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THE ARTISTS’ MIC SELECTION> Only the best is good enough!

CUSTOMIZED MICS> Customizing was never so much fun!

JOE COCKER> One of the truly great rock voices of all time.

TWO LEGENDS COME TOGETHER> Quincy Jones and Harman celebrate their shared passion.

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Editorial

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Success is never an accident. It happens when you do the right thing. At theright time. And when you are lucky enough to take the right chance. But besi-des this, success is – in most cases – the result of hard work and true dedica-tion to what you love – and doing your best at it.

The next level of success is becoming a legend. Legends set standards that arehighly appreciated and recognized by a wide audience. Quite often these stan-dards stay strong for decades and in fact serve as a benchmark. So it is noaccident that Quincy Jones is one of the world’s most successful and admiredartists in the entertainment field, earning 79 Grammy nominations and 27Grammy Awards, 7 Academy Award nominations, the Jean Hersholdt Humanitar-ian Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and an EmmyAward. During a musical career that spans six decades, he has distinguishedhimself as bandleader, solo artist, songwriter, producer, arranger, film composer,record label executive, film, television and Broadway producer and humanitarian.

On our cover, you see a picture of Quincy Jones in 1970. At that time, he pro-duced his album “Smackwater Jack”, which would earn him his third GrammyAward. At the same time, the audio industry was facing a change of paradigmwith the upcoming transistor technology displacing the common tube technolo-gy. With the C 414 Comb, AKG launched a product that had everything neededto set a benchmark. Creativity, openness and the continuous search for newinspiration have been the fuel for outstanding careers and innovations.

Furthermore, one of the secrets of success is focusing on what is really impor-tant. During the production of the charity song “We are the world”, which featu-red contributions from over 50 international top artists, Quincy Jones was askedhow he managed to produce this project. He replied that it was quite easybecause he simply attached to the studio door a note with the message “Checkyour ego at the door” written on it. This concept worked very well, and the singlewent on to reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and many more. Take a lookat “We are the World” on YouTube, you can see many artists using AKG premiumproducts while singing into AKG microphones during the recording session. Thisis truly inspiring. So go ahead and get inspired even more on the followingpages – by the wide range of artists using AKG microphones on stages all overthe world, especially our latest WMS 4500 Wireless Microphone System and theIVM 4 InEar Monitoring System. See why choosing AKG means getting the rightprofessional solution from a brand that is truly a legend in its own right.

Yours,

Walter Rührig, Artist & Key Customer Relations, AKG Acoustics

P.S.: Quincy Jones will also make a number of appearances at Harman-spon-sored events and contribute his distinguished personage to various corporateand brand-level marketing activities. With six decades of experience as arenowned member of the music community, Mr. Jones has a deep appreciationfor the technologies required for premium sound production. He has used awide range of Harman International products, including AKG® microphones,Crown® amplifiers, Studer® and Soundcraft® mixing consoles, JBL® speakersand Lexicon® signal processors to help faithfully capture his artistry.

TWO LEGENDS COME TOGETHERQuincy Jones and Harman celebrate their shared passion.

What else is new in this issue?

Missy ElliottWith her latest million sellingGrammy awarded album “MissE…So Addictive”, Missy Elliot is in aclass of her own. Her career as aninternational rapper and singer com-bined with her skills as an incrediblygifted writer and producer extraordi-naire, have made her one of the out-standing talents in the Hip Hop/R&B business. See page 15.

Yngwie MalmsteenWhen young guitarist YngwieMalmsteen first hit the attentionof international rock audiences, itwas instantly clear he was notonly one of the most virtuousguitar players the world has everheard, but a revolutionary in thetechnique of guitar playing itself.Check out page 30.

Christina StürmerWhen Christina finished 2nd in thefirst Austrian casting show “Star-mania”, no one thought that thisyoung singer would become one ofthe most successful rock/pop acts inEurope in just three years. Thanks toher awesome live presence, Christinais on course to becoming one of thetop selling artists in Europe. Have a look at page 32 for details.

Candy loves:

• Me Naam Naam – a great Thai restaurant inAmsterdam centre

• Nails – either natural or artificial

• The New Cool Collective – Holland’s best bigband

• Moon Baker a.k.a. Monique Bakker –an enormous talented singer

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CANDY

• Complete wireless networkable solution for touring and installations

• Miniature condenser clip-on microphone for wind instruments,drums, and percussions

• Miniature gooseneck for accurate microphone alignment

• Wideband UHF handheld transmitter for use with interchangeablemicrophone elements

• 30 MHz wide UHF band with up to 1.200 selectable frequencies

“You either love the diversity orwon’t like the whole record ‘candy store’ –

it’s just a matter of taste.”

