Re: Wow bennett!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
As one of two people who can comment on this more than any others....
As Asbury Audio transitioned from 3D Pro (Me, working as an A- B+ touring engineer) to an award winning regional production company (at times 80+people when counting IATSE hands), you were a key piece of the equation.
Through you as the US ADR rep, we were able to offer a level of equipment on par with some of the biggest names in the business, even if there were plenty who had never heard of an esoteric Slovenian company that puts quality audio above all else.
We grew together, from 1500 seat theaters and 4000 seat convention centers to 10,000 seat ballparks and 18,000 seat sheds (not to mention 80,000 seat stadiums, at least on tour with monitor rigs, and production rehearsals and "local shows" with one of the biggest names in the business, who came to know you by first name)
I watched/ listened to you tune a rig with solid response +/- 3db from 40hz to 12khz for nearly 1/2 mile, giving me (and the other FOH techs), the perfect palette to employ our crafts, then laughed as you "fell asleep" on the shop couch that same night when we all "taste tested" some high dollar aged whiskey, even though by that point we had all been up for 40+ hours straight.
I admired and respected your patience in those dark times of growth when accounts receivable outpaced accounts paid well into six figures.
Business aside, thanks for letting an old pro racer hammer the shit out of your S4, nothing better than drifting/ powersliding at 115 mph on a semipublic road in an airport.
Thank you, Mr. B, For all that you did, and all that we did together. I will miss having you as our lead systems tech, and wish you well in this and every other endeavor that you pursue in this crazy business.