SoundGirls Podcast

Los Angeles; Sr. Managing Director, Producers & Engineers Wing and Recording Technology, Recording Academy. A former recording engineer, Maureen has worked on GRAMMY winning recordings for artists including Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, and Santana—as well as well as on numerous other projects, including two Billboard Number One Dance songs. She has a degree in Broadcast Communication Arts from California State University, San Francisco, and has taught seminars on the theory and practice of recording for companies including ABC and CBS Television. She has also worked in both artist and studio management, was the longtime Los Angeles editor for Mix magazine, and has published three books related to recording. Her most recent, co-written with its subject, is Al Schmitt on the Record: The Magic Behind the Music, chronicling the life and career of the most awarded recording engineer in history.

Jordan Kolence has been working in the music industry for over two decades. In this episode, he talks about everything from his start to his current role mixing Taylor Swift's monitors. It's a do n't-miss episode! 

Amelia McCloskey has been nominated for many awards, including Music Supervisor Of The Year. She started in the music business as a recording artist, then moved into artist development before becoming a sync agent and finally a music supervisor. Amount her newly opened Tronto offices; Amelia recently set up ultimatesyncaccess.com to educate and empower those looking to break into the sync world.  Recently projects include supervising a film with Martin Scorsese's daughter, and she has also contracted music with Netflix and a wide array of feature and short films. 

If you're interested in sound design audio work for feature and scripted content, this is the episode for you! Hear from this Emmy-nominated team.  Anthony Vanchure is an Emmy-nominated Supervising Sound Editor who has strengthened a variety of projects in television and film with his unique talents and precise creative approach. Most recently, Anthony has been celebrated for his work on Roku’s Weird: The Al Yankovic Story directed by Eric Appel and starring Daniel Radcliffe, which he spearheaded with his regular collaborator Mike James Gallagher. In addition, Anthony earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Sound Editing in Amazon’s acclaimed documentary Lucy and Desi, directed by Amy Poehler. Anthony is also serving as supervising sound editor on Apple’s upcoming original film Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me, which is set to open AFI Fest 2022. Mike James Gallagher is an Emmy-nominated sound designer who has elevated many films and television shows with his wide-ranging talents. Mike began his professional sound design career on the short film, Verbatim, which was an official selection at Sundance Film Festival. He went on to work on Netflix’s 1922, an adaptation of a Stephen King novella, Netflix’s Song Exploder, a series based on the popular podcast, HBO’s Phoenix Rising, and Hulu/FX’s Hysterical. He is also extremely passionate about sound design education, having produced and directed masterclasses for Oscar-winning sound designers Richard King and Mark Mangini.

Host & Producer: Rebecca Wilson www.rebeccawilsonstudio.com/ Executive Producers: Karrie Keyes, Beckie Campbell, & Susan Kost Edited by: Robbie Mortimer The SoundGirls Podcast is presented by soundgirls.org  Sponsored by QSC https://www.qsc.com Music by Jess Fenton https://www.jessfenton.com/

During her eleven years of production industry experience, Victoria Butash has been FOH and MON engineer, systems engineer, and a professor of live sound and audio. She is currently touring as a MON engineer for Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit and Sylvan Esso. She is based in Austin, Texas. Host & Producer: Rebecca Wilson www.rebeccawilsonstudio.com/ Executive Producers: Beckie Campbell & Susan Kost Edited by: Christina Hiromoto soundgirls.org  Sponsored by QSC https://www.qsc.com Music by Jess Fenton https://www.jessfenton.com/

