Chicago Parkways Foundation Audio Reinforcement

On Thursday June 22, 2006 me and Erik Friedly did an audio reinforcement gig for Chicago Parkways. Audio reinforcement is amplifying the speakers' voice by microphone and speakers. The event took place in a tent in the ice rink in Grant Park. We had 6 speakers around the tent and a wireless microphone. The event was to support our park in Chicago. That morning the rain decided to come and flooded parts of the tent. Erik and I jumped into action squeegeeing the water out. The sun then came out and things started to dry up. The audience was made up of 600 women and a handful of men. It reminded me of the Kentucky Derby 'cause all of the women were wearing crazy hats. The audio was flawless and sounded great. The gig turned out beauifully, besides the rain in the morning. Our hard work didn't go unnoticed by the Parkways Foundation and they sent this email to show their thanks.


Dear Erik and Tim,

Thank you so very much for all of your help with our party yesterday. Please know that your hard work and assistance did not go unnoticed yesterday. We really appreciated the fact that you jumped right in to help clear the water out of the tent. Most of all everyone was thrilled that they could hear the speeches this year and we’ve sung your praises so we hope you get a ton of business. The sound was truly excellent. I will recommend you to everyone I can!
Thanks again. We look forward to working with you in the future. Have great weekends!!!

Jessica R. Malone

Article Writen by: Tim Musho
Venue: Ice Rink in Grant Park, Chicago IL
Crew: 2 Fig members (Erik Friedly, and Tim Musho)
Gear: 1 Pioneer mixer, four 15" Eon G2 Speakers, two 10" Eon Speakers