Pete began his pro audio career at the world famous CTS studios in London where he trained as an engineer, eventually working alongside legendary producers such as Steve Lillywhite, Tony Visconti and Frank Fillipetti.For those of you who remember that far back, Pete was the engineer responsible for the Flying Pickets biggest hit Only You, which spent six weeks at No. 1 in the UK charts in 1983.
 
In 1984, Pete joined console manufacturer Solid State Logic as sales manager and used his engineering expertise to help establish SSL as the world-wide success it is today. The 1980s were SSL's decade and Pete was at the forefront of their widespread installation in top UK recording studios. He left SSL in 1987 and worked as sales manager for a diverse range of companies including Syco Systems, acoustic consultancy Neil Grant Associates, Focusrite, hire company Hilton Sound, and Fairlight. His traditional engineering skills and experience of hard disk audio editing systems made him an invaluable source of knowledge to his many recording studio and broadcast contacts.
 
In 1994, Pete cemented his long-standing friendship with Ralph Dunlop when they launched Sound Network. The two have known each other for years - and even after all this time they're still on speaking terms!
 

In 1981, after six years as a professional musician, Ralph Dunlop joined the sales team at Turnkey Studio Systems - at that time the largest pro audio equipment supplier in the UK. The early 1980s was a good time for the UK pro audio business. New recording studios were springing up everywhere, new technology was overtaking old and the music industry was bursting with energy and excitement. As part of the Turnkey sales team Ralph was in daily contact with all the top players as well as many of the rising stars who form today's music industry elite.
 
Ralph's abilities were spotted by Danish microphone manufacturer Bruel & Kjaer in 1984 and he played a major role in the launch of the Series 4000 microphones, going on to establish the product as an industry standard. Ralph spent six years with B&K and gained a strong reputation for his technical expertise and understanding of microphone application. In 1992, he established Garwood Communications — the company responsible for the innovative Radio Station 'In-Ear' stage monitoring system.
 
His day to day involvement with the company ended a year later when he joined forces with Pete Wandless to set up Sound Network. Today, Ralph takes a particular interest in the development of DPA microphones and their use in new markets. These include obvious areas such as theatres and live venues, through to more unusual applications such as motor racing and binaural recording.
 

Walter started his career at Nova Sound Studio in Bryanston Street as tape operator in 1973. After 6 months he moved to the newly opened CBS Whitfield Street as junior engineer, where he was trained by his mentor Mike Ross-Trevor, one of Britain’s most respected recording engineers.
 
Walter returned to Nova as senior engineer after a year. One of his first mixing projects was A Whole Lot of Loving by Guys and Dolls. Much to his surprise and embarrassment the single reached number one in the UK charts. A return to CBS was offered and Walter worked throughout the 1980’s with artist like Tina Turner, Talk Talk, Heaven 17 and Blancmange. He also remixed one of the biggest selling singles of the decade Jennifer Rush’s The Power of Love.
 
In 1990 the position of Chief Engineer was offered at Utopia Studios and Walter accepted. A year later he made the decision to be a freelance Engineer/Producer and has worked at all the major studios in the UK and Europe. During this time he engineered and co-produced albums for Irish legends Christy Moore and Van Morrison.