CUSTOMIZED MICROPHONE

WMS4500 /D5 /C519

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Has worked with:

Jazz alto saxophonistAmsterdam, NetherlandsAge seven

PrinceDave Stewart (Eurythmics)Van MorrisonBeyoncéAretha FranklinJimmy Cliffand many others

Big hits:

Others:

Link:

1989 - Lily Was Here No 1 hit all over Europe1990 - Saxuality Nominated for a Grammy Award1997 - For the love of you In the Billboard charts for over forty weeks2002 - Live at Montreux (2005 on DVD)2004 - Musicology Tour Together with Prince2007 - Candy Store Latest album

Since 2007 own TV show “Candy Meets” on Dutch primetime television

www.candydulfer.nl

DULFER

JOE COCKER

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Cocker Kids Foundation:

D7

• Dynamic reference microphone

• Hum compensation coil

• Patented AKG laminated-varimotion diaphragm

• New acoustical design of inner windscreen

• Precision metal dust filter

• The Cocker Kids’ Foundation is a nonprofit, communitysupported organization dedicated to helping local youthup to the age of 21 in areas of education, recreation, thearts and athletics.

• Since 1998 The Cocker Kids’ Foundation has fundednearly $ 500,000 of youth-related programs and childrenof the North Fork Valley in Delta County, CO.

• From their permanent residence in Crawford, Joe andPam Cocker, along with an active and involved board ofdirectors, have made sure that the funds have impactedthe kids who need it the most.

• For more information: [email protected]

“If they just associatea good night’s performancewhen they hear my name,that would make me very happy.

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Big hits:

Rock/BluesSheffield, England

Grammy Award 1982; Order of the British Empire 2007;Pioneer of Pop

When The Night ComesUnchain My HeartUp Where We BelongYou Can Leave Your Hat OnSail AwayWith A Little Help From My Friends

Releases:

Biography:

Link:

1969 - With a Little Help from My Friends1970 - Mad Dogs & Englishmen1982 - Sheffield Steel1986 - Cocker1987 - Unchain My Heartand many other

Joe Cocker - With A Little Help From My FriendsThe Authorized Biography by J.P. Bean, published by Omnibus Press, London andHannibal Verlag, Vienna

www.cocker.com

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Big hits:

Link:

Hard rock, Progressive rock, Glam metalMontgomery, Alabama, U.S.A.MusicianSongwriterVocalist

Fooling YourselfBlue Collar Man (Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart)Too Much Time On My HandsHigh Enough

www.tommyshaw.com

Releases: Soloalbums 1984 - Girls with Guns1985 - What If1987 - Ambition1998 - 7 Deadly Zens

Together with Styx 1976 - Crystal Ball1978 - Pieces of Eight1979 - Cornerstone1981 - Paradise Theatre1983 - Kilroy Was Here2006 - One With Everything

and more

TOMMY SHAW

D5

• Extremely rugged vocal/speech microphone

• Available with or without on/off switch

• Patented AKG laminated varimotion diaphragm

• Spring steel wire-mesh grill

“When the success came it seemed

overnight. I was young, somewhat

single, ready to take it all in, and I did.”

Styx

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Musical style:Origin:Years active:

Actual members:

A CapellaParis, France1963- present

Clare WheelerRichard EtesonJohanna MarshallKevin FoxJoanna GoldsmithTobias HugTom BullardJulie Kench

Releases:

Awards:

Link:

SwingDido’s Lament (EP)Live in New York ’82Live in JapanMood SwingsRetrospective… unwrapped!

Grammy Award “Best Album By A Chorus”, Jazz Sébastien Bach AlbumGrammy Award “New Artist”, Bach's Greatest Hits Album

www.swinglesingers.com

• Classic vocal and instrument microphone

• Ultimate combination of excellent, high detailed audio andexceptional ruggedness

• Available as wireless microphone in combination with HT 4500or hardwired

WMS4500 / C535

SWINGLESINGERS

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• Spring steel wire-mesh grill for extreme ruggednessand reliable control of pops and wind noise

• High quality condenser performance microphone

• Internal spider-type shock mount for handling noisesuppression

“We’re trying to let everybodyknow that we’re alive and

kicking in every respect.”

