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Making Tracks Podcast explores the life story behind a song, with the musician who wrote it. We discuss how and why the song was written, within the context of their musical journey. - Supported by Arts Council England & Youth Music as part of Making Tracks (Trinity, ACE & Basement Studios).
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Welcome to Field & Foley! From capturing nature's sounds to studio tinkering, we share stories from professional sound designers, field recordists, and foley artists from all walks of the arts. Together, we'll be answering your questions and giving tips to help beginners get started.
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Our guest is Aaron Brown, a seasoned audio professional specializing in game audio, music composition, and field recording. Aaron has worked with industry giants like Electronic Arts, Lucasarts and Naughty Dog, contributing to award-winning games such as Call of Duty Vanguard and Uncharted 3. Currently based in Austin, TX, Aaron is an active suppor…
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Episode 33 - Jeremy Bloom & Daniel Timmons & Tony Volante
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Today, we are welcoming three guests, Jeremy S. Bloom, Daniel Timmons and Tony Volante, who all worked on the wonderful documentary "Jim Henson: Idea Man" Support this Podcast If you've enjoyed this episode please consider supporting on Patreon or Ko-fi where you gain early access to episodes in lossless format and can submit questions for guests: …
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Today I'm excited to have Mikee Goodman as my guest. He is the powerhouse vocalist from SikTh & Primal Rock Rebellion and a versatile voice over talent in the entertainment industry. As a singer, voice artist, casting director, and audio producer, Mikee's creative prowess knows no bounds. From his electrifying performances with bands to his work as…
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My guest today is one I have been looking forward to for a while! Thomas Rex Beverly is not just a field recordist and composer – he's a sound explorer on a mission to capture the essence of our changing planet through sound. In a world saturated with noise, Thomas's work celebrates the beauty of pristine natural soundscapes, urging us to reconnect…
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Episode 30 - Pauli Ondruska & Henry Scott
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About this Episode Today, I'm thrilled to have Pauli Ondruska and Henry Scott from Remedy Entertainment joining us. With their extensive expertise in game audio, they've played pivotal roles in crafting the intense soundscape of Alan Wake 2. In this episode, we'll delve into their unique experiences working on such an esteemed franchise, exploring …
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Today, I'm super excited to welcome Faith Abi-Haydar to the show! Faith is a freelance sound designer, mixer, foley artist, and editor with a wealth of experience. She's worked on a massive 2000+ SFX library for Shutterstock at Vaudeville Sound in Vancouver and had her short films shown at the Brooklyn Film Festival. Not only is she proficient in D…
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Introducing Tony Manfredonia, a Michigan-based composer and singer-songwriter known for his emotive and captivating music. From epic symphonic rock to tender pop-piano ballads, Tony's genre-defying sound takes listeners on extraordinary journeys. Performing worldwide with esteemed ensembles like the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and collaborating w…
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Meet Lewis Thompson: music composer, sound designer, and master of all things audio! From strumming his first guitar at the age of 11 to crafting immersive soundscapes for indie games and cinematic titles like The Quarry and As Dusk Falls, Lewis is a prominent figure in the UK game dev community, organizing meet-ups and events. And on top of all th…
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About this Episode Thank you for a year of listening to Field & Foley! As a special treat, here is a compilation of a recording from each of our guests this past year (Thanks to Katharina for the idea!). And the first three people that send us a message with the episode number of the last recording in this compilation will win a special prize! Sit …
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One year anniversary episode! Join us for a special bonus episode as we celebrate our one-year anniversary with a twist! Host Ben Reichstein takes the guest seat to reflect on the journey, share insights, and answer questions. Don't miss this unique opportunity to hear from the voice behind the mic! About Field & Foley Welcome to Field & Foley, the…
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About this Episode Today, I'm excited to introduce Mikel Parraga-Wills, a highly esteemed Foley Mixer based in Los Angeles, California. With an impressive resume featuring projects like Fast X, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves and two of my favourite movies of the last years, Oppenheimer and Dune: Part Two. Join us as we explore Mikel's jour…
