Location Sound Podcast

Mark LeBlanc is a location sound mixer based out of New Orleans, Louisiana. He's worked on TV shows like AMC's Preacher and Fox's Scream Queens and American Horror Story. Mark has also worked on Logan, Fantastic Four and G.I. Joe: Retaliation and American Made with Tom Cruise. He uses a Sound Devices 788T and CL-9, Lectrosonics Venues and recently picked up a Zaxcom Max. He uses a variety of mics including the AKG CK69 shotgun mic, Sennheiser MKH-416 and MKH-70.

Justan Ross is a location sound mixer based out of Calgary in Alberta, Canada. He's worked in the televsion and film industry for over 20 years. He works on features, TV series, docs and commercials. Justan uses a Sound Devices 644, a Sound Devices 633, Lectrosonics 411's, Comteks, Zaxcom, Meon Life battery, Cmit5u, MKH 50, MKH 416's, and Ambient NanoLockits.

Yancey Pon Franco is a Boom Op based out of Los Angeles, California. Uses a Sound Devices 442 mixer into a Sound Devices 744 recorder, Lectrosonics 411 and 211 wireless, Rode NTG3 and Shure 215 In-Ear-Monitors.

Stefan Sparky Smuts is a location sound mixer based out of Johannesburg, South Africa. He's currently using a Sound Devices MixPre-6, with an Orca OR-32 bag and OR-42 harness, Sony UWP D-11 wireless, Rode Filmmaker Lav System, a NTG 2 and a Sennheiser 416. He's running a DIY power distribution powering the MixPre-6 via the USB-C.

Christopher Mas is a professional sound mixer based out of Phoenix, Arizona. He's worked on productions for reality, documentary and commercials. Christopher uses a Sound Devices 633, Wisycom wireless, Sanken COS 11 lavs, Lectrosonics wireless and Audio Root power distribution.

Timothy Chan is a location sound mixer based out of Chicago, Illinois. He uses a Zoom F8 mixer/recorder, Lectrosonics wireless, Sennheiser MKH415T shotgun mic, Oktava MK012 mic and Tentacle Sync for timecode.

Greg Smith has recorded SFX on numerous films including the Star Wars franchise, Indiana Jones films, Lincoln and many more. He has a wealth of sound recording experience and some fantastic stories. He currently is a professor at SCAD in Savannah, Georgia, teaching Film & Television and Sound Design.

Kally Williams is a location sound mixer based out of Los Angeles, California. She uses a Sound Devices 633 mixer/recorder, Lectrosonics src wireless receivers, Sanken COS 11 mics, Tentacle Sync for timecode, a Schoeps CMIT 5u mic, a DPA 4017 mic, and Audio Root for power distribution. Kally also has a Sound Devices MixPre-6 for smaller projects.

Saeed Thomas is a location sound mixer based in Jamaica. Listen to this episode as Saeed discusses the differences of working in production sound in Jamaica compared to other parts of the world and how he got started in the industry. He uses a Sound Devices 633 mixer/recorder, Lectrosonics wireless, Sanken COS-11d mics and a Sennheiser 416.

Ferris Shaheen is a Freelance Audio Mixer and Boom Operator at GFS Sound. He uses the Sound Devices 688 12 input mixer/recorder with the Sound Devices SL-6 with 3 Lectrosonics Src dual channel receivers along with the Sound Devices CL-6. Ferris has a number of boom mics including the Shoeps CMIT5u, Sanken CS3e and the Sennheiser MKH416-PH shotgun mic.