McCune Audio Video Lighting (previously known as Harry McCune Sound Service, McCune Audio Visual and McCune Audio Visual Video) is an American company based in South San Francisco, California, with offices in Monterey and Anaheim. It is one of the oldest and largest audio visual rental and sound services in the U.S. McCune was founded in 1932 by Harry McCune Sr, McCune AVL provides audio, lighting and high-definition video services to events as varied as outdoor festivals such as the Monterey Jazz Festival, and the Bohemian Grove, and to arena conferences such as TED. In December 2017, Atlanta-based Shepard Exposition Services bought McCune. History Harry McCune, Sr. was working days as an automotive mechanic. At night, Mccune also liked working on radio equipment, and small audio sound systems. McCune built a small amplified sound system, and founded McCune Sound Service in 1932. He built several small sound systems before he completed one large enough to handle a large dance band. He would rent out his sound system and personally operate the equipment for $1.00 on a Friday night. McCune would then give the equipment rental for free on the next Saturday night. Harry McCune began renting sound systems more often to various big bands in the 1930s and 1940s, and with his son, Harry McCune, Jr. (1930–1996), he would help radio engineers broadcast the concerts live over AM radio from ballrooms in San Francisco. In the 1940s, McCune Sound operated out of 10 Brady Street in San Francisco, which was centrally located near the Civic Center. In 1963, McCune adopted the name "Channel X" for its video production services. In the 1960s, McCune operated from 960 Folsom Street in the South of Market (SOMA) area. In 1969, the company moved to 951 Howard Street, and built an audio and video recording studio within the structure. McCune later expanded to both sides of Howard Street. Still expanding, the company moved to a single large building on 2200 Army Street, later named Cesar Chavez Street, before moving to their current location at 101 Utah Avenue in South San Francisco. McCune Sound has been credited with creating and improving some of the vital concepts of the modern day live concert performance, and was one of the first sound companies to provide road touring sound systems, beginning in 1965 with Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass and progressing to diverse acts as Andy Williams,