Five Lessons from a Career in Sound (so far)
By: Kirsty Gillmore At the end of 2001, I was about to start my professional career in sound. I was 24 with one degree in music and a second degree in arts, a diploma in sound engineering, a bit of …...
View ArticleDisaster Strikes!
By Chez Stock Everyone loves a good disaster flick. The scenes where all hell breaks loose and limits are tested. We’ve all been there. The show starts and all of a sudden, you lose part of the PA, or...
View ArticleThe Road to 23db Productions – Fela Davis
By Karrie Keyes Fela Davis graduated from Full Sail University in 2002 and works as a live sound and recording engineer. Last year she started 23db Productions with Denis Orynbekov. 23db Productions...
View ArticleMeet 23db Productions
By Karrie Keyes 23db Productions started in 2014 by Fela Davis and Denis Orynbekov. The partnership was sparked when Denis purchased recording equipment and asked if Fela would be interested in...
View ArticleSetting up Heart Fest
By: Maxx Brunet For the past three years, I have helped out my friends with the audio & production side of a small festival they organize called Heart Fest. Held in Gatineau, just across the river...
View ArticleGetting a Start in the Field While You’re Still in School
By April Tucker I recently met up with fellow SoundGirl Member Ameeta ,who’s in her last semester of college and looking to move to Los Angeles after to pursue sound design. She asked a lot of great...
View ArticlePaying it Forward
By: Karrie Keyes Berklee College of Music hosted a panel on Women in Audio, this past Sunday at The Village Studios in Los Angeles. Organized by Justine Taormino, from Berklee College of Music, the...
View ArticleKim Watson on Mixing and Teching Monitors
What goes into being a great tech that engineers request or want to work with? The fourth in a series of articles on system teching and what it takes to be a great tech. UK based sound engineer Kim...
View ArticleThe Translator
By Heather Holm Often in my job I end up being the middle person. I don’t own the contract with the band, but I have to fulfill the requirements. Sometimes I get a say in what is allowed in the …...
View ArticleWould You Say That to Your Boss?
By Heather Holm In my position, I spend a majority of my time teaching new students how to run the equipment we own. All the artists know they are coming to a college where learning occurs, and a...
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