WMS4500 / C5900

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Musical style:Origin:Years active:

Actual members:

A CapellaNew York, U.S.A.1986 - present

since 1991 Scott Leonardsince 1993 Jeff Thachersince 1997 Kevin Wrightsince 2002 George Baldi IIIsince 2004 John K. Brown

Releases:

Link:

1995 - Primer1996 - Lucky Seven1997 - Roackapella a.k.a. “Devilbaby”1999 - Don’t Tell Me You Do2000 - 22000 - Christmas2001 - In Concert2002 - Smilin’2002 - Comfort & Joy2004 - Live In Japan

www.rockapella.com

rockapella

About Rebekka:

“It all depends on your attitude,when you are ready for new experiences.”

REBEKKABAKKEN

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• Having grown up in a small Norwegian village nearOslo, Rebekka quickly made her way in the worldas a singer.

• First to New York in 1994, where she soon made aname for herself in the international jazz scene.Here, she also aroused attention with her firstreleases.

• Eight years later, Rebekka returned to Europewhere she made a new home for herself in Vienna.“Vienna is a very beautiful city, very pleasant, veryquiet and peaceful, even though it’s big city.” Thisis also where she recorded her first solo album in2003, which was followed by two further success-ful international releases.




• For smooth frequency response and maximum gainbefore feedback

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Awards:

Links:

Jazz vocalistOslo, Norway

German Jazz Award (2003)Amadeus Austrian Music Award (2006 nominated)Amadeus Austrian Music Award (2007 winner)

http://rebekkabakken.universalmusic.atwww.jazzecho.de/artist_bio_rebekka_bakken_12743.jsp

Releases: Soloalbums 2003 - The Art Of How To Fall2005 - Is That You?2006 - I Keep My Cool

with Julia Hülsmann 2003 - Scattering Poemswith Wolfgang Muthspiel 2001 - Daily Mirror

2001 - Daily Mirror Reflected (Remixes)2002 - Beloved

as guest musician 2002 - Monolith - Enders Room (Johannes Enders)2003 - Heaven - Christof Lauer2006 - In Ewigkeit Damen - Ludwig Hirsch

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MARTIN STRAYER

“Pure sound,

excellent

RF-design.

It’s my new

state-of-the-art

in ear system.”

“The C 214

just reproduces

the sound of

the speaker so

crystal-clear

and punchy.”

BRIANMONTGOMMERY

• Wireless in-ear monitor systemwith unique signal processingcapabilities for live applicationsand professional installations

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Audio engineerU.S.A.

http://brianmontgomery.net


Link:

Audio engineerU.S.A.

www.martinstrayer.com

• AKG’s legendary 1” edge-ter-minated large diaphragmsound

• Outstanding dynamic range(up to 156 dB SPL, ultra-lownoise)

• Roadworthy design

• Integrated suspension toreduce mechanical noise

• Switchable 20 dB attenuationpad and low cut switch

C214


WMS4500 / D5



• Backlit display and jog switch for ease of use

• Up to 50 mW RF radiation for reliable transmission

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Big hits:

Hip hop, R&B, dancePortsmouth, Virginia, U.S.A.

Grammy Awards (2002, 2003, 2004, 2006))American Music Awards (2003, 2005)BET Awards (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006)

The RainHot BoyzGet Ur Freak OnOne Minute Manand many more

Releases:

Link:

Albums 1997 - Supa Dupa Fly1999 - Da Real World2001 - Miss E… So Addictive2002 - Under Construction2003 - This Is Not A Test!2004 - The Cookbook2008 - Block Party

Compilation albums 2006 - Respect M.E.

www.missy-elliott.com

MISSYELLIOTT

“…, but if you want sooomething,you gon keep going after it and you notgon give up, no matter how long it takes.”


WMS4500 / D5

BUSTARHYMES

“You can only deliver at this level

if you believe in you.”





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• Releases: Albums Platin 1996 - The ComingPlatin 1997 - When Disaster StrikesPlatin 1998 - Extinction Level EventPlatin 2000 - Anarchy

2001 - Total Devastation: The Best OfPlatin 2001 - GenesisSilver UK 2002 - Turn It Up!Gold 2002 - It Ain’t Safe No More

2004 - The Artist Collection: Busta Rhymes2006 - The Big Bang2007 - The Crown2008 - Blessed

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Hip hop, R&BBrooklyn, New York, U.S.A.

www.bustarhymes.comwww.urban.de/_artists/bustarhymes

“Everything I’m not,

made me everything I am.”

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Releases:

Link:

Hip hop, R&BAtlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.

