Robert Shaffer – Project Manager
Robert originally hails from the DC area; after discovering the world of lighting through high school theater he went on to work for Showtime Sound in Maryland and was the lighting designer on North American and European legs of Kevin Hart’s ‘Let Me Explain’ tour. Robert relocated to Asheville ten years ago where he continued his freelance career. He appreciates the beauty of a perfect truck pack and can magically source any piece of equipment in less than three phone calls. Robert is Pisgah’s resident foodie and when not speccing shows he’s hunting down WNC’s best culinary offerings.
Ryan Hargis – Installation
A self confessed audio nerd, Ryan graduated WCU’s music program way back before social media was a thing. After an extended stint as the production manager Ryan was tapped to join German audio system’s manufacturer d&b Audiotechnik’s USA office in application support. Now Ryan heads up Pisgah’s installation department helping our customers get the best out of their installed audio, video and lighting systems. In his spare time Ryan races autocross and has compiled an encyclopedic knowledge of Tex-Mex eateries between here and Lake Charles.
Aaron Sparks – Fleet Manager
Aaron heads up Pisgah’s transportation division making sure all out vehicles are safe and get to where they need to be on time (and most importantly legally). Outside of show season he can be found working in the installation department where his previous experience as a industrial manufacturing manager are put to good use. Having known Ryan for over 35 years he would like to state publicly that he is in no way complicit in keeping Ryan’s expansive Funko Pop™ collection secret from his wife – which if you’re reading this is no longer a secret.
Rylan Brown – Project Manager
Rylan was born and raised in the mystical land of Blountville, TN, and currently resides in Erwin, TN. Rylan spent 5 years as the production director at Celebration Church and has over 10 years of experience in audio, video, and lighting. Rylan is working hard to expand the business into Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia while also assisting Robert and Dave to make sure all our events go off without a hitch! In addition to working at Pisgah, Rylan is the production manager and FOH engineer for 7X Grammy-nominated artist Dave Eggar. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his wife, exploring all that our beautiful region has to offer!
Neal Morgan – Account Executive
Neal is a production industry veteran and has pushed faders for some the greatest acts of the last 50 years (and has the stories to go with it!). He now handles account management for the Pisgah team. If you need quoting for installs or need to discuss options for your next event, Neal has you covered.
Dave Champagne – Finance
Seventeen years ago Dave made the pilgrimage to Asheville from Rhode Island to take up the position as lighting designer for Asheville’s iconic Orange Peel and later went on to become Production Manager at the Harrah’s Cherokee event center. Legend has it that Dave started Pisgah AVL providing lighting out of the back of his old Subaru Outback. Nowadays Dave mostly handles new customer enquires but every now-and-then we like to send him to run festival lights with a console that hasn’t had the firmware upgraded since 2003 just for our own amusement.