Albert V. Siniscal, P.E. & Sound Designer, founded A-1 Audio, Inc. and started the company on the road to super-success in the early 1970’s with sound and production services provided to such top groups as The Righteous Brothers and The Doobie Brothers. For over 45 years, A-1 Audio, and later A1 Entertainment Services, Inc., under his direction, have been recognized as an industry leader in the field of audio reinforcement, as well as automated lighting for concert touring, equipment rentals, leasing, sales, design, engineering, installation, consulting, and full production services for virtually every size and type of entertainment venue.
Al Siniscal wrote and formally presented two technical white papers titled “High-Intensity, Modular Tri- & Quad-Amplification Loudspeaker Systems” to the Audio Engineering Society Conventions in Munich, Germany and Los Angeles, California in 1972. These technical papers explained several of the very first powered loudspeaker designs he used that additionally were multi-amped.
For the gaming industry in Las Vegas, A1 has been the longest, continuous, premier provider of sound, lighting and backline production equipment both for casino showrooms and the biggest touring acts performing there. Credits in Las Vegas include: The Classical Mystery Tour with 42-piece orchestra, Beatlemania at Aladdin TPA, The Danny Gans Show, The Russian Ballet – Cinderella with 40-piece Orchestra, Sinatra – The Main Event from Hoboken to Hollywood 15- piece Orchestra plus singers / dancers at The Venetian Showroom, Wyclef Jean & Friends at Aladdin TPA, ZZ-Top at Aladdin TPA, ICE – Direct from Moscow at Riviera Versailles Showroom, Etc.
A1 has been the primary audio vendor at the Circus Maximus showroom at Caesars Palace & Caesars Tahoe for more than 25 years, and has recently provided full sound, some lighting and production services to, The Planet Hollywood – Aladdin TPA, a 7,000 seat proscenium theater, largest in the Western USA, MGM Grand, the Stratosphere, Hilton, Mirage, Bellagio, Mandalay Bay, and many other mega-resort, hotel / casinos. He has built and updated several of the Las Vegas showrooms as many as three times.
Albert V. Siniscal, P.E., is a Registered Professional Electrical Engineer in Nevada and California, and is a member of IATSE Local One, for the Theatrical Sound Designers Associationi in New York City. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and a Master of Business Administration Degree, both from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. In military service, he was a First Lieutenant Engineer in the USAF Missiles and Space Systems Division where “Zero Defects” was the order of the day. He plays a 5-string banjo to occasionally relax.
His personal motto is: “The Stakes Are Too High For Amateurs”
Albert V. Siniscal
Al started A1 on the road to success in the early 1970’s with sound and production services provided to such top groups as The Righteous Brothers and The Doobie Brothers. For over 40 years, A1 Entertainment under his direction, has been recognized as an industry leader in the field of audio reinforcement, as well as automated lighting for concert touring, equipment rentals, leasing, sales, design, engineering, installation, consulting and full production services for virtually every size and type of entertainment venue.
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