PSW has talked to Milwaukee's Clearwing, California's Rat Sound, and Nashville's MD/Clair. We will keep adding to this collection of reminiscences, prophecies, and good business and technical advice, from the folks on the front lines.

Shadoan gets hitched! With his typical flair for the improbable, Sound Image President Dave Shadoan just married Linda Kahaunaela-Perez in a Las Vegas drive-through wedding chapel, complete with Elvis impersonator. The “shocking” photos and report.

Sound Image, of Escondido, CA. Supplies acts like Jimmy Buffett, Lenny Kravitz and Def Leppard. "Chairman of the Boards" Dave Shadoan spoke with PSW's Chris Kathman, and also took him on a tour of Audio Composite Engineering, which manufactures QSC's "Composilite" speakers.

Down From The Mountain - The soundtrack to “O Brother, Where Art Thou” goes on tour. Bernie Velluti mixed the tour on an Adamson line array supplied by Don Lind’s Golden State Sound.

Shipping A System to Europe - Jon Monson, of Rat Sound, tells us the different procedures involved in sending an entire Rat rig to Europe. Certification for flying, wireless frequencies, power transformers, and containerizing are all covered.

Showco’s ML Procise - Senior vice president of sales, 27 years with the company, discussing working relationships, training, and education.

Eighth Day Sound: New Headquarters 2001 - Owen Orzack talked about their new offices and warehouse.

ATK/Audiotek - supplies systems and engineers for demanding events such as the Grammys, Ricky Martin and the Super Bowl. Part One

Carlson Audio - Carlson Audio started in Seattle back in 1987, concentrating on the two to three thousand seater market, and saw their work expand into stadium size systems.

Cameron Pro Audio - Greg Cameron ‘s Cameron Professional Audio, in Los Angeles, providing good gear for local bands and small clubs.

JK Sound - Insights on how to keep your gear ready to rock, from Rob Davis, bench tech extraordinaire, and Michael Lacina, JK Sound's president.

Ironman Sound - Ironman Sound of St. Louis has an ace troubleshooting tech;, "Pancho"; he and owner Bob Horner filled us in on their activities.

Mass AV Chooses EAW Line Array - Mass AV’s Jason Geshelin answered questions concerning their purchase of the EAW KF760 Series Line Array.

Ready, Set-up, Go! - Mississippi's Concert Systems USA features the new Innova SON digitally recallable console on assignments like K.C. and the Sunshine Band's national tour. Less desks at FOH and quicker soundchecks are among the advantages.

Mass AV - An interview of Mass AV's John Lally - how they grew their company through the years, specializing in corporate audiovisual services.

MD Systems/Clair Brothers 2001 - A visit to Clair/MD's Nashville shop, by editor Chris Kathman, who spoke to many of the staff, and shot truly superb photographs.

U.S. Audio Moves to Van Nuys - Combining rentals of EAW 850 and VDOSC systems, Pete Docter and Roz Jones run a busy shop in "the Valley."

Rat Sound Relocates - Formerly in gritty industrial Sun Valley, the Rats moved up the coast to a newer space in sunny scenic Oxnard.

Golden State Sound Deploys the Adamson Y-Axis Line Array - Those gosh-darn line array wars just won't end. Northern California's Golden State Sound went with the Adamson version and have many satisfied customers.

VACAudio: Festive and Agile - Supplying Sound in Puerto Rico. Frank and Metro Aponte run a company that contracts sound gear for concerts in Puerto Rico and other countries. "Frapo" also tours with clients like Olga Tañon.

Garibay Bros. Sound at El Jaripeo Mexicano - Sound at El Jaripeo Mexicano. Specializing in the Mexican music market, Garibay Brothers send out systems and techs in the Los Angeles area and nationwide.