Tonebenders Podcast

Lindsey Alvarez, Anna Behlmer, Laura Wiest & Karen Baker Landers recently gathered together in Formosa Hollywood's Stage 2, to share their paths while forging a career in audio post. The conversation is filled with stories of their experiences in Hollywood that range from horrible to hopeful. They discuss their early mentors, how they are managing being mentors themselves and ways things have changed over the course of their careers. Register at https://www.mpse.org/event-6844200 to come out to the Inside NYC Audio Post Event coming up on Oct 15th at Sound Lounge. ______ SPONSORS: Sound Ideas is heading to GameSoundCon 2026 at the Burbank Convention Center in Burbank, California, on  October 20th–21st! The event features educational seminars and opportunities to connect with fellow industry professionals. Be sure to visit Sound Ideas at booth seven to meet the team and access exclusive offers available only at the show. Can’t make it in person? Contact Sound Ideas for some special offers. ______ 87 sound designers from the Field Recording Slack have come together to release a new crowdsourced sound effects library that they’re making available for charity. Handheld Gadgets is an 18GB library with 929 unique sounds, including multiple variations of bicycle pumps, zippo lighters, hand cranked radios, gaming controllers, tools and much more. The library is UCS compliant, covering 21 sound categories. The way to purchase the library is simple: donate $50.00 or more directly to Doctors Without Borders, World Central Kitchen or The Water Project, then email that receipt to frscharity@gmail.com. You will receive a reply email to pull down the library. You can read detailed purchasing instructions, have a look at the sound list, and hear an audio demo at https://www.frscharity.org/HandheldGadgets/
Episode Notes: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/378-women-in-audio-post-roundtable/ ______ Make sure you are up to date with everything Tonebenders is doing, from upcoming events to the latest episodes by signing up for the once-a-month Tonebenders email newsletter: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/join-our-email-list/
Podcast Homepage: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/
This episode is hosted by Timothy Muirhead

James Mather, Tormod Ringnes and Kim Christensen join Tonebenders' host Tim Muirhead on Stage in front of a packed theatre as part of the 2025 Sonic Days Conference. They talk about their work on iconic franchises like Harry Potter, Tron, Dracula, Top Gun and more. ______ SPONSORS: If summer has your next project heating up, Sound Ideas is making it easier to build up the library you’ll need. During the Sound Ideas Mid Year Sale, you can save 50% on all proprietary items. From impacts and ambiences to vehicles, animals, machinery, production elements, and specialty effects, you can stock up on professional sounds before the next deadline hits. Get ahead of the edit with sounds ready for the scenes, transitions, textures, and surprises still to come. Shop the 50% off, Mid Year Sale now at https://sound-ideas.com/ ______ Make sure you are up to date with everything Tonebenders is doing, from upcoming events to the latest episodes by signing up for the once-a-month Tonebenders email newsletter: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/join-our-email-list/
Episode Notes: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/377-sonic-days-live-sound-design-for-franchise-ip/
Podcast Homepage: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/
This episode is hosted by Timothy Muirhead

In the final episode of the talks from SoundDay LA, we have the HBO Panel of Emmy nominated re-recording mixers from The Pitt, DTF St Louis and Hacks. James Parnell, Todd Grace & Ed Carr join Tim, for a lively talk in front of a packed house at Glen Glenn Film Center in Hollywood, California. They discuss their approaches to long "oners" and the detailed panning they need, pushing backgrounds and ambiences as much as they can without crowding dialog, and how far is too far with the sounds of medical procedures. Big Thanks to SoundDay LA's sponsors: Remoto Playback (https://remotopro.io/) , ASG (https://www.asgllc.com/) & Sound Ideas (https://sound-ideas.com/) ______ SPONSORS: If summer has your next project heating up, Sound Ideas is making it easier to build up the library you’ll need. During the Sound Ideas Mid Year Sale, you can save 50% on all proprietary items. From impacts and ambiences to vehicles, animals, machinery, production elements, and specialty effects, you can stock up on professional sounds before the next deadline hits. Get ahead of the edit with sounds ready for the scenes, transitions, textures, and surprises still to come. Shop the 50% off, Mid Year Sale now at https://sound-ideas.com/ ______ Make sure you are up to date with everything Tonebenders is doing, from upcoming events to the latest episodes by signing up for the once-a-month Tonebenders email newsletter: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/join-our-email-list/
Episode Notes: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/376-live-from-soundday-la-the-pitt-dtf-st-louis-hacks/
Podcast Homepage: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/
This episode is hosted by Timothy Muirhead

The sound team from Stranger Things, Season 5, joined SoundDay LA to discuss how the series has changed since it's beginning and the massive undertaking they took on to complete the series' final season. Supervising Sound Editor Craig Henighan divulges an super interesting and creative story about what makes up the Mind Flayers massive vocal screams. Music Editors Lena Glikson and David Klotz breakdown, in detail, a specific scene to show how the music evolved over a full year of tackling it. Re-recording Mixers Will FIles and Mark Paterson discuss their approach to huge action sequences that have to play on anything, from full up home theatres to iPads.
Big Thanks to SoundDay LA's sponsors: Remoto Playback (https://remotopro.io/) , ASG (https://www.asgllc.com/) & Sound Ideas (https://sound-ideas.com/) ______ SPONSORS: If summer has your next project heating up, Sound Ideas is making it easier to build up the library you’ll need. During the Sound Ideas Mid Year Sale, you can save 50% on all proprietary items. From impacts and ambiences to vehicles, animals, machinery, production elements, and specialty effects, you can stock up on professional sounds before the next deadline hits. Get ahead of the edit with sounds ready for the scenes, transitions, textures, and surprises still to come. Shop the 50% off, Mid Year Sale now at https://sound-ideas.com/ ______ Make sure you are up to date with everything Tonebenders is doing, from upcoming events to the latest episodes by signing up for the once-a-month Tonebenders email newsletter: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/join-our-email-list/
Episode Notes: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/375-live-from-soundday-la-stranger-things/
Podcast Homepage: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/
This episode is hosted by Timothy Muirhead

The sound team from Spider-Noir join Tim on stage as part of SoundDay LA to discuss their Emmy nominated work on this unique sounding series. Supervising Sound Editors Ethan Beigel and Andy Sisul, Re-Recording Mixer/Sound Designer Ryan Collins and Location Sound Mixer Matthew Sanchez share behind the scenes stories from both on-set and in postproduction. Including how Nicholas Cage was mic'ed up under the Spider mask, the enormous amount of original recordings they did for sound design and getting loop group to perform in old-timey "noir" accents. Big Thanks to SoundDay LA's sponsors: Remoto Playback (https://remotopro.io/) , ASG (https://www.asgllc.com/) & Sound Ideas (https://sound-ideas.com/) ______ SPONSORS: If summer has your next project heating up, Sound Ideas is making it easier to build up the library you’ll need. During the Sound Ideas Mid Year Sale, you can save 50% on all proprietary items. From impacts and ambiences to vehicles, animals, machinery, production elements, and specialty effects, you can stock up on professional sounds before the next deadline hits. Get ahead of the edit with sounds ready for the scenes, transitions, textures, and surprises still to come. Shop the 50% off, Mid Year Sale now at https://sound-ideas.com/ ______ Make sure you are up to date with everything Tonebenders is doing, from upcoming events to the latest episodes by signing up for the once-a-month Tonebenders email newsletter: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/join-our-email-list/
Episode Notes: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/374-live-from-soundday-la-spider-noir/
Podcast Homepage: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/
This episode is hosted by Timothy Muirhead