Tonebenders Podcast

In this episode Timothy sits down with Skip Lievsay in his personal studio at Warner Brothers New York.  Skip waxes eloquently about finding a film's "sound", the differences between working in LA and NYC, and a career spent working on some of the best films of the last 30 years.

Tim and René sit down with Colin Hart from Hartfx.com and Tilman and Emil from Tonsturm.com to discuss planning and executing the recordings of dangerous things.

In this episode we gather some of the busiest and best dialog editors working in film and TV today. We talk to Jill Purdy, Claire Pochon, Fred Rosenberg and Michael Maroussas about their workflows, triumphs, pet peeves and lots more. Collectively these are the architects behind the dialog tracks on some of the greatest movies of the last 30+ years.

Erik Aadahl & Ethan Van der Ryn sit down with us to talk about the incredible sound design work they did on the new film "A Quiet Place". Heads Up - Contains mild spoilers!

In this episode we sit down with Nicholas Renbeck for a talk about what it is like to be working as a freelance Sound Supervisor in New York City. We go in depth on his recent Golden Reel and Emmy award winning work for the HBO series “The Night of” as well as other projects he has worked on in his long career. Thanks to C5 Sound for letting us use their studio to conduct the interview.

René picked up some Rode NT5-O omni capsules for his (dormant) pair of NT5s recently, and produced a pretty deep dive into the recordings he's made while exploring them recently. here are some pics. https://www.flickr.com/photos/123677612@N02/albums/72157690362222272

Here's an ep in which René takes a walk in the neighborhood with an SM7b to discuss a recent custom installation project he worked on.

In this episode René and Timothy sit down with Tim Farrell to talk about his 5 seasons working on the series Walking Dead as well as his latest gig as Sound Designer on the new Star Trek: Discovery series. We discuss techniques on how to keep long term jobs fresh and challenging as well as lots of other (hopefully!) interesting topics.

René and Timothy take a crack at answering questions sent in by listeners. Topics range from how to tackle a short film if you are doing it all yourself, best ways to find freelance work outside of the big post audio centers, google alerts for field recording and more.

In this episode Teresa and Timothy talk with Mark Mangini about some of the great films he has worked on (5th Element, Mad Max: Fury Road, BladeRunner 2049), and his thoughts on the sound departments role in the film making process. Mark also has a new SFX library called The Odyssey Collection that you can get now.

In this episode we sit down with legendary New York based re-recording mixer Tom Fleischman on his mixing stage at Soundtrack F/T in Manhattan. Teresa Morrow sits in as host and talks to Tom about his 40 year career mixing some of the greatest american films ever made including Serpico, Silence of The Lambs, Goodfellas, Hugo (for which he won an Oscar), Reds and any more. Tom is an engaging storyteller whose love for making movies inspires everyone he comes into contact with.

Paul and Rene sit down and discuss the new Sound Devices mixpre 3 and 6, and they wax philosophical about the thought process you go through when buying and learning new gear.

To celebrate the podcast's 5 year anniversary, we take a walk down memory lane and play clips from interviews of some of our favourite past guests on the show. Our new robot assistant 85T4X takes over the hosting duties, so Timothy and René can take a break. Shoot us a message on Twitter (@tonebenderspodcast) or our Facebook group and let us know what your favourite episodes from the last five years have been.

In this episode we talk to some authors of recent pro audio related books. David Weiss tells us about the brand new book he co-wrote called "Music Supervision: The Complete Guide To Selecting Music for Movies, TV, Games & New Media". Damian Kastbauer checks in with his two part tome "Game Audio: Tales of a Technical Sound Designer". Jay Rose, a noted raconteur, talks up his book "Producing Great Sound for Film & Video: Expert Tips from Production to Final Mix". Ric Viers and his son Sean do a reading of the opening chapter from their new book "Make Some Noise: Sound Effects Recording for Teens". Finally Gordon Hempton graces us with a reading from his newest book "Earth Is A Solar Powered Jukebox". We also review a great book for young kids (ages 3-6) called "Do You Hear What I Hear" that teaches them how to think about the sounds around them.

In this episode we pass the podcast over to George Vlad and Daan Hendricks who tell us all about their trip to a field recording workshop in Mmabolela Reserve, Limpopo, South Africa. They discuss everything from the planning and preparations, getting from their homes in Europe to this remote location, and the gear they used (and how it held up in the extreme weather conditions). They also reminisce on the impressions the trip has left on their lives. All with fantastic examples of the sounds they recorded while there.

In this episode Timothy sits down with sound editor/designer/supervisor Abby Savage in her edit suite in New York City. Abby talks about her work on documentaries and indie films and how she makes that work along with her successful acting career.

Once upon a time in suburbia, my little boy hopped up from the kitchen table upon hearing the tinkle of the ice cream truck song. I grabbed my recorder and headed out into the street....

René sits down with Gordon from A Shell In The Pit and Carlye from Funbits Interactive to talk VR design and mixing. Follow Gordon @ashellinthepit and Carlye @carlnyte

In this episode Timothy sits down with Bob Hein, in his Studio in New York City, for a one on one interview about Mr. Hein's impressive career as a Sound Supervisor. He talks about what it is like to work with great directors (Wes Anderson, Woody Allen, Lee Daniels, Jim Jarmusch), how the industry in NYC has changed in recent years, and lots more. This is a man who has seen it all in this industry and has great stories to tell.

In this episode we talk with Steve Bissinger about his career, how he ended up at Skywalker Ranch, and the new film In Pursuit of Silence. The film is unlike anything you have ever seen and presented a lot of unique sound challenges. As Sound Supervisor on the project, Steve walks us through how this film is different than his main gig on the Netflix series House of Cards and the upcoming MindHunter series.