
Our Mission
We strive for audio perfection and deliver a personalized customer experience through a knowledgeable, friendly staff, utilizing leading-edge audio technology.

Our Goals
Our goal is to provide our clients with the best possible value in audiovisual services. We define value as the highest quality and performance at the lowest cost. Lowest cost alone is rarely the best value, and improper design is never the best value.
A Brief history of Poll Sound
Poll Sound is the oldest continuously operating professional sound company in the world, beginning in 1924.
Click below to learn about our history.
Our Staff
Admin & ops

Email: tyler@pollsound.com
Phone: (801) 869-8807
Start Date: August 2008
Certifications:
L-Acoustics K2, VCLS, LSC, L-ISA & Systems Integrator
SSL Live
Yamaha Rivage PM10
Dante Level 3
QSC Q-SYS Lvl 1
IED GlobalCom
SynAudCon Courses:
Sound Reinforcement for Technicians
Sound System Design
OptEQ
Making Wireless Work
Deward Timothy
General Manager

Email: deward@pollsound.com
Phone: (801) 869-8800
Start Date: September 1966
Certifications:
L-Acoustics System Integrator, VCLS & LSC
BSS London Architect
Bose RoomMatch / PowerMatch
TEF Workshop Advanced & Analyzer Measurement Techniques Lvl 3
Duran Audio Intellivox Design and Calibration Certification
IQ Certification Lvl 3
NSCA MATV Design
IED Engineering and Training
Telecor Technical Design and Programming
SynAudCon Courses:
Electro-Acoustics Grad Lvl 3
Sound System Design Lvl 2
Sound System Reinforcement for Designers
Sound System Reinforcement for Technicians
Sound System Optimization and Tuning Lvl 2
Loudspeakers Designers Workshop Lvl 3
Loudspeaker Array Workshop
Horns II Array and Alignment Workshop
Intelligibility II Workshop
Acoustic Test & Measurement
Audio Measurement and Instrumentation Workshop
Digital Signal Processing Workshop
Digital Audio Networks Workshops
Grounding and Shielding Workshop
OptEQ
Making Wireless Work
Awards:
Salt Lake City Historic Landmark Commission - Award of Merit for design of the sound system for First Presbyterian Church
Utah State House of Representatives - Resolution in appreciation for design and build of the A/V systems in the Legislative Committee Rooms
Memberships:
Audio Engineering Society
Electro-Voice Board of Advisors
TEF Advisory Committee
SoundTube Board of Advisors

Email: becky@pollsound.com
Phone: (801) 261-2500
Start Date: April 2015
Installation Department
Contracting Manager

Email: neil@pollsound.com
Phone: (801) 869-8814
Start Date: March 1997
Education:
B.S. Mechanical Engineering
University of Utah
Certifications:
Crestron DMC-E
Extron Control Professional & XTP
AMX Enova
Dante Level 2
L-Acoustics System Fundamentals
Christie Microtiles
Nevada Low Voltage

Email: brian@pollsound.com
Phone: (801) 261-2500
Start Date: September 1997
Certifications:
Avixa CTS & CTS-I
ICC Master Technician
Project Manager

Email: dan@pollsound.com
Phone: (801) 261-2500
Start Date: June 2013
Certifications:
Avixa CTS & CTS-I
ICC Master Technician

Email: davemann@pollsound.com
Phone: (801) 261-2500
Start Date: March 2018
Education:
A.A. Sound Design for Theater
Ricks College
Specialized Associates in Recording Engineering
Full Sail University
Certifications:
QSC Q-SYS Lvl 2
Shure Integrated Systems Lvl 2
Avixa CTS
ICC Master Technician
Dante Level 3
DigiCo SD Series
TOMCAT U
Rigging Seminars Harry Donovan Completion

Email: craig@pollsound.com
Phone: (801) 261-2500
Start Date: August 2013
Education:
Certificate in Information Technology with an emphasis on Programming
Davis Technical College.
Certifications:
ICC Master Technician

Email: austin@pollsound.com
Phone: (801) 261-2500
Start Date: June 2018
Certifications:
ICC Master Technician

Email: philip@pollsound.com
Phone: (801) 261-2500
Start Date: January 2016
Certifications:
QSC Q-SYS Lvl 2 & Control 201
Avixa CTS & CTS-I
ICC Master Technician

Email: ask@pollsound.com
Phone: (801) 261-2500
Start Date: July 2019
Certifications:
ICC Master Technician
Production & Rental Department

Email: bennett@pollsound.com
Phone: (801) 869-8815
Start Date: March 2015
Education:
A.A.S. - Digital Communication Technology
Utah Valley University
Certifications:
L-Acoustics KARA, K2, VCLS, LSC, & L-ISA
SSL Live
Dante Level 3
University of Utah

Email: curt@pollsound.com
Phone: (801) 261-2500
Start Date: June 2016
Education:
A.A. - Theatre
Ricks College
Certifications:
L-Acoustics System Fundamentals
SSL Live
TOMCAT U Hoist & Rigging Workshop
Sales Department

Email: kari@pollsound.com
Phone: (801) 869-8802
Start Date: June 1990
Education:
A.S. - Education
Salt Lake Community College

Email: bryce@pollsound.com
Phone: (801) 869-8805
Start Date: July 2006
Certifications:
L-Acoustics KARA & K2
d&b audiotechnik J series & ArrayCalc
SSL Live
Dante Level 1
Crosby Rigging Basics
TOMCAT U Hoist & Rigging Workshop
Stageline SL250

Email: jeremy@pollsound.com
Phone: (801) 869-8813
Start Date: December 2017

Email: cole@pollsound.com
Phone: (801) 261-2500
Start Date: July 2016
Education:
Majoring in Engineering (Currently)
Salt Lake Community College
Service Department

Email: dave@pollsound.com
Phone: (801) 869-8809
Start Date: September 1992
Education:
A.A.S. - Electronics
Salt Lake Community College
Computer Networking Degree
Stevens Henager College
Certifications:
Telecor Intercoms
Crown Audio

Email: davee@pollsound.com
Phone: (801) 261-2500
Start Date: October 2005
Semi-Retired: 2014
Saint George Office
St. George

Email: dean@pollsound.com
Phone: (435) 703-2980
Start Date: August 2014
Education:
Audio Engineering Program
Technical Institute of Hutchinson
Certifications:
Avixa CTS
Shure IntelliMix P300
St. George

Email: tom@pollsound.com
Phone: (435) 703-2982
Start Date: August 2015
Certifications:
Avixa CTS
St. George

Email: marc@pollsound.com
Phone: (435) 703-2981
Start Date: May 2019
Education:
Northeast Electrical College