• I have heard nothing but great things from attendees of the League City workshop last Saturday. You exceeded expectations. Working with you two was a pure joy, and Mike, the knowledge you have is awesome. People who just started working with sound received a lot, and those of us who are more experienced learned new and better ways of doing things.
  
  A couple of people who attended who had years of experience, and I was curious what they would get out of it. They both said it was great and very valuable. You guys hit a home run with the Houston crowd. Thank you again for a great weekend. I know it will pay great dividends for our church and the churches of those who attended.
  
  Until next time,
  
  Tom LeClare - Media Director - Dominion Church - Houston, TX

• Mike,
  
  I certainly appreciate all you did for us at the Lafayette Community Church HOW-TO Church Sound Workshop. The difference in the sound in our church is totally amazing. And by thinking of the job of sound tech as being a ministry instead of a job also makes a big difference in how the task is approached. Your enthusiasm is infectious, and has spread now to at least two other individuals who run the board. A most heartfelt thanks for you willingness to share your knowledge and expertise. The two young boys, Seth and Nathan, can't wait to try their hands on the sound board!
   
  Sandy Lewis - Lafayette Community Church - Lafayette, OR

• Hector,

  I just wanted to let you know how very excited I was about the sound seminar. Mike and his assistant were excellent presenters; extremely knowledgeable and personable. Our technicians can't stop talking about all they gleaned from the event. A few days after the event was done, we got all our guys together over a pizza and talked about what we heard in the two days and that was a great time together. We actually saw positive results in our service the very next morning as we ran through the sound check the way Mike suggested! I have also gotten nothing but positive responses from the other churches who attended.

  Thanks again for bringing the seminar to Pittsburgh and I would welcome the chance to do it again in the future or be a host for the advanced seminar, if you are able to get that together.

  Bill Jenkins - Monroeville Assembly of God - Monroeville, PA

• Mike/Hector
  
  What a pleasure it was to host this seminar. On behalf of the church and staff I want to thank you for bringing this seminar to Allentown Presbyterian Church. You were so easy to work with it made it a breeze for our Music Minister Carl and I.
  
  You have a terrific way that you use for presentation. I very much enjoyed the laid back, easy going style. But, you kept to your schedule, did not let anyone manipulate the floor and our time. You presented in such a fashion that spoke to everyone at their level. This indeed is a gift. Very impressive to say the least.
  
  I have been doing sound support for the church for 10 years as the lone tech. Now we have somewhat of a team - be that as it may. I have been the sound man for our traveling 150 voice choir for about the same amount of time. I was trained in the army and did some work there. I have attended about 20 or so seminars all over the country. And have certified with a couple training facilities as a recording engineer. I only tell you this as background to my next comment...
  
  This was by far the absolute best 2 days I have ever spent in an audio workshop. Outstanding presentation. Please feel free to use me as a reference for anyone thinking about hosting a seminar or attending one. I know I will be better at what I do for the church, the choir, the musicians and the audience because of your instruction.
  
  Lee Weitz - Allentown Presbyterian Church - Allentown, NJ

• Hector,
  
  I recently attended the seminar in Fort Wayne and am REALLY impressed. Thank you for all you guys are doing. It has really improved our sound! But I would also be interested in the possibility of hosting a seminar in our area, Elkhart, IN. We have gone to the next level, but we're not done yet.
  
  Margie - Elijah's Fire International - Elkhart, IN

• Thank-you for the information on the How to Church Sound Workshops. We have four sound volunteers that are very excited to attend. I know that they will be blessed with the knowledge of how to run our sound system better. Also, to be able to ask questions, and have hands-on instruction is exactly what they need. Thank-you for having the wisdom and insight to do this for churches, regardless of size. We were discussing where to send our guys for training, when your flyer about the classes came in the mail. The Lord bless you and keep you.
  
  In His Service, Dee Hoover - Music Coordinator: Maranatha Baptist Church
  Oregon City, Oregon

• Hi Mike! Thank you again for your excellent workshop last weekend. I drove 5 hours each way to attend and it was well worth it! Thanks also for the cord I can use for my apple laptop. Now I just need to figure out how to apply all I've learned to our particular situation. I would love to have the HOW-TO Sound Workshop conduct a presentation here in the St. Louis area.
  
  Jan Chamberlin - Music Director: Eliot Unitarian Chapel - Kirkwood, Mo

• Just a quick note to say how much I enjoyed this weekend's workshop at Living Faith United Methodist Church in Omaha. I was extremely impressed by the depth and breadth of the presentation, and your patience with our novice questions. May God bless the work you are doing for the Church. Dick Adams - Omaha, NE
  
   

• We hosted this workshop last weekend in Dallas. It was excellent -- I learned a ton, and I know the other participants did as well. The presenter was extremely knowledgeable, but also enjoyable and fun. I would highly recommend the workshop to everyone. Nate Carter - Highland Park Presbyterian Church, Dallas, TX
  
   

• I attended your sound workshop in Cumberland last week. The information and instruction I received is priceless! Thanks for all your help. Bernie - Frostburg, MD
  
   

• Thank you very much for an interesting, informative, professional, comprehensive and extremely well presented workshop. I received positive feedback from everyone I talked to that attended. Our church audio will be enhanced by your efforts, and we were fortunate to get two new people exposed to the important aspects of sound systems, and how they integrate with House of Worship presentations. Thanks, Joe D. - Cumberland, Maryland
  
   

• Thank you for your workshop at Shenandoah University in Winchester, VA. It was very informative and helpful. Paula H. organist, Winchester, Virginia
  
   

• I wanted to thank you for your surround presentation in Orlando last night. I came up to you at the end of the evening to say "thanks" and to let you know that I would see you again Friday night for the Church Sound Seminar. Best, Dave Morrison - Orlando, Florida
  
   

• Thank you so much for all your help. Class was great, I got a lot out of it and would be interested in another... B.H. - SonLife Baptist Church, Plant City, Florida
   

Surround Sound Attendees

• The surround workshop was fantastic! Mike is quite the presenter and we thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of the surround workshop. We sincerely hope that Fits and Starts will come back in the future. Thanks for everything. Sincerely, Jon Frazer - U. of Memphis
   

• "The Fits & Starts Productions surround sound workshop featuring Mike Sokol was a valuable resource to our students. We're always happy to include Fits & Starts in our ongoing series of special events designed to expose our students to the audio industry at large." - Noel Smith, Dean of Faculty, Institute of Audio Research, NYC
   

• I just wanted to thank you again for coming to Peabody with your workshop. I've talked to all of the people who were there and everyone thought it was very well done and informative! After hearing about all of the cool things that can be done with surround sound, I'm definitely going to learn more about the subject! Best, Brian B.
   

• Can't thank you enough for the ever enlightening surround workshop I was thrilled to discover how accessible and realistic surround recording and mixing at this point in time for the up and coming engineer. I also was very appreciative of you sharing your own personal surround techniques with us, a lot of folks don't like to do that. Thanks Again, Eriel B.
   

• Thank you for your excellent surround presentation. That was the first authoritative introduction I've had into the approaches and processes of surround. I've been reading back issues of Surround Professional magazine and there's so much going on in there beyond the basics that I hadn't been able to assemble an overall picture until now. My primary focus is sound for picture, and that includes video games. Sound design is very interesting to me, so I appreciate your stories of how you created the theatre sound effects. Thanks again. I'll be poring over the websites you gave us. Brent Findley - 6th month, Recording Arts program