The stampeding hooves of buffalo in Dances with Wolves. The guttural rumble of the T-rex in Jurassic Park. How about the sound of the surf and wind in Cast Away?
These films captivated audiences with their scores, their stories, and their terror. Tying all of this action and sound together for maximum impact was a team of master sound recordists.
Louisiana now exists as one of the big four film-producing states, behind Georgia but ahead of cinematic meccas like California and New York. Yeah, the strikes have choked out the workforce the same way Adam Sandler throttled that golf caddy in Happy Gilmore, but work will return, and it’s vital that our industry’s artists are visible and accessible.
As part of our Louisiana post-production worker series, we assembled the handful of re-recording mixers in the state and included each of the production sound recordists, as well. Thanks to Jerry Gilbert at Celtic Studios for his insights on the nuances of the individuals who create within a playground of sound.
Louisiana sound artists: Re-recording mixers
Aidan Dykes
Niche: Sound Editor, Re-recording Mixer, Field Recordist
Home Base: New Orleans, Apex Post Production
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Contact: aidandykes@gmail.com
Jerry Gilbert
Niche: Re-recording Mixer, Sound Supervision
Home Base: Baton Rouge, Resident Sound Specialist at Celtic Media Centre
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Contact: Jerry.gilbert@postdigital.com
Maya Lewis
Niche: ADR Mixer, Sound FX Editor, Foley Artist
Home Base: New Orleans, Apex Post Productions
Website/Portfolio: www.apexpost.com
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Contact: info@apexpost.com
Aaron F. Thomas
Niche: Production Sound Mixer, Mastering and Post Sound Services, Podcast Production
Home Base: Greater Lafayette, Independent
Website/Portfolio: www.atmas.co
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Contact: Aaron@atmas.co
Jon Vogl
Niche: Re-recording Mixer, Sound Supervision
Home Base: New Orleans, Apex Post Production
Website/Portfolio: https://www.apexpost.com/
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Contact: info@apexpost.com
Louisiana Sound Artists: Production Sound Recordists & Design
Jason Beard
Niche: Video Editor, Video Producer, Audio Engineer, Sound Designer
Home Base: Lafayette, Sixto6 Productions
Website/Portfolio: www.six-to-6.com
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Contact: jason@six-to-6.com
Jonathan Berguno
Niche: Production Sound Mixer
Home Base: New Orleans, Pelican Location Sound
Website/Portfolio: www.pelicanlocationsound.com
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Contact: Jonathanb@pelicanlocationsound.com
Tim Connor
Niche: Production Sound Mixer
Home Base: New Orleans, Independent
Website/Portfolio: https://staffmeup.com/profile/timconnorsound
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Contact: Via Staffmeup
Julius A. Evans
Niche: Videographer, Location Sound Recordist, Producer, Director
Home Base: New Orleans, Red Clay Productions, Inc.
Website/Portfolio: www.redclayfilms.com
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Contact: info@juliusevansvideography.com
Asher Griffith
Niche: Sound Designer, Sound Engineer, Editor, Story Editor, Podcast Producer
Home Base: New Orleans, Cicada Radio
Website/Portfolio: https://www.cicadaradio.com/
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Contact: LOUDER@cicadaradio.com
Eric Laws
Niche: Musician, Production Sound Mixer, Filmmaker
Home Base: New Orleans, Independent
Website/Portfolio: https://ericlaws.com/
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Contact: Saucerseed@gmail.com
Mark LeBlanc
Niche: Production Sound Mixer
Home Base: Greater Lafayette, Independent
Website/Portfolio: https://www.louisianafilmsound.com/
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Contact: Soundspeeds14@gmail.com
Eric Ledet
Niche: Production Sound Mixer
Home Base: New Orleans, Independent
Website/Portfolio: https://www.ericledetsound.com/
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Contact: Eric@ericledetsound.com
B.J. Lehn
Niche: Production Sound Mixer
Home Base: New Orleans, Sound Images Inc.
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Contact: Via LinkedIn
David Silverman
Niche: Production Sound Mixer
Home Base: New Orleans, Independent
Website/Portfolio: https://staffmeup.com/profile/davidsilverman
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Contact: Via Staffmeup
Kelvin Torres
Niche: Video Editor, Production Sound Mixer
Home Base: Mandeville, Cadence Post
Website/Portfolio: https://kjtorresalicea.wixsite.com/mysite
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Contact: kjtorresalicea@gmail.com
Hans van den Bold
Niche: Production Sound Mixer, Location Sound Recording
Home Base: Baton Rouge, Bold Productions, Inc.
Website/Portfolio: https://www.hansvandenbold.com/
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Contact: hansvandenbold@mac.com
Chris Welcker
Niche: Location Sound Recording, Production Sound Mixer
Home Base: New Orleans, Catgut Sound
Website/Portfolio: https://www.catgutsound.com/
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Contact: Catgutsound@gmail.com
Ian Wood
Niche: Production Sound Mixer
Home Base: New Orleans, Independent
Website/Portfolio: https://staffmeup.com/profile/ianwood
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Contact: Via Staffmeup
If you are a Louisiana sound artist and want to be included on our list of Louisiana sound mixers in production or post-production, send us a message with relevant details via the contact form on this page.
Creators, help us to support you by sending us your updated information or additional details within your artist profile.