I moved to San Fransisco in March 1971 and built rehursal rooms at 10th & howard st. on studio row at theProject One Co-op...Worked with David Blossom [Hair/ lead guitar]...Blossom Family Band...Worked the stage @ Winterland for FM Productions [Bill Graham]...Ultra Sound/ Wall of Sound for Greatful Dead when needed...Sound Eng. for Eddy Money, The Lotions, Asleep at the wheel, Pointer Sisters, Spike Best & the Rest, Stephen Erhert Band [Wildflower]...Wormwood Star, and many other San Fransisco bands of the 70's. way before they became recording artist of note.

I also have done house sound for the Longbrach saloon in Berkley Ca, a hot spot for the best bands of the bay area circa.1971-1976...Built the Freight & Salvage coffee house with Mike Stevens the great luthier From Guitar Ressurection wich moved thier store to Austin Tx.

I went to Austin for a visit and never looked back. Belive it or not Austin had San Fransisco beat hands down....Cosmic Cowboy Days were just getting started and I could see the glow over the town....Blackstar Sound hired me too run monitors/FOH for artists like Doug Saham, Lost Gonzo Band, BW Stevens, Willy Nelson, Ray Wyle Hubbard, Stevie Ray Vaughn, T- Birds Room Full Of Blues, and a host of others too many to mention. 1977-1986....A wondeful 10 yrs.

Buy this time I've had enough...to many dead friends by the side of the road...Got a steady job at RE/MAX Lake travis building homes. Gave me time to work on my own music and put too practice what I learn on the road...Digitized my brain, got fat, made peace with my maker...1997 recording gear became affordable and small independant studios became a reality for muscians....I bought what I needed to make me and my friends sound good the results will soon be posted here... CD Baby.....Thanks for reading...Peace, Rob Surette