Meet Our Team
At Claiborne Sharp Professional Audio, we make it our mission to provide top-quality results on every job, meeting each client's unique needs and space. Our expertise is backed up by over three decades of experience, so you know you're getting the best, most informed audio-visual services available.
Claiborne Sharp
Claiborne has over 30 years of experience in the audio industry. He is a member of Synergetic Audio Concepts and has served for 44 years as the Audio/Communications Director at First United Methodist Church.
He has taught Computer Science at LSU in Shreveport for over 35 years and previously held the position of Adjunct Instructor on Audio Principles in the Telecommunications Division at Bossier Parish Community College for over six years. He has two Bachelor of Science degrees and an MBA from LSU Shreveport.
John Chadsey
Our lead installer, John Chadsey, has over 32 years of experience in the audio system installation industry. John is married to Deborah and has two children, Abbygail, and Charlie. John attends a church in west Shreveport, where he serves as a FOH engineer. Most of the rigging and suspension systems for our speakers, projectors, and cameras are custom engineered by John.
Derek Gunter
Derek has worked for Claiborne Sharp Professional Audio for twenty years. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Louisiana Tech. Derek is a member of Synergetic Audio Concepts and has completed many of the in-person training classes, including Sound Reinforcement, Sound System Design, and Wireless System Integration. He serves as FOH Engineer at his church in Bossier City. Derek is married to Heather and has two children, Liam, and Nolan. System design and customer training are some of his greatest passions.