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About this Episode Martha Mutiso, a Kenyan-based freelance tour leader and conservation storyteller, joins us today. Passionate about nature, conservation, and ecotourism, Martha's work spans photography, filming, writing and the captivating art of field recording. Her mission is to preserve the dwindling sounds of nature and inspire change through…
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About this Episode Our guest today is Damjan Mravunac, whose name has never been pronounced correctly in english! With 25 years of experience working in the video game industry, he is the mastermind behind the music of the "Serious Sam" and "The Talos principle" franchises. As a multi-instrumentalist, Damjan could easily play all parts in the Rock …
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About this Episode I'm thrilled to welcome Glenn Goa, a seasoned sound designer with over a decade of experience in the audio industry. Their expertise spans across various mediums, from video games to film, and encompasses a wide range of audio-related fields. As a Senior Sound Designer at Larian Studios in Belgium, Glenn's contributions to projec…
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About this Episode My guest today is Sergio Ronchetti, a maestro in the art of sonic storytelling within the gaming universe. As a composer and sound designer, he infuses games with soulful narratives. His expertise lies in crafting adaptive music, synchronizing with gameplay and immersive sound design. He also shares valuable insights into FMOD th…
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About this Episode Our guest today is Eran Ben-Isaac. With over 12 years of experience as a professional production sound mixer, Eran's expertise has graced numerous film and TV productions, documentaries, and commercials. Now based in Brussels, Belgium, his influence spans both local and international projects. Eran's natural environment is the fi…
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About this Episode Today, it's an absolute pleasure to have Tyler Brannan as my guest. His multifaceted skills span game production, marketing, writing, on-screen and voiceover performances, and even an interesting stint as an amateur-pro wrestler. As the CEO of 'In the Keep LLC,' an indie game development & publishing venture, Tyler's dedication e…
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About this Episode Today, I'm thrilled to have Shirly Spikes join us. Shirly is a musician, sound designer, and audio engineer, specializing in spatial audio and immersive soundscapes. From winning MIT's Reality Virtually Hackathon to founding Virtuo Studios, her journey from Jerusalem to Boston has been defined by a passion for VR, technology, and…
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About this Episode Joining me on the podcast today is the multi-award-winning Danish sound designer and re-recording mixer, Peter Albrechtsen. With a versatile career spanning across Scandinavian and international cinema, Peter's sonic craftsmanship has graced renowned films such as "Evil Dead Rise," "The Territory," and "The Killing of Two Lovers.…
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About this Episode Today, I'm honored to welcome Melissa Pons, a dedicated field recordist and sound designer from Portugal on a mission to capture nature's symphonies. At the non-profit earth.fm, she helps to curate submission to the now over 700 immersive natural soundscapes from all over the world. Melissa's own field recording adventures took h…
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About this Episode Joining us today is Jason Smith, the mastermind behind the retro shooter 'CULTIC.' His passion for game development ignited in his early teens and persisted, leading to him working on games even while pursuing studies in graphic design and working in full-time jobs. As of March 2021, Jason embarked on a thrilling journey, signing…
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About this Episode Joining us today is Bastian Gerner, a renowned freelance Foley Artist and Dolby Atmos Studio Owner from Düsseldorf, Germany. With well over 70 film credits to his name, Bastian is a master at bringing sound to life through Foley work. His expertise extends to studio organization, inventory management, field recording. And he love…
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Episode 14 - Yann van der Cruyssen & Raphaël Monnin
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About this Episode For the first time, we bring together two distinguished professionals who have made their mark in the realm of sound. First, we have Yann van der Cruyssen, a composer and sound designer celebrated for his work on the video game "Stray," which garnered accolades including Best Sound Design for an Indie Game, Playstation Game of th…
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About this Episode Today, I have the honor of welcoming an extraordinary talent to the show – Julie Elven, a renowned soundtrack vocalist, concert soloist and musician based in Munich, Germany. Julie's career has seen her collaborate with Hollywood's finest composers. Her captivating voice has graced a multitude of iconic projects, including the GR…
