A journey of discovery with music producer and bandleaderMendy Hershkowitz
IT was sort of a big deal, the 2023 HASC concert. All HASC concerts are, but this year, it was a new concept, a new venue — the move to the New Jersey Performing Arts Center was a statement that this event was for people who took music seriously.
The crowd, wowed by the setting, layout and sound, did what good audiences do — buzzed with energy as the HASC anthem started up.
Then it happened. Not a big deal if you’re in the audience, but a pretty big deal if you’re onstage: a slight glitch in the sound system that had nothing to do with human error and everything to do with a wire and pole backstage.
Some people couldn’t take their eyes off the trying-not-to-panic singer, and others looked desperately for a technician, but my eyes were searching out bandleader Mendy Hershkowitz.
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