42 Vital Stats Who: Jeffrey Cox, vice president, EAW Brand Group. What: Design and manufacture highperformance professional audio equipment. Where: Facilities in Whitinsville, Mass., and Woodinville, Wash. When: Founded in 1978. Full-time employees: Approximately 400. Number of products in catalog: 200 plus. Services provided: Professional audio equipment backed by customer support programs such as the Application Support Group (ASG) for the contracting community and ELAN (EAW Line Array Network) for the touring community, as well as educational programs such as the EAW B4 Roadshow and Smaart School. (Ed. Note: As the person who first said, “Hmmm, that French dude may just be on to something,” Jeff Cox is probably the individual most responsible for the shift from point-and-shoot to line array in large-scale live audio situations.) Recent projects of note: London Symphony Orchestra; DJ Tiesto at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco; World Scout Jamboree for 40,000-plus in the U.K.; Iron Maiden, Foreigner, and Simply Red tours; Festival Ollin Kan in Mexico City; and 2007 NHL All-Star Game in Dallas; among many others. In The Trenches Owner Soundguy Productions Portland, OR www.prosoundguy.com 503.998.5420 sndguytm@yahoo.com Services Provided: Live sound reinforcement, installs, consulting, diagnostics, recording Clients: PG&E Park; Outlaws Bar & Grill; Mambo Lounge; City of West Linn; Pacific Northwest Church of God; Cascade Blues Association; Best of the Best Music; Latin Expressions; Debris; Brace the Fall; Shunt and many, many more... Quote: “Get it done! It doesn’t matter if the gear is blowing up — get the gig done and fix it later.” Personal Info: Grew up in the Portland area, started playing guitar at age 17. Decided I needed a “career” and started doing sound. I really Recent company highlight: Introductions of Smaart v.6 and the UX8800 digital signal processor with Gunness Focusing technology. The most interesting concert I ever worked was… constructing and participating in the Yanni at the Taj Mahal shows in 1997. The most interesting one I ever attended was the Beatles show at the Seattle Coliseum in 1965.” People might be surprised to know… I have an abiding passion for skiing, and I don’t like tomatoes.” The best part of my job is… exploring what the root of a problem is and fixing it.” What’s in his car CD player: The Songs of John Lennon; Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur; Allman Brothers Live at Fillmore East; Jackson Browne Solo Acoustic Volume I; Van Morrison It’s Too Late to Stop Now…; Otis Redding Live in Europe; Lucinda Williams Car Wheels on a Gravel Road; (Little Feat’s Waiting for Columbus is standing by, on the seat). I’m inspired by… laughter; my daughter’s eyes and sense of humor; Mark Sidman’s command of the English language; any red from L’Aventure/Stephan Ridge winery; people who live passionately.” Answer to the question, “Can there be too many knobs?” “Probably…” RICH MORRIS Rich Morris Lance Longley enjoyed it and began Soundguy Productions in 2005. I have a 6-year-old daughter, so I have no interest in touring; staying local and making the best of it is my path. Hobbies: Playing guitar, spending time with my daughter, hanging out with all my friends in the business. Equipment: Allen & Heath consoles, Audix mics, Crown amps, Sennheiser and Shure mics. Don’t leave home without: CASH! — You never know when you are going to get somewhere and remember that you forgot something. OCTOBER 2007 www.fohonline.com How many ties currently in your closet: Hawaiian shirts: 31; Ties: 0. Good ears: genetically predisposed or learned? “Both — it’s a matter of recognizing your predisposition and then developing it.” Words to live by: “The acceptance of error with grace is to refuse to be vain and so afraid of losing face.” — Stephen Stills. Inside the EAW lab Sound Check Inc. Fort Lauderdale, FL 954.643.3508 flyingfader1@juno.com Services Provided: <strong>FOH</strong>, monitors, system tech Clients: Bang Music Festival in Miami; Michael Bublé; Inner Circle; Sturgis motorcycle rally in South Dakota; MTV Video Music Awards; Reggae Bash in New York. Quote: “The wheel turns, and Karma is a b#%$*. “ Bio: Ten years ago, I emigrated from South Africa, where I worked with many great musicians in the recording industry. I taught at Full Sail for two years, then went back on the road for a while and started doing Jeffrey Cox EAW Engineering Iron Maiden in concert the corporate gigs. I have three kids and a fantastic wife. Hobbies: Sailing and teaching the kids to swim, Pro tools and Macs. Equipment: BSS, Crown, EAW, JBL, Lake, Midas, Nexo, Shure, Soundcraft, TC Electronics, VerTec and Yamaha PM5D. Don’t leave home without: SM57, Gerber, Gaff tape and G.B.C.S. (Gig Butt Control Solutions). If you’d like to see yourself featured in “In the Trenches,” visit www.fohonline.com/trenches to submit your information to <strong>FOH</strong>, or e-mail trenches@fohonline.com for more info.
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