We love this picture from the summer of 1992. AD was just beginning and David Kahn, Craig Janssen and Vance Breshears were sitting on the grass at the Great Lawn in Central Park, NY as part of a session presented by the local Audio Engineering Society. The presenter spoke about corroborating with Kenton Forsythe of EAW to create battery-operated distributed array speakers so the NY Philharmonic could be heard in the vast outdoor venue. David Kahn tells how impressed they were with both presenter and the subject matter and how he couldn't wait to hear the speakers the presenter had talked about. The Philharmonic was just about to start as this picture was taken.  What they didn't realize at the time was that the man they heard present--David W. Robb--would join our team almost 20 years later. When we sent this story around our office, Rick Lavin sent a follow up photo.  You see,  there was a bit more of a connection to be uncovered.  As it turns out, David W. Robb wasn't the only future AD employee who was part of that event. Rick Lavin pictured to the right of Dave Schierman in the center, currently VP of Tour Sound with JBL was serving as System Maintenance Tech for the NY Metropolitan Opera and Philharmonic Summer Parks Tour.  He was the one responsible for setting up and running those speakers that summer of 1992!

This week, Christopher Brooks performed with his trio, The West End, at the VA Hospital in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. In a "musical conversation" of violin, hand-percussion, guitar and ensemble singing, The West End's repertoire is rooted in late 20th century folk/rock (Hendrix, Dylan, Allman Brothers, Temptations)---with a strong emphasis on the Beatles---plus a smattering of jazz and Tin Pan Alley. This Saturday, the audience included a substantial group of Viet Nam veterans.