Charles Acquisto

I run Techno Logic, LLC, a technology-based contracting firm in the Greater Portland, OR area. We offer A-Z design and installation services, specializing in audio, video, communications, and entertainment on the "Techno" side of the business. On the "Logic" side, we are licensed general contractors specializing in renovations of home and/ or business environments and new builds for entertainment-based infrastructure. Electrical, carpentry, and unique, custom construction projects are our niche. If it doesn't exist, we make it so. I also personally come with three decades of professional audio experience, and offer special services to my clients. These include custom analog as well as up-to-the-minute digital sound system design and installations, custom speaker enclosure fabrication and refurbishments, and custom rack building from scratch - from lumber selection to carpentry paint to device population. I also repair audio electronics, stage and club lighting, and offer acoustical treatment services. For some clients I offer digital audio editing and music/ audio file mastering, serving not only the entertainment sector, but also corporate communications.

Starting as a DJ and Promoter in the early underground dance community, I quickly became head of production/ coordination and co-owner of United Sound. In the 90's and early 2000's, United Sound came to be synonymous with impeccable audio and was the go-to sound & lighting company for underground dance music events along the East Coast. 2001 was the start of my International DJ touring, and In 2003 the company saw a side-life as a record label and released USR001: my own production entitled "Move Your Soul". After 2003 we embarked on a fruitful journey of producing some of NJ & NYC's most successful underground dance music events (our own events as well as co-producing for others), focusing on audio, lighting design, and thematic decor. We also produced fundraisers for charity organizations, including the Kailo Mantua Art Center in Philadelphia, PA, and for RAINN - The Rape Abuse and Incest National Network, who has helped countless victims and operates on a national level. Today United Sound remains as my DJ affiliation and the company remains synonymous with quality analog audio (but with all of the digital DJ requirements). At current, I am in possession of Portland's only four-point, full-stack, all-analog surround-sound system. I am sprucing her up and making modifications before she's installed in a venue that's perfect for her size. While I work on that, I am also building a very serious intelligent lighting rig to complete the package. More info TBA...

● Oversee teams of A/V technicians building commercial systems, including LED video walls, digital signage, audio systems, video systems, corporate A/V, telecommunications, product placement, and integrated networks for retail, entertainment, banking, educational, and medical institutions throughout North America ● Manage network protocols to make sure components connect to client’s head-end systems and our local NOC ● Author & document daily job reports + manually edit blueprints/ drawings/ wire diagrams for CAD department ● Field engineer solutions for structural and technical problems + full commissioning and testing of installed systems ● Perform site surveys to submit to engineers and account managers ● Act as Project Manager to purchase parts, hire labor, schedule with trades teams, liaise with clients ● Vet and train new contractors ● Provide remote technical support from the field and my home office

● Responsible for complete A-Z installations of commercial audio, video, digital signage, and network systems (new and retro) - including screen mounting, speaker installation, rack installation and wiring, cable runs, terminations, and commissioning ● Rack and cable fabrication and management, including local terminations of virtually every kind of cable used in the A/V and networking field, as well as custom power cable fabrication ● Experience with Planar/ Cool Sign/ C-Nario/ Bright Sign/ Four Winds and other digital signage platforms ● Soldering and electronics repair + modification ● Point of client contact on job sites

In 2017 I was signed as a recording artist on The Seed Underground Record Label, producing House, Techno, and other quality, underground, electronic dance music. Music production has taken a backseat (for now) while I work on other aspects of my career. I am overdue for a new release...

● Coordinated and hosted special events and shows, worked with designers and printers, oversaw marketing, production, food services, and booked/ managed bands and DJ’s ● Designed and installed fully-integrated audio and video system still in use today ● Responsible for maintenance and repair of all audio and video components and network repair as needed ● Helped re–build venue (general construction and structured cabling) ● Live sound for DJ’s and bands ● Trained new employees