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
steve@summersounds.net
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 for the global market. Having a
love of live music and community, Shapson decided to help
start a free music concert series in 2003.
Kathy
Lanser
kathy@summersounds.net
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.
Sue
Schrader
sue@summersounds.net
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. Recently she was invited to the White House along with the band which she represents (The Blind Boys of Alabama) as their press agent. She shook hands with The President of the USA, and met Bob Dylan and John Mellencamp.
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.
Mike and Haly Besaw
mike@summersounds.net
Mike and Haly have been attending Summer Sounds since its beginning. Since they’ve enjoyed so many concerts, they decided to volunteer to help the Summer Sounds program. Both Mike and Haly are active volunteers in Cedarburg where they live with their three kids. Mike is a software developer for Therm-tech of Waukesha and Haly is a Financial Advisor for RW Baird.
Amy Lynn Eckerdt
amy@summersounds.net
Nature + Live Music what better pairing is there? Amy Lynn has always had a passion for music from her days in LA as a singer. She is extremely happy to be part of such a terrific community and to help promote live music/artists.
2010 MC'S
Darin Strohmenger
Darin, a 2010 graduate of Cedarburg High school will be our MC, announcing the concerts. He plans on attending Winona State University in the fall majoring in broadcasting/communication studies. Darin was involved in many after school activities such as football, baseball, school musicals, crowd leading at sporting events, announcing this years Powder Puff game, MC'ing Jam for Charity, heading this years Independent Film Festival, and many others. He enjoys ultimate Frisbee and disc golfing in his free time, as well as visiting local coffee shops.
Chris Ruska
Chris Ruska is a high school senior this year at Cedarburg High School. He is involved with high school soccer as well as the performing arts program at the school. Next year he will be attending the University of Wisconsin – Madison in hopes of studying Political Science and Theatre. He is quite excited to be a part of Summer Sounds this year! Past MC gigs have been Jam for Charity, Independent Film Festival, and numerous pep rallies held at the high school. He is also one of the two students who perform the daily morning announcements.
Paid Sound Engineer
Tom Fey
Sound Engineer
Faymous Music & Sound/Ozaukee County Conservatory of Music
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