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From there he began acquiring gear to be able to record bands essentially on location, in their own homes and rehearsal spaces where they were most comfortable playing. This was the start of what would become his first studio, New Action Productions. After moving to Ann Arbor, MI and taking his equipment with him he met Rob Martens, owner of Solid Sound, Inc. one of the premier studios in SE Michigan. After setting up New Action in the basement of his home (a true basement studio, damp walls and all) he also became a staff engineer at Solid Sound. For nearly ten years he worked at Solid while maintaining a number of independent budget projects at his home studio. In 1996 he partnered with Geoff Streadwick and Drew Peters in expanding Streadwick's 40 Oz. Sound.
Along with Streadwick he designed the live room and two control rooms at 40 Oz. and moved the gear from his basement studio to Studio B at 40 Oz. The untimely death of Geoff led to the sale of his share of 40 Oz. back to Peters in 1998. In 1999 he became a true freelancer and left his staff position at Solid Sound, doing primarily mastering at this point. In 2002 the Internet2 organization approached him to become a technologist looking to capitalize on his audio and video expertise, continuing to freelance as a mastering engineer with the occasional tracking and mixing session. In 2006 he left Internet2 to join the University of Michigan Medical School as a technical consultant in networked audio and video systems. He has taught Audio Technology courses at Washtenaw Community College since 1996, developing the curriculum for three classes. He is a member of the Audio Engineering Society (AES), the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) and a life member of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) He is a multi instrumentalist, majoring in percussion in college, played bass in a touring band, and has played guitar for over 20 years. He does not sing. You don't want him to sing.