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EDUCATION MFA
Cinema/TV specializing in directing and sound, University of Southern
California, 1983. BA
Biology (major) / Music (minor), University of California at San Diego, 1974. COMPANIESPresident,
SONIC STRATEGIES, sound for film, education and interactive media. Partner,
CHOICES UNLIMITED LLC, film production. Partner,
HELP KIDS MEDIA, audio programs for children. Publications
Article,
“Effective
Sound Design in Educational Multimedia”, 2008, with Dr. M.J. Bishop,
Lehigh University College of Education. To be published in Educational
Technology Research and Development journal of AECT (Association for Educational
Communications and Technology). Cross-analysis of use of sound in entertainment
and educational media, focusing on learning, comprehension and memory. Article,
“Sound
Design 101 – Adding Emotional Resonance through Sound”, 2005,
MovieMaker Magazine, Guide to Making Movies 2006, Third Annual Edition. Article,
“Creating
Our World With Sound”, 2004, Leeds School of Music Technology,
England, academic journal. Analysis of structural similarities between sound
design, neuroscience principles and storytelling elements. Article,
“Supersonic
Creativity”, 2003, Filmmakers Alliance, Los Angeles, newsletter. Tools
for the independent filmmaker to enrich their productions with inspired sound
design, including “11 Supersonic Strategies”. Book,
“Sound
Design – The Expressive Power of Music, Voice and Sound Effects for Cinema”,
2001, 245 pages, publisher Michael Wiese Productions, distributed
internationally by Butterworth-Heinemann. A unique theoretical and practical
guide for the use of filmic sound, including psychoacoustics, music theory,
human voice, sound-image interaction and analysis of narrative from an acoustic
perspective. Adapted as the primary text for sound design by film schools around
the world (US, Canada, Australia, Japan, Germany, Spain, Portugal, United
Kingdom, Austria, Netherlands, Turkey, Norway, Finland, Cuba, Brazil, Hong Kong,
Japan, China). COURSE
DESIGN, SEMINARS AND LECTURES Course
designer and lecturer, Video Symphony, Burbank CA, 2005-8, Class PT219
Intermediate Aesthetics of Sound, 32 hours. Protools based. Course
designer and lecturer, Video
Symphony, Burbank CA, 2004-8, Class 120 Introduction to Sound Design: From
Theory to Practice, 8 hours. Visiting
lecturer,
California State University Northridge, Los Angeles, 2002-8, Sound Design
Principles. Seminar
leader, SoundDesignLA, Video
Symphony, Burbank CA, 2005-8, founder of monthly meetings for film industry
works-in-progress. Visiting
Lecturer, UCLA, Architecture
Dept., Los Angeles, 2003-8, How Sound Creates Environments. Seminar
leader,
Academia Internacional de Cinema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sound Design for
Cinema, 2008. Seminar
leader, Tokyo National
University of Fine Arts and Music, Sound Design for Musical Creativity and the
Environment, 2006. Seminar
leader, Hong Kong Academy
for Performing Arts, Sound Design for Theatre and Film, 2006. Visiting
lecturer, San Francisco
State University, Sound Design in Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts,
2006. Seminar
leader, Globe Institute of
Recording and Psychoacoustics, San Francisco, 2006. Visiting
lecturer, Cogswell
