TEAM FUTARA
* Present
& Past - Family & Friends *
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and all who have helped keep this place goin'!
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Marty
Futara:
Owner / Principal of Futara Electronics Company for 34 years with 39
years total experience in the service and repair of vintage digital and analog
equipment including computer main frame systems, network support and design.
His music industry experience includes backstage, sound and equipment support
(Go IATSE Local 504!) for artists and
bands such as Love and Rockets, P.I.L., The Sugar Cubes, New Order, Elton John,
Julie Andrews, Joe Walsh and members of Korn, Lit, No-Doubt, Crystal Method,
Walter Trout, Nickleback and many others. Marty holds degrees in Electronics,
Mathematics, Physics and General Engineering. Marty is a tone FREAK and loves
playing his strat and tele, tweaking electronics, making a big mess and a whole
lotta' very loud noise, composing and recording music along with painting, drawing,
photography, coding and just having good, clean fun with his family and friends.
Check
out his linkedin profile! (click on or copy and paste this address into your
browser) => www.linkedin.com/in/martyfutara
Sandy
Futara: Administrative.
R.I.P. ::: 05-13-1932 - 01-13-2011 ::: Our friend and mentor to all. You can
read all about Sandy on our "In
Honor of..." page. Sandy was at the helm of this business. He
made certain the bills were paid, answered the phone, put out the day to day
fires and attended to customer needs. We will miss him dearly.
Dan
Futara: Electronics Technician.
Specializes in Mesa Boogie and Vintage Fender Amplification. He is currently
certified as a teacher of electric vehicle technology at Toyota Corporate. His
hobbies include travel, on-line gaming, rebuilding Toyota Supra engines and
modifying them.
2014
Update: Dan Futara has left the nest to pursue his passion (and career) in servicing
high octane automobile engines and electric vehicles. Although he may not be
with us as much as before, we will always have a tech bench ready for him whenever
he wishes to use it. Best of Luck "Dogg"!
Isaac
Futara: Electronics Technician.
Specializes in analog mixers and monitors, Roland keyboards, and small solid-state
and tube amplifiers. He is currently attending college and is pursuing a degree
in Culinary Arts and Hotel Hospitality Management. Isaac likes on-line gaming
and spending time with his family and his pets.
2016
Update: Isaac Futara has also left the nest to pursue a career in hospitality
services AKA: hotel management. Like Dan, we will always have a bench ready
for him as well - Best of Luck "Iceman"!
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Honorable Helpers and Support! -
Rhonda
Rae Futara: Journeywoman
Technician. A GREAT help during a time when we had an overwhelming amount
of Roland KC series amplifiers with broken jacks, broken potentiometers, blown
speakers, crooked handles, bent corners and missing hardware. She took care
of it all - and did it with LOVE! Thank you Rhonda Rae!
Ari
Futara: Journeygirl Technician.
Assisted servicing TONS of Studiomaster PA Mixers and other products. Ari disassembled
many scrap units to help with repairs of C stock units for sale.
Adam
Futara: Journeyboy Technician.
Learning electronics is ALWAYS fun! Teaching electronics is even fun-ner! Adam
built several custom projects whilst learning how to solder and use basic tools
- Awesome!
Janelle
Futara: Journeygirl Technician.
Janelle tested and spec'd many, many, MANY germanium diodes and transistors
we either sold or used for overdrive-distortion-fuzz pedal modifications. She
learned how to use basic test equipment to achieve our needs.
Dylan
Futara: Journeyman
Technician. Working on your own equipment is BEST as Dylan has learned
how to do. Like Adam, Dylan learned how to solder and use basic tools and test
equipment.
Joel'
Futara: Administrative.
The shop, with it's mountains of paperwork, was a disaster Joel' tackled and
succeeded! Her organizational skills are a big help! "...a place for everything
and everything in it's place..."
Robert
Futara: Handyman.
Rob is always willing to help us either moving and assembling shelving, installing
bins onto walls, telling a good joke and expertly making the best cup of coffee
one would ever taste! A good man doing a great job!
Email
us with your questions or comments!
service@futara.com
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