FOH Engineering,
Monitor Engineering,
Recording Engineering,
Sound Reinforcement,
Sound Production and Development,
System Set Up,
System Repair and Maintenance,
RF System Set Up,
RF Maintenance and Repair,
Digital Equalizing,
Digital Audio Tape Editing,
MINI Disk Editing,
WORK EXPERIENCE:
June 2006 - Current: MANAGER & LIVE TECHNICAL PRODUCER; Country / Pop Recording Artist SUZANNE DEE GORMAN.
Aug 2007 - Current: A-1 STAFF SOUND ENGINEER; Zeo Brothers Sound Company, Recording Artist CHARO, Recording Artists THE LETTERMEN, New Recording Artists DAY26. A-1 Sound Engineer for Screwface Records / Starstruck Management.
Dec. 1996 - Jan 2007: HEAD SOUND & LIGHT TECHNICIAN; Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Administration, Budgeting, Sound and Monitor Engineer for Production Shows, Celebrity Artists, Entertainers and Bands.
Jan. 1996 – Dec. 1996: SOUND & LIGHT TECHNICIAN; Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Sound and Monitor Engineer for Production Shows, Celebrity Artists, Entertainers and Bands. EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH OF AUGUST 1996.
June 1995–Oct. 1995: SOUND & RECORDING ENGINEER; National Radio Show " AT HOME IN THE COUNTRY " Live Studio Recording and Engineering. Personally referred by Charlie Rich, Jr.
Apr. 1993 – Apr. 1995: STAGE MANAGER;
Holland America Line. Stage Management, Theater Administration, Sound and Monitor Engineer, Lighting Operator for Production Shows, Artists and Bands.
Jan. 1989 – Dec. 1993: STUDIO MANAGER;
Luxury Living Productions Recording Studio. Assistant Engineer and Assistant Producer.
Jan. 1989 – Sept. 1992: SOUND & MONITOR ENGINEER; The Crazy Horse. Sound and Monitor Engineering for National Touring Recording Artists.
Graduate with Honors - 1988: EDUCATION;
Luxury Living Productions Sound Engineering School.
Anahiem, CA.
John Lilley at Steel City Coffeehouse, Phoenixville Pa.
After the flash debacle, John decided to hire a soundman to represent the best interests of the band for these shows, and settled on an old acquaintance of mine, Sparky Costello, for the gig. It has to be said that Sparky did a great job of tweaking the system at steel city to handle significantly more than it was set up to handle, and although none of us walked offstage after soundcheck feeling terribly optimistic about how things would hold up for the show, Sparky did a great job of containing things (I only remember one instance of squealing or howling during the whole set), and really made the old girl sing once things were underway. Sparky did an admirable job of dialing everything in on a system that was designed, by and large, for acoustic acts and smaller, much lower output bands than the one it had to handle on saturday night. I know john was concerned at the point that we broke for dinner, but Sparky is pretty intuitive, and he did a good job of navigating the waters, and by the time we were finished, I think he knew where the hot buttons were and was poised to react if he had to.
By Tom Hampton on March 1, 2009
Sparky is currently managing Country / Pop Recording Artist Suzanne Dee Gorman