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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

XTA GEAR KEEPS THE SOUND LIVE & HOT AT 
THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL 

— 8 days and 18 stages of performances, with XTA products and personnel 
helping to assure top-tier sonics at this year’s edition of a classic American music fest —

FARMINGDALE, NY, July 3, 2003 — The annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, held April 24 through May 4 this year, was a rousing success once again, with sound enhancement and loudspeaker management provided by XTA. One dozen SR companies overall employed numerous pieces of XTA technology, featuring over 24 DP226 Speaker Management Systems and 12 SIDD DP324 Dual-Channel Digital Signal Processors, as well as two dozen Series 2 Processors. In addition, high-quality analog processing from XTA was utilized, including the GQ600 Dual Channel Equalizer and DS800 Mic/Line Splitter. The flawless onsite audio direction was courtesy of John “Klondike” Koehler, who was supported by XTA personnel throughout the festival. Thanks to this synergy of expertise, artists including Lucinda Williams, Emerson Chapman & the Chapman Family, and The Hackberry Ramblers gave performances that were as sonically outstanding as they were enthusiastic.

“The XTA gear performed excellently, as always,” stated Koehler, whose own SR company, Klondike Sound, has been a longtime user of XTA equipment. “The DP226 units were particularly good for tuning main, delay, and fill zones on the larger stages, and we inserted the SIDD systems as needed for input parametrics and corrective dynamics on various stages. Together, they really made a difference in making this a great-sounding festival.”

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival took place over two four-day weekends, and a total of 18 stages were used, many simultaneously, which is why the sound field containment aspect of Koehler’s task was particularly critical. “You want to keep the sound focused and not have one stage interfere with another,” he explained. “The XTA equipment was an integral part of achieving that.” In addition, XTA personnel Tom Bensen and Guy Lewis were also on hand, lending technical support as Koehler and his team continuously refined the sound on each stage during midweek breaks and even between shows. “There was every kind of sound system present here, from large line arrays to ‘sound on a stick,’” Koehler commented. “Wherever there was a challenge, there was usually a piece of XTA equipment close by to take care of it. Great gear plus great support equals a great festival!”

XTA is a British manufacturer of signal processing equipment for the live sound, permanent installations, broadcasting, and recording markets, and is exclusively distributed in the U.S. by Group One Ltd. of Farmingdale, New York. Group One is also the exclusive U.S. distributor for Blue Sky International, Milab Microphones, MC2 Audio Ltd., and Celestion Professional Products, as well as a number of prominent lighting products.

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—For more information on the complete range of XTA products, contact Sue Adamson, 
Group One Ltd., 70 Sea Lane, Farmingdale, NY 11735. Tel: (516) 249-1399;
Fax: (516) 753-1020; Email: suea@g1limited.com; Web: www.g1limited.com