SLS International Announces New Board Members; Loudspeaker Company Brings on Marketing Veteran Robert Luke and Financial Professional Michael Maples.

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SPRINGFIELD, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 17, 2001

SLS International, Inc. (OTCBB:SITI) http://www.slsloudspeakers.com, a developer and manufacturer of proprietary ultra-high fidelity loudspeakers and sound systems for studio, stage, arena, commercial and home applications, today announced the addition of Robert H. Luke, Ph.D. and Michael L. Maples to its board of directors.

Dr. Luke is professor of marketing and the head of the marketing department at Southwest Missouri State University. He has been honored by the Academy of Marketing Science (AMS) by being recognized as one of the first fifteen individuals selected as a "Distinguished Fellow of the Academy of Marketing Science." He served on their Board of Governors, the most prestigious position of the Academy, for the 1992-1996 term. He has also served as the AMS vice president of development, vice president and vice president for academic affairs. Dr. Luke presently serves as a board member of the Marketing Management Association (MMA). He has received the MMA's Firooz Hekmat Award in Consumer Behavior and the prestigious Marketing Excellence Award.

Dr. Luke had an active and unusual entrepreneurial career at the early age of sixteen. As Robin Luke, he wrote and performed "Susie Darlin", a song that sold over two million copies in l958-60 and became number one around the world. His career as a recording artist spanned five years and 14 records appearing on such shows at Dick Clark, Perry Como, and many more. Due to the continuing popularity of the Oldies, his music has been re-released on many albums and CD's and continues to be played. He is regularly asked to appear in concerts and other entertainment venues in the U.S.A. and around the world, which lends him an interesting insight into the stage and studio monitor and loudspeaker industry.

Michael Maples, CPA is the chief financial and administrative officer, vice president, treasurer and corporate secretary for TranSystems Corporation, an engineering, planning and consulting firm focused on the transportation industry, with 26 U.S. locations. Maples is in charge of a 35 member corporate group providing strategic and support services to the firm.

Prior to his employment by TransSystems, Maples was a senior financial consultant with Glass & Associates, consultants to businesses in critical stages of development. He is also former senior vice president and controller for Franklin Savings Association, a publicly held group of financial companies, former vice president of McNally Wellman Company, a group of privately owned engineering and manufacturing companies supplying equipment, systems, parts and service to the international and domestic material handling industry, and former controller/CPA of Gage & Tucker, a multi-office law firm specializing in corporate representation.

"We are very excited to add two seasoned professionals to our board of directors," said John Gott, CEO, SLS International. "Their expertise and insight will be valuable in handling business operations and product development."

This press release may contain forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the Company's limited operating history, fluctuations in quarterly results, ability to gain market acceptance of products, competition, ability to integrate acquisitions, and other risks listed from time to time in reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which factors are incorporated herein by reference.

About SLS International, Inc.: Based in Springfield, MO, SLS International, Inc. (OTCBB:SITI), is a 25-year-old manufacturer and the developer of new proprietary ultra-high fidelity ribbon-driver loudspeakers and sound systems for the commercial, home entertainment, professional and music markets. SLS speakers and systems are used in high profile venues such as MGM Grand, Las Vegas, N.V., The Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA, and have been on national tours by top-tier musical acts, such as The Wallflowers and The Dixie Chicks. For more information, please call [phone] or visit our Web site at http://www.slsloudspeakers.com.