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Sound Situation — professional sound for events that matter. Great sound isn't just volume. It's clarity, balance, timing, emotion, and trust. Sound Situation helps concerts, festivals, theatre, community events, retreats, fundraisers, weddings, and private celebrations feel polished, intentional, and professionally produced. We specialize in supporting acoustic musicians and acoustic/electronic ensembles, and we also provide broadcast and theatrical sound design. ABOUT DAVID BUDRIES Owner and chief engineer David Budries has been building sound systems since 1968. A pianist, composer, and sound designer, he taught Music Production & Technology at The Hartt School for 20 years and Sound Design at the Yale School of Drama for 38 years. He has designed more than 200 productions for regional theatres, six shows off-Broadway, and five on Broadway, and has been an Associate Artist at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. since 2006. His associate engineers are all working musicians trained in sound-reinforcement engineering. SERVICES • Live event audio — concerts, festivals, outdoor events, speaker and panel sound, community events, fundraisers, weddings, and private celebrations • Theatrical sound design — sound scores, soundscapes, cue and playback design, delivery-system design, and production consultation • Recording and production — stereo or multitrack recording delivered on USB, plus music, songwriter, radio, and spoken-word production • Projection — medium-scale 4K laser projection with a 120-inch screen • Event lighting — a limited number of warm-white or color LED fixtures on 9-foot stands for general illumination 2026 RATES • Larger events (roughly 100+ guests): $400–$600 for a 4-hour minimum, or $1,000 per day. Full system, one engineer; festivals may require additional engineers. • Smaller events (under ~100 guests): $400 for a 4-hour minimum, or $600 per day. Compact system, one engineer. • Additional engineers: $40 per hour, each. • Wireless microphones: $20 per day, per microphone (usually requires a second engineer; batteries included). • Recording services: $200 per day. • Backline, amplifiers, canopies, and portable generators: available — call for pricing. Registered 501(c)(3) nonprofits may request a discount. Call for special-event quotes. EQUIPMENT Main loudspeakers and monitors from RCF, EAW, JBL, Electro-Voice, Bose, and Line 6. Approximately 150 professional microphones from Shure, Sennheiser, Beyer, Neumann, Telefunken, AKG, Ear Trumpet, Sony, Electro-Voice, Crown, and Audio-Technica, plus 10 channels of wireless. Digital or analog mixing, scaled to your venue. SERVICE AREA The greater Yosemite Gateway region — Mariposa, Midpines, El Portal, Yosemite Valley, Wawona, Fish Camp, Oakhurst, Bass Lake, Coarsegold, North Fork, Groveland, Buck Meadows, Coulterville, Sonora, and the Highway 140, 41, and 120 corridors. CONTACT David Budries · 1-860-918-0881 · dbudries@gmail.com · 5250 White Oak Court, Mariposa, CA 95338