Three Words to My Why
Emphasis
Longevity
Organization
Emphasis: This term is valued as twofold! We are first and foremost focused on doing good business. A consistent delivery of our services built a reputation that emphasized confidence and comfort to our clients and other industry experts. The experience gained by doing good business and events has made our clients continue to use our services again and again for nearly 30 years. We are vested in what we do and take pride in not what is only visible, but even more so, take pride in supporting our industry groups and businesses behind the scenes.
Secondly, although we provide our services at many types of events, we focus our attention on the wedding industry. We have tools that are geared to assist our clients in the preparation, organization and delivery of our services. All aspects of what we do supports our foundation to deliver a memorable experience for all who attend an event. Our goal is to work with you to make not just a memorable event, but even greater, create many memorable experiences that span family, friends, and business associates. This is the goal for each event.
Longevity: Chris Koval has been actively entertaining others since 1985. His career spans time in local TV, radio, stage production, and the club industry. He has been active in the mobile and wedding industry since 1993. He has been doing business as Future Sounds since November 1998. He has provided his personality and entertainment services at thousands of private, corporate, and public events for nearly four decades. He has professional relationships across several industries and clients that continue to use his services time and time again.
Organization: Koval takes pride in the methods that are used to prepare and organize each event. He has traditional paperwork that is shared with clients and visible on the website to better educate and assist anyone who is getting married and organizing an event. Communication is essential for success. We share this information with other vendors to encourage collaboration and to be conscious of their needs during the event. We take time to arrange and structure the theme and music surrounding the ceremony, cocktail, dinner, and the dance. Although the process is the same for every event, details and guests differ.
Over the years, I first developed my mission statement, then three words to describe my business and my why. Although this idea matured organically over time, it was not until the summer of 2021 when I identified my WHY. I do have a passion for what I do and the services I provide to my clients. I have always had this and it has never waned. I love being able to create memories and as a side note, my other half always says to me as I leave for an event, "make great memories". I took some time to reflect and learn that my why is joy.
More About Future Sounds
Based and built on over four decades of successful engaging events, Future Sounds provides an experience for clients that is extraordinary and unique for every guest. Koval's love for entertainment, music, and family extends the Future Sounds experience creating memorable moments and stories that will last a lifetime. The commitment to entertain requires an ability to work with diverse age groups, cultures and nationalities. Future Sounds music library spans numerous genera and continuously grows and expands. Whether your function is for two hundred or two thousand, Future Sounds can get the job done. View 25 years of testimonials and listen to audio samples posted on the DJ page on this site to gain more insight.
Although we have performed at numerous events before and since our inception, our focus has been on weddings. We have a passion for what we do! We show pride in our preparation and organization for each event. As a result, we have been a part of many new beginnings for couples, families, and their friends. We become family through the reception experience and the memories are shared for years if not decades. We have provided services for countless couples, their siblings and friends. We do much more than just play the music at your reception. Our commitment to you and your event can be felt throughout the organizational process that begins months before your event. Future Sounds delivers more than a DJ service. We deliver an entertainment experience!
In 2015, Future Sounds expanded our audio visual services by request of several active clients and vendors. We often provided projection systems and related audio services for many clients and their events. Our company developed AV packages and related services to meet the simple niche needs and solutions for clients, agents and other organizers. This area of service grew dramatically since 2015 and became another vibrant resource and niche service solution. We are overjoyed to have these simple services as part of our wheelhouse. More information about Future Sounds DJ, MC, VOG, Karaoke, Lighting and AV services can be found on our website. Photos can be viewed on our Pinterest Site @FutureSoundsDJ.
In January of 2021, we attended a Disney presentation that was part of the International Live Events Association (ILEA) San Antonio Chapter monthly program. At the time of the presentation, many Disney concepts were shared and mapping cakes like the other concepts were out of our wheelhouse. In June of 2021, a new client booking us for her DJ services asked about cake mapping. Through research about the needed technology to provide the service, we took on the challenge to provide the service for our client. In December of 2021, we provided our first cake mapping service with success! As a result, we launched Cake Mapping in January 2022 as a new service option. As mesmerizing as it was, we continued to evolve the concept and the related tech and tools to be visually cleaner and more personal. This would make each mapped cake unique. We have continued to showcase our cake mapping options and related accessories. You can view more information at mappingtx.com or on our Pinterest site and boards related to cake mapping @MappingTx.
We continued our mapping development as the months passed. Our Alternative Cake Design was one enhancement that allowed us to present a better space on a cake layer to show pictures of our clients. This led to the addition of the dual 11x14 accent canvases as an option placed on each side of the cake. The idea of the two accent canvases led to the idea of the Floating Canvas Wall and then the Floating Canvas Collage. In September 2022, we launched Projection Mapping TX to showcase this new feature evolved from mapping cakes. We continue to develop fresh ideas and continue to better what we do visually while keeping it within reach for the average client. We take time to educate others about our mapping options within our scope while looking at more technological adaptations. Although we are attempting to limit the size and footprint of the options, we continue to learn, grow, and expand. You can view more information at mappingtx.com or on our Pinterest site and boards related to projection mapping @MappingTx.
As we refined our projection mapping options, we began offering various digital mapping services. The intended goal was to keep a small footprint, but offer a modern feel. We offer a 55 inch Mon-Art series that incorporates 1, 2, 3, or 4 vertical screens. We have a staggered Mon-Art option call Kademeli with two 24 inch vertical screens and one 32 inch vertical screen. The idea for this was to show engagement photos or bridal pictures a long with seating charts, dinner and bar menu's. Our corporate clients have utilized this for head shots of their speakers, daily agenda and room assignments. We have our 32" Framed Portrait series that is a single framed screen great for any portraits near an entrance, welcome table or gift table. We have used this solo monitor for seating charts and menu's' too. We also have our 24" Simply Elegant Expression or "SEE". This series starts with 5 scenes where the other series start with 30 scenes. Learn more about our digital mapping options and Mon-Art Series at mappingtx.com or on our Pinterest site and boards related to digital mapping @MappingTx. Truly a new way to display!
Our most recent innovation is Frilsay or what we refer to as Framed Illuminated Sayings. The design and inspiration for this product is loosely based on the large letters that are seen at events. Two major differences are one, we do not place our letters on the floor. They are elevated and suspended in the air. Second, each letter is floating in a framed and illuminated. We can show the letters or sayings in any temperature of white, a solid color, or combination of LED RGBAWIC colors and movement. The basic design is suspended on a pipe and black draped structure. The other feature that ties this service to our digital mapping is a framed monitor that acts as the "O" or "zero". Each sayings starts with a framed monitor and framed letter or number. We can even present Greek letters for sororities and fraternities. Learn more about our Frilsay options at mappingtx.com or on our Pinterest site and boards related to Frilsay @MappingTx.