“I’ve had the privilege of knowing and working with Jackson for the last seven years. His live sound engineering skills, musicianship, and above all, his character are beyond reproach. Jackson’s sheer engineering talent and his desire as a multi-instrumentalist to play music as well as mix have put him on his current path with the Malpass Brothers. In 2016, I posted that I was looking for interns interested in learning about live sound for bluegrass and acoustic music. Jackson, who was 15, replied and met us at the Adams bluegrass festival in Palatka, FL. I started him out shadowing our monitor engineer, Geoffrey Keyes. Surprisingly, for a 15 year old, he jumped in and helped with stage changeovers. We realized that he had the talent and temperament to become a great engineer. To my ears, his ‘mix’ reminded me of my own, and Scotty Bolen’s (Dailey and Vincent’s sound engineer) who worked with me for several years.
On occasion, Jackson has substituted for me with Balsam Range and Darin and Brooke. They all just love him.
In addition to Jackson’s many talents, his personality and character are exemplary. A good sound man needs to be a great listener/psychologist/interpreter and have lots of patience. This certainly describes Jackson! He put up with me for seven years.”
— John Holder, Blue Ridge Sound and Stage
We were completely satisfied with the work Jackson accomplished at Northside! He is amazing and I would recommend him to any church of any size! Our new improved sound is so noticeably richer and fuller. Great job!
— Sid Carter, Northside Baptist Church
“Jackson Bethune provided sound at Isabel’s Sweet 16 and it was perfect! The quality is outstanding and what I loved most is that he came early to set up and while we were getting everything ready, we had the the best music playing!”
— Suzanne Thacker Bethune
“I have used Jackson on a few of the concerts I had with Nashville Recording Artist. After every concert the artist said they were happy with the sound. I highly recommend him for your future event.”
— Juanita Rock Hotard
I heartily recommended EVERYTHING about Jackson Bethune Music! Great guy. Very knowledgeable, helpful, down to earth, and reasonable. Before our church hired Jackson to set up and run sound for our outdoor services during COVID, it was just a few of us using equipment we'd cobbled together, and trying to run our own sound while singing and playing. While that was fun and challenging, it was not the best solution for either the musicians or the congregation. Jackson is the best solution. He gets there before he says he's going to be there and has everything set up before I can get there to "help." Sound checks are a breeze. He handles everything and make us sound better than we've ever sounded before. Fixes problems during performances almost before you hear them. Amazing. Afterwards, he efficiently and quickly gets his equipment broken down and packed away in a space in which I swear it wouldn't fit. Super easy to work with. Nicest young man you will come across.
— Steve Bristol, St. Williams Catholic Church, SSI
“For professional work with any project or event where a complete sound system and expert operator is needed, contact Jackson Bethune Music, LLC.
He is prompt, prepared and extremely knowledgeable about his craft.”
— Virginia Garlen