Sound has been a lifelong passion for me; from the time I discovered Recording, setting up 4 tracks and reels, to the modern PA's i set up today, and the post production audio I mastered, everything i have ever done is in Sound. I wasn't a DJ who picked it up because i was the biggest kid and could haul the biggest speakers - far from it. I was and am actually a talented Guitarist, who can hold hi
s own in amost any rock, funk, jazz environment... but Guitarists, much like DJ's, are a dime a dozen. I realized early on that the Guitar was too personal for me to just play other people's music in a cover band or recording studio, and frankly i didn't like the politics, and I came of age in an era when guitar virtuosity was being looked down on, and the country scene the only real place where it was appreciated. and I just didnt have it in me to play country music, even as i respect and admire my friends who did. So i went into Post Production Sound, where I mastered the art of Editing, Mixing, and the nuts and bolts of that field. I did it for 20 years and still freelance in that area today. I love it, and wouldn't rule out working in Post again, but when i Joined the BM community in 2006, When faced with the question of "what can I Bring to this community?", it was very clear. So I embarked on the ChinoSound Journey. I had been Building Large Theaters, helping with design and wiring, so I had become familiar with constructing large PA's. - so it was easy to transfer my knowledge of audio over to Live sound. I started off small with just a pair of JBL JRX Tops and JRX Sub, but over the years amassed gear from many manufacturers, incl JB, EAW, Turbosound, QSC, Crown, Ashly, DBX, BSS, Allen & Heath, Pioneer, and my latest System - Danley Sound Labs. to the end, when you hire ChinoSound for your event, you are not hiring a system or a set of speakers, you are hiring an Audio professional who has been working in sound and passionate about sound for over 30 years. since the time I was a kid making recordings, to my professional deployments at festivals and event up and down the West Coast, i have always been and will always be committed to the best quality sound possible.