Lenise Bent is one of the first women audio engineers & honed her skills on many iconic records including “Aja” by Steely Dan and “Breakfast in America” by Supertramp. She is the first woman engineer to receive a platinum album for Blondie’s “AutoAmerican” album which includes “The Tide is High” and the very first hit rap song with music, “Rapture”. Lenise is also a post-production audio professional, specializing in recording and editing foley sound effects for many films and animated series and has traveled the world for Dreamworks supervising the foreign dialogue recording and producing the vocals for such animated features as “Shrek”, “Spirit: Stallion of the Cimmaron” and “Shrek 2”. She also archives and repairs audio, and instructs and consults for singer/songwriters. Lenise is a long-standing member of the Audio Engineering Society, the Producers & Engineers Wing of the Recording Academy, and a voting member of NARAS. She is also a proud member SoundGirls, Women’s Audio Mission (WAM), Women in Music, the prestigious Hollywood Sapphire Group, The Blues Foundation, IASA (International Association of Sound Archivists), and ARSC (Assoc. of Recorded Sound Collectors). Though primarily working in digital recording formats, Lenise recently produced and engineered an all-analog recording with blues/rock/Indy band Primal Kings, recording to 2” tape, mixing to 1⁄2” and cut to vinyl from tape, all analog and entirely out of the box. To know more about Lenise Bent go to her website at www.lenisebent.com SoundGirls Feature Profile Lenise Bent https://soundgirls.org/giving-back-to... SoundGirls Living History Project Lenise Bent Part 1 https://youtu.be/lNM6seMROaI SoundGirls Living History Project Lenise Bent Part 2 https://youtu.be/0hCLBaqz51s Interviewed by Aline Bruijns Aline Bruijns (MPSE) Aline has a never-ending drive to create sound design that enriches a soundtrack and that elevates the story. As a jazz vocalist (and multi-instrumentalist), she obtained her Bachelor’s Degree at the Conservatory in Enschede (the Netherlands) in 2004. She continued at the HKU (School of the Arts Utrecht) in Hilversum and got a Master of Arts Degree in Sound Design in 2007. Having experienced and been educated in so many layers of music and sound has enhanced her work and ability to collaborate and work within all audio postproduction departments. She has been the founder and sound designer of the audio post-production company AudioRally Sounddesign since 2009. In 2019 she was admitted as an International Member of the Motion Picture Sound Editors organization (MPSE), board member of the VCA (dutch film audio society), and became co-chapter head of SoundGirls Netherlands. For more information about Aline www.audiorallysounddesign.com Sponsored by QSC https://www.qsc.com  

Lenise Bent is one of the first women audio engineers & honed her skills on many iconic records including “Aja” by Steely Dan and “Breakfast in America” by Supertramp. She is the first woman engineer to receive a platinum album for Blondie’s “AutoAmerican” album which includes “The Tide is High” and the very first hit rap song with music, “Rapture”. Lenise is also a post-production audio professional, specializing in recording and editing foley sound effects for many films and animated series and has traveled the world for Dreamworks supervising the foreign dialogue recording and producing the vocals for such animated features as “Shrek”, “Spirit: Stallion of the Cimmaron” and “Shrek 2”. She also archives and repairs audio, and instructs and consults for singer/songwriters. Lenise is a long-standing member of the Audio Engineering Society, the Producers & Engineers Wing of the Recording Academy, and a voting member of NARAS. She is also a proud member SoundGirls, Women’s Audio Mission (WAM), Women in Music, the prestigious Hollywood Sapphire Group, The Blues Foundation, IASA (International Association of Sound Archivists), and ARSC (Assoc. of Recorded Sound Collectors). Though primarily working in digital recording formats, Lenise recently produced and engineered an all-analog recording with blues/rock/Indy band Primal Kings, recording to 2” tape, mixing to 1⁄2” and cut to vinyl from tape, all analog and entirely out of the box. To know more about Lenise Bent go to her website at www.lenisebent.com SoundGirls Feature Profile Lenise Bent https://soundgirls.org/giving-back-to... SoundGirls Living History Project Lenise Bent Part 1 https://youtu.be/lNM6seMROaI SoundGirls Living History Project Lenise Bent Part 2 https://youtu.be/0hCLBaqz51s Interviewed by Aline Bruijns Aline Bruijns (MPSE) Aline has a never-ending drive to create sound design that enriches a soundtrack and that elevates the story. As a jazz vocalist (and multi-instrumentalist), she obtained her Bachelor’s Degree at the Conservatory in Enschede (the Netherlands) in 2004. She continued at the HKU (School of the Arts Utrecht) in Hilversum and got a Master of Arts Degree in Sound Design in 2007. Having experienced and been educated in so many layers of music and sound has enhanced her work and ability to collaborate and work within all audio postproduction departments. She has been the founder and sound designer of the audio post-production company AudioRally Sounddesign since 2009. In 2019 she was admitted as an International Member of the Motion Picture Sound Editors organization (MPSE), board member of the VCA (dutch film audio society), and became co-chapter head of SoundGirls Netherlands. For more information about Aline www.audiorallysounddesign.com Sponsored by QSC https://www.qsc.com  

