Spc. Charles Neal, a native of Trinity, North Carolina, enlisted in the United States Army as an Army musician after completing a Bachelor of Arts Degree at Western Carolina University and working as a professional freelance musician. He currently serves as the audio engineer for “As You Were” following his first duty assignment as an audio technician and trumpet player with the 1st Armored Division Band, Fort Bliss, Texas. He is currently completing an online Bachelors in Music Production degree from Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts.