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Wilmington, MA - June 28, 2004 - Due to unprecedented growth in the key areas of new product development and sales, Fishman Transducers, Inc. recently named Matt Belyea and David Fournier to the newly created posts of National Sales Manager and Product Manager, respectively.

Belyea will head up the growing national sales effort for Fishman, working directly with sales representatives David Calcinari and Jay Blout. Belyea offers a wealth of expertise and experience to bring the company into new markets, while building both an expanded dealer and rep network to facilitate sales, and new profit centers.

Most recently, Belyea has been working for publicly held companies providing business consulting/sales operation management. He has worked for Scholz Research as General Manager, managing the domestic and international sales functions. He also worked as Studio Manager for the Boston-based recording studio, Hideaway Hits, and started Page Technologies, a sport lighting company that began selling products over the Internet in 1994. He has also worked for dbx and attended Boston University.

In the new position of Product Manager, David Fournier will function as the bridge between engineering and sales/marketing, specifically assisting with new products and categories for Fishman such as the Loudbox™ Acoustic Instrument Amplifier and Aura™ Acoustic Imaging Blender.

Fournier is a respected music industry professional with over a decade of product development and marketing. He has designed and launched successful products for brands such as Lexicon, Line 6 and Eventide. He has also held numerous management positions in development and product quality assurance groups, along with leading artists and musicians. He is also an experienced keyboardist, recording engineer, and technician, and has a Bachelor of Music from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell.

Commenting on the newly created positions, Fishman Chief Operating Officer Jason Cambra stated, "Matt and David bring a lot of know-how and professional experience to vital areas in Fishman's future growth. Both of them have the talent and vision to take Fishman to new levels of success and profitability."

About Fishman
About Fishman Widely recognized as the premier designer and manufacturer of acoustic amplification products, Fishman products are found in the hands of most of the world’s top acoustic performers. Founder Larry Fishman’s innovative and unique approach to engineering and building amplification products for almost 30 years has led to the granting of over thirty patents. Today Fishman products are sold both to original equipment manufacturers and to the music-playing public through a worldwide network of musical instrument dealers and international distributors.

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