About CTS

Carl has over 25 years experience as a business owner, marketing manager, sound designer, engineer and production manager for various musical tours and events. He specializes in large scale religious and civic events and has coordinated successful audio systems for such projects as Millennium Philadelphia, Women of Faith, Billy Graham Crusades, Presidential Inaugurals, Mobile Tri-Centennial, and Focus on the Family as well as touring productions for Steven Curtis Chapman, 4-Him, Point of Grace, Jaci Velasquez and FFH. He understands the needs of each client to convey their message to the audience whether in spoken word, leading worship or musical segments and tailors systems and staffing to meet those needs.

Mike has extensive experience in system deployment and large scale festival and television set changes and patching. He has skillfully handled these duties for the Women of Faith International Conference (taped for television), MTV Latin Music Awards, Country Music Awards (live television), Amy Grant “Hymns and Faith” Tour, Jaci Velasquez/Clay Crosse Tour and several Festivals and special events. He has completed course work at the Syn-Aud-Con audio training school, and is factory trained in Yamaha Digital consoles, JBL VerTec, SIA Smaart Live software and is also factory authorized for JBL and Funktion-One speaker re-coning. He brings 10 years of industry experience and a great sense of humor to his leadership role.

Tyler was the CFO at an independent record label before he joined us here at CTS. He earned his MBA in finance from Belmont University in 2003 and received his undergraduate degree from the University of Washington in Seattle. Tyler’s heavily involved in youth ministry as well as volunteering for mixing duties for his church. Tyler brings a high level of detail and financial oversight to our growing firm.

During the course of his 15 years of experience as a musician, live audio and studio engineer, project manager and vice president of a design and installation firm, Neal has developed a proven track record of excellence in each role. As the project lead for the Solomon Award winning installation at Second Baptist Church in Houston, he demonstrated his skill as a leader of a cohesive and effective team of experts, satisfying both the creative ministry efforts and the detailed, fiscal management of a large-scale project. Neal’s ability to listen to clients, find unique solutions and deliver long term-value enhances his value to both our organization and our clientele. Additionally, Neal is an infoComm Certified Technology Specialist (CTS).

Weston is a graduate of Belmont University with a Bachelors Degree in Music Business. He has toured as FOH engineer and Production Manager for Avalon, Twila Paris, Mark Schultz and Sara Groves. He is also called upon regularly for orchestral music programs, church conferences and corporate events. He is certified in Yamaha Digital consoles including the PM1D and is able to manage detailed scripts and sophisticated audio cueing. He has recently completed his factory training in JBL VerTec speaker systems and SIA Smaart Live software.

Jon’s been an Engineer with CTS for the past 7 years after relocating from his home town of Tulsa Oklahoma. Jon has toured with Avalon, Mark Schultz, Sonic Flood, Amy Grant, and Point Of Grace. He has been the crew chief and FOH engineer for many large scale shows with complex cueing including Acquire the Fire, Battlecry, Revolve, and Women of Faith. Jon has completed his factory certification in JBL VerTec Speaker systems, Yamaha Digital Consoles, Soundweb London and SIA Smaart Live software and factory training with Sennheiser. Recently he’s been busy as Crew Chief and FOH engineer for the Women of Faith Imagine Tour. When Jon is not working he enjoys spending time at home with his family.

Dave provides audio engineering services including both FOH and Monitor duties. He spent two years as the in-house monitor engineer at the Recher Theatre in Towson, Maryland and also worked for the Archdiocese of Baltimore before joining CTS. He is certified in all Yamaha Digital Consoles as well as JBL VerTec systems and recently received his certification with SIA Smaart Live software. He has toured with Hawk Nelson, Acquire the Fire, Sandi Patty, Chonda Pierce and Women of Faith as well as currently being deployed as the monitor engineer for Revolve. An avid rock climber and kayaker, Dave likes to spend his down time in the wild outdoors.

Before leaving his native Korea, Jae-Jin earned a BS in Physics from Myongji University. After moving to Tennessee he earned a Bachelors in Recording Industry from Middle Tennessee State University. Jae-Jin served as an audio engineer for 10 years at Soodong Presbyterian Church in Korea and also worked as the Assistant Manager for an Audio/Video installation firm. As the Lead Installation Technician, Jae-Jin ensures that all installations/ terminations are to the highest standards. He also does extensive programming for audio/video control systems. He is HiQNet London Architect v2 Certified and also a Certified Crestron Programmer. Additionally, Jae-Jin is an infoComm Certified Technology Specialist (CTS).

A native Nashvillean, Charlie is a certified Mega-Stage technician with a CDL Class A Training. He has skillfully managed our two hydraulic mobile concert stages for a countless number of events and festivals including artists like Newsboys, Sixpence None the Richer, Thousand Foot Krutch, Third Day, Relient K, Family Force 5, Mercy Me and many more. Charlie brings his great sense of humor and professional demeanor to every event, delivering successful shows that keep the audiences coming back time and time again.

Meri brings her creativity in design, advertising and corporate identity to CTS. After graduating from Ringling School of Design with a major in Interior Design and a Minor in Graphic Design, she specialized in graphics and signage for CUH2A, a renowned architectural firm headquartered in Princeton, NJ. Some of her clients there included BMW of North America, Procter & Gamble, Ely-Lilly and Nabisco before pursuing independent design for various corporate clients. Meri also has her own new venture, meandmyhouseonline.com.

Jeremy Bayne is a graduate from Belmont University with a Bachelors of Science Degree in Audio Engineering. With over 4 years experience in live sound environment and multi-event production, Jeremy joins CTS Audio’s growing audio engineering team. Currently Jeremy is the System Tech on the Women of Faith “Imagine” Tour. Jeremy enjoys spending time with friends and family and handling audio for his church.

Brooks is a graduate of Belmont University, earning a B.S. in Business Administration with emphasis in accounting and music business. His passion for audio began in his Raleigh, NC church at the age of 16, and has grown dramatically since he moved to Nashville in 2003. Brooks has toured for over four years with Michael W. Smith and others, and is currently in his second season as System Tech for Women of Faith. When Brooks isn’t on the road or in the shop, he enjoys spending time with friends and family.