Gold Digger (US, 2005)Stronger (UK, US, 2007)

Albums 3x Platin The College Dropout3x Platin Late Registration2x Platin Graduation

http://www.laut.de/wortlaut/artists/w/west_kanye/index.htm

Awards BET Awards 2004 Best New ArtistBET Awards 2005 Best Male Hip-Hop Artist, Video Of The YearGrammy Awards 2005 Best Rap Album, Best Rap SongMTV Video Music Awards 2005 Best Male VideoBET Awards 2006 Video of the Year, Best CollaborationBrit Awards 2006 International Male Solo ArtistGrammy Awards 2006 Best Rap Solo Perfomance, Best Rap Song,

Best Rap AlbumGrammy Awards 2008 Best Rap Solo Perfomance

Best Rap Perfomance By A Duo Or GroupBest Rap Song, Best Rap Album

Brit Awards 2008 International Male Solo Artist

KANYEWEST





WMS4500 / C5900

JAY-Z“I don't write songs,

they just form.”

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Releases:

Hip hop, R&BBrooklyn, New York, U.S.A.

1998 - Vol. 2: Hard Knock Life1999 - Vol. 3: Life and Times of S. Carter2000 - The Dynasty: Roc La Familia2001 - The Blueprint2002 - The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse2003 - The Black Album2004 - Collision Course2006 - Kingdom Come2007 - American Gangster

Awards:

Link:

Grammy Awards 1999 - Best Rap Album (Vol. 2 … Hard Knock Life)2001 - Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

(Big Pimpin together with UGK)2004 - Best R&B Song/Best Rap/Song Collaboration

(Crazy In Love together with Beyoncé Knowles)2005 - Best Rap Solo Performance (99 Problems)2006 - Best Rap/Song Collaboration

(Numb/Encore together with Linkin Park)2008 - Best Rap/Song Collaboration

(Umbrella – Rihanna feat. Jay-Z)

www.jayzonline.com

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• Wireless in-ear monitor system with unique signalprocessing capabilities for live applications and pro-fessional installations

WMS4500 / C5900IVM4

&BROOKS

DUNN

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Releases:

Awards:

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CountryKix Brooks/Ronnie DunnColeman, Texas, U.S.A./Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.A.

More than 40 singles on the country music charts, 20 of which havereached number one.Ten studio albums, two greatest-hits compilations.

Innumerable, including a grammy

www.brooksanddunn.com

Musical style:Based in:Performed in:

Releases:

Awards:

Link:

Alternative popSan Diego, CaliforniaMore than 100 countries on 6 continents

Debut album SupernovaSupernova – Special Edition + Chinese VersionMaking Up

Single Real (by Supernova)

Over 100

www.liquid-blue.com

LIQUID BLUE

“We all enjoy

new things,

new challenges,

meeting new

people and

experiences.”

• Extremely rugged vocal/speechmicrophone

• Patented AKG laminatedvarimotion diaphragm

• Head-worn microphone withcontinuously adjustable behind-the-neck headband

• Miniature gooseneck for precisepositioning near the user’s mouth

WMS4500 / D5 / C520• Extremely rugged vocal/speech

microphone

• Patented AKG laminatedvarimotion diaphragm


• For smooth frequency responseand maximum gain beforefeedback

WMS4500 / D5

“We like to spread out

and stir up a lot of fun.”

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KENNETHWHALUM III

TIA FULLER

MIKEPHILLIPS W. LEE HOGANS

• Miniature condenserclip-on microphone forwind instruments,drums, and percussions

• Transducer shock mountfor high mechanical-noise rejection

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Genre: Sax playerOrigin: Aurora, Colorado, U.S.A.Releases: Pillar of Strength

Healing SpacePerformed: together with Beyoncé,

the Sean Jones Quintet,the Jon Faddis JazzOrchestra, the RalphPeterson Septet andothers

Link: www.tiafuller.com

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Genre: Sax playerOrigin: Mt. Vernon, New YorkReleases: You have reached Mike Phillips

Uncommon DenominatorPerformed: together with Babyface,

Boyz II Men, Rachelle Farell,Simply Red, Stevie Wonderand many more

Link:www.smooth-jazz.de/Artists3/Phillips.html

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Diddy, Hidden Beach,Missy Elliott, Fantasia

Link:www.myspace.com/pursuancejazz

• Miniature gooseneck foraccurate microphonealignment

• Detachable microphonecable


C519

• Miniature gooseneck foraccurate microphonealignment

• Detachable microphonecable


C519C519• Head-worn

microphone

• Miniaturegooseneck for

accurate microphonealignment

Genre: Sax playerOrigin: U.S.A.On tour: with Jay-ZPerformed: together with P Diddy,

Joss Stone, SnoopDogg, Al Green,Beyoncé, BustaRhymes, Mary J Bligeand many more

Link:http://web.me.com/kennethwhalum

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Did you know:

• that Katja Rieckermann was the resident musicianon the TV show “Ally McBeal”?

