Ron Meyer Posted August 9, 2013 Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 Kevin Ward passed away yesterday after a long battle with cancer. Many of you knew him as the sales manager at TAI Audio. I first met Kevin about 25 or 26 years ago while working at Audio Services Corp in Los Angeles (now LSC) Kevin was the rental department manager there. He moved on from there to working production sound for a few years before moving back to his home town of Orlando FL. He then went to work at TAI Audio. Kevin and I stayed friends over all of the years. We shared a love of old American Hotrods. I would have to say that Kevin was partially responsible for my success in this business. Back when he was the rental manager at ASC, he would come into my office and in a typical Kevin way, he would say something like "The good news is I just booked a 12 week rental for a thumper system, the bad news is I need one built in 10 days" or "The Oscars are this weekend and I need boom poles with a coiled cable inside and I need the Lectro plug on transmitters to provide 12T mic power". Yep, we did the first ones and Kevin was the idea guy behind them. It would be an understatement to say he pushed me to be a better tech and engineer. I can't tell you how many times this happened and how many products came out of his desire to please his customers. RIP Kevin. Ron Meyer PSC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old school Posted August 9, 2013 Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 My condolences to Kevin's family and friends. I only knew him through Audio Services and he was always there for me in rental. Good man who was fun to talk with. RIP buddy. CrewC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afewmoreyears Posted August 9, 2013 Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 Very Sad... He was a great guy.... Sorry to hear this news.... Sad day for his family.... best wishes in this tough time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundtrane Posted August 9, 2013 Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 Another great guy out of the line. How are we going to manage the future.... RIP... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehawk Posted August 9, 2013 Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 When Kevin left ASC to go into production, he boomed many a commercial for me before he went on to bigger things in episodic TV. He was a good friend who had a great sense of humor. I'll miss him. RIP Kevin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Marts Posted August 9, 2013 Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 I spoke to Kevin a few times on the phone this summer - always a wonderful attitude. See ya later, Kevin. Bob Marts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted August 9, 2013 Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 " I need the Lectro plug on transmitters to provide 12T mic power". Yep, we did the first ones and Kevin was the idea guy behind them." I had 4 of them! RIP... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted August 13, 2013 Report Share Posted August 13, 2013 I am very sad to hear of Kevin Ward's passing. His humor and sharpness was very apparent and appreciated while he was at ASC. I truly feel our industry just lost someone special. I had a great time working with Kevin at ASC and a lot of good ideas, products and people got there start there. Mike Riner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWsoundservice Posted August 13, 2013 Report Share Posted August 13, 2013 Kevin was gone by the time I started at ASC, but, there were tons of stories told by people who were true friends of his. I am sorry to hear of his passing. His family will be in our thoughts and prayers. RIP Kevin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
480sound Posted August 19, 2013 Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 Kevin Ward boomed "Whats Eating Gilbert Grape" for back in the early 1990's. It was in the days of two man crews so we spent a lot of time together. He couldn't have been a better companion. He was always calm and appropriate, had a very dry sense of humor, and tried to make everything go as smoothly as possible. Full of stories and ideas he had a natural engineers way about him that he got from his father. He loved his family and spoke of them often. We spent a beautiful fall in Austin Texas, had a great time going out hearing music and generally hanging around the bars on 6th street. He was one of the good ones, so long and my best to you and yours. With Respect and peace, David Brownlow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjtunes Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 Very sad to hear about Kevin. He hired me at ASC many years ago now, and was a great mentor to me. As a boss he was patient, and really took the time to explain the fine points of production sound to someone coming in from a different audio world. As a production audio problem solver, I can't think of anyone better. I can't tell you how many meetings he had with sound mixers who had been asked to record in the most difficult environments and situations. Kevin was always able to help them come up with the most effective ways to meet their challenges. I had some big shoes to fill. Kevin quickly became more than a boss, he became a really good friend. We worked hard and played hard in those years. My face and ribs often hurt from the laughs we had at work, and from the laughs over the multiple beers we often shared after... You always said you would probably get hit by a truck Kevin. A metaphor I think of life ending too soon. You'll be missed pal! Brian James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Hi, Brian, and welcome... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Coffey Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Kevin was also a helluva bass fisherman and lived in the best place for doing it. He seemed really content the last time I saw him in Orlando. John Coffey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoeps Posted July 22, 2015 Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 Sorry to post in an old thread... Kevin and I worked together at TAI for about a year in 1999 and he was one of the nicest, funniest guys I had ever met. We did a few NAB shows as well. Thought of him just yesterday and found out that he had passed, truly heartbroken. Rest in peace old friend. schoeps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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