tour’s “Studio Classics Collection Experience,”
an ongoing series of educational events featuring Kramer and Waves Product
Specialists discussing, demonstrating and celebrating Waves’ Studio
Classics Collection.
The session hosted a capacity crowd featuring a wide range
of attendees, from students to music business professionals, to hobbyists
and rock aficionados. The event included a pre-lecture slide show from
Kramer’s personal photo library (showcasing his own candid shots
of Jimi Hendrix, the Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin, among others),
offering a rare glimpse into the personalities and creative minds who
have shaped the history of rock. As the event began, Waves personnel
discussed invaluable practical applications of digital signal processing
products, and Kramer led a fascinating deconstruction of one of his
actual recent tracking sessions with a London rock act, letting the
audience see the Waves Studio Classics Collection at work firsthand,
applied to raw tracks. Kramer then fielded questions, enlightening and
entertaining the crowd with anecdotes and priceless studio secrets from
his half century-long career working with such legendary acts as Jimi
Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Kiss, David
Bowie and more.
Mark Ruffolo, GC Pro account manager, stated, “This
event was a fascinating trip through the present and future of DSP technology
and how it links to vintage analog gear – looking forward while
helping preserve a piece of rock history. Eddie Kramer is an obvious
expert on both ends of that spectrum, giving our attendees indelible
insight into the craft. GC Pro takes immense pride in offering these
opportunities to expose our customers and friends to top industry professionals.”
Photo File: GCPro_EddieKramer.JPG
Photo Caption: The Miami GC Pro Team with legendary producer/engineer
Eddie Kramer at the recent Waves event at the Hallandale, FL location.
Pictured L-R: Mark Ruffolo, Julian Vazquez, Kramer and Akee Campbell.
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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.
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guitars, amplifiers, percussion instruments, keyboards and pro-audio
and recording equipment. Our retail store subsidiary presently operates
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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,
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