Polytechnical College, Silicon Valley, 2006, Art and Engineering of Sound
Design. Visiting
lecturer, ISELA (Institute
of Spiritual Cinema - LA), Sound Design for Impact, Emotion and Transformation,
2005. Visiting
lecturer,
MGLA (Motion Graphics LA), Sound Design Primer,
2005. Seminar
leader, NRK Broadcasting Studio, Oslo, Norway, 2005, Psychoacoustics for Sound
Engineers. Conference
speaker, 22nd Nordic Sound
Symposium, Bolkesjo, Norway, 2005 Visiting
lecturer, KHM, Academy of
Media Arts, Cologne, Germany, 2005. Seminar
leader, WDR Broadcasting Studio, Cologne, Germany, 2005, 24 hour interactive
work with TV, Music and Radio producers. Visiting
lecturer, Zaki Gordon Institute for Independent Filmmaking, Sedona AZ, 2005,
Sound Design for Independent Filmmakers Seminar
leader, Banff Mountain Film Festival, Canada, 2004, Sound Design for
Independent Filmmakers. Seminar
leader, Audio Engineering Society, Canada, 2004, Psychoacoustics for Sound
Editors and Engineers. Keynote
Speaker, Leeds International Music Technology Education Conference:
Sound-Image-Space, England, 2004, Creating our World with Sound. Seminar
leader, Independent Feature Project West, Los Angeles, 2004, Supersonic
Strategies for Independent Filmmakers. Seminar
leader, Winter Brain Conference, Palm Springs, 2004, The Science of Sound and
Storytelling. Seminar
leader, Filmmakers Alliance, Los Angeles, 2003, Supersonic Strategies for
Independent Filmmakers. Seminar
leader, StoryCon, Palm Springs, 2002-3, The Storytelling Impact of Sound. Visiting
Lecturer, American Film Institute, Los Angeles, 2002, Sound Design Principles. Visiting
Lecturer, Occidental College, Los Angeles, 2002-3, Sound Design Principles. Seminar
leader, Sounding Out, Staffordshire University, England, 2002, Sound Design for
Film. Seminar
leader, Cyberarts International, San Francisco, 2001, Psychoacoustics,
Technology and Storytelling. Visiting
Lecturer,
Universidade Estacio de Sa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1999. Sound
Design Principles. Course
designer and lecturer,
Escuela Internacional de Cine y TV, Cuba, 1998. Sound Design for Film, 60 hours,
theory, recording, editing, mixing, Protools based. FILMOGRAPHYSound
Designer, “DREAMS AWAKE”, feature, 2008 Sound
Designer, “AWAKENING THE AMAZONS”, feature documentary, 2008 Sound
Designer, “HALL OF PAST LIVES”, short, 2007 Sound
Design Consultant, “The Irish Vampire Goes West”, feature, 2007 Sound
Design Consultant,
“HOLDING TREVOR”, feature, 2007 Sound
Designer, “SERENE
SAVERS”, computer meditation audio loops, 2006 Sound
Designer, “LUNAR ROVER”,
NASA-sponsored interactive virtual reality, 2006 Sound
Designer, “ANGEL BEACH”,
short, 2006 Director/Sound
Designer, “CHOICES”,
feature documentary, 2006 Sound
Design Consultant,
“PASSING DARKNESS”, short, 2005 Sound
Designer/Editor, “I’D
RATHER BE DANCING”, short, 2004 Sound
Design Consultant,
“ZALI’S CRUSH”, feature, 2004 Director/Sound
Designer, “TANTRIC
TWIST”, feature, 2004 Camera/Sound
Recordist, "KUMBHA MELA
PROJECT", documentary, 2001 Sound
Designer, "Jack
Pierce: The Man Behind The Monsters", documentary, 2000 Sound
Design Consultant,
“MAANGAMIZI, THE ANCIENT ONE”, feature, 1999 Sound
Designer,
“O DIA DA CAÇA”, feature, 1998 Sound
Designer, “NEGOCIAÇÃO
MORTAL”, feature, 1998 Director/Sound
Recordist, “DR. FRITZ -
HEALING THE BODY AND SPIRIT”, documentary, 1996 Dir.
