JBL was one of the earliest and largest manufacturers of speaker components and cabinets. Mark Gander spent 41 years at JBL starting in 1978, with various roles through the years such as Applications Engineer, VP of Marketing, VP of Engineering, and...

Joel Silverman has spent the last 41 years on the manufacturing side of the business with companies like MXR, DBX, Lexicon, and Millennia. Before this long successful career, Joel who was based in Rochester, NY started Silverfish Audio in 1971. In the...

The San Fransisco Bay area was very influential on the music scene in the late '60s and early '70s. In this episode, I am talking with Lee Brenkman, who has spent over 50 years working in many of the iconic venues there like the Avalon Ballroom, Family...

In this episode, I am joined by Steve Nider formerly of Silverfish Audio, which went on to become Sound Image, one of the largest sound companies in the world. After my last episode with Greg Price, I shared a photo he sent me, of a Pablo Cruiz show in...

Often when starting off in the studio, making the shift to live sound can be a difficult transition. If you make the transition well, it's often more difficult to go back to the studio. When you find someone who can excel at both studio and live at an...

David Morgan spent 5 years behind the "wrong desk". David's short time as General Manager for Innovative Audio (formally Tycobrahe) was a great experience that allowed him to learn more about the music business and to have more respect and understanding...

Greg Carttar started out making amplifiers and home stereo equipment but quickly found himself providing sound for concerts.  Carttar started 3rd St. R&D Production Services in 1974 and they went on to work with acts like Johnny Cash, Steve Martin,...

Today I am talking with David Dansky, whos been in this business since 1970. Coming from an electrical engineer background he was well suited to jump into an industry that needed a lot of innovation early on. It's hard to summarize all that David has...

Jim Yakabuski (AKA Jim Yak) quickly made his way from mixing bar bands in Vancouver to Front of House for Van Halen. Since that time Jim ,who is in the 39th year of his career, has diligently perfected his craft and worked with artists like Peter...

Today I’m talking with David Morgan, currently the FOH Engineer for James Taylor, Stevie Nicks & Fleetwood Mac. David is one of the humblest people I have met with a resume that’s multiple pages deep with artist like Paul Simon, Whitney Houston,...

Ken Newman has always wanted to achieve the best sound and anxious to succeed at challenges. With a 40 plus year career Ken,  has worked with artist like Barry Manilow, Chris Isaak, Paul Anka, Shirley Maclaine and any more. He started in high school by...

How We Got Loud will be releasing soon, but first we have to soundcheck right?Lets go on journey together exploring stories about the people, technology and passion that built the history of live soundI’m your Host Chris Leonard, early on in life I knew...