SLS International's Speakers to Be Featured on Mark Burnett's 'Rock Star: INXS' Reality Show

SLS International's Speakers to Be Featured on Mark Burnett's 'Rock Star: INXS' Reality Show

Show Premieres Nationally Tonight

SPRINGFIELD, Mo., July 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SLS International (BULLETIN BOARD: SITI) announced today that its speakers would be featured on Mark Burnett Production's "Rock Star: INXS." The show, which aims to find a new lead singer for the multi-platinum rock band INXS, premieres July 11 on the CBS Television Network, a unit of Viacom, Inc. (NYSE:VIA). The show will use SLS's speaker line. The show is produced by Mark Burnett Productions, which has already produced reality programs such as "Survivor," "The Apprentice" with Donald Trump, The Contender and is expected to shortly debut "The Apprentice" with Martha Stewart, starring Martha Stewart, an Executive Officer of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc.

Recently, Mr. Burnett entered into a three-year promotional agreement with SLS. Under the terms of the agreement, Mr. Burnett and his production company will work to create product integration opportunities for SLS and SLS-branded products to be integrated into his prime-time network television productions and to secure product placements of SLS products. Mr. Burnett will also act as a consultant to SLS on various business development projects.

"We believe the product placement on this high-profile reality show will help drive sales of our speakers and increase the company's profile ahead of our launch later this year in a major retailer," said John Gott, SLS International's chief executive officer. "Mark's track record of generating compelling television series delivering strong ratings should only enhance the visibility of our products."

"Rock Star: INXS" will be broadcast on CBS three times a week beginning with a special one-hour premiere on Monday, July 11 (9-10 p.m. EDT/PDT), followed by a one-hour broadcast on Tuesday, July 12 (10-11 p.m. EDT/PDT) and a half-hour edition on Wednesday, July 13 (9:30-10 p.m. EDT/PDT). Beginning the following week, "Rock Star: INXS" will be seen regularly on Mondays (9:30-10 p.m. EDT/PDT), Tuesdays (10-11 p.m. EDT/PDT) and Wednesdays (9:30-10 p.m. EDT/PDT).

About SLS

Based in Ozark, Mo., SLS International, Inc. is a 30-year-old manufacturer and developer of new proprietary patent-pending ultra-high fidelity Ribbon Driver loudspeakers, patented Evenstar Digital Amplifiers and sound systems for the commercial, home entertainment, professional and music markets. SLS has perfected the ribbon-driver technology enabling their loudspeakers to achieve exceptional inner detail and accuracy with 20% to 30% less distortion of typical compression driver and dome tweeters. SLS speakers and systems are used in high-profile venues such as NBC/MSNBC's 2002 and 2004 Olympics studios, the Recording Academy's Grammy Producers SoundTable events, and for the NAMM winter show, providing sound in the AVID Technology booth just to name a few. For more information, visit http://www.slsaudio.com/ .

About Mark Burnett and His Production Company

Mark Burnett is an industry leader in the world of primetime non-fiction television. Burnett revolutionized television with hits such as Eco-Challenge, Survivor, The Apprentice, The Contender and the upcoming Rockstar:INXS. He also successfully reintroduced product placement as an integral part of each of its shows and his projects have garnered a total of 24 Emmy nominations since 2001. Mark Burnett was listed as the #1 Most Valuable Player by TV Guide and in Time Magazine's Top 100 most influential people in the world today.

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Source: SLS International

CONTACT: Jeff Lowry of SLS International Inc., +1-417-883-4549, +1-417-883-2723 (fax), marketing@slsloudspeakers.com; Ed Lewis of CEOcast, Inc. for SLS International Inc., +1-212-732-4300, +1-212-732-1131 (fax), elewis@ceocast.com

Web site: http://www.slsaudio.com/

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