Achievement unlocked: work on a chart-topping album.
I have now contributed to a chart-topping album. (Cue my expression of dumbfounded shock.) I supervised the creation of the skits on R&B singer Brent Faiyaz’s album Wasteland.
sound editing
dialogue editing / industry insight / interviews / media / music editing / re-recording mixing / resources & references / sound / sound design / sound editing / video
Walter Murch and the rule of six.
Needs-no-introduction editor Walter Murch on six criteria by which to judge the worth, quality, and necessity of an edit.
A great article on a superb sound designer.
Here’s an excellent article in The Guardian by Jordan Kisner about veteran sound designer Skip Lievsay, whose credits include No Country For Old Men, The Big Lebowski, Waiting for “Superman”, Men In Black, Fargo, Silence of the Lambs, O Brother Where Art Thou?, and Goodfellas.
dialogue editing / dialogue/ADR recording / foley / industry insight / interviews / media / music editing / re-recording mixing / sound / sound design / sound editing / video
Great industry interviews from L.A. Sound Group.
Gary Bourgeois, Jeff Wexler, Mark Mangini. If those names don’t mean anything to you, do nothing. If you’re experiencing a little bit of excitement just reading those names, you need to see these videos from LASG: Los Angeles Sound Group. They’re sort of a combination of interview and Q&A and they involve some of the biggest names in the business.
They’re at lasoundgroup.com. I was at the Mark Mangini event and found it downright inspiring. Huge thanks to my friend Steve Urban and the other fantastic people at LASG for sharing with the world. Keep up the great work!
“Alls U Need Is Luv.”
My first independent post audio work in a while was a very funny little short film called “Alls U Need Is Luv.” Go watch it on Funny Or Die. I...
composing/songwriting / dialogue editing / dialogue/ADR recording / music / music mixing / music recording / projects / sound / sound design / sound editing
Finishing up projects…
Ah, it feels good to be working on some great projects. I recently finished up a mix of a tune I recorded on one four-hour studio date. Nothing like the...