You need an experienced, capable, and well-balanced team with a clear understanding of your needs, value for your priorities, and a mastery of the tools and techniques best-suited to meet those needs with cutting-edge, innovative, reliable, and professional solutions that are elegantly deployed. Make our team your team!
MICHAEL HODDY
PRINCIPAL
michael@somersetmediagroup.com
With 23 years of experience and hundreds of innovative designs, systems, and solutions created and deployed over those years, Michael launched Somerset Media Group to better serve the technical, production, and environmental needs and opportunities of the local church. He has been active in the NYC/NJ metro area for the past two decades as an active performing musician, arranger, producer, audio engineer, church leader, clinician, speaker, instructor, and consultant. He has served on the staff of six churches ranging from a brand-new church start-up that began in his living room to a 200-year old denominational church of historical note, in roles ranging from liturgical worship to cutting-edge contemporary music and production to church planter. He has also served on the faculty of two local colleges teaching in areas of church ministry, music technology, and audio production. He collaborates with churches and other organizations in worship and arts-related areas to clarify vision and mission, develop leadership, optimize team functionality, and leverage technology, all to provide a solid infrastructure with which to engage in ministry. Michael’s goal for technology in the church is that it would be inspiring, not distracting, and that it would serve as an effective springboard for ministry rather than an obstacle to it. In Somerset Media Group, Michael serves as the Principal, Client Relations Lead, and Chief Designer.
STEVE DICKERSON
PROJECT MANAGER
Steve Dickerson has a passion for sound, video, and lighting production and production technology. As the owner of a live production company and sought-out audio engineer and production manager, Steve has worked with national artists as well as many local and regional acts, giving him a well rounded understanding of what it takes to translate what happens on the stage to the ears of the audience or congregation. As our Project Manager, Steve oversees every detail of each system as they are integrated into your facility, ensuring that the function, integrity and quality of the systems exceed your expectations. Steve balances his considerable production and technology resume with a background growing up in church leadership with his father as a pastor, giving him a unique understanding and appreciation of the values, priorities, and needs of our church and house of worship clients.
RON REITZ
PURCHASING MANAGER
A multi-decade veteran of the production industry as a live and studio audio engineer, ninja-level lighting designer, AVL integrator, and musician, Ron brings considerable expertise to the table bringing wisdom, out-of-the-box creativity and innovation, and a steady hand overseeing the logistics that help complex projects come together and things stay on track throughout the process. Ron oversees our manufacturer, dealer, and distributor relationships with our suppliers and industry partners, making sure everything flows smoothly from start to finish.
INSTALLERS & TECHNICIANS
In addition to our lead team, we also maintain an exceptional team of installers and technicians who bring every project to life with careful execution: skilled, experienced, courteous, and efficient, for an end result you- and we- can be justifiably proud of.
