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Technomad Joins Forces with Extreme Makeover: Home Edition to Assist Family in Need

Company provides outdoor PA system for football stadium renovation

BOSTON, November 7, 2007 – Technomad Associates, LLC, a leader in weatherproof outdoor loudspeakers and PA systems, today announced that it has donated a Turnkey PA system to ABCs Extreme Makeover: Home Edition for a show scheduled to air in February 2008. The Technomad system, featuring two weatherproof loudspeakers and a complete PA rack system to power the loudspeakers, is an integral part of a football stadium renovation that comprises a portion of the storyline for the two-hour special.

On November 7, the Hughes family of Louisville, Kentucky, received the thrilling news that Ty Pennington and the gang of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition will renovate their house into a safer and more accessible home for their blind and disabled son, Patrick Henry, age 19. The eldest son of Patricia and Patrick John Hughes, Patrick Henry was born blind and without the ability to fully straighten his arms and legs, leaving him unable to walk. Patrick John’s decision to remain home and take care of Patrick Henry’s needs has left the family with an enormous hole in their bank account and house repairs their last priority.

Patrick Henry has overcome numerous obstacles on his way to becoming an exceptional pianist, trumpet player, and vocalist. Patrick also marches in the University of Louisville School of Music Marching and Pep Band, tirelessly maneuvering his wheelchair through the formations with the other 220+ members with help from his father.

The Technomad donation will be installed by members of the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition team at the University of Louisville, vastly improving audio quality at the practice stadium where Patrick marches with the band.

The Extreme Makeover: Home Edition team is very excited to bring Technomad on board for this renovation, said Diane Korman, Senior Producer for Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. With only one week to make a difference and finalize both the home and football stadium renovations, we have been able to rely on Technomad to deliver the right kind of outdoor PA system on time and communicate with our installation team for technical support.

We are thrilled to work with the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition team to assist the Hughes family in their time of need, said David Meyer, Commercial Sales Manager for Technomad. Patrick Henry’s story is truly an inspiration, and the opportunity to contribute to this unique renovation is an honor.

ABOUT ABC-TVs EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION

“Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” which has won back-to-back Emmy Awards as Best Reality Program (non-competitive), is in its 5th season on ABC. The program is produced by Endemol USA, a division of Endemol Holding. Denise Cramsey is the executive producer; and David Goldberg is the president of Endemol USA.

Technomad Outdoor Loudspeakers Deliver High-Quality Audio at Mount Si High School

BOSTON – Technomad Associates, LLC today announced that Mount Si High School, part of the Snoqualmie Valley School District in Snoqualmie, Washington, has installed two Technomad Noho C weatherproof outdoor loudspeakers for its Soccer and Track Field to provide voice and audio playback for all events. The Noho C loudspeakers replace less reliable loudspeakers that struggled to fill the track and field area with intelligible audio. They also offer a true weatherproof loudspeaker solution for a region in the west foothills of the Cascade Mountains noted for its heavy annual rainfall.

Electrocom of Washington recommends and installs Technomad Noho C weatherproof loudspeakers for Soccer and Track Field in rainy environment

Our track and field events are spread all over the field, and people had trouble hearing the live audio from our older loudspeakers depending on the location of the event, said Carl Larson, Director of Operations, and Snoqualmie Valley School District. The Technomad loudspeakers are a major improvement and direct the audio to all areas of the field to provide complete coverage. Also, we receive 80 to 90 inches of rain each year, and these loudspeakers are still pumping.

Electrocom of Lynwood, Washington handled the installation and recommended the Technomad Noho C as a reliable loudspeaker that would produce the audio levels and field coverage the school required. The loudspeakers are mounted on two light poles directly behind the visitor’s bleachers of the school’s football field. A two-channel 550-watt amplifier powers the Technomad loudspeakers from the home press box on the opposite side of the football stadium, using thick, protected cabling to drive the 8-Ohm signal from a long distance. A line for a single microphone is run through the same protective conduit to the Soccer and Track Field, where volunteers broadcast live coverage of the events over the Technomad Noho C loudspeakers.

The Technomad Noho C loudspeakers by far outperform the non-Technomad loudspeakers that the acoustical consultant recommended for the football field. Those loudspeakers simply cannot reproduce the high volume required to fill the stadium and compete with crowd noise, said Jerry Hegstad, Education Market Manager, Electrocom. We immediately recommended Technomad when the customer asked us to improve the loudspeakers on the Soccer and Track Field. They sound far better and have a much broader audio dispersion so everyone can clearly hear the live broadcast regardless of location. They also work great for exterior installations, an important element when designing and installing outdoor audio systems.

Technomad loudspeakers are available separately or as part of complete Turnkey PA Systems which feature an audio mixer, power amplifier, speaker cables, speaker mounting brackets, a dynamic microphone with cable, and a rack enclosure.

ABOUT ELECTROCOM

Electrocom is a leader in innovative sound reinforcement and intercommunications design and installation. Responsible for the majority of school and health care facility intercom/clock sales and installations in Western Washington, Electrocom offers a no obligation sound reinforcement evaluation to school districts throughout Western Washington. Their evaluation includes sound reinforcement design for a school gym, band and music rooms, sport stadium, commons, or classrooms. Electrocom, established in 1946, is an exclusive dealer for companies such as Technomad, Rauland-Borg, and Yamaha.

Technomad Loudspeakers Installed at Henderson State University

Henderson State University (Arkadelphia, AR) recently installed a total of eight Technomad loudspeakers for its football stadium, home of the Henderson State Reddies. The new loudspeakers, first used at the 2007 home opener, replace an antiquated horn system, bringing vastly improved voice and music intelligibility to the 10,000 seat stadium.

The university purchased six Technomad Berlin 15/H Install loudspeakers and two Technomad Paris 616 loudspeakers through Troxell Communications, along with two PA racks filled with new mixers, amplifiers and signal processors. Four of the Berlin 15/H Install loudspeakers were installed on the press box by the home bleachers, with the other two installed on poles next to the visitor bleachers. The Paris 616 loudspeakers were installed lengthwise on the ceiling of the press box overhang to provide a direct audio source to the alumni seats underneath.

The Berlin 15/H loudspeakers on the visitor side receive the signal from the main PA system via a wireless transmitter. A smaller PA rack in the visitor concession stand includes a wireless receiver, which feeds the signal to a delay processor before reaching the amplifier. The result is a perfectly blended live broadcast for everyone in the stadium.

Technomad at Infocomm 2007

Technomad exhibited this past June at the Infocomm Convention in Anaheim, CA. If you weren’t able to be there, or you weren’t able to make it over to our booth, please watch the following one-minute flash video tour. Here’s your chance to catch up on what you missed.

City of Virginia Beach Installs (50) Technomad Vernal 15-T’s on City Walk

The City of Virginia Beach recently upgraded their City Walk with (50) Technomad Vernal 15-T loudspeakers, mounted two each back to back on light poles throughout the walk. White was chosen to satisfy aesthetic requirements.

Onyx Engineering, Chesapeake, VA, was the contractor chosen to design installs this project. Several different loudspeakers from several different vendors, including JBL, EV and Bose, were tested. Technomad Vernal 15-T’s were chosen because of their ruggedness, reliability, and great sound.

Two (2) Technomad Vernal 15-T loudspeakers on light pole, back-to-back

Woman underneath light pole with two (2) Technomad Vernal 15-T loudspeakers

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