Lyle Workman / American Reunion

Tuesday 3, 2012

LYLE WORKMAN AND KREMONA (RE) UNITE

Lyle Workman, composer of soundtracks for the hit films Superbad, The 40 Year Old Virgin, Get Him to the Greek, and the newly-released American Reunion, has partnered with Kremona, selecting the new Rosa Blanca model as his go-to nylon string guitar.

Workman and Kremona’s Rich Shepherd had known each other as fledgling musicians, playing on the same Northern California stages. “Lyle was often at the top of the bill,” notes Shepherd, “It wasn’t long before he was on the Tonight Show and I was home watching.”

The two were recently reunited after crossing paths at a Southern California restaurant. “Lyle told us he needed a good nylon,” Shepherd remembers. “He had many great steel-string acoustics, but only one ‘ho-hum’ classical. Lyle came to our NAMM booth the next day and played all our guitars, returning again and again to the Rosa Blanca. We’re very proud of that model. A great deal of research went into the bracing, neck angle, and vibe. Rosa Blanca is our first traditional flamenco. It was a treat to watch and listen as Lyle dug into it.”

In addition to his soundtrack credits and solo albums, Workman has enjoyed a long career as a first-call guitarist, having worked with Todd Rundgren, Sting, Beck, Nora Jones, Sheryl Crow, Shakira and many others. He is currently at work on the new Alanis Morissette record, due out this summer.

Mr. Workman commented, “I choose an instrument not just for its overall sound, but for a certain quality I know will record brilliantly. My Rosa Blanca has that sweet tone."

Rosa Blanca Specifications:

· Solid Cypress Back & Sides

· Solid European Spruce Top

· Honduras Cedar Neck (shallow/flat angle-to-body)

· Indian Ebony Fingerboard

· Indian Rosewood Bridge

· Individual Golden Brass Machines with Amber Buttons

· Golpeador (tap plate)

· 650 mm Scale, 52 mm Neck Width at Nut

· $2145 MSRP

www.lyleworkman.com

American Reunion soundtrack on iTunes