THE BEACH BOYS RELEASE TWO CAPITOL CD'S IN SPATIALIZER 3D THE BEACH BOYS RELEASE TWO CAPITOL CD'S IN SPATIALIZER 3D STEREO FORMAT SPATIALIZER PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTS USED BY THE BEACH BOYS DURING FINAL Remix Of Previously Unreleased Material WOODLAND HILLS, Calif., Jun 23, 1999 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Spatializer Audio Laboratories, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: SPAZ) a leading provider of next-generation audio technologies, is pleased to announce two releases in Spatializer 3-D Stereo of previously unreleased material by The Beach Boys, one of America's foremost legendary musical treasures. "We are very honored to include The Beach Boys in the growing number of acclaimed artists using the Spatializer professional product line in the creation of entertaining music on CD's, DVD's, television and moviesound tracks," said Henry R. Mandell, interim CEO of Spatializer Audio Laboratories, Inc. "The 'authenticity' of our technology, and indeed, the roots of our Company tap the passion and inventiveness of audio engineering professionals who sought ways to deliver a better and more immmersive audio experience for fans of the musicians and artists, such as The Beach Boys, whothey collaborated with." Stephen W. Desper, the inventor of Spatializer 3-D stereo, was at onetime the chief recording engineer/mixer for The Beach Boys. Alan Jardine, a founding member of the group, produced all the Spatialized songs on the two CDs, each featuring the original voices of Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Mike Love, Bruce Johnston and Alan Jardine, as recorded twenty years ago by Mr. Desper, currently a director and co-founder of Spatializer Audio Laboratories, Inc. Jardine and Desper started work on the newly released songs over twenty years ago, and recently combined efforts to finish the songs. The reunion/corroboration of Mr. Jardine, producing, and Mr. Desper, engineering, provide an entertaining and authoritative example of the ability of Spatializer professional products to record in 3D Stereo and reproduce the full 3D image for the listener over any ordinary stereo system, without additional equipment. "I used a combination of our ProSpatializer 24 input generator and two Retro Spatializer processing units to compliment the vocal performance and musical talents of my old friends, The Beach Boys," stated Stephen Desper. "The resulting sonic images fill the room with vocal candy, as Beach Boy Al Jardine likes to note, and surrounds the listener with a spherical sound picture far exceeding normal stereo presentations." ProSpatializer and Retro products were used in the production of the following Spatialized Stereo CD releases: ENDLESS HARMONY, SOUNDTRACK, The Beach Boys Brother Records & Delilah Films CD: Capitol Records #72434-96391-2-6 -First Issue: Track 19 Loop de Loop ULTIMATE CHRISTMAS, The Beach Boys CD: Capitol Records #72434-95734-2 - First Issues: Track 17 Santa's got an Airplane, Track 21 Melekalikimaka, & Track 22 Bells of Christmas The Beach Boys, Capitol Records recording artists, are one of the few continuing musical icons of the California life style still regularly performing today. Many of the group's song titles are instantly recognizable to most people worldwide and have influenced the popular recording scene for over thirty years. Their innovative and unique vocal sound and recording style is now further expanded by incorporating Spatializer production tools as part of their recorded performances. Spatializer Audio Laboratories, Inc. is a leading developer, licenser and marketer of next-generation technologies for the consumer, computing and entertainment industries. The company's advanced audio technology is incorporated into consumer electronics audio, video and DVD products from global brand leaders including, Toshiba, Panasonic, Goldstar, Hitachi, Sharp, Zenith, Emerson, Sanyo, and Proton and in PC multimedia systems and peripherals from Dell, Gateway, Fujitsu, Seiko-Epson, NEC, Micron, Labtec and Xing Labs. The company's professional equipment line is used industry wide by many celebrated stars and successful producers. The professional hardware and software products manufactured by Spatializer are currently in use by Disney, Warner, Fox, Paramount, and Sony Pictures, and by such producers as Quincy Jones, Steven Spielberg, and David Foster, and by such engineers as Bruce Swedien on Michael Jackson's HIStory, Tom Maydeck on Tiny-Toon Adventures, Batman, Tasmania and Animaniacs TV series, and Hans Zimmer, a majormotion picture sound designer. Spatializer stock is traded on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol "SPAZ." The company is headquartered in Woodland Hills, California. Spatializer's subsidiary, Desper Products, Inc., has marketing, engineering and R&D facilities in Mountain View, California and Tokyo, Japan. Further information may be obtained from Spatializer's SEC fillings, Website (www.spatializer.com) or by contacting the company directly. Safe Harbor Act Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Certain information in this news release, including the comments by Messrs. Mandell and Desper in paragraphs two and three are forward looking statements that are based on management's belief, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to management. While the Company believes that its expectations are based upon reasonable assumptions, there can be no assurances that the Company's financial goals will be realized. Numerous uncertainties and risk factors may affect the Company's actual results and may cause results to differ materially fromthose expressed in forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of the Company. These uncertainties and risk factors include, but are not limited to dependence on new technology and intellectual property, dependence on thePC and consumer electronics industries, dependence on product shipments of third-party licensees, competition and pricing pressures, the timing and realizable value of the MDT technology, the continued need for additional capital and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Notices: Desper Products, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Spatializer Audio Laboratories, Inc. Spatializer(R) is a registered trademark of Desper Products, Inc. The Beach Boys is a registered service mark of Brother Records, Inc. SOURCE Spatializer Audio Laboratories, Inc. (C) 1999 PR Newswire. All rights reserved. prnewswire.com -0- CONTACT: Henry R. 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