• that she speaks German, English, French and Spanish?

• that Katja Rieckermann was on tour together with Rod Stewartfor the last five years?

• Miniature condenser clip-on microphone for windinstruments, drums, and percussions

• Miniature gooseneck for accurate microphonealignment

• Detachable microphone cable

• Transducer shock mount for highmechanical-noise rejection

“I was in the right placeat the right time …”

KATJA RIECKERMANN

C519

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Has worked with:

Jazz sax playerLubeck, Germany

The ScorpionsSagaBranscombe RichmondJeff GoldblumRod StewartBrooks & DunnCarole Kingand many more

Releases:

Link:

Debut album 2005 - Katja (by Katja Rieckermann)

www.katjarieckermann.com

• Dynamic microphone designed for drumsand percussions, wind instruments, andguitar amps

• Patented AKG varimotion diaphragm

• Custom built capsule mounting

• Spring steel wire-mesh cap

• Rugged all-metal body withstands typicaltough handling on stage

“I would have never believedthat I would get so much

enjoyment from engagingin a life of drumming.”

TERRY BOZZIO

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Unique techniques:

Links:

Rock, JazzSan Fransisco, California, U.S.A.

New Music For Solo Drum Set – the most melodic, complex orches-trations and compositions; extremely difficult multilayered ostinatos inodd time

www.terrybozzio.com

Releases: Soloalbums Solo Drum Music I/II & IIIDrawing The CircleChamber Works

with Chad Wackerman Solos & Duetswith Billy Sheehan Nine Short Filmswith Metropole Orchestra Chamber Works

with Frank Zappa Bongo Fury (1975)Zappa in New York (1978)Joe’s Garage (1979)Thing-Fish (1984)

and many more

KLAUSPÉREZ-SALADO

CHADWACKERMAN

JAY SCHELLEN

• Miniature cardioid con-denser clamp-on micro-phone with shockmounted capsule

• Ideal for miking drumsand percussions

• Continuously adjustablevise type clamp

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Genre: DrummerOrigin: SpainReleases: More than 80 albums

with different bands and projects

Performed: together with ChristinaStürmer, Georg Danzer,Peter Cornelius, DennisJale and many more

Link:www.www.kpsalado.com

• Dynamic microphone

• Custom built capsulemounting

• Rugged all-metal bodywithstands typical toughhandling on stage

D40Genre: DrummerOrigin: Albuquerque,

New MexicoReleases: more than 30 albums

with different bands andprojects

Performed: together with Asia,Hurricane, Chris Squierand many more

Link: www.jayschellen.com

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• Dynamic microphone

• Custom built capsulemounting

• Rugged all-metal bodywithstands typical toughhandling on stage

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Genre: DrummerOrigin: Long Beach CA, U.S.A.Releases: Countless Albums as a

sideman4 soloalbums

Performed: together with FrankZappa, BarbaraStreisand, Allan Holds -worth and many more

Link: www.chadwackerman.com

Did you know:

• The meaning of the name Kitaro is ‘Man of Joy and Love’.

• Kitaro has consistently produced at least one new album peryear since the seventies!

• His whole art goes far beyond music and is anchored in adeep felt spiritualism.

• His fans and followers look up on him as a “Musical Saint”.

• High sensitivity and extremely low self noise

• Five switchable polar patterns for placementand application flexibility

• Two-color LEDs provide quick visualindication of selected polar pattern andoutput overload

• Elastic capsule suspension greatly minimizesstructurally-transmitted noise from chassisvibration

“My music comesfrom natureone hundred percent.”

KITARO

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Oeuvre:

Link:

New Age; composer/keyboarderToyohashi, Japan

Golden Globe Award (1994)Grammy Award (2000)Several Grammy Nominations

More than 90 solo releases including classical works, film scores,broadway scores, broadcasting series

www.kitaromusic.com

Releases:

Latest Album:

Excerpt 1978 - Ten Kai/Astral Voyage1979 - From The Full Moon Story1980 - Silk Road Vol. 11980 - Silk Road Vol. 21984 - Live in Asia1990 - Kojiki1991 - Live in America1993 - Heaven & Earth1999 - Thinking Of You

2007 - Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai Vol. 3

Dhyana Master Buddha

“The extreme principle is wordless.

The sagely mind is unimpeded.”

