Our MOTM is Bill Fitzmaurice.
Bill has been with DJF for longer than I can remember & has always been here just about on a daily basis providing sound advice (literally). If you're a veteran member here you know about Bill. If you're a new member, Bill has been designing pro sound systems for nearly 50 years & passing on his knowledge to us here at DJF.
We appreciate his dedication to DJF over the years & we wanted to acknowledge him with Member of the Month for June 2017. Please take a minute to congratulate him & thank him for his dedication & advice.
WE asked Bill a few questions for him to answer & here is what he said:
I have over 50 designs available at my website. Some are home theater and auto sound oriented, but most are pro-sound, most of those are PA.As most know here, you have a specific design that you sell so people can build their own speakers. Give us some feed back on this please.
http://www.billfitzmaurice.com
When I took up electric bass and guitar, in 1965. Not long after that I started doing PA.When did you first become interested in speakers?
I built my first cab in 1968, trying to improve on what was available.What inspired you to pursue this idea for building speakers that people could build themselves?
My first amp was a 1965 Fender Bassman.What was your first equipment/speakers?
Everything I have I made, including my instruments.What equipment do you mostly use now?
Experiment, and never be satisfied. The best speaker I've ever designed is always the next one.What do you do to continue to make yourself better after all this time?
I don't remember, probably by surfing the web.How did you find DJF?
Everyone was a newbie once, it's good that there's a place where they can get help learning their craft.What inspired you to continue to be an active member of DJF?
Working in pro-sound has been very good to me, so I feel a bit of an obligation to pass on my knowledge. And it's fun.What drives you to help other DJ's/members here on DJF?
Read, read, read. Then read some more.What advice do you have for new DJ's with less than a year of experience?
Never stop learning. Fifty years in and I still learn something every day.What experience have you gained that you would like to pass along to experienced DJ's with at least a year experience or more?
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