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  • Keyboardist Ed Roth Joins the QSC K for Musicians Family

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    Costa Mesa, CA (October 22, 2012)–QSC Audio Products, LLC. is pleased to welcome keyboardist Ed Roth to their K for Musicians family, coinciding with the release of his self-titled debut album this week. Roth’s first single on the album, “Summertime,” spent 8 weeks in the Smooth Jazz Billboard Top 40 charts.
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    “I  really set out to make a strong, musical record and I am proud of the  album.  With the help and encouragement of Warrior Records, and a lot of great musician friends playing on it for me and  two top engineers, Ryan Hewitt and Joel Numa,  recording and mixing it, I  feel like we made something that will still sound great in 10 years,”  says Roth. “We picked out some interesting and unusual covers to add to my original songs on the album. In the old  school tradition of rearranging covers, I really tried to flip these  classic tunes with reharmonizations and new grooves.”

    Whether recording or playing live, Roth’s attention to how his music sounds influenced his decision to go with the K Series.  “First, the K  Series speakers are warm and smooth, very musical to play through, yet  they are able to cut through a mix. It's great to be heard without the  usual harshness of most powered speakers,” says Roth. “Second, as  a keyboard player, you need headroom and power to be able to play with  dynamics. You have to have that power to play tastefully, whether you are playing piano or Rhodes under a vocalist, or soloing on a  fusion gig.”

    Roth  has recorded with artists ranging from Coolio to Rob Halford to Tom  Morello. He is a member of both the Bombastic Meatbats (with Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith) and CTA (with former Chicago  founder/drummer Danny Seraphine). Roth co-produced Kristine W's #1  iTunes jazz single, "What I Like About You."  This past year, Roth was a  session keyboard player on records with artists including the Avett Brothers, Sophie B Hawkins, Maia Sharp, and Nathan Maxwell (of Flogging Molly).

    And  according to Roth, the K Series has helped him keep connected to his  sound. “As a keyboard player, you need to have warm, rich tone with headroom, but you also need to feel connected to  your sound through your speakers. I play a lot of piano and Rhodes, and  picked the Roland RD 700 as my main keyboard not only for the way it  sounds with those instruments, but because it feels like I am connected to those instruments,” says Roth. “Your  speakers are as big a part of your sound -- and they also must do that  in order for you to play musically – the K Series achieves that for me.”

    Visit Ed Roth’s artist page at: http://kformusicians.com/english/artists/ed-roth/.

    Musicians themselves were the genesis for the creation of KforMusicians.com, leading the way via online forum discussions touting the company’s  active loudspeakers as the perfect solution for accurate sound  reproduction of digital sources in a live application. The QSC K for Musicians website,  available in English, Spanish, and Russian, offers multiple examples of  how K Family loudspeakers can be used for musical instrument  reproduction in common, live performance applications. There are distinct areas for  Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Electronic  Drums and Acoustic Drums – as well as compelling K for Musicians artist  profiles, photos and interviews. And the common sentiment heard over and over is that the K Family allows musicians to  be more expressive, add nuance and greater dynamics, and produce more  creative and inspired live performances.

    About QSC Audio
    QSC  Audio Products, LLC is a leading manufacturer of power amplifiers,  loudspeakers, digital signal processors, digital sound transport, and network audio for professional audio systems worldwide. qsc.com



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