Tonebenders Podcast

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....