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Chris Breest on set for Instructions For Leaving

Mic'ing a Room in Total Silence: Chris Breest on "Instructions For Leaving"

Audio engineer Chris Breest on capturing the Monroe Institute's Gateway Program for the documentary "Instructions For Leaving": ambisonic room capture, hidden plant mics, and a lav kit built around Bubblebee's Lav Concealers, Invisible Skin Tape and Cable Saver.

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Johnnatan Arce and The Windbubble PROs vs. a Roller Coaster: How They Delivered Crystal-Clear Audio in One Take

Johnnatan Arce and The Windbubble PROs vs. a Roller Coaster: How They Delivered Crystal-Clear Audio in One Take

Firstly, huge congratulations on winning April’s MyBBI Giveaway Competition. For anyone not already familiar with your work, can you tell us a bit about yourself and how you started in the world of sound? Thank you so much, I’m thrilled...

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Mastering On-Set Audio: Rachel Suffian Shares How She Tackles NYC Chaos and Celebrity Shoots

Mastering On-Set Audio: Rachel Suffian Shares How She Tackles NYC Chaos and Celebrity Shoots

From the busy streets of New York to the serene farms of Italy, Rachel Suffian's journey as a sound mixer is inspiring. Her meticulous preparation, calmness under pressure, and smart gear choices (like The Spacer Bubble) have helped tackle even the toughest audio challenges, from mic'ing up RuPaul in a moving taxi to managing NYC's chaotic soundscape. If you're after practical, real-world advice, Rachel's insights are not to be missed.

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Capturing Great Sound At Altitude - Herbert Verdino

Capturing Great Sound At Altitude - Herbert Verdino

With over 60% of the country in the Alps, it’s likely that anyone choosing to shoot a film or TV programme in Austria may find themselves in a mountainous location. This could present difficulties for an inexperienced crew, but fortunately Austria has an established film industry with crew that are used to dealing with extreme conditions. Production sound mixer Herbert Verdino is one of them.

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Bill and Ted: Facing the Music, with a Sidekick

Bill and Ted: Facing the Music, with a Sidekick

In the most detailed user insight so far on the Bubblebee Sidekick IFB, we talked to production sound mixer Chris Welcker (www.catgutsound.com) about the audio wizardry behind the film Bill and Ted Face the Music. Chris first heard that the show was in pre-production around January 2019 and jumped at the chance at working on the film, which was finally released August 28th, 2020 in the USA. 

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Kevin Bellante: Rainforests, Snakes, Planes, Volcanoes and Production Sound

Kevin Bellante: Rainforests, Snakes, Planes, Volcanoes and Production Sound

From Brazilian rainforests and Indian mountains to volcanos in Nicaragua, production sound mixer Kevin Bellante never fails to raise an eyebrow with his photos from the field. He grew up in Chatsworth and now hails from Los Angeles, California in the San Fernando Valley. When he's not recording sound for productions near and far, which is seldom, he enjoys camping and scuba diving (most recently at the Great Barrier Reef). That, plus he's always trying to squeeze in some Dungeons and Dragons with friends. With such a busy schedule, we're thankful that he managed to talk to us a little about his career and give us a behind the scenes perspective on some of his recent adventures.

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Chris Welcker: Production Sound, Mentors, Teams and Espresso Machines

Chris Welcker: Production Sound, Mentors, Teams and Espresso Machines

We first met Production Sound Mixer Chris Welcker at a sandwich shop in New Orleans having lunch with Justin and Lukas from SoundHard. A New Orleans local all his life, Chris started out in music and media and quickly found his niche in production sound. Since 2007 he has worked his way up through an impressive list of films including 12 Years a Slave, Jurassic World, Keanu, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, Queen & Slim,

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Tim Stephan, Filmtonmeister: Challenge Yourself

Tim Stephan, Filmtonmeister: Challenge Yourself

Tim Stephan hails from Hamburg, Germany. A Filmtonmeister and Sound Mixer for over 10 years, both in Europe and abroad, we jumped at the opportunity to talk with him and find out more about his experience, ideas and advice for working in the film and commercial sound industry.

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Michaela Girouard: Booming New Orleans

Michaela Girouard: Booming New Orleans

Michaela Girouard is a versatile and highly-experienced freelance boom operator/utility sound technician, currently based in New Orleans, Louisiana. She’s worked on a range of productions including Preacher, Darlin’, Take Your Pills, Synchronic and Hot Date, all of which have brought unique sets of audio challenges to the table. We find out more about her and what it's like to work in the New Orleans film industry.

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