The People Behind Summer Sounds
The
Summer Sounds staff all have a love of live music. As non-paid volunteers,
their
reward is seeing all the smiling faces at the Friday
night concerts.
Steve
Shapson
Executive Director/Photographer
Since 1986 Steve Shapson has been active in sports apparel retailing. His shops, both The Screamin' Tuna Surf Shop and Cedarburg Homebrew & Wine sells active
clothing, toys and accessories as well as homebrewing,
cheesemaking and winemaking supplies. His online business, www.TheCheeseMaker.com provides cheesemaking supplies and instruction for the home cheesemaker locally and for the global market. Having a
love of music and community, Shapson decided to help
start a free music concert series in 2003. steve@thecheesemaker.com
Kathy
Lanser
Talent Coordinator/Marketing/Public Relations
Whether
walking down the red carpet at the Grammys or walking to
Summer Sounds at Cedar Creek Park, one thing remains the
same - Kathy loves live music. For years Kathy was
a record executive at Narada in the PR and Marketing Divisions. She
also was the Account Executive representing the music of
Peter Buffett for Independent Sound. Her career started
with concert promoter Stardate Productions (later, Cellar
Door). Kathy was one of the early board members for
Jazz in The Park. Prior to her years in music she was Vice
President/Account Services for Creata Promotion Ad Agency
in Melbourne, Australia. klanser@wi.rr.com
Sue
Schrader
Talent Coordinator/Marketing/Public Relations
Sue
Schrader has been in the music business for over 20 years. She
began her career booking bands while she was in college
and worked for EMI Records for 15 years. She currently
works for Blind Ambition Mgt., Ltd., an artist management
company, where she’s responsible for the marketing
and public relations for the company’s clients. sue@blindambitionmgt.com
Tom
Bardenwerper
Web Developer/Concert Photographer
Tom Bardenwerper has been working with computers since the mid 1980's and has been a professional web developer and photographer, network administrator and computer technician
since 1997. Tom also has a bachelors degree from UWM in Broadcast Communications. In 2002 Tom started his own business, Cedar Creek Networks. Working from his home in Thiensville, Tom specializes in developing, hosting and maintaining small business, trade association and non-profit group websites like this one, as well as providing PC and networking support for clients throughout Southeastern Wisconsin. Tom donates his time to build and maintain the Summer Sounds web site as well as photograph the concerts.
His hobbies include homebrewing, astronomy, photography, wilderness camping, hunting, and year-round fishing. werper@cedarcreeknetworks.com
Heidi Roberts joined Summer Sounds to help promote live music while supporting Cedarburg's great community.
Heidi is in sales and marketing and enjoys talking up the weekly concerts as she meets people in and around the community. heidisdigs@yahoo.com
Mitch Clark
Corporate Sponsorships/Marketing
Mitch Clark has over 20 years of sales and marketing experience with Fortune 500 companies including Procter & Gamble, Clorox and Newell Rubbermaid. Today, he is a college planning consultant, College Sherpa (www.thecollegesherpa.com). College Sherpa guides families of high school students through the college preparation, selection, admission and financial aid process. In his spare time, Mitch is active in community theater, sings in his church choir and performs locally as a member of the soft rock duo,
Next Exit.
Paid Staff:
J'Gai & Jeff Starks
Set Up
J'Gai and his dad Jeff set up the Summer Sounds beverage/information booth for each concert.
Their gracious help makes each concert night run more smoothly. jiggie12345@yahoo.com
Scott
Schallitz
Sound
and Lighting Engineer
Tom Fey
Sound and Lighting Engineer
