Five/Four Productions, Ltd.

Announces Grammy^®-Winning Production Team Lineup

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Innovative Producers & Engineers to Carry

Famed Cutting-Edge Sound into the Future

February 2009 CLEVELAND: Fifteen Grammy^®Awards for Production, Engineering and Performance excellence. Multiple music industry awards and international recognition. Three decades of rave reviews by the world’s toughest critics and publications. Hundreds of major music releases by some of the world’s most renowned musicians and performers across multiple genres. Inventive use of “cutting-edge” production techniques and audio technology that carried the famed “Telarc Sound” into the twenty-first century.

These are but a few of the impressive credentials being brought to Five/Four Productions, Ltd., an independent audio production team recently formed in Cleveland, Ohio. Michael Bishop, Robert Friedrich, Bill McKinney and Thomas Moore, all former key production members of Telarc Records, have created a unique team of audio specialists with Grammy^®-winning experience across multiple music genres. Telarc Records, a classical, jazz and blues label (now owned by Concord Music Group), successfully branded an identity where consumers always know what they are buying: superior music releases with state-of-the-art sound and production - the Best of the Best. Largely responsible, in-part, for continuing the “Telarc Sound” over the past twenty years, the Five/Four Productions team members represent today’s Best of the Best in audio production and technical innovation. Bringing unparalleled music industry experience, Five/Four Productions quality is now readily available to artists, labels and projects worldwide. Five/Four Productions will also continue many audio production duties for the Telarc/HeadsUp labels and various Concord Music Group projects on an independent basis.

When asked why anyone would start a production company in these difficult economic times, Five/Four’s Michael Bishop replied, “What better time to offer the services of the best audio production team in the business? The artists’ need to make recordings isn’t going away, but everyone is looking to work smarter with watching budgets more closely than ever. There’s little room for taking chances with a less-experienced recording crew. The Five/Four team has decades of experience working at the highest professional level on hundreds of costly and critical projects, all under the scrutiny of a worldwide audience. We’ve developed efficient production techniques that bring in the finished product on-time every time and within budget. It just makes sense to employ our experience on any project where every moment and every dollar counts.” Thom Moore adds, “Why make a good recording when you can make a GREAT recording?”

As to the origin of the Five/Four name, Rob Friedrich says, “At first we had five partners working for production. Circumstances reduced that number to four, hence 5/4. Also, the uncommon 5/4 time signature made famous by the Dave Brubeck Quartet in the 1959 jazz hit, Take Five, seemed to fit us well especially with having worked with Dave Brubeck on so many projects.” “5/4 is also twenty-five percent better than perfection,” Bill McKinney quips.

Five/Four Productions commenced operation January 2009 recording a project with Franz Welzer-Möst and The Cleveland Orchestra for Deutsche Gramophone. Recent and upcoming recordings are scheduled with Robert Spano and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Martin Perlman and the Boston Baroque Orchestra; Benjamin Zander and the Philharmonia Orchestra; Yolanda Kondonassis, Jahja Ling and the San Diego Symphony Orchestra; Paavo Järvi and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; and jazz artists Hiromi Uehara, and John Pizzarelli. Five/Four Productions is currently booking audio projects of any size or complexity on a worldwide basis.

The Five/Four Productions team specializes in full-service audio production, recording and mastering for CD, SACD, DVD, Blu-ray, LP, film and game soundtracks, and all music download formats. Five/Four Productions is fully equipped to handle live and studio sessions, and simple to complex audio productions including basic project planning, final master production and manufactured or consumer product. High resolution DSD, PCM and analog recording technology is available for all recording projects. Five/Four Productions technical services include recording studio, analog and computer-based audio equipment maintenance, custom modifications and consultation services in addition to custom home theater and sound system services.

“We live in revolutionary life-changing times in terms of the way we enjoy music at home,” stated Bishop. “The increasing trend towards home theatre systems provides us with a fantastic opportunity to provide the highest quality surround sound recording for the home. Plus, music file download quality further benefits from that superior master source.” “Whether it’s released on Blu-ray Disc, SA-CD, CD or download, the album still needs expert recording and mastering to achieve the best result. This is what we have worked on for several decades within Telarc and now, through Five/Four Productions, we can offer the same support to music producers worldwide,” he concluded.

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