Van Metschke

Client Relationships at Vantage Pro AV- TD at Woodcrest Christian School

Like many techs, I cut my teeth on live production in high school. From running mic cables in my freshman year to working behind the sound console on choir tours in my senior year, I caught the tech bug early. Out of high school some friend’s band got a record contract and asked me to help them get their shows to sound better. I spent the next six years mixing, booking, road managing and bus repairing, as well as mixing for many other bands and events.

Starting a family and winding down my touring days, I took a job with my friend Pete Tessitore at his fledgling installation and live production company, PT Pro Sound. Those years were a unique blend of AVL system design-installation for churches, schools, and municipalities as well as countless live events and everything in between. PT closed its doors after Pete’s untimely death. During this time I also spent several years as the audio Director at the Southern California State Thespians Conference.

In 1996 I was asked to become part of the tech staff at Saddleback Church by then tech director Ken Robertson. I continued with live events and install work outside of my duties at Saddleback as well. After five years of services, conferences, and events, Ken and I headed over to Mariners Church as they were preparing to expand the main Irvine campus. After building a 3000 seat worship center, an amazing kids building and starting preparations for a chapel, student building, and full campus renovation, I was called to South Hills Church. South Hills was, at the time, two campuses and in the seven years I was on staff grew to multiple campuses and affiliate churches across the country. In 2013 I was asked to become the first full time technical director at Magnolia Church as they embarked on a full remodel of the worship center building. We delivered an amazing remodel in 2015. In 2016 I joined CCI Solutions as Church & Client Relations. In 2016 I also became Technical Director for Woodcrest Christian School located in Riverside, CA, where I continue to serve.

In 2021 I joined Vantage Pro as Church & Client Relations. Vantage Pro is an Audio, Video, Lighting, and Acoustics design and build firm that combines an experienced team and a proven process to integrate the right solution, the first time, every time.