Tonebenders Podcast

Recent Emmy nominees Danielle McBride and Tyler Whitham join the podcast to discuss their roles as supervising sound editors on the sci-fi comedy Murderbot. Building the sonic world of a brand new sci-fi series is just about every sound person's dream gig. What does a giant two headed monster centipede sound like? What about spaceships with futuristic propulsion systems? These are some of the puzzles that needed to be solved for Murderbot. Plus the dialog had creative challenges as well, with lots of interior dialog, robot processing and comms that each needed their own signature sounds. ____ For full details on how you can take part in this year's Tonebenders Listener Field Recording Stories, go to https://tonebenderspodcast.com/field-recording-story-submissions/ ______ 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/371-murderbot/
Podcast Homepage: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/
This episode is hosted by Timothy Muirhead

Alien: Earth expands on the sonic universe of the Alien franchise, with terrifying new creatures and technology. Supervising Sound Editor Lee Gilmore and Sound Designers Justin Davey & Nolan McNaughton, join the podcast to tell us about how they tackled the cavalcade of audio challenges this series threw at them. The classic Xenomorph is more menacing, 4 new Aliens needed vocals and movement sounds. plus lots more. ______ Los Angeles listeners, you can still sign up to the waitlist for SoundDay LA, on August 9th: https://luma.com/58xnoz87 ____ For full details on how you can take part in this year's Tonebenders Listener Field Recording Stories, go to https://tonebenderspodcast.com/field-recording-story-submissions/ ______ 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/ _____ Big thanks to SoundDay LA’s event sponsor Remoto Playback. Pitch-perfect remote review sessions without a monthly subscription. Go to https://remotopro.io/ to learn more. ______ 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/370-alien-earth/
Podcast Homepage: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/
This episode is hosted by Timothy Muirhead

Re-recording mixers Erik Valenzuela & Sal Ojeda join Tonebenders to talk about their wild schedule during audio post on RuPaul's Drag Race. Between them they have combined to work on over 330 episodes of Drag Race, making them experts on reality TV postproduction workflows. Dialog often presents the largest challenges and they have to use every tool they can get their hands on to make the final show sound smooth and clean. We also dig deep into the Rusical (a Rupaul Musical) episodes and the many challenges they present. Los Angeles listeners, make sure you sign up now for SoundDay LA on August 9th https://luma.com/58xnoz87 ____ For full details on how you can take part in this year's Tonebenders Listener Field Recording Stories, go to https://tonebenderspodcast.com/field-recording-story-submissions/ ______ 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/ _____ Big thanks to SoundDay LA’s event sponsor Remoto Playback. Pitch-perfect remote review sessions without a monthly subscription. Go to remotopro.io to learn more
______ 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/369-rupauls-drag-race/
Podcast Homepage: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/
This episode is hosted by Timothy Muirhead

Backrooms was a massive blockbuster this spring and the sounds in the film are a big reason why. The team was presented with some real sonic puzzles to solve, including the unique set where it was shot, creating sound design from the camera's perspective and sonically leading an extremely tense opening scene with no music or sustained dialog. Plus they discuss working with the film's director, Kane Parsons, who voiced some of the creature sounds himself and was one of the composers on Backrooms. Los Angeles listeners, make sure you sign up now for SoundDay LA on August 9th https://luma.com/58xnoz87 ______ 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/368-backrooms/
Podcast Homepage: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/

This episode is hosted by Timothy Muirhead

Supervising Sound Editor Andre Fenley and Re-recording Mixer Kent Sparling join Tonebenders to talk about working with Director Boots Riley on his latest film, I Love Boosters. They discuss how the challenge of creating sound to match the heights reached by the vibrant and arresting visuals in this film, where the line is on how comedic the sounds should be, designing demon voice processing and lots more. Plus a big announcement of Tonebenders biggest live event ever! Get ready for SoundDay LA on August 9th. Go to https://luma.com/58xnoz87 for full details and to claim your seat. ______ 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/ _______ Listeners in NYC check out this screening of American Pachuco: The Legend of Lius Valdez on July 24th at 6:40pm, featuring Supervising Sound Editor Peter Albretchsen in attendance for a Q&A. Get Tickets at https://my.filmforum.org/american-pachuco/51540 _______ 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/367-i-love-boosters/
Podcast Homepage: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/
This episode is hosted by Timothy Muirhead