“wow” sound experience:
When I was 14 years old I bought my first real stereo system from Radio Shack. A realistic receiver with 85 watts of thundering power and two three-way speakers and turntable. Yeah Baby I was big time!!!! With the system set up in my room I played my first record, Deep Purple’s Smoke on the Water. When the symbols started to chatter at the very first of the song and soon after the heavy guitar riff ….da da daaaaa, da da da daaaaa, da da daaaaa da dadaaaaaa. I was sitting about 8 feet away from my speakers and I remember hearing for the first time in my life the sound as if it were coming from the very center of my head……..WOW! this is an awesome experience.
Brooks' favorite part of a day at Listen:
I love the first part of the morning when I walk in. There is a feeling of energy and excitement that is very present. This energy always makes me feel like humming or singing a favorite 70’s rock song. I can hear voices of team mates in the kitchen talking and laughing as they get their cup of espresso, cold drink or fruit to snack on. There is a feeling of family and purpose. The discussion is a mix of personal discussions of what individuals may be doing or planning with family and friends, ideas are beginning to flow for the work day. it is just a feeling of new and grand things to come.
Brooks' dream sound product of the future:
My dream is a sound suit you wear. It is like body armor underwear with tactile transducers throughout the suit. This allows me to feel all the energy of the sounds through my whole body. It is programmed with hundreds of channels of audio that tie to these sound elements in the suit. Sensations can be created at very specific points or transferred to the whole body. Literally my skin is dancing with the music and sound.
Brooks Gibbs has over 30 years of audio visual and communications experience. Brooks' experience includes sales, product development, engineering, marketing, and distribution channel management experience from the broadcast, telephone and teleconferencing industries. Brooks loves being a part of something that is bigger than himself, working with a team to accomplish a goal, complete an idea and ultimately make a contribution to the world.
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