Robert J. Karasch

      Mr. Karasch has many years experience in High Tech Engineering and Marketing. He has a BSEE from Purdue University and an MBA from Arizona State University. He has passed his Engineer In Training and Plans to take the Professional Engineer test for the State of Texas. He was a key engineer and marketer for the first commercial Codecs and Filters for the Telecommunications Industry, Cell Phone IC's, Digital Telephone IC's and introduced a complete family of chips which were the foundation of a division for Motorola. Mr. Karasch was a founder of Netsolve. In this company, he deployed and operated a nationwide Telecommunication Network designed to reliably, handle a company's private data traffic. Mr. Karasch owned and operated his own engineering and design company for several years that he eventually sold to Austin Manufacturing Services. This core generated a new business for AMS that he grew to a $20,000,000 company and Mr. Karasch positioned AMS to be a major player with Halliburton($250,000,000 Tam for Electronics).

      He produced highly successful fund-raising concerts for Mobile Loaves and Fishes(raised over $200,000), Habitat for Humanity (including their 20th anniversary celebration, which was televised and attended by the Mayor, Texas Senators and Representatives) and St. John Neumann Catholic Church's Cornerstone 10K race in Westlake,Texas. He produced the music for this event for the last 2004-2007. This event raises over $300,000 per year. He built the last tube microphone by Dave Royer, including the printed circuit board. He worked personally with Dave to resolve a technical issue they were having with the microphone. Bob is the owner of Wacara Recording Studios and Wacara Engineering Services. He is an expert in the design and manufacturing of Electronic Components, PC Boards and Electronic Systems. He is comfortable with all engineering tools including: Schematic Design, PCB Design, AutoCad, etc. He has designed and built circuit boards, Computers, Vocal Booths, Recording Studios, Rack Equipment, PA's etc. Mr. Karasch is an expert with Pro Tools and Final Cut Pro editing software. He has edited and recorded many professional DVD's and CD's.

      He is active in Lay Missionaries of Charity, Habitat for Humanities, Mobile Loaves and Fishes and Knights of Columbus. Mr. Karasch plays bass for "Just Play", our in-house Classic Rock band. Mr Karasch is one of the geeks in the Group and any equipment sold must meet his very high standards of peformance and quality.

Jim Erickson

Jim has held management positions at Motown,Anheuser-Busch Entertainment Theme Parks,Busch Gardens,Sea World,Guitar Center Hollywood Artist Division,Brook Mays,Lowerey Organs,Core Records.

Consulting 
Frank Zappa,Steve Vai,Eddie Van Halen,Poison,Tangerine Dream,Tommy Roe,Sherman Hemsley,Stevie Wonder,Andy Summers (The Police)Jon Anderson (Yes)Star Trek,Earth,Wind & Fire,James Horner(film composer),Chris Cornell,Stevie Wonder,Gary Wright,Wayne Henderson(The Crusaders)Tommy Roe,Sherman Hemsley,Warren Zevon.

Recording Studios

Management at Motown for Kerry Gordy responsible for Recording Studios,  including all equipment, design, and training,outside production including Ocean Way Studios, the studio where Universal Audio equipment was developed that is the model for the current software used in Pro Tools today.
V.P. at indie labels  in A & R,Tour coordination and all phases of record production, distribution and management, including label that signed Collective Soul. Recorded and produced w/Nat Adderly, Stix Hooper,drummer The Crusaders (President Los Angeles chapter, NARAS,National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences,The Grammys)Ice Tea.
Live Sound:

Produced events Touring North America,South America(attendance 70,000),Canada,Europe,
The Four Tops
Freddy Fender,B.J. Thomas,Oak Ridge Boys,Little Anthony,Dee Clark,Lee Greenwood,Wolfman Jack,
The Fabulous Thunderbirds,Doc Watson,Dan Creary, Byron Berline, The Whites, David Grisman, Jerry Douglas,Danny Partridge,Savatage,Glenn Miller Band,The Romantics, Produced concert, house sound, lighting for Joe (drummer Paul McCartney & Wings)
NFL Super Bowl party,MLB World Series party, PGA The Masters Golf Tournament,NASCAR Daytona 500.

Radio Host

On-air personality & host of "Sound Bytes" weekly FM talk radio show about  music and sound equipment(interviews:Dick Wagner,(guitarist for Alice Cooper,Lou Reed),Paul Robison,The Rock & Roll Trio(Sun Records)(first guitarist to use distortion live)  guitar techs for Stevie Ray Vaughan and Eric Johnson.

Jim plays guitar in Just Play.

Alan Lovejoy

Alan grew up with his freinds Janis Joplin,13th Floor Elevators,The Bubble Puppy running sound systems of every size.He toured with Willie Nelson, running sound,including Willie's Picnics.
Clients Alan has worked with include Janis Joplin,Willie Nelson,George Harrison,Roy Orbison,Jerry Lee Lewis,Tom Petty,The Pointer Sisters,Jimmy Buffett,Waylon Jennings,George Strait,Martina McBride,Ray Price,Tanya Tucker,Little Texas,Neal McCoy,Mickey Gillie,Pauline Reese,Kris Kristofferson,Jesse Coulter,David Allen Coe,Jerry Jeff Walker,BW Stevenson.

He built recording studios and rehearsal spaces for CORE Records (label thats signed Collective Soul)

Alan can build a sound system from scratch.Alan is proficient with power amps,equalization,mixers,monitors,mains,wireless,in-ears,pink and white noise analyzers,gates,compressors,bi-amp and tri-amp systems.Whatever size system you need,he's done it.Alan plays guitar in Just Play.