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Hollywood, CA, Aug. 5, 2008 – SonicPool, one of Hollywood’s leading post facilities, specializing in audio and video finishing, edit suite rentals, and full post-production services, has opened its new “Lake Superior” Room. In keeping with bays that have “Aquatic/Nautical” themed names, “Superior” offers its clients Avid DS-HD services for 2K, 4K and HD Finishing. The announcement was made by John Frost and Patrick Bird, co-founders, SonicPool, who said, “Many of our clients are finishing their projects in Avid Symphony HD and Final Cut Pro HD already, so we felt now was the time to invest in “Superior” so we could to continue to fulfill that growing demand.”
“Superior” has a 16 foot Sony SXRD HD Projection system, a DS Nitris Dual Boot system and 5.1 Surround Sound, with true 4:4:4 technology and 5 terabytes of storage. HD Online Editor Jason Yanuzzi is the lead online editor and colorist for “Superior.”
Initial SonicPool projects which have been HD Finished in “Superior” include:
** “Wonderful World:” This long anticipated film explores interracial romance and stars Matthew Broderick as a bitter, divorced man who marries an African woman. Written and directed by Joshua Goldin.
** “Frontiers” Trailer: For client After Dark Productions, SonicPool did HD finishing for this trailer promoting a horror film about a young woman who looks to escape her abusive life by moving to her family’s farm near Atlanta. Unfortunately, she learns her place of supposed comfort offers more terrifying forms of abuse.
** “Chain Letter:” For writer/producer/director Deon Taylor and his Deon Taylor Enterprises, SonicPool did the audio mix and the HD finish for “Chain Letter.” The film explores the fact that death, evil and fear have long surrounded the secret history of chain letters, a few of which have stayed alive across time and generations with terrible warnings that force recipients to ask: If I break the chain, will something bad really happen?
** “The Hustle:” Again for Deon Taylor Enterprises, SonicPool worked on this film about a couple of two-bit hustlers who decide they’re ready for their next challenge. They stumble upon an idea for the greatest con ever: starting a church so they can rake in all the parishioners’ fine money.
ABOUT JASON YANUZZI:
“Superior” is under the watchful eye of Jason Yanuzzi, who has previously onlined other feature length films, including “On The Doll” and “Isolated.” From 2003-2004, Yanuzzi was a Video Editor originally hailing from CNBC TV. There, he edited a variety of TV programs and was also responsible for color correction, video QC and the editing of various segments, reporter packages, and teases from raw footage. Regarding “Superior,” Yanuzzi says, “The room is just fantastic, and it’s incredibly helpful to have such a big projection system that is so capable of pointing out minute errors which would be easy to miss on a much smaller monitor.”
ABOUT SONICPOOL:
Launched in Hollywood in 2001, SonicPool was co-founded by post production specialists John Frost and Patrick Bird. Each of the men currently serves the company as a President and CEO.
SonicPool is comprised of 14 SD & HD Offline and Online Edit Suites, two Theatrical Mix Stages and two additional Mix Suites, as well as a complete Machine Room Services with all the standard SD & HD decks, including HD-Cam SR with 4:4:4 capabilities. The company’s post production services include Audio and Video Finishing, edit suite rentals, and media duplication. SonicPool’s creative services include radio production. Additionally, the company offers its clients production office space rentals to accompany Offline Edit Suites.
SonicPool’s clients run the full gamut of the entertainment and broadcasting industries, which clients ranging from major studio releases, independent feature films, TV programs, and radio, to DVD menu sound design, TV commercials, gaming, mobile and Internet projects.
SonicPool is located at 6860 Lexington Ave, Hollywood, CA, 90038.
The phone is 323/460-4MIX, and the web address is: www.sonicpool.com
MILAN, ITALY - AUGUST 2008: After fewer than ten years in the pro audio retail game, Italy’s Funky Junk has risen to the top as Europe’s most respected dealer for consistently supplying the highest quality new and used gear. Founded and run by distribution-specialist Paolo Orizio and renowned sound tech Manlio Amorelli, with over fifty years combined pro audio experience, Funky Junk began distributing all-analog API gear almost from the start. API continues to be one of their most successful lines, a fact that inspired the purchase of an all-new API 1608 console as a demo unit for their Milan-based showroom.
