The Sound Connections podcast is back, and this time we sit down with our very own Steven Harger. Steven is a Business Development Manager with us at Mainline Marketing, offering his experience and deep product knowledge to our customers. In this episode, we discuss Steven's journey, which led him to Mainline, his background in theater, and we even hear his favorite Dad joke! Unlike many who get into this business, Steven never considered himself to be a musician. He enjoys singing and has been ...
Jul 28, 2022•43 min
Shereen Kassam is back for another episode of the Sound Connections podcast. Shereen is an award-winning podcast host, and is getting ready to perform her first Ted Talk! In a previous episode, we spoke with Shereen about her stand-up comedy career . Now, we get to focus on other elements of her career, including her podcast Creative Breakthrough . On her podcast, Shereen speaks with successful creative entrepreneurs to help people turn their creative passion into their full-time careers. Her wo...
Mar 17, 2022•40 min
We have our first stand-up comedian appearing on the Sound Connections podcast! Shereen Kassam (aka Funny Brown Girl ) is an internationally touring comedian who has worked with some of the biggest names in comedy and was named Florida’s Funniest Female. In this episode, Shereen spoke with us about how she got her start in comedy after her new roommate drank all of her liquor and dragged her to a comedy show in Boston. Shereen hated the show so much she asked for her money back. The venue instea...
Mar 03, 2022•26 min
This week on the Sound Connections podcast, we interview Shure’s Bill Ostry! Bill has been with Shure for nearly 12 years now and is a Regional Sales Manager for the Pro Group. It was a long and winding path that led Bill to Shure, starting with his time at college. Bill bounced around between 6 different majors before he settled on studying acoustics at Columbia College Chicago. He’s worked throughout the country designing AV systems. He did briefly consider a career at In-N-Out, which would ha...
Feb 17, 2022•38 min
We’re thrilled and honored to welcome Emmy Award Winning Director Nick Nanton to the Sound Connections Podcast! Nick has produced numerous award-winning documentaries featuring visionaries, such as Larry King and Rudy Ruettiger. In addition to his documentary work, Nick has been writing songs for over 2 decades and has had his songs recorded by top artists like Lee Brice, Joe Bryson, and Morgan Myles. His songs have also appeared on TV shows like Glee, New Girl, Hell’s Kitchen, and The Ghost Whi...
Feb 03, 2022•51 min
Our conversation with Mark Johnson continues! If you haven't had a chance to listen to the first part of our interview, make sure to stop what you're doing and go back and listen to hear about Mark's experiences getting into the AV industry. This episode picks up right where the previous one ended with Mark's time working with Meyer Sound. Mark talks to us about his career working in Marketing with Meyer Sound, and his time as an editor and freelance writer for industry magazines like Primedia a...
Jan 20, 2022•50 min
We recently had the opportunity to sit down with Mark Johnson for an interview at our Experience Center. Mark is currently the Program Director for Show Production at Full Sail University, but that’s just the latest stop on his long career in the AV industry which has spanned over four decades! We had such a great conversation with Mark that we’re releasing two episodes with him. This first part of the conversation deals with Mark’s early days in the business, including his days at Clark Univers...
Jan 06, 2022•52 min
The holidays are a time to catch up with old friends and family, which is exactly what we did with the latest episode of the Sound Connections podcast. Pat has hosted several of our episodes this year, and when he isn't hosting our show he is co-hosting his own podcast, The Junk Drawer Show , with his pal Josh Delgado. Pat and Josh got together in our Sound Connections Podcast Studio to reminisce on their podcasting journey together and discuss building a podcast from scratch. They talk about wh...
Dec 23, 2021•25 min
A guest so nice we wanted to feature him twice. Joe Atanacio makes history as our first returning guest here on the Sound Connections podcast! Joe of course joined us on our special Veteran's Day 2021 episode a few weeks ago, talking about his experiences as a member of the U.S. Air Force. Now, Joe is back to talk more about his time after the service working for large productions like Blue Man Group and Cirque du Soleil, the early days of the pandemic, and why he feels like he wasted those firs...
Dec 09, 2021•33 min
This week on Sound Connections, we caught up with Jason Waufle, Senior Specialist in Market Development at Shure ! Before joining Shure, Jason had a long career in broadcast entertainment. He sat with us to talk about how he broke into the industry, what he loved about it, and why he left. Managing RF can feel like a form of mystical art, especially if you don't have a ton of experience working with it. But then there are people like Jason, who are masters of RF. Jason told us about how answerin...