Lenise Bent is one of the first women audio engineers & honed her skills on many iconic records including “Aja” by Steely Dan and “Breakfast in America” by Supertramp. She is the first woman engineer to receive a platinum album for Blondie’s “AutoAmerican” album which includes “The Tide is High” and the very first hit rap song with music, “Rapture”. Lenise is also a post-production audio professional, specializing in recording and editing foley sound effects for many films and animated series and has traveled the world for Dreamworks supervising the foreign dialogue recording and producing the vocals for such animated features as “Shrek”, “Spirit: Stallion of the Cimmaron” and “Shrek 2”. She also archives and repairs audio, and instructs and consults for singer/songwriters. Lenise is a long-standing member of the Audio Engineering Society, the Producers & Engineers Wing of the Recording Academy, and a voting member of NARAS. She is also a proud member SoundGirls, Women’s Audio Mission (WAM), Women in Music, the prestigious Hollywood Sapphire Group, The Blues Foundation, IASA (International Association of Sound Archivists), and ARSC (Assoc. of Recorded Sound Collectors). Though primarily working in digital recording formats, Lenise recently produced and engineered an all-analog recording with blues/rock/Indy band Primal Kings, recording to 2” tape, mixing to 1⁄2” and cut to vinyl from tape, all analog and entirely out of the box. To know more about Lenise Bent go to her website at www.lenisebent.com SoundGirls Feature Profile Lenise Bent https://soundgirls.org/giving-back-to... SoundGirls Living History Project Lenise Bent Part 1 https://youtu.be/lNM6seMROaI SoundGirls Living History Project Lenise Bent Part 2 https://youtu.be/0hCLBaqz51s Interviewed by Aline Bruijns Aline Bruijns (MPSE) Aline has a never-ending drive to create sound design that enriches a soundtrack and that elevates the story. As a jazz vocalist (and multi-instrumentalist), she obtained her Bachelor’s Degree at the Conservatory in Enschede (the Netherlands) in 2004. She continued at the HKU (School of the Arts Utrecht) in Hilversum and got a Master of Arts Degree in Sound Design in 2007. Having experienced and been educated in so many layers of music and sound has enhanced her work and ability to collaborate and work within all audio postproduction departments. She has been the founder and sound designer of the audio post-production company AudioRally Sounddesign since 2009. In 2019 she was admitted as an International Member of the Motion Picture Sound Editors organization (MPSE), board member of the VCA (dutch film audio society), and became co-chapter head of SoundGirls Netherlands. For more information about Aline www.audiorallysounddesign.com Sponsored by QSC https://www.qsc.com  

Anne-Marie Ront is a proficient, creative, and technical Sound Designer at Ubisoft Toronto. She has been working on highly regarded AAA video games for the past 5 years. Her work can be heard on Far Cry 6, Far Cry 5 and Starlink: Battle for Atlas. Previously, she was freelancing as a Dialog Editor, Sound Designer and Re-Recording Mixer working with various types of media for a number of studios/companies. With a background in music and computer programming, Anne-Marie found herself shifting out of her previous career in programming to solely focus on post production audio in 2010. Outside of work, you can find her playing guitar or bass, enjoying a good cup of coffee or glass of wine. https://twitter.com/amront https://ca.linkedin.com/in/annemarier Host & Producer: Rebecca Wilson Executive Producers: Beckie Campbell & Susan Williams Edited by: Robbie Mortimer soundgirls.org  Sponsored by QSC https://www.qsc.com Music by Jess Fenton  

Jon Ostrin has been working in live audio for 36 years. He worked my way up from shop tech, touring as an audio tech, mixing FOH and Mons for support acts, and settled in as a FOH engineer for about 25 years with such artists as Toto, Van Halen, Sammy Hagar, Onigo Boingo just to name a few. He moved to the Monitor position with John Legend in ‘08 where he still remains today.  Host & Producer: Rebecca Wilson Executive Producers: Beckie Campbell & Susan Williams Edited by: Robbie Mortimer soundgirls.org  Sponsored by QSC https://www.qsc.com Music by Jess Fenton

SoundGirls Living History Project - Tana Douglas - Interviewed by Juliet (Surely Lorraine) Tana Douglas is known as the first woman roadie and got her start working in Production in 1973 when Philippe Petit rigged a steel cable between the towers at the northern entrance to the Sydney Harbor Bridge. Without realizing it she had just done her first gig. This was followed by a meeting with a well-known Australian Tour manager Wane “Swampy” Jarvis, who piqued her interest in the production side of the Music Industry. This led to her first paying gig with a band called Fox, setting up and looking after their stage equipment known as the backline. After taking that job and relocating to Melbourne, an offer to work for a different band came along in the middle of 1974. This band was AC/DC. Throughout Tana’s four-decade career she has worked in backline, sound, lights, logistics, production, and tour management. More on Tana Douglas https://soundgirls.org/ground-breaker... Tana’s Instagram link for people to follow is: https://instagram.com/tanadouglasoffi... Juliet's Instagram is https://instagram.com/surelylorraine?...   SoundGirls Podcast Executive Producers: Beckie Campbell & Susan Williams soundgirls.org  Sponsored by QSC https://www.qsc.com

