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AUDIO-TECHNICA FEATURED AT 7TH ANNUAL
LATIN GRAMMY® AWARDS
— Audio-Technica’s Artist Elite® 5000
Series Wireless
is the popular choice at the world's premier Latin music awards show
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STOW, OH, November 9, 2006 — Following
this year’s dominance at the 48th Annual GRAMMY® awards, leading
microphone manufacturer Audio-Technica carried that theme to the world's
premier Latin music awards show — the 7th Annual Latin GRAMMY
Awards which was held on November 2 at Madison Square Garden in New
York. The show was broadcast live on the Univision Network.
Artists who performed using Audio-Technica’s Artist
Elite® 5000 Series UHF Wireless System, with the AEW-T5400 handheld
microphone/transmitter and AEW-R5200 true diversity frequency-agile
dual receiver, included: Thalía, Grupo Pesado, Joan Sebastian,
Gilberto Santa Rosa, and Andy Montañez.
John Harris, Music Mixer for the 7th Annual Latin GRAMMY
Awards, explained, “I used a wide selection of Audio-Technica
microphones at the 48th Annual GRAMMY Awards with great success, and
I wanted to have that same kind of reliability and audio performance
at the Latin GRAMMYs. I need to have the highest level of sonic consistency
from artist to artist, and that’s what I get with Audio-Technica.”
Photo File: Thalía.JPG
Photo Caption: Thalía performs using Audio-Technica’s Artist
Elite® 5000 Series Wireless System with the AEW-T5400 handheld microphone/transmitter,
at the 7th Annual Latin GRAMMY® Awards held November 2, 2006 in
New York City, NY. Photo by Seth Wenig/AP Images. (This photo is the
property of Seth Wenig/AP Images and may be used by the press only for
the purpose of one-time reproduction. Unauthorized use, alteration or
reproduction of this photograph is strictly prohibited.)
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Celebrating over 40 years of audio excellence worldwide,
Audio-Technica is a leading innovator in transducer technology, renowned
for the design and manufacture of microphones, wireless microphones,
headphones, mixers, and electronics for the audio industry.
—For more information on the complete range of Audio-Technica
products, contact
Karen Emerson, Audio-Technica U.S., Inc., 1221 Commerce Drive, Stow,
OH 44224.
Tel: (330) 686-2600; Fax: (330) 688-3752; Web: www.audio-technica.com