A veteran of the A/V business since 1981, Dusty Gorski moonlighted as a stand-up comic for several years in the mid-80s. Performing in area clubs and colleges at night while working for a Milwaukee audio store by day, he kept himself pretty busy before he finally decided to hang up his skinny tie.

In the 90s, Dusty moved to the Centennial State to work for a Denver A/V retailer, a job which eventually led him more heavily into custom systems. “Milwaukee wasn’t a very sophisticated market for custom,” he says (tell that to Laverne and Shirley!), “so I was pleased to find a much more active market out here where the clientele embraced distributed audio, video and control.” Eventually Dusty did national sales training for custom-oriented manufacturers AMX and Escient before briefly owning his own business. When he was approached with a job offer by ListenUp owner Walt Stinson, Dusty joined our staff in 2000.

“The opportunities and support are much greater here than when I was on my own. The ListenUp name is well known and well respected in the industry and in this market, which offers instant credibility. I have found success in higher level projects featuring built-in components, home automation and advanced control. And because work with the same project manager and lead installer on all my projects, there’s a continuity and efficiency to the jobs we do.”