SHAOLINMONKS

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International Shaolin Kung Fu ShowChina, Shaolin Monastery

www.shaolin.org.cn/html/index.htmlwww.fechter-management.com/fm/artikel.php?menu_id=8http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaolin_Monastery

History: 1994 - Start of the show project1995 - first European Tour “1.500 Years Shaolin Monastery”1996 - England/Ireland/USA Tour1998 - Canada/USA Tour, South America1999 - new Show “Shamis Way to Shaolin”2000 - Australien Tour and Middle Europe2001 - Germany Tour2002 - Netherlands/Germany and Paris “La Cigale” (2 weeks)2003 - Paris (3 weeks) “Cirque D'Hiver Bouglione” – sold out followed by a

European Tour

WMS4500 / D5


• Available with or without on/off switch



• Wireless in-ear monitor system with unique signalprocessing capabilities for live applications and pro-fessional installations

IVM4

About Hakim Ludin:

• Hakim Ludin is internationally recognized as amusician leading percussion into a whole newmusical dimension.

• “Hands & Feet”: Hakim Ludins virtuos finger-technique was celebrated in a sold out LondonRoyal Festival Hall

• He is the author of classic percussion-schools like:‘Flying Congas’, ‘Congas & Bongos’ or ‘Percussion’

• On DVD: ‘Bongos’, ‘Cajon’, ‘Framedrums’,‘Southindian Counting-System and Kanjira’.

“Percussion is a lifetask!”

HAKIMLUDIN

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Link:

“Jazz’n’World Percussionist”Kabul, Afghanistan

Jazzpreis Baden-Württemberg (2001)Jazzpreis Baden-Württemberg (2003)Weltmusikpreis RUTH (2006)

www.hakimludin.de

Projects:

Has worked with:

‘Am Flussufer’ Tour Central Europe, Konstantin Wecker‘Percussion Discussion’ solo performanceEnsemble ‘Zarbang’ persian trance music‘Planet Lounge’ chilloutInternational Rhythm Seminar Musical Director, Marktoberdorf (Germany)

hr Big Band, Wilson de Oliveira, Tony Lakatos, Thomas Heidebrem,Daniel Messina, Jonas Hellborg, Terry Bozzio, Alex Acuna, Luis Conte

• Miniature cardioid condenser clamp-onmicrophone with shock mounted capsule

• Ideal for miking drums and percussions

• Continuously adjustable vise type clamp

• Including wireless direct adapter for easyuse with AKG pocket transmitters

• Detachable microphone cable

• Integrated gooseneck

Did you know:

• Ribeiro has worked with big names from the local and also inter-national music scene like Gloria Gaynor, Ricky Martin, JaroslawZawadski featuring Bob Berg, Erick Marienthal, Bill Evans, FrankGambale, The Vienna Art Orchestra & Ray Anderson, SandraPires, Count Basic.

• He has given concerts throughout Europe, South America andAfrica.

• Luis Ribeiro is not just active and busy as sideman and sessionmusician, he is leading now his own project:LUIS RIBEIRO & LUIS LEITE

“It’s time to shake! House

music is all about groove.

You just can’t resist …”

LUIS RIBEIRO

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Oeuvre:

Links:

PercussionistSão Paulo, Brazil

More than 20 CD productionsSeveral tv shows

www.luis-ribeiro.comww.ribeiro-leite.com

Has worked with: Gloria GaynorRicky Martin - Europa promotion Tour - VERA TVJ. Zawadski feat. Bob Berg, Bill Evans, Erick Marienthal, Dean Brown,Frank GambaleBennie MaupinJohn B. WilliamsVienna Art Orchestra Feat. Ray AndersonDJ Tom Novy - MTVCount BasicRodney Hunter - G-StoneVienna Scientistsand many more

• Dynamic microphone designed for drums andpercussions, wind instruments, and guitar amps

• Patented AKG varimotion diaphragm

• Custom built capsule mounting

• Spring steel wire-mesh cap

• Rugged all-metal body withstands typical toughhandling on stage

“Stay groovin’!”

POLOJONES

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Links:

Bass player; R’n’B, Hip HopU.S.A.

Musical director/bassist for Kanye West and Janet Jackson

www.adamblackstone.com

Musical Style:Origin:

Has worked with:

Link:

Bass player; Soul, Blues, FunkU.S.A.

