The AUOH Staff

Larry Smith, owner, producer, engineer

Rod Wallace, producer, arranger

Kris Cochran, engineer

Larry has been a musician and songwriter for over 30 years and involved in studio production since 1992. He and Rod have played together in bands since the late 1960s. He has worked extensively in the area of digital audio recording. In addition to his work as a musician and in the studio, Larry has served as press director at Alabama Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies and Award Shows since the early 1990s and worked in that capacity with many well known artists, songwriters and music industry professionals. For the last four years Larry has served as stage director for the annual Alabama Chicken and Egg Festival coordinating sound, lighting and staging for noted groups including Atlanta Rhythm Section, Ray Sawyer of Dr. Hook, The Alabama Spirituals, The Palmetto State Quartet, Pure Prairie League and Web Wilder. Rod has been a musician for over 30 years, specializing in guitar and bass. He is well respected in North Alabama as a guitar teacher. As a musician, he has worked with a number of well known artists including Tommy Allsup (Buddy Holly, Texas Playboys), Buddy Whittington (John Mayall), Rusty Burns (Point Blank, Ricky Lynn Gregg) and James Pennebaker (Delbert McClinton, Big and Rich, Marcia Ball). Rod has been involved in studio production since the 1980s. In addition he is involved with live sound reinforcement at area shows, is the stage crew supervisor for the Alabama Chicken and Egg Festival main stage and has worked in the press room at many Alabama Music Hall of Fame Award Shows. Kris is attending the University of North Alabama as a commercial music major on a full scholarship. He has recorded and mixed quite a few sessions and is well respected as a studio engineer. He plays drums, guitar and bass. He works with a number of bands in North Alabama. Kris is the drum tech for the Alabama Chicken and Egg Festival main stage and has worked in the press room at Alabama Music Hall of Fame Award Shows.

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