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Avid Unveils Dynamic New Graphics Platform Avid Motion Graphics

IBC (Hall 7 Booth #J20), Amsterdam, 2011-09-09 - Avid® (NASDAQ: AVID) today unveiled Avid Motion Graphics™ —the company’s next-generation graphics platform. With a revolutionary new real-time 2D/3D graphics rendering engine, Avid Motion Graphics lets media enterprises—including broadcasters, sports teams, and post production companies—create thrilling graphics and arresting imagery while journalists and others integrate those graphics into their stories.  Incorporating a bridge to the Deko product family, Avid Motion Graphics makes it easy for existing users to migrate their assets to the new platform and transition at their own pace.

“In today’s highly competitive, image-dominated media industry, producers need to create stunning visual imagery that cuts through the clutter, get content quickly to air, and build strong brand recognition,” said Chris Gahagan, senior vice president of Products for Avid.  “At the same time, our customers have told us they need to streamline their workflow with a solution that’s easy to use and lets them reduce costs.  With Avid Motion Graphics, Avid is meeting those needs, and investing significant resources and creativity to develop one of the industry’s most advanced graphics toolsets.”

FENDER® INTRODUCES KURT COBAIN JAGUAR® GUITAR

1965 model that was Nirvana leader’s number-one guitar meticulously recreated

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.  (Sept. 6, 2011) — Fender is very proud to introduce one of the most distinctive signature models in its history, the Kurt Cobain Jaguar guitar, meticulously modeled on the battered 1965 Jaguar that the Nirvana singer, guitarist and songwriter wielded during the heady and meteoric early-’90s era when the band burst out of the Pacific Northwest, ruled rock and led a musically stunning and culturally subversive movement.

JACKSON® INTRODUCES NEW JS SERIES BASSES

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (Sept. 1, 2011) – Jackson is proud to welcome three new basses to the JS Series; the JS2 Concert™ Bass, the JS3 Concert™ Bass, and the JS3V Concert™ Bass. These sleek-looking tone machines deliver growling sound at an unprecedented value.  

The JS2 Concert Bass features an Indian cedro body; bolt-on maple neck with Indian rosewood compound radius fingerboard; 24 jumbo frets; 34” scale; Jackson dual humbucking high output pickups for roaring tone; a high mass bridge, and black hardware.

JACKSON® INTRODUCES NEW JS SERIES BASSES

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (Sept. 1, 2011) – Jackson is proud to welcome three new basses to the JS Series; the JS2 Concert™ Bass, the JS3 Concert™ Bass, and the JS3V Concert™ Bass. These sleek-looking tone machines deliver growling sound at an unprecedented value.  

The JS2 Concert Bass features an Indian cedro body; bolt-on maple neck with Indian rosewood compound radius fingerboard; 24 jumbo frets; 34” scale; Jackson dual humbucking high output pickups for roaring tone; a high mass bridge, and black hardware.

JACKSON® ANNOUNCES NEW X SERIES MODELS

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (Sept. 1, 2011) – Jackson is proud to welcome 12 new X Series models to The Bloodline, all loaded with purebred Jackson DNA, ultra-fast playability and unbelievable value.

Available in six unique designs – Dinky™, SLS™, Rhoads, Warrior™, Soloist™ and King V™ – the new X Series guitars feature hot humbucking pickups, fantastic tone, distinctive shark-fin inlays, and stunning finishes. All models boast Jackson’s trademark compound-radius fingerboard, allowing for easy chording and low-action bends.

FENDER® INTRODUCES ALL-NEW ACOUSTIC MODELS

New models include ukuleles, classical, bass and limited edition U.S.-made guitars

 SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.  (Aug. 31, 2011) — Fender proudly introduces all-new, limited edition acoustic products for 2011. With nine different models to choose from, the new additions to the Fender acoustic family promise to deliver cosmetic elegance and full, high-quality tone at an exceptional value. 

The new models boast the USA Select 1, Fender’s first acoustic guitar made in the United States since the ´90s. With only 30 pieces being released worldwide, this dreadnought masterpiece oozes with style with its spruce top, flame maple back and sides, forward shifted X bracing, elegant gold hardware and a Fishman® Sonitone pickup system. This limited model is loaded with a nice classic, punchy and woodsy tone and is rare to come by.