Field & Foley

Today I’m excited to welcome Mattia Cellotto, a passionate field recordist and sound designer whose love for audio starts at the source: recording. With over 10 years of experience creating highly respected sound libraries, Mattia has built a reputation for deeply understanding the raw materials of sound and transforming them into powerful creative tools. His latest release, Animal Hyperrealism Vol. IV, continues a celebrated series, capturing many ultra-detailed animal vocalisations recorded at 192kHz — perfect for creative soundwork!

Alongside his library work, he’s contributed sound design to major titles like Battlefield V and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, as well as commercials for brands like Google and Nickelodeon.

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Franck Reisner is a producer, cultural entrepreneur and studio founder. He built Studio89, Estonia’s first Dolby Atmos Music studio, from scratch – starting with straw panels and a DIY spirit – into a hub for immersive sound, mixing, and international collaboration. Today, Studio89 unites engineers, musicians, and composers across recording, post-production, and game audio.

Franck’s vision reaches beyond the studio: he is developing a Music Production House in Tallinn, a future hub of studios, rehearsal rooms, and creative companies, designed to anchor local talent and connect Estonia internationally. With roots in theater and children’s musicals, and experience running professional songwriting camps, he sees music as both a craft and a bridge. His work brings together cultures and partners from Estonia, Sweden, the UK, and beyond — building spaces where collaboration and creativity can thrive.

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My guest today is Stevie Haywood, a UK-based Production Sound Mixer with extensive experience across narrative film, television, and documentary.

He has contributed to a diverse range of productions, from intimate, character-driven dramas to ambitious large-scale period pieces.

And recently he has worked on the stellar dramas STEVE on Netflix and ANEMONE in cinemas, both released early october.

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My guests today are Piotr Stachera, the Audio Lead at Hyperstrange and Ivory Tower Soundworks and Kacper Kajzderski with the coolest title I've ever heard - the Game Audio Necromancer, also from Ivory Tower Soundworks.

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Today my guest is Gina Zdanowicz — Emmy-nominated composer, sound designer, and founder of Serial Labs Sound, a bespoke audio production studio delivering high-quality sound for games, film, TV, and interactive media. With 20 years in the industry, Gina and her teams work spans from indie gems to AAA giants like BioShock 2 and Just Cause 3. She's also a passionate educator and mentor, and co-author of The Game Audio Strategy Guide, helping shape the next generation of audio professionals.

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My next guest is Ken Usami, Senior Manager of the Capcom Sound Team consisting of over 90 people, Audio Director, Sound Designer, Music Composer, Educator, guitarist - just so many things!

Since joining Capcom in 2012 after graduating from Berklee College of Music, Ken has played a key role in shaping the audio experience of major titles like Resident Evil 7. From Foley recordings to immersive sound design, his work has helped define the eerie, tension-filled atmosphere that makes these games unforgettable.

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Nia Hansen is a sound designer with none other than Skywalker Sound. She has experience in foley supervising, editing, mixing, and field recording and works primarily on science fiction and fantasy feature films. Over her impressive career, her work has brought life to the sonic worlds of Marvel, Disney, and Pixar—crafting the signature sounds of vibranium, Thor’s axe, and other iconic elements. Nia is also author of the incredible Graven trilogy. Nia designs technology, magic, and creatures layered with texture, symbolism, and deep attention to detail.

The intro for this episode is a scene in Avengers: Endgame during the battle between Dr. Strange and Thanos. The ourto for this episode are scenes from Marvel's Dr. Strange.

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Oliver Menadue is a UK based sound artist, and creater of the youtube channel Rare Finds Sound Design. Ollie takes his viewers along on his field recording adventures capturing the world one sound at a time through advanced recording techniques and self made microphones. He also crafts those sounds into sound effect packets, sharing his passion for sonic exploration with the broader creative community. Join on this episode as we talk about field recording, creative sonic creation, and getting started as a field recordist.

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John Gale is the head of audio at Creative Technology Island and the front of house engineer for the iconic artist Björk. John has enjoyed two decades of an audio career that spans across live, studio, and post production sound. He has worked with highlighted artists like Brit Award winner Björk, the five time Grammy Award winner Amy Winehouse, and double Mercury winner PJ Harvey. John has an extraordinary wealth of knowledge about the audio world that he shares with us in this episode!

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