Harold Cohen's name can be heard spoken by Chip Monck during the Woodstock film. After the Sha Na Na performance on Sunday evening and just before Jimi Hendrix appears on stage, Chip says...
Ana Dobrian has always thrived in the vibrant, electric energy of live music. Growing up in New Jersey, she was deeply embedded in the punk and hard rock scenes, spending countless nights...
Rob Garofala has been a devoted gearhead since childhood, a label he wears proudly. A drummer, guitarist, and recording engineer, Rob’s multifaceted background made him a natural fit for ...
Terry Hanley formed his own company, Terry Hanley Audio Systems, following the formation of Hanley Sound with his brother Bill. Terry has a keen understanding of the ever-changing technol...
Bill Hanley is known as the Father of Festival Sound for a good reason. Beginning in the 1950s Bill and his brother Terry provided sound equipment for outdoor events and as the rock-and-r...
Damian “Mix” Harris is the production manager and audio engineer for Sound Production Services, based out of South Texas. His passion for music really took off when he was in high school ...
Jeremy Hill earned his electrical engineering degree and initially worked on missile guidance and radar tracking systems for the government. With a background and passion for recording eq...
Dan Kasting grew up in an environment filled with tools and music, and his passion for audio engineering bloomed at the early age of 12. Just two years later, Dan’s innovative spirit led ...
Paul Kirk has been the audio engineer for the Buccaneers football team in Florida since 1999 and credits his love of music and sound starting with organ lessons when he was 7 years old! H...
Chris Leonard grew up surrounded by gear! His father served as sound engineer for local events and at church. This exposure ignited a passion in Chris and set his career path in the direc...
Ron Mesh is a tour manager for some of the biggest names in Live Sound. Ron cut his teeth as an audio engineer for touring bands such as Uncle Sam and the Chesterfield Kings, a Punk Rock ...
Sergio Molho is a seasoned professional in the audio/video and recording industry, boasting a career spanning over four decades. As a named Partner/Director of Business Development for WS...
Geno Mulcahy is your go-to man if you need deep product knowledge on all things pro audio. Around the office at The Music People, where he has worked since 2008, Geno is summoned by sayin...
David Rat vividly remembers his early days in Southern California, when the punk band Black Flag rehearsed just up the street in an old Baptist church. He started hanging around, meeting ...
Rich Renken attended Dick Grove’s School of Music in California, where he first encountered the innovative craftsmanship of James Tyler Guitars. Instantly captivated by the meticulous des...
Jeremy Rollefson is a visionary producer and skilled sound engineer who, alongside his wife Olivia, co-owns Lumuh, a cutting-edge stage lighting company specializing in custom, immersive ...
Boden Sandstrom is the founder of Women Sound and a pioneering audio engineer who helped define the sound of the women’s music movement in America beginning in the 1970s. She was on hand ...
Bill Smith’s journey into recording engineering began at 16 when his home tapes sparked a relentless curiosity for the craft. After cutting his teeth at various New York studios, a key op...
Jeff Van Duyn often expresses deep gratitude for the mentors who shaped his career in Live Sound, notably Dan Kasting and Mark Hogue. In 1963, Jeff’s musical journey took root when his pa...
Malcolm Weldon still smiles when he recalls his first concert—Earth, Wind & Fire—an experience that sparked his passion for live sound. Determined to turn that inspiration into a care...
Cato Zane is an accomplished audio engineer and the founder of Lost & Sound Foundry in San Diego, California. Her love for music and physics found a perfect intersection when she disc...
