Pittsburgh, PA, November, 2010 — Rusted Root frontman and founder Michael Glabicki has purchased 12 microphones from TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik for the band's 6th studio album, Stereo Rodeo. Six of the microphones are the new AR-51 large diaphragm tube microphone, which has been nominated for a TEC (Technical Excellence and Creativity) Award in the studio microphone category.

"When recording acoustic guitars and percussion instruments, every string, every skin has its own resonance," remarked Glabicki. "Recording with open air mics sometimes loses that resonance and tonality of the instrument and affects the song's journey into creation as a whole. We don't have those problems with Telefunken mics."

Formed in 1988 in Pittsburgh, PA, Rusted Root is known for their fusion of timeless acoustic folk-rock with a strong percussion section that draws from African, Latin American, Native American, and Indian influences. The band has toured with such groups as Toad the Wet Sprocket, Santana, The Grateful Dead, Dave Matthews Band, The Allman Brothers Band, and perhaps most notably, the highly coveted support role on the landmark Jimmy Page/Robert Plant reunion tour.

The AR-51 is TELEFUNKEN's latest addition to its affordably priced R-F-T line of tube mics. The mic is designed in the tradition of the classic mics of the past, utilizing the same circuit design as the classic TELEFUNKEN ELA M 251E. The microphone is especially suitable for recording acoustic and electric guitars, piano, and percussion, for drum overheads and close miked drums, as well as for both male and female vocals.

In addition to the 6 AR-51s, Glabicki has acquired 2 ELA M260 small diaphragm condenser mics, 2 M16MkII large diaphragm mics, and four M80 dynamic mics. "We've used Telefunken mics in our recordings for their clarity," concluded Michael Glabicki. "There are no other mics we've found that reproduce our natural sound like a Telefunken mic."

TELEFUNKEN is a TEC-Award nominee. If you are a member of SPARS, GANG, NAMM, the P&E Wing of the Recording Academy, or a subscriber to MIX or Pro Sound News, you qualify as a voter and should have received info. Voting ends November 30. To vote, visit: www.tecfoundation.com.

To learn more about Rusted Root and listen to the music, visit: www.rustedroot.com.

ABOUT TELEFUNKEN ELEKTROAKUSTIK

TELEFUNKEN | USA acquired the TELEFUNKEN Trademark for North America in 2001, and in 2009 the company was named the Elektroakustik (translation: Electrical Acoustics) arm of TELEFUNKEN and awarded the exclusive rights to manufacture a wide variety of professional audio products and vacuum tubes bearing the TELEFUNKEN name, in over 27 countries worldwide. Recreating the classic TELEFUNKEN microphones has been a labor of love for the company CEO, Toni Fishman and the pursuit of that dream has culminated in the manufacture of what we at TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik believe are the finest microphones currently available in the world today.

Along with meticulously manufacturing historic replicas of classic microphones by hand in the USA, TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik is now marketing the R-F-T series of microphones that take advantage of the globalization of technology, in order to offer recording microphones with professional sonic performance at reasonable prices.

Our latest additions to the TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik product line include a revolutionary new capsule design based on Alloy 2213™, an exceptional dynamic microphone [the M80], and a vacuum tube replacement for the original TELEFUNKEN VF14 which offers comparable performance in our U47 and new U48 microphones.

TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik continues to expand, and research and development of new products is an ongoing process. Although based firmly on classic designs, TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik is continuously looking forward. Important changes in our company and further expansion of our product line are slated for the immediate future.

For more information about TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik, call 860.882.5919 or e-mail info@t-funk.com.