With music in his life since his early days in Buffalo, NY, Joe moved to Los Angeles in 1984 and started his musical support career by earning the trust of nine-time Grammy Award winner Chick Corea, becoming his long-time Production Manager.

In addition to working with Corea, Joe also toured with Al Dimeola, Wayne Shorter and Chick on the "Chick, Wayne & Al Tour" as well as the "Headhunters 2 tour" with Herbie Hancock. Joe has also worked with Michael Brecker, Eddie Gomez, Gary Burton, Bobby Mc Ferrin, Steve Gadd, John Patitucci, Dave Weckl, Frank Gambale, Eric Marienthal, Stevie Wonder, Christian Mc Bride, Billy Sheehan, David Crosby, Christopher Cross, Warrant, Isaac Hayes, Sheila E. and has done special very high end parties with Adam Sandler, Lisa Maria Presley and  Eddie Van Halen.

Having worked with so many great artists Joe knows about attention to detail and how to create a great event. MSS has the best audio gear available and we have only totally professional audio engineers for any type of sound reinforcement.

MSS has always worked from the fundamental concept that highly skilled audio engineers combined with the very best equipment will create the very best audio experience for your event.  We have always strived to maintain a standard that is the very highest when it comes to the personnel & quality of equipment we provide to our clients.

MSS uses the best audio engineers and gear
to create the best audio experience.

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Hesse worked with Corea since the inception of the Elektric Band in 1985 up through 1989 when he formed MSS Audio Services.

In their February 2005 issue, "Live Sound International" did a feature article on Joe and Chick's longtime audio engineer Bernie Kirsh that we thought you may like to read.

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In a recent renovation of the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, MSS Audio (a Meyer Sound Dealer) was contacted by Meyer Sound to assist  in the sale of a sound system for the world famous venue centered on Meyer Sound’s MICA compact high-power curvilinear array loudspeaker.

If you click on the image to the right we have pulled the text from the article to make it easier to read on the web.

Joe also toured with Chick for the Elektric Band “To The Stars” World Tour in 2003-2004.  Here are some exclusive photos of the creation of the "To The Stars" CD, recorded at the famous "Mad Hatter" studios in Los Angeles and photos of the "To The Stars" tour as well.