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(opposite) <strong>Harman</strong> served as<br />
Offi cial Sound Partner for the 2009<br />
GRAMMY® Awards, celebrating the<br />
rich shared legacy of our systems<br />
in recording and broadcasting the<br />
world’s most popular music.<br />
(above left) <strong>Harman</strong> systems<br />
welcomed fans to opening day at<br />
new or renovated stadiums for<br />
the New York Mets, the New York<br />
Yankees, the Baltimore Orioles, and<br />
the Indianapolis Colts.<br />
(above middle) Legendary entertainer<br />
and producer Quincy Jones (left)<br />
accepts a gold-plated AKG® studio<br />
microphone from the company’s<br />
Stefan Gubi in recognition of his<br />
contributions to the music industry.<br />
(above right) <strong>Harman</strong> amplifi ers,<br />
mixing consoles and speakers carried<br />
the sounds of nearly 25 top bands to<br />
participants at the Rock Ethos 2009<br />
music festival in Bangalore, India.<br />
Professional Audio<br />
<strong>Harman</strong> systems tour with the entertainment<br />
industry’s leading artists and fi ll the<br />
world’s renowned concert halls, sporting<br />
stadiums and houses of worship with<br />
premium sound.<br />
Chances are your favorite music, movie<br />
or television show was produced with<br />
<strong>Harman</strong>’s help. We serve the full<br />
range of professional audio markets,<br />
including tour sound, installed sound,<br />
recording and broadcast, and more.<br />
The world’s top entertainers and technicians<br />
depend on <strong>Harman</strong> systems to<br />
capture and reproduce their artistry<br />
in premium high fi delity.<br />
Many of our own talented employees<br />
began their careers on the stage or<br />
at the production console, bringing<br />
a special passion to the design of<br />
<strong>Harman</strong> professional systems. We<br />
support the entertainment, sport and<br />
broadcast industries with premium<br />
microphones, amplifi ers, speakers,<br />
headphones, mixing consoles and<br />
more. Our exclusive HiQnet networking<br />
protocol ensures easy integration and<br />
control across the largest systems.<br />
<strong>Harman</strong> systems tour with leading<br />
artists such as Bruce Springsteen,<br />
Celine Dion, Neil Diamond, Kiss,<br />
and Iron Maiden. We fi ll the world’s<br />
renowned concert halls, sporting<br />
stadiums and houses of worship with<br />
premium sound. We entertain the<br />
guests of such distinguished commercial<br />
venues as Dubai’s Atlantis Resort,<br />
Caesar’s Palace, the Royal Shakespeare<br />
Theater and Walt Disney World.<br />
Continuing its legacy of innovation,<br />
<strong>Harman</strong> Professional launched more<br />
than <strong>10</strong>0 new products this fi scal year.<br />
We earned the prestigious Musikmesse<br />
International Press Award at the<br />
world’s largest exhibition for music<br />
professionals, and our systems were<br />
installed at the Recording Academy’s<br />
new GRAMMY Museum. We delivered<br />
the sounds of the historic 2009 US<br />
Presidential Inauguration to an on-site<br />
crowd of nearly two million people.<br />
<strong>Harman</strong> International Annual Report 2009 11
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