Mat Walter
Sound Tech
Horizon Christian Fellowship
Rancho Santa Fe, CAwww.horizon.org
760.846.0350
mat.walter@gmail.com
Services Provided: FOH Engineer, Recording Arts Intern
Clients: Horizon Christian Fellowship; Local Bands; 2orMore
Quote: “Why does it sound like that?”
Personal Info: I˙m an 18-year-old sound engineer in Southern California. I spent over a year running services at Horizon on a SoundCraft MH4 mixing console and doing recording on our Pro Tools rig for solo artists and local bands.
Hobbies: Music, movie editing, mixing
Equipment: SoundCraft MH4, DigiDesign 002, iMac G5
Don’t Leave Home Without: Laptop, Headphone to 1/4-inch adapter
Randy Eldred
Sound Engineer
Cody Music and Sound
Dayton, OH
937.256.3369
Codymusic
@aol.com
Services Provided: Live Sound Production
Clients: Royal Wade Kimes; The Hathaway’s; 24/Seven; Disconnected; July for Kings; Joe Hedges
Quote: “Happiness is not far away if you have faith and belief in what you do.”
Personal Info: I’ve been in the sound and music business for 30+ years, and I still love every moment of it.
Hobbies: I love to spend time with my family. I love hiking the Appalachian Trail. I enjoy doing outdoor gigs.
Equipment: Midas Consoles, Yamaha Consoles, QSC power amps, Ashly, dbx and various Yamaha and Lexicon effects.
Don’t Leave Home Without: Bottled water and my iPod.
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