John Smart’s early background is as an audio engineer. Initially working as a studio musician, he quickly gravitated towards becoming a studio recording and mix engineer. For over ten years, Smart worked in studios on music as well as dialogue for advertising, audiobooks, and film. He also served a variety of roles in live events as a remote recording engineer, as well as a front-of-house and monitor mixer.
For the past seven years, Smart has been with ASG onsite at Google. As the production operations manager, he managed the full-time team of event operators including directors, stage managers, audio operators, camera operators, and multi-source technicians. Smart was responsible for the crewing of all events, matching the proper talent with each event’s needs. He also operated as an audio engineer and event tech.
Smart is now happy to sit with ASG’s NorCal Sales team as an account executive, working with every variety of clients. In his spare time, he designs and builds tube audio amplifiers, walks his dog, and surfs the beaches of Santa Cruz.