"We first heard about SLS Loudspeakers from a billboard featuring Quincy Jones," commented Geraldine
de Haas, president, founder and CEO of Jazz Unites. "We felt it would be a great tie-in to use the SLS units for
JazzFest. I was absolutely spoiled by the SLS speakers. The sound was incredible. They made the festival very
enjoyable and we look forward to working with them next year."
SLS International's Speakers Installed in Founder's Room at the Museum of Modern Art
SLS S1065 midfield monitors were installed in the Founder's Room at the Museum of Modern Art in New York
City. John Kessler, managing consultant at IBM Global Services specified the design and selected the SLS speak-
ers.
"The Founder's Room is a multipurpose room, so we knew the speakers had to be set into the walls," said Kessler.
"We needed units that would give the most punch and best performance for their size. The SLS speakers gave us
everything we considered necessary and more."
" The SLS speakers were positioned in the four corners hidden behind acoustical fabric coverings, two left-right
fronts and two left-right rears, in the reconfigurable room. The Founder's Room also features a surround sound
system linked to the SLS units, which are used in sound reinforcement for live musicians, playback, presentations,
etc.
"The whole project was complicated, but the biggest challenge was simply fitting everything in the limited space,"
said Frank Kelly, senior consultant for SPL Integrated Solutions. "One nice feature of the SLS speakers is that you
can physically change the orientation and rotate them based on the physical constraints. I was very impressed with
the SLS units."
SLS International's Loudspeakers Selected by NBC's 'Today Show'
After first auditioning the highly acclaimed and innovative SLS LS8695 Compact Line Array at the 2002 Audio
Engineering Society trade show in Los Angeles, Paul Bevan, front-of-house audio engineer for the Today Show,
approached SLS with his intention of implementing a similar yet larger system for the nationally broadcast show.
Bevan, a former tour manager and engineer for Queen and The Eurythmics, has mixed the now legendary Today
Show Concert Series for over 8 years under contract with NBC as Emotional Management and has engineered au-
dio for such NBC guests as Elton John, Santana, REM, Steely Dan, L.L. Cool J, Jewel and Paul Simon as well as
the seasonal Rockefeller Center "Tree Lighting."
"It's guerrilla mixing out here," said Bevan. "Get it done well, and get it done quickly. You have to realize that due
to the nature and location of our show, we have to begin setting up on the street at 1 a.m., do a line check by 5 a.m.
and be ready to sound check by 5:30." Mr. Bevan went on to say that he can get a pretty good sound out of almost
any system, provided he has plenty of time for repetitive adjusting and fine tuning. However, the big attraction of
the SLS gear is the lack of preparation needed to achieve such great results. "The focus is always on the vocals.
Unintelligible vocals are by far the chief complaint that is presented to an audio engineer. The SLS ribbon drivers
are not only amazingly clear but offer a nice warmth not heard in other speakers.”
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