TOFT DELIVERS THE TONE FOR R&B ICON SHUGGIE OTIS R&B Maverick Shuggie Otis Takes Delivery of Toft ATB-32 Gardena, California Shuggie chose Toft as the heart of About PMI Audio Group: Estab - 11 January, 2011 – In 1969, at his new home based production lished in 1979, PMI Audio Group age 15, Shuggie Otis made his center, a Toft ATB-32 to be precise. is a professional audio company lo - recording debut with Al Kooper on And Shuggie likes to be precise: “I cated in Gardena, California spe - Kooper’s second looked a long time for the right fit cializing in the design and Super Sessions in a console. First I considered a manufacture of professional audio extravaganza . ‘controller’-style work surface but products for recording, video, post, The Koop was ex - I believe an analog signal path is film, broadcast, and the fixed in - tremely impressed key” stallation markets. PMI Audio Shuggie Otis by Shuggie’s play - “My music has always been about brands include: Studio Projects, ing skill and was moved by Shug - expression and warmth”, Otis con - Trident Audio Developments, Joe - gie’s deeply soulful riffs. Otis’ tinues, “and the ATB console was meek, Toft Audio Designs, “Strawberry Letter 23” was a mil - the only choice. The classic Trident Tonelux, and Valley People. lion selling hit for the Brothers 80 EQ and the versatility of the http://www.pmiaudio.com Johnson who covered it in 1977, layout make the Toft ATB just plain but Shuggie’s magnum opus was fun to work on.” his 1974 Inspiration Information Pairing with both DAW and analog release on which he wrote, multitrack tape, the 88 inputs avail - arranged and played everything. able on mixdown allows Otis to get Not a huge commercial success, In - the best of both worlds. spiration Information is now hailed Shuggie’s final word: “I could have as one of the greatest R&B records spent less on a board, but it would - ever made both for its luscious n’t have sounded like this…and I melodies, sampled lately by the would have spent five times more likes of J Dilla and Beyonce’, and trying to better it! I love Toft in my the incredible complexities in the studio!” arrangements. Shuggie’s been lying low for a -END- while but he’s back at it, creating his next masterpiece. http://www.toftaudio.com The Toft Series ATB 32 with Meter Bridge.