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OMNISOUND STUDIOS EXPANDS FACILITY
WITH HELP FROM GUITAR CENTER PROFESSIONAL
— Nashville, Tennessee-based OMNIsound Studios turns to Guitar
Center Professional for
state-of-the-art equipment and continued service —
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA, May 12, 2008 — Nashville,
Tennessee’s OMNIsound Studios has a rich history as a tracking
facility, working with some of music’s biggest stars since opening
their doors some 20 years ago. Recently, they were given the opportunity
to expand and develop a state-of-the-art mixing/mastering facility next
door, and the expansion was smooth and successful with equipment and
service from Guitar Center Professional (GC Pro), the outside sales
division of Guitar Center that focuses on the needs of professional
users.
OMNIsound chose GC Pro for their expertise and breadth
of product, as well as their ability to build a long-term partnership.
“We felt GC Pro’s customer service would be best, and it
really has panned out,” stated Steve Tveit, OMNIsound Studios
General Manager. “You can get Pro Tools and other gear in a lot
of places now, but it’s all about the knowledge base and customer
service. Prior to purchase, we met with reps from GC Pro, had lunch
with them and got to know everybody. Chad Evans has been our Account
Manager, and we know that we can call him on his cell phone anytime
if we have any questions. You don’t get that kind of service just
anywhere.”
The setup for the new facility includes a 32-fader ICON
integrated console system and D-Control from Digidesign with two 16-fader
packs, Pro Tools HD®3 Accel system, Apogee analog-to-digital and
digital-to-analog converters, Dynaudio speaker system with two subs,
SPL MixDream Analog Summing Unit and various other outboard gear.
OMNIsound Co-owner Billy Austin stated, “We had
a basic idea of what we wanted gear-wise for our expanded facility,
but GC Pro helped us connect all the dots and bring our vision to fruition.
They proved in a very short time to be a valuable turnkey partner in
this rather daunting effort to set up a studio facility of this size.
They helped us coordinate everything we would need, and they do it so
much that they really thought through all the details. They were really
there for us on many occasions after the sale, and we look forward to
a continued successful relationship with GC Pro.”
Over the years, OMNIsound’s tracking facility has
hosted sessions for such artists as Faith Hill, Jewel and Marty Stuart,
as well as sessions last year with the late Porter Wagoner for his final
album project. Tveit, Austin and company are eager to continue working
with that level of talent in the expanded facility. Said Tveit, “We
haven’t officially had a grand opening but the response to the
room has been great. For instance, on the new equipment we’ve
been working with Dan Tyminski, from Alison Krauss and Union Station,
on his solo project, and that’s a real fun project for us.”
Chad Evans, GC Pro Accounts Manager, was the point man
at GC Pro for OMNIsound as they made their vision a reality. He was
impressed with their vision and gear choices: “Steve and Billy
both see the future of recording and jump into it probably in the most
logical solution, the Digi D-Control, and now they’re one of the
only rooms in Nashville that offers that. They’re on the cutting
edge, because they know that the D-control and the ICON are the way
to go. We love to help make visions like this happen, and we want to
see all of them succeed – that’s how we build our customer
base.”
Photo File: GCProOMNI1.JPG
Photo Caption: Pictured L-R: OMNIsound Studios Co-Owner Billy Austin,
OMNIsound Studios General Manager Steve Tveit and Guitar Center Professional
Accounts Manager Chad Evans, at OMNIsound’s new control room in
Nashville, TN, completely outfitted by Guitar Center Professional.
Photo File: GCProOMNI2.JPG
Photo Caption: Pictured L-R: Guitar Center Professional Accounts Manager
Chad Evans, OMNIsound Studios Co-Owner Billy Austin and OMNIsound Studios
General Manager Steve Tveit, at OMNIsound’s new control room in
Nashville, TN, completely outfitted by Guitar Center Professional.
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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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Inc. Other brand or product names may be trademarks of the respective
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