03/31/2026
We are so excited about the 6-page Big Interview in current March/April issue with our very own Founder and CEO of 1 SOUND, Lou Mannarino!
This editorial highlights Lou’s career and perspective on the pro-audio industry with some stories that go back to his roots. Lou shares some fantastic stories from his journey in the industry, from beginning as an “annoying kid” (his words!) chasing down music repair specialists to learn how to build a working PA system, to eventually engineering the audio for Paul McCartney and Bon Jovi, among other huge names.
If you know any member of the 1 SOUND team, you know we love what we do, and it is personal for us. It stems from leadership down, and this history shares “the why”!
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“If I could talk to 11-year-old Lou now, the kid who was just starting out, I’d give him the same advice my dad would always give me,” he mused. “That is to realise that you’re not going to be the smartest or the best in the room, but what you can be in control of is working with the most energy and genuineness possible. It’s hard to compete with the person who loves what they do.”
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Thank you, , for this piece and for eliciting some great stories!
Read the full feature in MONDO-DR’s current issue or on our Latest News.