young boy named John Foderick went to his 7th grade middle school
dance and met a disk jockey simply named DJ Mike.
From this point forward, all he thought about was being a DJ. He
booked shows for himself, rented the equipment at a local music store,
and put on shows that rivaled most full time professional DJs. It wasn't
being the center of attention that drew him so deep into the Disk Jockey
lifestyle though... It was getting to work first hand with all professional
sound and lighting equipment that was involved.
By his 8th grade year he was working long hours at the local 500 seat
community theater as a light and sound tech. With all the time he put in he
started to earn some money. One day he decided to buy a cheap home
stereo system, create some sweet home-made lights, and take on his
shows with his own equipment.
It was a cheap system from this shack that carried radios. It was nothing
but a big waste of money. John realized at that point in time what every
performer eventually realizes... QUALITY MATTERS.
The new system was a flop so he went back to renting a system. Show
bookings went back up and so did his income. He started to save some
more money and life was good again.
He knew that if he got a system even better then the one he was renting,
he could own the town and make a living off of this. So, with his savings
and some much needed help from mom and dad, he purchased his first
professional audio and lighting system.
By 9th grade John became the technical director of his community's
theater. He loved working with the building's sound system but he
specialized in light direction. While most kids drew pictures of cars or
guitars all day, John spent his daydreaming time doodling light plots in his
note book.
By the time he graduated, John had worked closely with everyone from
Tonic Sol Fa to the Children's Theater of Minnesota. He spent his school
nights working in clubs and his summers touring around with other
production companies and lots of amazing bands. His youth,
creativeness, and musical knowledge put him in front others twice his
age. He kept up with the action on stage and was always one step ahead
of the performers
Today, John heads up a small crew of talented men and women with
one goal in mind: To Simply Be The Best
Using state of the art equipment we put on shows that people would
never dream possible. Join our family today and find out what it feels like
to have people talk about YOUR show weeks after you played your last
note.
