Jeremy Young

I love music.  Growing up in Nanaimo BC, I started playing piano in elementary school, but it wasn't until high school when I picked up an electric guitar that I really found a way to express myself musically.  Drawn in by all the pedals and sounds I could achieve with just one instrument, I was hooked. By 17 years old I was gigging in bands playing original progressive rock that evolved over 10 years and hundreds of shows. Writing dozens of songs, releasing four independent EP's and handling all of the management duties in my most successful endeavour: The Day He Quit, I learned how important a good audio engineer can be to make show really stand out.   In 2010 I took my love of live performances to the next step and enrolled in a Live Sound certification course taught by industry legend Randy Bergner (FOH engineer for The Scorpions, Trooper, and many more) through the world renowned guitar luthier school Summit School.  Shortly after graduation I secured a full-time job in Randy’s business ELS Pro Audio based in Coombs BC, managing the electronics repair shop and helping Randy on their concert production as an A2 technician.  Randy was a wealth of knowledge on everythi... more...