Commented Orizio, “Our customers have always loved API, although it’s hard to separate how much of that is due to our overwhelming enthusiasm for the API sound. We never hesitate to recommend API!” Orizio observed that the way people make music has changed, with project studios centered on DAWs replacing the traditional studio. “In these situations, a truly powerful and honest-sounding analog console can make all the difference. With our 1608 in the showroom, we can let our clients feel and hear API’s quality. It’s one thing to read a story about API, but turning those solid pots with your own fingers and hearing that indescribable sheen and authenticity with your own ears truly convinces.”
In less than two months, Funky Junk sold two 1608 consoles - a 32-channel unit to Starlight Studio in Naples and the standard version to Music Priority in Milan.
The API 1608 incorporates the company’s discrete electronics topology and is built to the same exacting standards as the flagship Vision and Legacy Series consoles. The standard 1608, with sixteen input channels, eight buses, eight aux sends, eight reverb returns and full center section facilities, includes a dozen 550A three-band equalizers and four 560 ten-band graphic EQ modules with space available for eight additional 500 Series modules.
Automated Processes, Inc. remains the leader in analog recording gear, with the Vision surround production and Legacy Series recording consoles, the DSM Series rack-mounted mixers, and the classic line of modular signal processing equipment.
www.apiaudio.com
(PHOTO CAPTION) Italy’s Funky Junk demonstrates the API 1608 console in their Milan showroom.
OLD LYME, CONNECTICUT - AUGUST 2008: Even with the rising cost of gasoline, food, and other necessities, Sennheiser Electronic Corporation (SEC) employees created a smart charity program entitled “SECares,” allowing their fellow co-workers to continue supporting good causes. Sennheiser, a Germany-based manufacturer of high-quality microphone and headphone solutions, maintains U.S. headquarters in Old Lyme. This voluntary program provides an easy way for its approximately 130 employees to contribute any monetary amount, large or small, to two well-known charities throughout the year.
Starting in August, Sennheiser will offer contribution programs for St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital and United Way. The program collects donations via a payroll deduction, making it easier for employees to support valuable causes without seeking out multiple organizations or writing several checks. It also allows associates to amass a sizeable contribution at the end of the year, no matter how much they give each pay period. Plus, employees’ donations will make an even greater impact as the company will match one hundred percent of all contributions.
“Charity initiatives have always been important to our employees,” John Falcone, president and CEO, said. “I am pleased to see such generous spirit at Sennheiser.”
Sennheiser Electronic Corporation is no stranger to charitable actions. This year, the company donated ten percent of the sales of each Sennheiser CX 300-Pink headphone directly to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. As a result, Sennheiser contributed $15,000 toward a cure for breast cancer.
In addition to making donations as part of the SECares program, Sennheiser employees will also raise funds this fall at the Light the Night Walk at Harkness Park in Waterford. The walk, which will be held on September 24, is celebrating its ten-year anniversary. Organizers hope to raise $630,000 toward leukemia and lymphoma research and family support.
The SECares charity initiative was spearheaded by the company’s Employee Activities Committee. Established in 2006, the committee is part of a core group of employee-headed teams that can actually make a difference in the workplace. Others include the Green Team, which evaluates and suggests new methods of operating that reduce the company’s carbon footprint, and the Human Resources Committee, which assesses and recommends corporate policies.
SENNHEISER Sennheiser is a world-leading manufacturer of microphones, headphones and wireless transmission systems. Established in 1945 in Wedemark, Germany, Sennheiser is now a global brand represented in 60 countries around the world with U.S. headquarters in Old Lyme, Connecticut. Sennheiser’s pioneering excellence in technology has rewarded the company with numerous awards and accolades including an Emmy, a Grammy, and the Scientific and Engineering Award of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
For more information, please visit www.sennheiserusa.com
The Netherlands, Amsterdam, August 4, 2008 – RF Central, a leading digital microwave technology provider, is unveiling its new and improved NLL-II 5.8 GHz portable digital microwave link at IBC (Stand 1.A30). Taking its former model to new heights, the updated NLL-II now offers both balanced microphone and line level inputs via switch selectable XLR connectors on both the transmitter and receiver. This makes the NLL-II ideal for use by roaming news and sports crews. As part of its new release, the redesigned NLL-II is now also equipped with phantom power for microphones. more
BUENA PARK, Calif.─As previously announced on June 19, 2008, Yamaha Corporation announced its intention to acquire NEXO SA, a leading French manufacturer and seller of professional acoustic speaker systems. The decision to purchase NEXO follows the successful strategic alliance between the two companies which transpired in 2005. Immediately after the decision to purchase NEXO, Yamaha Corporation made an offer to purchase the shares of the two founders who are also the principal shareholders.