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About this Episode I'm excited to introduce you to Christopher Bolte, a talented sound designer, mixing & mastering engineer and field recordist. Hailing from Germany and now based in Boston, he's shaping music, creating innovative tools and crafting captivating soundscapes for games and film. To add to the excitement, he's just returned from an ex…
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About this Episode Today our guest is Mariana Lopez, a Latin American researcher and sound designer based in the UK. With a focus on sound design and accessibility, Mariana's expertise extends to acoustical heritage, historical soundscapes, and gender equality in audio. Her contributions to the field of sound design, including VR experiences, insta…
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About this Episode Our guest today is Katrine Amsler, a Danish musician, composer, producer, and sound artist. With an impressive background in interactive audio, sound design, and composition for films, commercials, video games and more, Katrine's talent and versatility shine through in her work. She has contributed to renowned projects like "Cont…
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About this Episode I am excited to welcome to the show the multi-talented Arron Amo-Travers, who has made a name for himself in the world of audio across various fields. From interactive audio and implementation to specialized field recording and foley, Arron has an impressive set of skills that extend beyond traditional sound design. He works on f…
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About this Episode Today, we have an incredible guest with us, Mark Mangini, a legendary sound designer who has left his mark on some of the most iconic films in Hollywood history. With two Oscars under his belt for his work on Dune and Mad Max Fury Road, and more nominations to his name, Mark's career spans over four decades of creating amazing so…
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About this Episode On today's episode, we will get to know Katharina Bär, a sound designer based in Düsseldorf, Germany. With a strong musical background, she combines her passion for music and recordings in her work on game audio, film projects, and audio books. She has also worked on audio narration with curated music and foley for the board game…
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About this Episode Today we're joined by Nathan Moody, a multi-talented composer, musician, and sound designer who specializes in creating immersive worlds through sound. Whether he's crafting soundtracks for games, or his own albums, Nathan is a master of using a variety of instruments and sound sources to build rich, evocative sonic landscapes. H…
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About this Episode Today we have the pleasure of chatting with Amanda Niles, a sound designer who has previously worked on the open world action game "Days Gone". They are currently bringing audio to life in "Don't Starve Together" (especially creature vocals) and enjoy going out for field recording as a hobby! Things we talked about on this Episod…
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About this Episode Join us for a conversation with Emily E. Meo, a skilled musician, sound designer and composer currently lending her talents to the team at Arkane Studios Austin. Her portfolio includes working on video games such as Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark and the upcoming open-world immersive vampire shooter Redfall. Emily's dedicat…
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About this Episode Jez riley French is a sound artist from Yorkshire who runs workshops and lectures on his art practices. He has a passion for capturing the overlooked details of life through his recorded work and creative output, which focuses on themes of audible silence, active listening, and stillness. For exploring these themes he develops an…
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About this Episode David Woje is a Sound Designer and Field Recordist with over 20 years of experience. He currently works as Head Audio Engineer at Audily, a podcast and audiobook production company. And he produces the outstanding "Ambisonic Spaces" podcast, traveling to the farthest reaches of the world, discovering different audio artists to te…
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About this Episode Greg Lester is a Sound Designer for video games at Soundcuts who worked on TheQuarry. He is also one of the creators of gameaudiolearning.com, a central learning space for everything about game audio. And just recently he and Lewis Thompson launched Airwiggles, a brand new community for all things audio! Things we talked about in…
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About Field & Foley Welcome to Field & Foley, the podcast that explores the world of field recording and foley art. I am your host, Ben Reichstein, and every two weeks I'm joined by a new guest from the wonderful world of sound. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned professional, we'll answer your questions, share tips and tricks and tell stories…
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This week I speak to Stanlæy, an artist and musician who combines glitchy, experimental production with intricate compositions, belying a background in classical viola. They love sonic world-building - within songs, and in their physical sound Installations. Their track Fragility, (from their EP “p=arallel u=niverse”) uses digital, broken sounds wi…