Nov 24, 2021•36 min
Happy Veteran's Day! To celebrate and honor our veterans today, we are having a special Veteran’s Day episode. We sat down with two incredible veterans who were in town for the recent Infocomm Conference . Listen in to see how they served their country, then went on to have successful careers in the A/V industry. Joe Atanacio served with the U.S. Air Force, working with a lot of great talent on several different USO tours . After leaving the Air Force, he continued to work with incredible acts l...
Nov 11, 2021•1 hr 6 min
It's a sports-filled episode this week as we sit down with Scott Adams, sideline reporter (and so much more) for the UCF Golden Knights! Scott has been a broadcaster with the UCF Knights for nearly 20 years. Besides being the sideline and locker room reporter for the UCF Football radio broadcasts, he is the play-by-play announcer for the Women's Basketball team, and has also worked with the Men's Basketball and Baseball broadcasts. Scott also does on-air commentary covering the UCF Knights Athle...
Oct 28, 2021•34 min
We're diving deep into the tech space this week as we are joined by Ed Veeser from QSC talking all things Q-SYS ! Ed stopped by our Experience Center for an in-depth conversation with Pat and Neil Hufford from Mainline Marketing. After explaining what brought Ed to QSC, we learn what makes Q-SYS so special, how they handle updates, and what is in store for us in the future. (New to the Q-SYS Ecosystem? This hilarious 5-minute video will get you up to speed on everything you need to know!) We als...
Oct 14, 2021•39 min
Rhaelee is a musician, producer, teacher, audio engineer, and entrepreneur. And somehow she still found the time to join us on the latest episode of the Sound Connections podcast! Her career has already seen her working with Prince, KT Tunstall, Andrew McMahon, Quinn, and more. We had a blast talking all about the songs that inspired her, how she approaches her work, and what music means to her. Rhaelee is a musician, producer, teacher, audio engineer, and entrepreneur. And somehow she still fou...
Sep 30, 2021•37 min
Earlier this year we set out in search of the Finest Florida Podcast , and we hit the jackpot! We found a ton of incredible podcasts made by talented people right here in the Sunshine State. When we decided to start our very own podcast, we knew we wanted to sit down with some of these fellow Florida-based creators. So we invited Scott and Mary from the No New Friends podcast to come down to our Experience Center for a long and winding conversation that dives into everything from their philosoph...
Sep 16, 2021•33 min
Kristin is an entrepreneur, running an all-female entertainment company out of Orlando, FL. She's also an incredible DJ and brings her infectious energy to the latest episode of the Sound Connections podcast! Like many DJ companies, Kristin started out working gigs by herself. But her energetic hosting skills and her music mixing talent soon meant her schedule was completely booked. That led to her having to find other DJs to train, and soon Our DJ Rocks would become known as the #1 all-female D...
Sep 02, 2021•49 min
Leading up to this year's SM58 Day celebration we stumbled across a picture posted online of a man who had a tattoo of a Shure SM58 microphone on his forearm. Since that's not something you see every day, even in our line of work, we did a little digging and realized that the arm in question belonged to a man named Frank who just so happened to be the lead singer in a band AND lived here in Florida. We immediately reached out, packed our gear, and drove out to St. Augustine to sit down with Fran...
Aug 19, 2021•27 min
Earlier this year we went out in search of finding Florida's Finest Podcast . Simply put, we wanted to find and connect with fellow Floridians who are hard at work putting out great content. And if we could help make their podcast sound a little bit better, then that would be a win-win for everyone! So we put together a Podcasting Prize Pack (we love alliteration around here) featuring two Shure MV7 podcasting microphones , cash, and more, and set out to find ourselves some amazing podcasts. Thi...
Aug 05, 2021•50 min
Our first episode of the Sound Connections podcast has arrived and we couldn't think of a more perfect person to talk with than the man himself, the President of Mainline Marketing, Clinton Muntean! Who else do you know that went to school, was hired out of college to their dream job, realized they hated their dream job, didn't know what to do next, only to wind up in a career that was perfect for them? And who is a big believer in A/V karma? Clinton discusses why the podcast is called Sound Con...
Jul 22, 2021•51 min•Ep. 1
We're talking with podcasters, musicians, sports broadcasters, DJs, audiobook narrators, and more! Each episode of the Sound Connections podcast will feature a conversation with a different guest from a wide range of backgrounds, but all related to the world of A/V.
Jun 23, 2021•1 min
