EAST WENATCHEE, WA (08.21.23) – IASCA Worldwide Inc. will once again host a TKE World Record Event at the Surf City Soundoff on August 26^th and 27^th, 2023. The Chinook Winds Casino has teamed with IASCA for a number of years to create the largest car audio event in the Northwest and one of the largest car audio events in the country.

Through the course of the years together, the Chinook Winds Casino and IASCA Worldwide have donated to great causes. More than $20,000 has been donated to Angels Anonymous through entry fees, raffle tickets and t-shirt sales.

Event sponsors include Sonic Audio in Tualitin, Oregon (Top Headliner Sponsor), along with Headliner Sponsors Sight & Sound car audio, Car Toys and B2 Audio. More sponsors are expected and we will announce them as they sign on.

“I’d really like to thank all of our sponsors. Every year they step up and make the show that much better.” said IASCA President Travis Chin “I have been involved with the Surf City Soundoff and Chinook Winds Casino since the first event and always look forward to being part of the show. This year promises to be the biggest event yet and it has a great reputation as one of the ‘go to’ IASCA events of the year.”

For more information on IASCA Worldwide, visit iasca.com or contact President Travis Chin at travis@iasca.com. For more information on the Surf City Soundoff and Chinook Winds Casino, visit https://www.chinookwindscasino.com/entertainment/events/surf-city-soundoff/.

EAST WENATCHEE, WA (03.20.23) – IASCA Worldwide hosted the first of its kind Advanced Sound Quality Training Seminar for 11 top IASCA SQ Judges on March 11, 2023 at Mobile Soundstage Engineering in Bixby, OK. IASCA’s Advisory Group selected specific experienced judges to attend the seminar by invitation only.

The training was conducted by IASCA President Travis Chin and IASCA World FInals Champion Harry Kimura at the facility for another multiple IASCA World Finals Champion, Mark Eldridge. Travis Chin presented IASCA’s mission and goals for the future, Harry Kimura reviewed recording differences, judges’ conduct and rules changes while Mark Eldridge provided the systems, his NASCAR Cup Car and system, and invaluable experience and knowledge to the participants.

The training focused on many factors in sound quality listening and judging, going far beyond the basics of traditional IASCA Sound Quality Judges’ Training seminars. Multiple reference systems from the MSE facility were utilized in the training to highlight the differences between variable listening experiences. The systems have the ability to “inject” errors into the playback that mimic common issues in the competition lanes, allowing judges to hear the difference. Even the multiple IASCA Championship winning NASCAR Cup Car built by Mark Eldridge was dialed in for in-car demos.

IASCA also approved new sound quality judging material for competition that will replace the current IASCA Sound Quality Reference CD next season.

“Having this level of advanced training has been in the works for the past couple years now,” said IASCA President Travis Chin. “Harry Kimura’s and Mark Eldridge’s knowledge, experience and history with IASCA was extremely beneficial to the group and using Mark’s facility worked perfectly to achieve our goal. IASCA Worldwide endorses these Advanced Sound Quality courses for anyone, individual, competitor or judge, who wants to learn more about true sound quality. These courses are invaluable!”

“After visiting MSE last year, I realized that this would be the ideal place to have na IASCA Judges Training, with the availability of multiple external reference sound systems, Mark’s NASCAR Cup Car system and live instruments,” said IASCA Judge Harry Kimura. “As an IASCA judge since 1994, I can vouch that it’s a complete evaluation environment for judges! Well trained judges are one of the highest valued assets for any sanctioning organization as it maintains the highest levels of integrity within the organization.” Kimura continued to say, “IASCA has made a commitment to ensuring that their training is second to none and with that, integrity is ensured.”

“I was approached by IASCA President and top IASCA Judge Harry Kimura last year regarding the project,” said MSE President Mark Eldridge. “It was an amazing day; we put together a full day of listening, discussion and demonstrations. I know there have been IASCA Judges Trainings in the past, but nothing at this level. I loved every minute of it and look forward to the next seminar!”

Fo more info on IASCA Worldwide and the Advanced Sound Quality Training seminar, visit iasca.com or contact President Travis Chin at travis@iasca.com. For more info on Mobile Soundstage Engineering, contact Mark Eldridge at meldridge@mblsound.com.

WENATCHEE, WA (03.16.23) – IASCA Worldwide has chosen a date and West Coast location for SPL competitors unable to attend the main SPL location for the 2023 IASCA World Finals.

The IASCA World Finals West Coast satellite event will take place on October 1^st in the Pavilion at the Oregon State Fair and Expo Center in Salem, Oregon. The venue offers 50% more space than last year’s event allowing for more vehicles and better traffic flow throughout the event.

“With the increase in West Coast membership and the desire to attend a West Coast Finals event, finding a larger venue to accommodate was very important to meet the needs of our West Coast members,” said IASCA President Travis Chin. “The Pavilion at the Oregon State Fair and Expo Center was an ideal choice to meet those needs.”

The IASCA World Finals East Coast date and location will be announced in the very near future.

