Coda Live Sound & Hillside Studios

At age 16 I picked up a huge pair of 5 foot tall dual 15" main speakers while living in WI to go along with my sammik 8ch stereo mixer I had purchased from the same hole in the mall music store in Grafton. First paid sound gig was in 1998 for a goa trance DJ in the basement of a bowling alley. I quickly discovered that a sony receiver from best buy doesn't quite give the power needed to drive the huge speakers! At 17 the family moved from WI to PA, and the speakers came with us. I grabbed a mackie 1400i and a bunch of samson mics, while a co-worker, Steve, and I joined forces to start the first iteration of Coda Live Sound in 2001! We were able to provide sound for many touring punk/hardcore bands such as A Life Once Lost, Lamb of God, Unearth, & Isis. We dissolved this version of coda and sold most of the gear as steve moved to Pittsburgh to make cool drums. The next live sound spark was when I worked for guitar center for 6 months in the pro-audio & recording section. This gave me hands on access and training to some awesome stage and recording gear, as well as downtime to read the Yamaha sound reinforcement book. I continued to do Live sound mixing gigs at local venues such as Siren Records, MoMs, and community events. In 2020 I made the investment in a modern digital system to provide high quality sound and recording for indie and community events.