My name is Scott Van Den Elzen, and I'm the founder of Audio Idea. In 1992, I moved to the Eugene/Springfield area in Oregon. Around the same time, some of my friends started a community outreach program (it's now called Free People.) Early Free People outreaches provided hot meals and clothing to the needy in Eugene and Springfield. Within about a year, Free People were partnering with several musicians to add free concerts to the outreaches. I mixed sound for many of these events using whatever equipment the bands and I could scrounge up.

In 1994, I had the "Audio Idea."

Wouldn't it be great to have a PA system dedicated for use at community events?

The bands and I have continued offering free concerts at community events for many years. The events have grown in both size and frequency. In 2004, I was finally able to realize my dream and purchase a complete system, fulfilling the "Audio Idea" I had ten years before.