Dave Unger Sound provides sound engineering for events of all sizes. Some highlights:- Contracts with the Chicago Park District including:Chicago SummerDance in the Parks - A series of concerts with dance instruction and live bands. Co-presented with DCASE.JazzCity - A concert series in Chicago Parks co-presented with the Chicago Jazz Institute.Latin Jazz Festival - A yearly festival in Humboldt Park also co-presented by the Jazz Institute.In 2023 we were also proud to be involved with the visit to Chicago of Little Amal, providing audio to two events in Margate Park and in Maggie Daley Park.Other events we have had contracts with recently:Englewood Jazz Fest 2023Hoffman Estates Celtic Fest 2023St Patrick's Day festival - Chief O'Neill's Pub

Between March of 2020 and a few months my usual work of live sound for events disappeared due to the pandemic. During this time I was involved as an A1 for a number of videos, live streams, virtual events, etc. These jobs included work for PRG, TC Furlong, Old Town School of Folk Music and the City of Chicago. I have worked regularly in houses of worship as well, including Temple Sholom in Chicago and Pastor Smoky Norful's Victory Cathedral Worship Center in Bollingbrook IL.

I have worked for over 20 years in corporate event production, mostly in audio. I have been responsible for audio for every type of production from conferences, to conventions, trade shows at venues like McCormick Place, parties, galas and other events in places like the Field Museum, The Chicago Cultural Center and many other locations. I have also traveled extensively for corporate work including gigs in Miami, Houston, Milwaukee and other locations.In post Covid times I have been involved with many virtual and hybrid events.Some skills I use regularly in the corporate realm:1. Design and implementation of sound systems from stage to speaker and everything in between.2. Planning and emailing with clients while we plan their ideal event. Also working with co-workers to make events happen on time and under budget.3. Coordination of wireless mics, for the entire site.4. Use of all major digital consoles, networking and system design. Setup and troubleshooting ofcommunications gear, wired as well as wireless.5. Running sound, including lavaliers and lectern mics, use of auto-mixers where appropriate,playing sound cues like walk-ons and walk-offs.6. Making sure the client is as happy as possible.7. Working knowledge of video systems and lighting. Use of Powerpoint and similar programsregularly.8. Video and phone conferencing.In the corporate realm some of the companies I have worked for as a freelance A1 include PRG, LSAV, T.C. Furlong and Frost, as well as AV for the Chicago Humanities Festival

Music (Chicago):As a freelance sound engineer I have worked for many of Chicago’s biggest music production companies. These clients include Technotrix, Big Audio, and Red Line. I have run sound for every kind of musical event, from small events for the city to neighborhood festivals (FOH at Wicker Park Fest, Taste of Randolph Street, Logan Square Arts Fest, Hyde Park Jazz Fest, etc.) to large format festival sound (Chicago Blues Fest, Jazz Fest, Taste, etc.)Other gigs have included sound at the Old Town School of Folk Music, Evanston SPACE, City Winery Chicago, Irish American Heritage Center, Instituto Cervantes, and many shows, dance and theater events for the City of Chicago.

I toured with bands as a sound engineer and tour manager on and off since 2007.As a tour manager I dealt with all aspects of a band's business on the road from advance to the last flight home. Some of the things I have been responsible for include:1. Tech advance2. Logistics on the road3. Accounting4. Settlement of shows5. Merch sales, inventory and management. Use of At Venu6. Everything artist related on show day (catering, rider fulfillment, etc.)7. Driving a van8. Checking into hotels9. Payment of per diems and artist pay10. Radio and television appearances11. Coordinating video shoots12. Coordinating studio recording sessions13. And, of course, mixing the shows. Touring has given me to opportunity to mix on almost every console and through almost every PA ever made.Some of the artists I’ve worked for include:Femi Kuti and Positive Force, Wild Belle, Pokey LaFarge, Bombino, Sierra Leone Refugee Allstars, Bassekou Kouyate, Old Blind Dogs and Sones de Mexico

My first tour in the States with Femi Kuti and his fantastic band was in June and July of 2022. 31 dates over 43 days with only one real day off (no travel.) 13 wonderful musicians and I. Two flights, so three different busses. Three border crossings. 30,244 miles traveled according to Master Tour.We played the Hollywood Bowl, Pritzker Pavillion, The Mann Center, the 9:30 club and many other great venues. Not to mention festivals like Bonnaroo and Electric Forest.In September and October of 2022 we went to Europe for three weeks. We traveled by nightliner and hit many clubs, a few festivals and best of all a show at the Philharmoie de Paris.

I do freelance FOH and monitor engineering here for national as well as regional acts. The room is spectacular and I love the P.A. I have had the pleasure of mixing some fine acts here, from country and folk, to world and jazz.Artists I have had the pleasure of mixing at Old Town include:Folk and Bluegrass:Abigail Washburn with Bela Fleck Tim O'brienDavid Grisman and John Sebastian Chris Smither Tom PaxtonDel McCouryDr. Ralph StanleyPeter Rowan Tony RiceRock and Alt Country:Robyn Hitchcock Dave Alvin Joe HenryAlejandro EscovedoJay FarrarAdrian BelewGraham ParkerMarshall CrenshawOkkervil RiverRhett MillerJohn DoePokey LaFargeKristin HershAimee MannJunior BrownRobben FordJimmie Dale GilmoreWorld:BombinoFairport Convention Seun KutiVieux Farka ToureDebashish BhattacharyaSones de MexicoHabib Koite Dobet GnahoréR&B and Blues:Allen ToussaintShamekia CopelandSyl JohnsonBilly BranchI have been the in house system tech or monitor engineer for many well known artists here including X, Steve Earle, The Residents, The Flatlanders, Warren Haynes, Jerry Douglas, Bela Fleck's African band, Ladysmith Black Mombazo, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Rickie Lee Jones, Taj Mahal, etc.I worked quite a few of Robbie Fulks' Secret Country radio shows there for XM.I also worked their Folk and Roots Festival for many years mixing the Staff Stage which consisted of 32 acts in two days! http://www.oldtownschool.org/concerts/