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Spinal Tap Producer CJ Vanston and His Comedy Connections
Recording Spinal Tap, a band known for toeing the fine line between stupid and clever, ain't easy, but CJ Vanston is the man for...
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Inside The Recording Sessions of ‘Spinal Tap II,’ Part 2
Producer CJ Vanston, assistant KamranV and engineer Steve Genewick continue their discussion on the sessions for Spinal Tap II: The End Continues.
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Inside The Recording Sessions of ‘Spinal Tap II,’ Part 1
Producer CJ Vanston, assistant KamranV and engineer Steve Genewick take you inside the sessions for Spinal Tap II: The End Continues. Plus: Ogle Nigel...
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Production Sound Mixer Meets RF Challenges of Fallon Reality Show
Large-scale docu-follow series involves multiple locations, control truck and mobile production in NYC’s crowded RF environment.
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‘Blue Bloods’ Mixer Discusses Sound Design Workflow
Versatility of Krotos Weaponiser and Studio inspires creativity on the fly, keeping mixes fresh on a tight weekly schedule.
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BAFTA TV Craft Awards Winners Announced
British television awards in sound and music go to 'Rage Against the Regime: Iran,' 'Bad Sisters,' 'Secret World of Sound With David Attenborough' and...
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HPA Honors Sound Creatives, Tech Companies and Taylor Swift
'Dune: Part Two,' 'No One Will Save You' and 'Porcelain War' take home awards in the outstanding sound categories.
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Emmy Awards Voting Ends Tonight!
Last chance to select the winners in multiple categories for Outstanding Sound Editing and Mixing.
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L.A. Music Community Celebrates ‘Immediate Family’
New documentary music film debuts at the Village, with a live performance by Danny “Kootch” Kortchmar, Waddy Wachtel, Steve Postell, Russ Kunkel and Leland...
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Inside the Sound of ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’
For "Killers of the Flower Moon," legendary director Martin Scorsese and his longtime collaborators created an intentionally spare soundtrack based on quiet focus and...
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John Michael Caldwell: Troubleshooter Turned Score Mixer
Hollywood is a long way from small-town northwest Louisiana, as up-and-coming score mixer John Michael Caldwell shares.
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13th Annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards Announced
13 was the lucky number for 16 different sets of winners at the 13th Annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards, held yesterday in Los Angeles....
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Paul Massey Builds His Ultimate 9.1.6 Mixing Studio, Part 1
Three-time Oscar-winning film re-recording mixer Paul Massey has built his dream 9.1.6 mix studio—here's how he created it.
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A Tribe Called Quest’s Muhammad on Working with Accurate Monitors
The producer/DJ of A Tribe Called Quest explains why finding the right monitors is crucial for meeting the extreme deadlines of composing for TV.
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Recording Comedy is No Laughing Matter
Anthony Leo's 800 Pound Gorilla Media is an AV production company that specializes in recording and shooting comedy specials.
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Inside the ‘Billy Joel: Live at Yankee Stadium’ Atmos Mix
Tom Davis and Jake Davis of Seismic Sound, Nashville, remixed the film for release in the Dolby Atmos format and confirm, “This was such...
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High-Speed ‘Bullet Train’ Gets Hyper-Real Soundtrack
The comedic aspect of this action-packed movie is reflected in the exaggerated, but grounded, approach to the audio.
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Birds and Crickets and Golfers, Oh My
Veteran golf broadcast mixer Lawrence “LJ” Cirillo captures the precise details and overall ambience of tournaments, from tees to greens
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John Harris Talks Awards Show Mixing
John Harris and Jody Elff mix music for a back-to-back-to-back set of televised awards shows out of the Gemini truck.
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Behind the Scenes With the NFL Draft Comms System
The recent NFL Draft telecast featured a full RTS ADAM frame with “about 100” channels of RVON for long-haul transport, with a Dante backbone.
