SR/Live Sun, November 23, 2008

Dave Rat, founder of leading touring and installation company Rat Sound Systems based in Oxnard, CA, recently led a four-hour discussion at Full Sail University in Orlando that involved well more than 200 students advancing their education in pursuit of careers in live production.

Gene Henry, Course Director/SPPM for the Full Sail University Show Production & Touring Program, invited Rat to address the students. Fresh from several days leading his company’s efforts as the exclusive sound provider for the Coachella Music Festival in California, Rat covered a wide range of topics, ranging from very audio specific to general business, and everything in between. (Dave Rat, is shown in the photo above, surrounded by some of the students he addressed at Full Sail.)

He also relayed some of the unique experiences he’s built up over nearly 30 years of working in professional sound reinforcement, mixing some of the world’s top musical artists and building a thriving company. An extensive question and answer session proved a big hit among the students as well.