of Photography/Sound Designer,
“DAUGHTERS OF ZUMBI”, musical / documentary, 1996 Director/Sound
Designer/Sound Recordist,
“SLAVE SHIP”, documentary, 1995 Director/Sound
Designer, “PLANETA ÁGUA”,
musical / documentary, 1992 Director/Producer,
EARTH SUMMIT Global Forum, television and documentary, 1992 Director,
“RIO SHOW FESTIVAL”, documentary, 1991 Producer,
“BLACK GAUCHO”, feature, 1991 Producer,
“INSPECTOR FAUSTÃO AND MALLANDRO”, feature, 1991 Producer,
“SUMMER DREAM”, feature, 1990 Producer,
“CRYSTAL MOON”, feature, 1990 Co-Producer,
“THE MYSTERY OF ROBIN HOOD”, feature, 1990 Producer/Sound
Recordist, “MUSIC AROUND
THE WORLD”, documentary, 1989 Director/Sound
Designer, “SUPER XUXA”,
feature, 1988 Director/Producer,
“ARACRUZ TV”, news and training, 1988 Director/Sound
Recordist, “RIO NEW YEAR
‘86”, documentary, 1986 Director,
“SUE WONG”, video clip, 1985 Director/Producer,
“AESTHETIC PLASTIC SURGERY”, educational, 1984 Producer/Sound
Designer, “WHEN KIDS FLY
KITES”, short, 1984 Director/Sound
Designer, “THE OWL’S
FLIGHT”, short, 1983 Director/Sound
Designer, “THE HOODED
WOODSMAN”, short, 1981 Director/Sound
Designer, “CHRYSALIS”,
short, 1981 Director/Sound
Designer, “ELECTRIC
NIGHT”, short, 1981 Director/Sound
Designer, “GENERATIONS”,
animation, 1981 Director/Sound
Designer, “TEAM PLAY”,
documentary, 1981 Director/Sound
Designer, “GET YOUR
MASSAGE RIGHT HERE”, short, 1981 Director/Sound
Designer, “FAZE MAZE”,
animation, 1983 Sound
Effects Recordist, “SUMMERSPELL”,
feature, 1983 Director,
“BRAIN INTERGRATION SEMINAR”, documentary, 1980 Director/Sound
Designer, “LITTLE RED
RIDING HOOD: A BALINESE-OREGON
ADAPTATION”, short, 1979 Director/Sound
Designer, “PHAGE
LAMBDA”, animation, 1976 AWARDS
AND FESTIVALS
Conscious
Life Film Festival, Los Angeles, 2008, “HALL OF PAST LIVES” Reel
Inspiration Film Festival, Tucson, Arizona 2007, “ANGEL BEACH” Conscious
Life Film Festival, Los Angeles, 2007, “ANGEL BEACH” Araucária
Special Jury Award, Fest Cine Vídeo Curatiba 1998, “DAUGHTERS OF ZUMBI” THE
BEST OF INPUT ’97, Berlin e Stuttgart, Alemanha, 1997, “DAUGHTERS OF ZUMBI” INPUT
’97, Nantes, França, 1997, “DAUGHTERS OF ZUMBI” Riocine
Festival, 1996, “DAUGHTERS OF ZUMBI” AFI
Festival, Los Angeles, 1992, “SUPER XUXA” Festival
pour l’Enfance et la Jeunesse de Corbeil-Essonnes, França, 1990, “SUPER
XUXA” Le
Carroussel International du Film de Rimouski, Quebec, Canada, 1990, “SUPER
XUXA” Fantasporto,
Porto, Portugal, 1989, “SUPER XUXA” Festival
Internacional de Tomar, Portugal, 1989, “SUPER XUXA” FestRio,
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1987, “LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD:
A BALINESE-OREGON ADAPTATION” CINE
Eagle Award, 1984, “THE OWL’S FLIGHT” Verna
Fields Trophy, Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel, 1983, “THE OWL’S
FLIGHT” Sinking
Creek Film Celebration, 1983, “THE OWL’S FLIGHT” CINEMAN
Trophy, Melbourne, Australia, 1981, “LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD:
A BALINESE-OREGON ADAPTATION” 4-Star
Certificate, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1981, “LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD:
A BALINESE-OREGON ADAPTATION” Velden
Film Festival, Belgium, 1980, “LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD:
A BALINESE-OREGON ADAPTATION” CINE
Eagle Award, 1980, “LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD:
A BALINESE-OREGON ADAPTATION” Mill
Valley Film Festival, 1980, “LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD:
A BALINESE-OREGON ADAPTATION” San
Francisco International Film Festival, 1980, “LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD:
A BALINESE-OREGON ADAPTATION”
MUSIC
PRODUCTION AND PERFORMANCE Music
producer/editor/mixer, “help kids
media”, therapeutic audio programs for children using guided imagery,
music and sound healing techniques. Performer,
Classical clarinet, Santa Monica Symphony Orchestra, Peter Meremblum Symphony
Orchestra, chamber music. Performer,
Jazz and rock flute. Performer,
World music, didjeridoo, wind and percussion instruments from India, Bali,
Thailand, Australia, Brazil. Sound
Therapist, music used for healing purposes in “Dare” group collaboration,
based on the structure and principles of the Shona tribe of Zimbabwe. |