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Composer Christophe Beck on the Music of WandaVision
Christophe Beck details his creative process for bringing WandaVision to life through music, combining comedic and dramatic techniques to create an energetic, unique worldview.
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The Period Sound of ‘Passing’
Capturing the intimate dialogue of a noisy 1920s New York City meant using the tools of the 2020s—including Dolby Atmos.
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VIDEO: Thomas Dolby, Wylie Stateman Talk Sound
Musician/educator Thomas Dolby and sound designer Wylie Stateman share their insights and explorations into music, effects, composition, new media and what we can learn...
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Stealing Back the Time to Be Creative: Integrated Efficiencies in Post-Production Workflow
In this exclusive panel from the Mix Sound for Film & Television event, re-recording mixer Eric Hoen, VICE Media Group Head of Post-Production Mark...
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Inside The Sound of ‘The Guilty’
‘The Guilty’ is a powerful hit for Netflix. In this exclusive panel from the Mix Sound for Film & Television event, the film's sound...
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‘The Power of the Dog’ Audio Team Shares Process, Insights
'The Power of the Dog' is one of the year's most talked-about films. In this exclusive panel from the Mix Sound for Film &...
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Programming, Mixing and Collaborating with Billie Eilish and FINNEAS
When it comes to working with Billie Eilish and FINNEAS, Aron Forbes is more than a music director, helping guide the audio side of...
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73rd Engineering Emmy Awards Announced
The Television Academy has announced the 73rd Engineering Emmy Awards, with awards going to Netflix’s Reed Hastings, Dolby Labs and eight others.
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Emmy Awards Nominee: Love Death + Robots — Outstanding Sound Editing
Adult-themed anthology of short films features stunning animation, as well as a film-style soundtrack that fills the small screen.
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Emmy Awards Nominee: The Queen’s Gambit — Sound Editing, Sound Mixing
Find out how the sound team balanced the drama of a coming-of-age story with the excitement of chess as a sporting event.
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Tokyo 2020 Kicks off with Reimagined “Imagine”
The Olympics' rendition of John Lennon's "Imagine" was recorded through a 96-channel SSL Duality δelta Pro Station console at Synchron Stage Vienna in Austria.
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Marvel, Make-A-Wish Grant ‘Black Widow’ Sound Editing Wish
It was a true-life Marvel Team-Up when Marvel Studios and Make-A-Wish let an aspiring audio engineer learn from the audio post team on Black...
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The Sound Women of ‘Happiest Season’
Audio for the recent Hulu comedy, "Happiest Season," was handled by a nearly all-woman post sound team.
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French OB Fleet Scales Up with Riedel
AMP Visual TV has rolled out new UHD production vehicles, equipped with Riedel signal routing, processing and communications solutions.
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For Your Consideration — Emmy Awards 2021: Servant S2, Ep 204, “2:00”
Buzzing, Anxious, Uneasiness, Based on Organic Sounds
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For Your Consideration — Emmy Awards 2021: Ted Lasso, Ep 110, “The Hope That Kills You”
Creating the Roar of a Crowd, When You Have No Crowd
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Sneak Preview: Sound for ‘Small Axe’
Go behind the scenes with the tremendously creative sound team behind Steve McQueen’s Small Axe.
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Sound for ‘WandaVision’
Take a brief peak at Sound for WandaVision, featuring the Skywalker Sound team of Danielle Dupre, Kim Foscato, Steve Orlando and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle,...
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The Music of ‘Genius: Aretha’
From pre-production with Raphael Saadiq to live vocals by Cynthia Erivo, the Queen of Soul gets authentic respect and a modern feel
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Tom Holkenborg Launches Season 4 of Studio Time
Episodes take you behind the scenes of Tom’s techniques and scores for Justice League: The Snyder Cut, Godzilla vs Kong, and Army of the...
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ON DEMAND: Sound for Film Awards Season
Hear directly from the artists, editors and mixers as we celebrate some of the year's finest achievements in sound for film.