
Tonebenders Podcast
Tonebenders is a Sound Design podcast dedicated to covering the worlds of sound editing, field recording and audio post production for film, television and gaming. Through interviews and experiments we delve into everything from foley to plugins. Check us out at www.tonebenderspodcast.com
Latest episodes

Mar 5, 2020 • 42min
127 - ATMOS For The Rest Of Us
Korey Pereira, Nicole Auringer, and Glenn Eanes share their experiences and lessons learned while working with ATMOS technology. Topics discussed include upgrading home studios for Atmos, designing and building rooms for Dolby certification, strategic mixing for lower budget projects, optical illusions in panning, speaker placement challenges, equipment needs, and session management complexities.

Feb 22, 2020 • 26min
126 - Production Mixer Stuart Wilson on 1917
We talk with Stuart Wilson about his work as Production Mixer on the extremely challenging set of Sam Mendes' epic film 1917. The films long continuous shots presented new and unique obstacles (both physical and technical). He also worked on two other recent films in The Two Popes and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Since we recorded this interview Stuart Wilson has won the Best Sound Mixing Oscar for his work on 1917.

Feb 3, 2020 • 37min
125 - Martin Stig Andersen
In this wide-ranging interview, René speaks with Martin Stig Andersen about the tools and techniques he's used as a designer and composer over the course of his acclaimed career.

Jan 23, 2020 • 24min
124 - Onnalee Blank & Katy Wood on Just Mercy
This episode we talk to the co-supervising sound editors on Just Mercy, Onnalee Blank and Katy Wood. They talk us through the evolution of the sound of the prison interiors in the film, how to get courtroom loop group to work, and lots more.

Jan 4, 2020 • 29min
123 - Brad Engleking on A Hidden Life
Brad Engleking is nominated for a MPSE Golden Reel Award this year for his work on Terrence Malick’s latest film A Hidden Life. We talk about his work dialog editing, sound designing and mixing this 3 hour epic.

Dec 25, 2019 • 34min
122 - John Wick 3 with Mark Stoeckinger & Andy Koyama
122 - John Wick 3 with Mark Stoeckinger & Andy Koyama by Tonebenders Podcast

Dec 10, 2019 • 1h 3min
121 - George and Thomas record rain
121 - George and Thomas record rain by Tonebenders Podcast

Dec 7, 2019 • 27min
120 - Joker w/ Alan Murray, Dean Zupancic & Tom Ozanich
Supervising Sound Editor Alan Murray and Re-Recording Mixers Dean Zupancic & Tom Ozanich talk us through their work on Joker. We dig deep into subway shooting scene, and how they found the sound of Gotham.

Dec 4, 2019 • 34min
119 - Wylie Stateman
We sit down with 8 time Oscar Nominee, Wylie Stateman to talk about the state of the audio post industry, his first steps when tackling new projects and how he maintains decades long working relationships with directors like Quentin Tarantino. We also pull apart his recent work on Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood

Nov 22, 2019 • 22min
118 - Jojo Rabbit with Ai-Ling Lee & Tobias Poppe
We talk with the co-Supervising Sound Editors on Taika Waititi's new film Jojo Rabbit, Ai-Ling Lee (Also SFX Re-Recording Mixer) and Tobias Poppe. They tell us about passing scenes back and forth during the edit phase, how they treated the films imaginary characters with sound and lots more.