Audio-Technica Supports NERF as a Sponsor of the Annual AudioMasters Benefit Golf Tournament

	Mike Edwards, Audio-Technica vice president, product and market development; Chuck Ainlay, record producer and audio engineer; David Huff, drummer, songwriter, and producer; and Ed Cherney, engineer, mixer, and producer. Photo: Clear-Com.

For several consecutive years, Audio-Technica has supported the Nashville Engineer Relief Fund (NERF) by serving as a sponsor of the annual AudioMasters Benefit Golf Tournament at Harpeth Hills Golf Course in Nashville. This year's tournament just took place on May 14 - 15, with Audio-Technica hosting one of the course holes and competing as a foursome on day two, the "Sweetwater AudioMasters Studio Day," focusing on the recording studio community. The yearly event -- the primary fundraiser benefiting NERF -- has become one of the most highly anticipated industry functions in Nashville.

The Nashville Engineer Relief Fund originated through the efforts of the AES Nashville Section and NAPRS in holding the first annual Audio Yard Sale in September 1997. Proceeds from this initial event assisted with the financial recuperation of a Nashville engineer who was stricken with a life-threatening health problem. In May 1998, the first AudioMasters Benefit Golf Tournament began as the primary fundraising event contributing to the NERF, and has been held at the Harpeth Hills Golf Course every May since. The stated goal of this fund is "to allow financial assistance...for individuals in our (engineering) community who, through illness and tragic circumstances, are unable to practice their profession or face other serious problems."