Tonebenders Podcast

In this episode we sit down with Sound Supervisor Tim Rakoczy in Austin Texas. We talk about his long collaboration with director Robert Rodriguez working on films like Alita: Battle Angle, Predators and Sin City. Tim is a great storyteller, you don't want to miss this one.

Wylie Stateman (Django Unchained, Godless, Hateful 8), Valerie Deloof (The Sisters Brothers), Mandell Winter (Deadwood: The Movie, Magnificent 7, Meek's Cutoff) and Don Sylvester (3:10 To Yuma) tell us about how they approach Sound Design for Westerns. From horses & guns to gritty foley & ambiences, we cover it all to make the wide open spaces of the old west come to life with sound.

We talk with "The Boys" Supervising Sound Editor, Wade Barnett, and Sound Designer David Barbee. They tell us about making gore sounds extra gross, how they evolved sound design for superheroes and how much fun it is working with a show runner that prioritizes sound design.

In this episode we talk with the ubiquitous Jack Menhorn about his latest project: Disintegration from V1 Interactive. Jack gets into the nuts and bolts of the asset management, voice production, vehicle building, and dynamic mixing. Jack also dives into his big leap into his first project as a full-on audio lead. In addition to running the sound department at V1, Jack has for years been an integral organizer in the online audio community – taking leadership roles in the iconic Designing Sound website, as well as the field recording slack. Its generally a good idea to follow him on twitter @JackMenhorn and spam him with gifs. You can also find him at JackMenhorn.com

Another interview recorded during Tim and Rene's trip to Austin earlier this year. In this episode the guys visit Shana Brown at her studio Chez Boom in Austin and chat with both Shana and Emma Butt about the ins and outs of work for hire ADR, studio hopping, and how both women face down misogeny in the work place.

We talk about the sound for the hit show Normal People with sound effects editor Anna Bertmark and Supervising Sound Editors Niall Brady & Steve Fanagan. We talk about creating the show's mood with sound, how to collaborate when everyone on the team is in different cities and lots more.

During the time of global pandemic sound designer Al Sirkett created the Ambient Isolation project as something to do with his daughter. The project ballooned into a massive crowdsource, where recordists from around the world captured the sounds of a locked down world. In Part 2 we’ve assembled a collage of contributions with short descriptions from some of the recordists that participated. This is a peaceful, meditative collage so allow yourself some space to take it in properly.

During the time of global pandemic sound designer Al Sirkett created the Ambient Isolation project as something to do with his daughter. The project ballooned into a massive crowdsource, where recordists from around the world captured the sounds of a locked down world. In Part 1 of this episode we talk with Al about the story of the project and how it came to be.

Rene, Tim and Teresa talk about the BLM movement

Tim and René sat down with Tom Hammond at his Soundcrafter Studios in Austin to talk about his 25 years of collaborating with director Richard Linklater. Tom tells us about the 12 year post production process on Boyhood, his start editing foley and how he survives and thrives working outside of Hollywood.