News and Interviews from our Customers Around the World

Field Recording
Capturing The Sound Of Disappearing Glaciers
What sound does a glacier make? To the uninitiated this may seem like a ridiculous question because one imagines they are simply silent expanses of ice. But that’s not the case. They make all kinds...

ENG
Lauren Banjo Talks Tools and Speed in Capturing High Quality Sound for ENG
US-based sound engineer explains how having the right tools for the job helps her achieve the best results for her clients. Location recording engineer Lauren Banjo works in the fast paced world of...

Alps
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...

The Windkiller SE for Portable Recorders high in the Scottish hills with Simon Opit
"The new Bubblebee wind protection for handheld recorders came along just as I was getting ready for another Scottish winter and preparing for my days climbing and walking in the Highlands. I alw...

Broadcast
Bubblebee’s Sidekick Delivers Style and Comfort On Live Broadcast Sets
Jono Cary, one of the UK’s most in-demand Sound Recordists and Production Sound Mixers, has switched to Bubblebee Industries’ Sidekick In-Ear Monitors because they are so comfortable that they can ...

Television
The Sidekick IFB Monitors Help The Cast And Crew of America’s Got Talent 2020
The Production crew captured all performances live to tape using 8K Red cameras, DPA microphones, the Sound Devices 833, Lectrosonics R1b IFB wireless and Sidekicks. McCoy used Sound Devices NoiseA...

Film
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...

Germany
Formula E Uses The Spacer Kit and The Sidekick to Cope with Social Distancing Measures
The sound recordists responsible for delivering this year’s ABB FIA Formula E coverage to the BBC made good use of our Spacer Bubble microphone windshields and The Sidekick in-ear IFB monitors help...

BBC Natural History
Ellie Williams: Wildlife Documentaries and The Sound of Nature
Ellie Williams is a Bristol-based sound recordist specialising in wildlife documentaries. During her career she has camped in deep snow, climbed her kit up craggy ridges at the edge of the Arctic C...