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Steve Gonsalves - Investigator/Technical Manager/Evidence Analyst
Steve Gonzalves of Ghost Hunters
Ghost Hunters is the reality show which takes a very scientific approach to the study and explanation of paranormal activity. Hosts Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson use advanced electronic and digital equipment to search for ghosts in some of the most haunting places known to man such as ancient theatres, mansions, hotels, and lighthouses, where strange activity has been rumored or reported.
Ghost Hunters is a reality television series featuring Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson, who work a day job as Roto-Rooter plumbers and by night investigate places that are reported to be haunted.
The show debuted in October 2004 on the American Sci-Fi Channel. It should not be confused with the original 1996 Inca Productions show Ghosthunters produced for the Discovery Channel. The format was sold to the US to become Ghost Hunters. The only remaining link between the two shows is presenter Ian Cashmore who anchored the UK/Europe show. Cashmore piloted the U.S. show, but chose not to remain part of the US venture after he filmed the promos.
Steve Gonzalves is the unsung hero on "Ghost Hunters," a former cop, who seeks out evidence that ghosts are are real. He is seen each week and is the actual heart of the TAPS team on Ghost Hunters.
I as many others do wonder what the show would have been without him. His rational intellect is what keeps many of us on the edge of our seats each week.
Born in New Bedford Massachusetts, raised in Pennsylvania and now living in western Massachusetts.
He started conducting paranormal work at age 15, researching and reading and going to seminars to the point where he was doing it semi-professionally at age 17. By age 20, he was leading home investigations in Worcester, Mass. In 2001, he started his own team of investigators called New England Paranormal. Shortly thereafter he teamed up with Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson, the founders of The Atlantic Paranormal Society (TAPS), and was chosen to be part of their budding television series. Gonsalves the technical manager, in charge of all the equipment, cameras, and myriad of hand-held devices since season 2 of the show.
"This job is the only thing that doesn't scare me. I'm afraid of heights, I'm afraid of bugs, I'm petrified of flying in a plane," says Gonsalves. "They've tried to get me to fly so many times, but I just won't do it. I was supposed to go to Ireland to investigate castles and I got as far as the tarmac, but I couldn't get on the plane."
Yet, he has no fears of tattoos. When not ghost hunting, Gonsalves can often be found exposing his arms for more.
"Ghost Hunters" is seen in more than six countries across the world. Gonsalves, along with Hawes and Wilson, has also founded TAPS PARA Magazine. The glossy publication is in more than 100 locations across Southern New England.
For more info, visit www.scifi.com/ghosthunters/.
Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson, along with other team members who belong to the group they founded, The Atlantic Paranormal Society (TAPS), investigate locations of interest by using various electronic equipment which they believe is capable of detecting paranormal activity.
When investigating a location, TAPS team members first survey the property with its owners, who describe their experiences at the site. Next, the team sets up electronic equipment in the apparent paranormal "hot spots." The TAPS team then spends several hours taking EMF and temperature readings, recording audio for EVPs, and filming with digital video cameras. Many times, they will even try to verbally coax the "ghosts" into responding, while recording. Afterwards, the team spends several hours analyzing all of the data for signs of possible paranormal activity.
A few days after reviewing the information, Hawes and Wilson discuss their findings with the location site owners, offer suggestions for dealing with any apparent activity, and answer any questions the owners may have.
Since the show began airing, TAPS has recorded thousands of hours of audio and video data. Most investigations, according to TAPS, turn up cold with very little, if any, paranormal activity occurring. The ghost hunters claim to have several good recordings of strange mists, odd lights, moving objects, and shadowy figures that manifest before the camera and disappear quickly - all highlighted at the end of the show.
TAPS does not believe every piece of evidence gathered is proof of the paranormal. To lend credibility to their investigations, the team tries to debunk what they find and look for reasonable explanations for things such as "cold spots" (that may be drafty windows), "moving objects" (that may have been accidentally bumped or tugged), "phantom lights" (that may be reflections of light from a passing vehicle), and "strange noises" (that may be a thumping branch or vermin in the walls).