“We’re working on a combined East Coast Finals event with EMMA, MASQ and ISPLL.” Chin continue, “I believe it’ll be one of the strongest Finals events in recent history!”

West Coast satellite location competitors will be able to pick up their pre-registration packets and set up on September 30^th.

For more information on IASCA Worldwide and the 2023 IASCA World Finals, visit iasca.com or contact President Travis Chin at travis@iasca.com. For more information on the West Coast SPL satellite location, visit https://oregonstateexpo.org/facilities/the-pavilion/.  And for more information about IASCA events, visit https://iasca.com/events/.

EAST WENATCHEE, WA (01.05.23) – With a successful 2022 IASCA season behind them, IASCA President Travis Chin would like to thank all IASCA Members, Sponsors and Judges for their support and participation during the season.

“The 2022 IASCA season was a huge success, certainly a very positive sign over 2021 and since the COVID pandemic. It was great to see many new competitors, as well as veteran competitors, at events across the country.” said Chin “I would like to thank each and every one of them who helped IASCA grow in 2022. The 2022 IASCA World Finals were once again very exciting and did not disappoint.”

The 2022 IASCA World Finals were held at three different venues; for SQ (Sound Quality), the event was held at the Cowan Center in Lebanon, MO. The Judging staff included many long time SQ names that have history through the years, including:

Keith Turner

Harry Kimura

Mike Myers

Justin Silva

Andrea Paulson

Shazad Rahaman

Scott Welch

SPL competition was held in two events, one east coast and one west coast. The East coast event took place at the Farm Bureau Expo in Lebanon, TN and the west coast event at the Linn County Fairgrounds in Albany, OR. Many record scores were set at both events and officiating these competitions included IASCA SPL Judges from across the country, including (judges and support staff):

Scott Sinde

Jeremy Taylor

Ray Pimley

Salvador Vargas

Jose Vargas

Joey Perry

Christle Perry

Tamesha Ledford

“I would also like to thank all IASCA Sponsors at Finals and throughout the year,” Chin continued to say “Their support reinforces that car audio competition has great value to our industry and we will continue to bring them and our members first class events throughout the 2023 season.”

Sponsors include:

Sundown (https://www.sundownaudio.com)

Karma Mobile Audio (https://www.karmamobileaudio.com/)

Italia HiFi (https://www.italiahifi.com/)

Crystal Audio Solutions (https://crystalaudiosolutions.com/)

Autotech Engineering (https://autotechengineeringusa.com/)

German Maestro (https://www.german-maestro.de/)

TRU Technology (https://www.trutechnology.com/)

Zapco (https://www.zapco.com/)

Arc Audio (https://www.arcaudio.com/)

B2 Audio (https://www.b2audio.com/)

Audio Concepts

Sky High Car Audio (https://skyhighcaraudio.com/)

Surf City Soundoff (https://www.facebook.com/groups/526553134043246/)

Kamilche Dental Center (https://kamilchedentalcenter.com/)

“The work hasn’t stopped since Finals ended though,” Chin stated “We’ve been working on the 2023 rules for both SPL and SQ, 2023 World Finals plans are under way and many major events on the 2023 schedule are being finalized, some of which may be announced prior to this press release, including the Surf City Soundoff, Slamology and the Summer Showcase. We will also be conducting Judges Training seminars in the spring, both nationally and internationally. There’s a lot in store for 2023  and I’m looking forward to yet another successful season of IASCA competition!”

For more information on IASCA Worldwide, visit iasca.com.

EAST WENATCHEE, WA (04.09.2021) – With COVID-19 restrictions being lessened in some states IASCA Worldwide is making plans to begin the organization’s 2021 event schedule.

Travis Chin stated for IASCA, “Recently, we participated with SQOLOGY at their Lonestar SQ Showdown event at the Frisco, TX Car Toys location. That was a couple weeks ago, and it had a much larger than expected turnout. Other than that, our schedule of events has been limited and they have been low-key. In some cases, we would have events set up and ready and just hope that they weren’t canceled or would create a problem in a community.”

This coming weekend, ISACA has 5 events taking place. Saturday April 10: SQ in Lacey, WA3X World Record SPL event in Savannah, GA3X SQ and SPL in Fresno, CA and SQ in Rowlette, TX.

On Sunday April 11th a Car Stereo Show and SQ Competition is set at OTS Mobile Audio in Oldsmar, FL. During a call to the store a sales staff member said, “There is a buzz about the event and we are looking forward to an exciting event.”

“There is excitement building up as competitors want to get back to participating in shows and we are looking to a lot of events this summer as long as COVID-19 restrictions allow. All points and memberships from 2020 will carry over into 2021 since we did not have a 2020 North America Championship,” Chin added.

Recently, TRU Technologies signed on as an industry member as well as more retailers which are listed in the retailer section of our website. The website also has all the events listed as well as results from past events and current rulebooks.

Concluding Chin related, “Maybe the flip has switched on COVID-19 restrictions as it seems like a lot of shows are getting set up.”

Visit iasca.com for more.