Carlos Santana, Ray Charles, Doobie Brothers, Narada Walden, EricClapton, Paul Young, John Lee Hooker, Bruce Springstein, RandyCrawford, Duran Duran, Bill Whithers, Zucchero, Pavarotti, Miles Davis

www.polojones.com

ADAMBLACKSTONE

Things to know: • Bodypack transmitter withrugged aluminium body

• 30 MHz wide UHF band, up to1.200 selectable frequencies

• Up to 50 mW RF output formaximum immunity to interfer-ence and dropouts

• Optional remote mute switch

• Charging contacts for easybattery charging on optionalcharger

WMS4500• Bodypack transmitter with

rugged aluminium body


• Backlit display and jog switchfor ease of use

• Operates for up to 15 hours onAA size dry batteries, 12 hourson optional BP 4000 batterypack with integrated SmartBattery Management System

WMS4500

• Production creditsinclude works withScott and Joss Stoneand as Jay-Z’s musi-cal director and col-laborator.

• Polo Jones is BassPlayer and MusicalDirector of Zucchero

• He started as a bassplayer at the age of10 – four years laterhe had already beenon tour with JohnLee Hooker.

Did you know:

• Rhonda released her debut “Intellipop” in 2000.

• She has worked with Prince for nearly a decade.

• Rhonda Smith played on the last 5 Prince albums.

• “RS2” – her new album beautifully showcases the geniustalent in her element.

• Wireless in-ear monitor system with unique signalprocessing capabilities for live applications andprofessional installations

“It´s all about the tone!”

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Links:

Bass player, singerCanada

Juno Award

www.rhondasmith.com

Releases:

Has worked with:

Soloalbum 2000 – Intellipop

Chaka Khan, Beyonce, T. I., Erykah Badu, Patti Austin, Patrice Rushen,Brenda Russell, Lee Ritenour, Larry Graham, Patti Labelle, Little Richard,Justin Timberlake, Najee, Candy Dulfer, Kirk Whalum and George Clinton

Good things to know:

• Malmsteen was a teenager when he first encounteredthe music of the 19th century violin virtuoso NiccolòPaganini, whom he cites as his biggest classical musicinfluence.

• In the summer of 1988 he released his fourth album,“Odyssey”. “Odyssey” would be his biggest hit album,mainly because of its first single “Heaven Tonight”.Shows in Russia during the “Odyssey” tour were record-ed and released in 1989 as his fifth album “Trial By Fire:Live in Leningrad”. The concert in Leningrad was thelargest ever by a western artist in the Soviet Union.

• In 2004, Malmsteen made two cameo appearances on“Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law” – possibly alludedto his status as a guitarist.

• In 2007, Malmsteen was honored in the Xbox 360 ver-sion of Guitar Hero II.

“The day Jimi Hendrix died,

the guitar-playing Malmsteen was born.”

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Awards:

Link:

Hard Rock guitaristStockholm, Sweden

‘Rising Force’ won the Guitar Player Magazine’s award for ‘Best RockAlbum’ and was also nominated for a Grammy for ‘Best RockInstrumental’

www.yngwiemalmsteen.com

Projects:

Releases:

G3 Live In Denver with Joe Satriani and Steve Vai

Soloalbums (excerpt) 1986 - Trilogy1988 - Odyssey1989 - Trial by Fire1990 - Eclipse1992 - Fire & Ice1997 - Facing the Animal2002 - The Genesis2005 - Unleash the Fury2007 - Far Beyond the Sun (DVD)and many more

• Bodypack transmitter with rugged aluminium body

• 30 MHz wide UHF band, up to 1.200 selectable frequencies


• Operates for up to 15 hours on AA size dry batteries,12 hours on optional BP 4000 battery pack withintegrated Smart Battery Management System

• Up to 50 mW RF output for maximum immunity tointerference and dropouts

• Optional remote mute switch

• Charging contacts for easy battery charging on optionalcharger

“Thinking of the guitar

more as a percussion

instrument makes it a

lot easier to find your

place in a song and

make it funky –

to find that hole.”

MIKESCOTT

Did you know:

“Music is a celebrationwith friends.”

KATDYSON

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Has worked with:

Link:

Guitarist/vocalistU.S.A.

Prince, Ziggy Marley, Sheila E., Dave Stewart (Eurythmics),Jeff Healey, Gowan, Sly and Robbie, Cat Cooer of Third World,Patra, Odetta and Bernie Worrell (Parliament Funkadelic)

www.katdyson.com


Has worked with:

Link:

Guitarist, Funk, R&BU.S.A.

Jimmy Jam n Terry Lewis for about 15 years, Janet Jackson, LionelRichie, Prince, Justin Timberlake, Mariah Carey, Boyz II Men and manymany more

www.guitarplayer.com/article/get-your-groove/apr-07/27272

• She’s played 111 shows withZUCCHERO on the highlyacclaimed FLY TOUR 2007.