Discussions have proceeded as scheduled, and on July 31 (CET), Yamaha completed its first step of the acquisition by purchasing all of the shares of the two founders. Yamaha is scheduled to launch a tender offer for the remaining shares of NEXO on the open market in September, with the objective of acquiring 100% of NEXO’s shares.
Following the completion of the acquisition of the founders’ shares at a meeting of the NEXO board of directors, the board unanimously elected as its new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Keisuke Kobayashi of Yamaha Corporation Japan (former Head of Commercial Audio, Deputy General Manager at Yamaha’s PA/DMI Division, and Director of NEXO).
For more information on the Yamaha Corporation intent to purchase NEXO, please contact Larry Italia, Vice President/General Manager, directly at (714)-522-9011.
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About Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc.:
Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. offers a complete line of integrated professional audio products for the commercial recording, production, broadcast, live sound, and sound reinforcement markets. The company has a dedicated dealer network, intensive field training, and 24-7 tech support in the U.S. and Canada.
Photo Caption: NEXO Founders with new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Keisuke Kobayashi (center) of Yamaha Corporation Japan.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada – August 4, 2008 … The Swedish production company Prisma OB is a premium league player in the field of mobile broadcasting. It is not just the fact that the company was at almost every mega-event in recent years, but forthcoming TV highlights will also see these Scandinavian experts ready for the action to begin. Thus, the Beijing Games will also — amongst others — be broadcast by Prisma OB, thanks to Lawo audio technology. more
Neumann’s Robb Blumenreder has announced that the company has joined the METAlliance Pro Partners. “Neumann takes great pride in being recognized as a founding METAlliance partner,” he remarked.
“Historically speaking, there has always been a very symbiotic relationship between industry professionals and the manufacturers of the tools they have come to know, trust and rely upon to create their art. While this common bond has not always been publicized, the vision and passion that drives our Neumann global team is the same that can be found in each of the individuals that make up the foundation of this organization. The continual quest for the utmost quality and perfection of their trade is something that can be seen in each of their works. Neumann is proud to be a part of this success.”
Pictured is Neumann’s Robb Blumenreder.
The METAlliance is comprised of a group of globally-recognized, award-winning audio engineers and producers who have been deeply involved in establishing techniques and technical standards that are the foundation of modern music recording. The METAlliance Board of Directors is Chuck Ainlay, Ed Cherney, Frank Filipetti, George Massenburg, Phil Ramone, Elliot Scheiner and Al Schmitt.
Pro Partner membership is limited to companies which have shown a capacity and proclivity to manufacture and distribute products that meet the organization’s professional audio qualifications.
Neumann’s award winning line of microphones has set the standard in the industry since 1928. In 1999, Neumann received the prestigious Technical Grammy(r) for its 70 years of innovation in microphone design and contribution to the music industry. A continuing commitment to provide innovative, technically refined products and engineering solutions of proven quality ensures that Neumann’s stature remains sound.
As Industry Team Manager of Sennheiser Music Industry Products, Neumann USA & Klein + Hummel Studio Systems, it is Blumenreder’s responsibility to look after the short and long term strategic growth of the Neumann brand within the company’s Music Industry division, identifying markets needs and realizing potential areas of growth within the MI market. Christopher Currier, Associate Product Manager of Neumann, is a crucial component in the development of the brand with key areas of responsibility encompassing inventory planning, promotions, advertising and marketing.
Recognizing the industry’s success in bringing products offering convenience and low cost, the METAlliance is dedicated to the passionate commitment of securing the art of music through recording technologies that best deliver the music in all its many modern forms. To do this, quality needs to be recognized and supported.
Interested companies should contact:
Jim Pace, Dir. of Business Affairs: jpace@metalliance.com
METAlliance : strategic union of music producers and engineers dedicated to the highest standards of audio and delivery of music, securing the art through recording technology in all its evolving modern forms.
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