April Tucker has been described as a “Jane of all trades,” performing nearly every major role in post-production sound over her career in Los Angeles (Foley and ADR mixer, dialog editor, music editor, score mixer, sound designer, sound supervisor, re-recording mixer). April has mixed major television network series with some audiences over 10 million viewers. Her film work has been seen at major festivals such as Sundance, Cannes, SXSW and Tribeca. April’s clients range from major studios and corporations to indie filmmakers and composers. April has been writing for industry publications and websites, and her own blog for over 10 years. She is currently writing a textbook for Routledge (Taylor & Francis Group), and enjoys doing educational outreach and consulting. April holds two degrees in sound (Master’s Degree in Sound Recording, McGill University; Bachelor’s Degree in Music Production and Technology, University of Hartford) and a certificate of Business Entrepreneurship from Santa Monica College. Nominated for three Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) Golden Reel Awards. April’s creative sound design and mixing has been apart of many Clio and Promax award-winning promos Member of the Cinema Audio Society (CAS) Early credits are listed as April Cech https://apriltucker.com/ Comprehensive list of credits can be found on iMDB Finding Your Career in the Modern Audio Industry Host & Producer: Susan Williams Executive Producers: Beckie Campbell & Susan Williams Edited by: Susan Williams soundgirls.org  Sponsored by QSC https://www.qsc.com  

Kylie Snyder (she / her) is a reformed singer turned audio and media engineer working on staff at University of Michigan’s Duderstadt Center as Technical Lead for Media & Studio Arts. She really loves building complex integrations between analog and digital systems, primarily in studios, as well as talking about her experiences as a trans woman. https://kpsnyder.com/   Host & Producer: Rebecca Wilson Executive Producers: Beckie Campbell & Susan Williams Edited by: Christina Hiromoto soundgirls.org  Sponsored by QSC https://www.qsc.com  

Eve Horne is an Award-Winning Creative Mentor and Advisor. She has over 20 years experience in the Music Industry as a Singer, Songwriter, and Producer. She is the founder of PeakMusicUK and the UNHEARD Campaign which demands equality for women in the Music Industry. She is a qualified Sound Engineer, Co-Founder of M@LO & The Magpie, and a Native Instruments Certified Specialist. She was recently named a SheSaid.So ALT list 2020 Honorée, is a board member for Moving The Needle, an MPG Diversity Taskforce Representative, and an innovator on Keychange 2022 program. She has also recently written and published a children’s book to help "normalise" diversity and educate families and children about interracial, same-sex parents. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/PEAKMusicUK Website: www.peakmusic.uk INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/eve_horne/ https://www.instagram.com/weare_theunheard/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWzjAWM8JPRwRdlVvY3ecGQ/videos----more---- Host & Producer: Rebecca Wilson Executive Producers: Beckie Campbell & Susan Williams Edited by: Robbie Mortimer soundgirls.org  Sponsored by QSC https://www.qsc.com  

Suzanne Ciani is a five-time Grammy award-nominated composer, electronic music pioneer, and neo-classical recording artist who has released over 20 solo albums including "Seven Waves," and "The Velocity of Love," along with a landmark quad LP “LIVE Quadraphonic,” which restarted her Buchla modular performances. Her work has been featured in films, games, and countless commercials as well. She was inducted into the first class of Keyboard Magazine's Hall of Fame alongside other synth luminaries, including Bob Moog, Don Buchla, and Dave Smith, and received the Moog Innovation Award. Most recently, she is the recipient of the Independent Icon Award from A2IM. Suzanne has provided the voice and sounds for Bally's groundbreaking "Xenon" pinball machine, created Coca-Cola’s pop-and-pour sound, designed logos for Fortune 500 companies, and carved out a niche as one of the most creatively successful female composers in the world. A Life in Waves, a documentary about Ciani’s life and work, debuted at SXSW in 2017 and is available to watch on all digital platforms. Ciani is a graduate of Wellesley College and holds a Masters's in Music Composition from the University of California, Berkeley. http://sevwave.com/   Jazmín Giolito is an audio professional specializing in video games and interactive experiences. Trained in Music Composition and Technologies Applied to Sound Art at the National University of Rosario (Argentina) Jazmín has been a composer for 8 years and has been completely devoted to the video game industry for 4 years. Co-founder of the Aruna Collective and Tiluchi Games studios, she has worked as a sound designer, composer, and VO director for studios in Argentina, Sweden, Lithuania, Israel, and Poland. Among her most recent projects is a collaboration with Plastic Studios. A firm believer in the importance of communities, Jazmín is the lead organizer of Women Game Jam Argentina, a member of the board of directors of Rosario GameDevs, and an active member of Women in Games Argentina. Thanks to her professional career and commitment to the community, she has received scholarships and honors from institutions such as Erasmus +, Different Games, Glitch (Power Leveling Program), Game Industry Conference, and FundAV. Executive Producers: Beckie Campbell & Susan Williams soundgirls.org  Sponsored by QSC https://www.qsc.com