In addition to the investigative aspect, the show highlights personal conflicts and relationships among members of the TAPS team, which may be why the Sci-Fi Channel categorizes the show as a docu-soap. In earlier episodes, part of the hour showed Jason and Grant during their plumbing job or personal lives but that has diminished since then.
Steve Gonsalves is the TAPS technology manager and evidence analyst. It is his responsibility to train all TAPS members on how to use and maintain the team's wide range of high-tech equipment.
As the technology manager, Steve oversees all members of the TAPS Tech team. This includes investigators, technical advisors and investigators-in-training. Steve has been a public speaker and educator about paranormal phenomena for more than 10 years.
TAPS' equipment includes digital thermometers, EMF (electromagnetic field) scanners, infrared and night vision cameras, handheld digital video cameras, digital audio recorders, and laptop computers.
The team has also experimented, in at least one episode, with a geiger counter during their investigation to see if it would register any anomalous readings.
Starting around the third season, the team has used the K-II EMF detector which uses a series of LEDs to meter the strength of an energy field instead of a numerical LCD display. During the Manson Murders investigation in particular, the team used a K-II meter in an attempt to get "yes" and "no" responses to verbal questions posed to a supposed entity in a room.
In the fifth season "Edith Wharton Estate" case, the team introduced two new pieces of equipment. One is a custom made geophone which detects vibrations and flashes a series of LEDs that measure the intensity of the vibration. The second is a new EMF detector that makes a buzzing sound while in the presence of an electro-magnetic field and the stronger the field, the louder it buzzes. In the episode, the geophones were recorded on video flashing to the vibrations of what sound like footsteps across a floor even though no one was supposedly in the room.
Other gear not typically shown on screen are an Ion Generator — a device that charges the air with electricity and theorized to help spirits manifest, and the White Noise Generator — an audio device that makes a static background noise and theorized to act as a catalyst for assisting entities in making EVPs
See also: The Atlantic Paranormal Society#Known members (present)
* Jason Hawes - Producer, Lead Investigator/TAPS Founder
* Grant Wilson - Producer, Lead Investigator/TAPS Co-founder
* Steve Gonsalves - Investigator/Technical Manager/Evidence Analyst
* Dave Tango - Investigator/Evidence Analyst
* Kris Williams - Investigator/Evidence Analyst/Historical Researcher
* Amy Bruni - Investigator
* Heather Drolet - Investigator/Case Manager
* Mike Dion - Investigator/Director
* Kristyn Gartland - Investigator/Case Manager
* Jen Rossi - Investigator
Guest investigators
* Britt Griffith - Investigator from West Coast TAPS
* Rob Demarest - Lead Investigator from GHI/Central Florida TAPS
* Barry Fitzgerald - Lead Investigator from GHI/TAPS Europe
* Dustin Pari - Investigator from GHI
Credited crew
* Jason Hawes - Producer, Lead Investigator/TAPS Founder
* Grant Wilson - Producer, Lead Investigator/TAPS Co-founder
* Craig Piligian - Executive Producer
* Tom Thayer - Executive Producer
* Alan David - Executive Producer
* Rob Katz - Co-Executive Producer
* Mike Rowe - Series announcer
Jason and Grant decide to go all rogue ghost hunter and go towards the sounds. They get nothing. They need a drink. Jason makes a note to say non-alcoholic. ...
This particular EVP was one of the more clear voices of all the EVP sessions of this season of Ghost Hunters. Another piece of disappear. ...
In My Life, A Video From Jason Hawes' Myspace
Further information on the popular show, which many viewers seem to find both creepy and educational, can be found on the TV Web site www.sci.com/ghosthunters or the TAPS site, http://www.the-atlantic-paranormal-society.com/
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