Technology @ FCCLA
First Church is proud of the work done by the Audio/Video technicians alongside supporting congregational membership, as a form of ministry to our congregation as well as to the larger global community. The team continues to improve our space’s technological capacities to keep up with the modern world’s ever-evolving needs for connection through new media. Some of the projects our team dedicated itself to are:
Live sound technician
Organ/Instrumental/Choral recording engineering
Live Stream technician
Podcast Editing
On-campus spaces tech demands
Virtual service Audio/Video editing
Our fully-operational facilities include:
The Sanctuary
Shatto Chapel
Remote Studio
For visitors interested in FCCLA as a venue please contact cmccurry@fccla.org and read through an in-depth specification sheet of FCCLA’s Audio/Visual technology here.
In appreciation of the Audio/Visual team:
Our Technicians
Marc Doten (he/him/his)
Sound Technician
mdoten@fccla.org
100-200 words about technician, including history of working in sound, as well as any personal artistic ventures.
Include tech/artist personal website.
Danny Hesse (he/him/his)
Sound Technician
dhesse@fccla.org
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Professional Website:
Kaspar Abbo (he/him/his)
Sound Technician
kabbo@fccla.org
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Professional Website:
Cameron Johnston (he/him/his)
Live Stream Technician
cjohnston@fccla.org
Cameron Johnston is a composer, sound artist, producer, and programmer. He describes himself as “media agnostic” producing works in any medium that fits that particular project. Cameron earned his bachelor’s degree in Music Composition from California State University, Long Beach where he wrote music for a number of collaborative projects: film, dance, video games, and theatre. Additionally, he gained skills in music production, recording, and mixing. Cameron developed a practice in experimental performance and electronics due to his time in New Music Ensemble and Laptop Ensemble. He values collaborating with other artists, which lead him to his senior project: King George VI. This opera was the culmination of the collaborative work Cameron had developed during his time at CSULB. He has performed original works in a variety of venues in the Los Angeles Area and in New York.
Currently Cameron is earning his Master’s in Music Composition with Interactive Media from Cal State Long Beach. He directs the New Music Ensemble where he harbors an environment of creativity and collaboration, allowing the students to compose the bulk of the pieces for performances. He manages the live stream for the ensemble’s recent concerts and mixes the ensemble for those performances. Diving deep into the virtual performance space, Cameron has taken advantage of their all digital concerts by adding audio and visual effects to enhance performances.
Professional Website: cameronjohnston.xyz
David García Saldaña (he/him/his)
Team Lead/Production Manager
dsaldana@fccla.org
A Southern California-based composer (ASCAP), writer, and singer from the San Gabriel Valley. He maintains an active membership in the National Association of Composers USA (NACUSA) and the American Composers Forum (ACF), Los Angeles chapters as well as an associate membership of the Dramatists Guild (DG). He collaborates frequently with artists in both dance and theater, creating content ranging from incidental music to new musical theater works. You can find him performing throughout the Los Angeles area with different vocal groups, and, at times, on electronics using one of his several new instruments. A graduate of California State University Long Beach’s Bob Cole Conservatory of Music’s M.M. in Music Composition and UC Santa Barbara’s College of Creative Studies B.A. in Literature with a dual emphasis on Analysis and Creative Writing.
Professional Website: davidgarciasaldana.com