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FULL COMPASS I EDUCATION<br />
FC TEACHES SOUND VOLUNTEERS<br />
Full Compass of Madison,<br />
Wis., recently hosted house<br />
of worship sound volunteers and<br />
technicians at its 4,200-squarefoot<br />
studio for the “How-to<br />
Sound Workshop.”<br />
Sound engineer Mike Sokol<br />
led the hands-on program, in<br />
which participants worked at<br />
TRIBUTE<br />
Thank you for your contributions to the<br />
music industry. You will be missed.<br />
Mark Spiwak<br />
Mark Spiwak of West L.A. <strong>Music</strong><br />
passed away May 5 from a pulmonary<br />
embolism. He had been recovering<br />
from kidney surgery and was 61.<br />
In 1978, Spiwak joined West L.A.<br />
<strong>Music</strong>, where he served a roster of<br />
clients, including<br />
Tom Petty, Ringo<br />
Star, Jackson<br />
Browne, The Eagles<br />
and Pat Benatar.<br />
Spiwak’s charity<br />
work with West L.A.<br />
<strong>Music</strong> raised hundreds<br />
of thousands<br />
of dollars in support<br />
of the arts, according to a tribute<br />
on the Los Angeles-based retailer’s<br />
website. He helped build recording<br />
<br />
House with former “American Idol”<br />
judge Kara DioGuardi. Most recently,<br />
he arranged the donation of several<br />
autographed guitars to Artists for the<br />
Arts Foundation for its fundraising<br />
concert at Santa Monica High School.<br />
Spiwak also formed a personal<br />
relationship with Ronald Reagan. The<br />
former president once needed a P.A.<br />
system for a black-tie event after a<br />
system rented elsewhere showed up<br />
broken. Spiwak donned a coat and<br />
tie and delivered it without asking for<br />
anything in return. Reagan later called<br />
Spiwak to help him record a public<br />
service message, and Reagan’s wife,<br />
<br />
He even designed and built a podium<br />
for the Reagan Presidential Library.<br />
“For the past 30 years, Mark’s ener-<br />
<br />
<br />
general manager of West L.A. <strong>Music</strong>.<br />
individual mixing consoles. Fits<br />
& Starts Productions produced<br />
the workshop. The organization<br />
travels more than 40,000<br />
miles each year training house<br />
of worship sound volunteers.<br />
“It’s truly a pleasure hosting<br />
the ‘How-to Sound Workshop’<br />
at Full Compass,” said Roxanne<br />
Wenzel, vice president of sales<br />
and marketing for Full Compass.<br />
“Those who attended received<br />
excellent instruction from a very<br />
knowledgeable and experienced<br />
instructor. We value our partnership<br />
with Fits & Starts Productions<br />
and look forward to<br />
our next event.”<br />
“Working with the Full Compass<br />
crew is always a positive<br />
experience,” said Hector La<br />
Torre, Fits & Starts Productions<br />
managing partner. “They’re all<br />
pros, so I know that even the<br />
little things will be taken care<br />
of when we show up to present<br />
our ‘How-to’ workshops.”<br />
JULY 2012 I MUSIC INC. I 17
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