Zoe Thrall is a music industry professional with decades of experience in recording studio management. Her career started at the famed Power Station Studios in New York City where she learned both sides of studio operations as both an assistant engineer and in studio management. There she met producer/musician/actor Little Steven Van Zandt who hired her to work for him as an engineer and as a musician in his band Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul. She later returned to Power Station to become their studio manager and eventually President of the company. Her career continued on to become manager of Hit Factory Studios in New York City, overseeing 9 studios and 75 employees. In 2005 the Palms Casino Resort courted her to Las Vegas to build and operate the Studio at the Palms where she worked for 15 years. She is now the Director of Studio Operations of The Hideout Recording Studios in Henderson, Nevada. Host & Producer: Rebecca Wilson Executive Producers: Beckie Campbell & Susan Williams Edited by: Christina Hiromoto soundgirls.org  Sponsored by QSC https://www.qsc.com

Golden Preciado grew up in the music industry and followed in her dad's footsteps as an audio engineer, musician, and worship leader. In addition to her work at QSC, she’s also the lead engineer at Campus JAX in Newport Beach, CA, and Grace Fellowship Church in Costa Mesa, CA. Her passion is teaching others her craft. She’s a wife and mother of 4. Recorded & Produced by Beckie Campbell & Susan Williams Executive Producers: Beckie Campbell & Susan Williams Edited by: Fendall Fulton soundgirls.org  Sponsored by QSC https://www.qsc.com      

Shrinking spectrum, antennas, and RF training resources, oh my! Rebecca hosts 3 RF experts giving you all the answers you need about radio frequencies.  Karl Winkler is a 30-year veteran of the professional audio industry and is currently Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Lectrosonics, Inc., a leading manufacturer of professional wireless microphone systems. Karl has provided system design consultations and hundreds of frequency coordinations for theaters, TV and feature film productions, major touring acts and houses of worship. Karl has previously held positions including product manager and director of business development with his previous employer, German audio manufacturer Sennheiser. During the 1990s, Karl spent four years with the US Air Force "Airmen of Note" jazz ensemble out of Washington D.C. as their front-of-house audio engineer. Karl writes a regular column on sound reinforcement for Live Sound magazine and is an instructor for Synergetic Audio Concepts’ “Making Wireless Work” two-day seminar. Greg Simon is a member of Sennheiser’s Technical Applications Engineering team and Heads training for the Americas region. Greg has a degree in Music Production and Engineering from Berklee College of Music. He has been designing audio and wireless microphone systems in the Pro Audio industry for over 15 years. Projects include full A/V system design and project management for large-scale clubs, recording studios, houses of worship, and corporate environments. Greg has also completed training in Sennheiser’s global RF expert program which specializes in wireless microphone technologies and applications. Brian Maddox Over a 30-year career Brian Maddox has worked with everybody from U.S. Presidents to Patti LaBelle to The Pope. Specializing in Virtual and In-Person corporate events, Brian is currently active as a freelance A1, RF Coordinator, and Comms Tech. Reach him via LinkedIn. Recorded & Produced by Rebecca Wilson Executive Producers: Beckie Campbell & Susan Williams Edited by: Fendall Fulton soundgirls.org  Sponsored by QSC https://www.qsc.com

Willa Snow is a Touring FOH/MON/Patch technician based in Central Texas with a deep passion for her industry and art form. Starting in studio recording while in school, she has been working in live concerts for the past several years in such venues as Bass Concert Hall, One World Theater, and Stubb's Indoors, as a monitor and front-of-house engineer. In her spare time, she serves as Austin's chapter head for @soundgirls  https://www.willasnow.com/ Executive Producers: Beckie Campbell & Susan Williams Edited by: S. Williams soundgirls.org  Sponsored by QSC https://www.qsc.com