• In addition to releasing herEP “Colour Kommentary”, shehas composed music for tele-vision and film and is collabo-rating and recording withC.O.E.D.,an all female collec-tive featuring SHEILA E.

• Bodypack transmitter withrugged aluminium body


• Backlit display and jog switchfor ease of use

• Operates for up to 15 hours onAA size dry batteries, 12 hourson optional BP 4000 batterypack with integrated SmartBattery Management System

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• Scott’s first lucky breakoccurred at a club whereMichael Bland, Prince’sdrummer at the time, wasplaying in a cover band.

• Scott has now landedthe lead guitar spot onJustin Timberlake’smassive ‘FutureSex/LoveShow’ tour.

About Christina:

• Christina Stürmer’s career really got started whenshe was runner-up in ‘Starmania’, an Austrianmusic casting TV show.

• Her first song, “Ich lebe” (I Live), released in2003, was very successful in Austria and was fol-lowed by several #1 hits.

• “Ich lebe” was produced especially for theGerman and Swiss market, and really madeChristina a star in German speaking countries.

• 2006 was her most successful year. She soldmore than 1.5 million copies of her CDs inAustria, Germany, Switzerland and Italy.

“Playing live is the greastest thing by far!”

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Links:

Rock singerAustria

Amadeus Austrian Music Award (2004)Amadeus Austrian Music Award (2005)ECHO (2006)Amadeus Austrian Music Award (2006)Goldene Stimmgabel (2006)

www.christinaonline.at

Releases: 2003 - Freier Fall2004 - Soll das wirklich alles sein?2005 - Wirklich Alles!2005 - Schwarz Weiss2006 - Lebe Lauter2008 - laut-Los


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ZWEITFRAU

ALEXANDERBISENZ

VERABÖHNISCH

WILLIRESETARITS

• Available as D 5 or C 5 versionwith the outstanding AKG sound

• Maximized rejection againstfeedback

• Improved handling noisesensibility

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Genre: Nu Soul, R&B singerOrigin: AustriaAlbums: 2003 - Get Ur Funk Done

2004 - Welcome to MyRecord Bag

2008 - IntroducingL’Enfant Terrible

Singles: Anders, Lil’ & Addict,Tonite, Sign Your Name,Dear Ladies

Link: www.veralovesmusic.com

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Genre: ComedianOrigin: AustriaReleases: Auszuckte Gfrasta (‘91);

Gnadenlos (‘93); Nix is Nix(‘95); Aus’n Leb’n (‘97);Rawuzi-Kapuzi (‘98); Wur-bala Blues (‘04); AlfredWurbala Late night show(‘06); Bisenz ABSOLUTGÄHNFREI live (‘07)

Link: www.bisenz.at

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Genre: Rock/Pop bandOrigin: AustriaAlbums: 2005 - Erstkontakt

2008 - RückendeckungSingles: 2005 - Vielleichter

2005 - Schnitt2007 - Alles dreht sich2007 - Intensiv2008 - Dicke Weiber und

RouletteLink: www.zweitfrau.com

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WMS450 / D5• Extremely rugged vocal/speech

microphone

• Patented AKG laminated varimotiondiaphragm


• For smooth frequency response andmaximum gain before feedback

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Genre: Singer, entertainer,human rights activist,legend

Origin: AustriaReleases: almost blue (2000); der

musikant (2004); live imarge beisl (2005); aussun und aus regn (2007);Abendlieder (2008)

Links: www.williresetarits.atwww.ostbahn.at

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• An artistic cornerstone of the Vienna State Opera isits full-time ensemble of singers, who are alwayscomplemented by international guest stars.

• The tradition of Viennese opera goes back over threeand a half centuries to the time of the early Baroque.

• The members of the Vienna Philhamonic orchestraare recruited from the Wiener Staatsoper orchestra.

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OperaVienna, Austria

www.wiener-staatsoper.at

AKG legacy products are still in use including:

Relation to AKG: The Vienna Opera House has been using AKG products fordecades. The heart of their sound setup is a WMS 4500 multi-channel wireless microphone system delivering superior perform-ance and maximum reliability. The outstanding voices of interna-tional opera singers are captured by CK 77 lavalier microphonesand HC 577 head-worn microphones. The C 414 also plays animportant role for the great sound at the Vienna Opera House, too.

WMS 4500 multichannel system; HC 577; D 224; D 20; CK 77; C 747; C 547 BL; C 535; C 480;B comb-ULS/61; C 451B; C 426 B comb; C 422; C 414 B-XLS; C 30; C5; D5; D7

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