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This week I speak to singer, songwriter and cellist Ayanna Witter-Johnson, whose music combines classical music with alternative R&B. We discuss her track “Rise Up”, which is both a dance track inspired by Missy Elliot, and a powerful anthem to enact change, which found it’s place in the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests. She describes her journey e…
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This week I speak to xyzelle., a soulful alt-RnB singer/songwriter who moved from the Philippines as a child, and we discuss our shared experiences of growing up as an Asian person in a predominately white area. She brings her track “Remedy”, which celebrates finding self-confidence as a teenage girl and a person of colour. We discuss how music can…
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“What an inspiring conversation!” Those are the last words of this week’s episode, and I’m sure you will be inspired too by Abi Flynn's extraordinary story and music. Abi is a soul, jazz and R&B singer, with an amazing story. Diagnosed with cancer, and given a terminal diagnosis, she healed, miraculously, after a profound spiritual experience. It’s…
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I chat to Jasmine Crowe, a pop artist, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist from Los Angeles, who uses music to speak about mental health and addiction awareness, which she explores in her first album, “Symptoms”. She brings her track “Sky Is Falling”, a powerful tribute to the death of her father, an astrophysicist, philosopher and music…
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This week, I chat to Anusha, whose pop/R&B sound combines her classical training, and her poetry (strongly paralleling my own songwriting background). She brings her track “Someone I Never Wanted”, written about her experience of sexual harassment at university. She describes her struggle to break free of the limits imposed on her by her classical …
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This week, I share a fascinating conversation with Grove, a producer and vocalist who combines dancehall, punk, jungle & pop. Their track is “Black”, written about the toppling of the Edward Colston statue, which comes from their “Queer + Black” EP. We discuss what being queer means to them, and how it intersects with their discovery of black cultu…
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RIZIK is an instrumentalist from LA, whose work spans electronic music and neo-classical piano. Today’s track, “Alone Together (Panorama)” is a solo piano piece. In this fascinating conversation, RIZIK describes feeling pressured into a conventional path by his Palestinian parents - before taking the leap of faith from music marketer to musician. W…
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In this episode we meet Andy Cato, one half of Groove Armada, and discuss his first experience of dance music, the formation of Groove Armada and his transition into regenerative farming.Groove Armada, has been at the heart of electronic music scene for over two decades - touring internationally, playing the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury and foundin…
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Get the Scoop on Real Estate Journalism from Phoenix Business Journal Senior Reporter Angela Gonzales
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Ever wonder how reporters decide which stories to cover and who to interview? Phoenix Business Journal Senior Reporter Angela Gonzales joins ABI Multifamily Minute in studio and lets ABI Multifamily President & CEO John Kobierowski turn the tables, asking Angela everything from the best way to pitch her, to her favorite story, to what she would be …
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Alt-folk singer-songwriter and old friend Sam Brookes joins me to discuss his track '18 & Sleeping', taken from his latest album 'Black Feathers' (a "meditation on grief") written after the death of his father and a close friend.We discuss depression, healing through songwriting, the magic of live music, the future of the music industry and finding…
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Interview with Thomas Maynard, Vice President of Business Development for the Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC)
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In this episode of the ABI Multifamily Minute, John Kobierowski interviews Thomas Maynard, Vice President of Business Development for the Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC). The role of GPEC is to help plant the flag and show companies the many reasons why they should come to the metro-Phoenix area. Founded in 1989, GPEC was created to consoli…
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Interview with Howard Epstein, Founder of the Arizona Housing Fund
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In this episode of the ABI Multifamily Minute, John Kobierowski interviews Howard Epstein, founder of the Arizona Housing Fund, on the challenges and complexities of Arizona's growing homeless problem. Last year 36,000 people in Arizona experienced homelessness (or 1 in 184 Arizonians) - this number has been increasing for six consecutive years. Th…
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