I just finished up a show for ESPN starring Shaq. Before that, I worked as Lead Sound on MTV's Room Raiders Season IV. My other credits include MTV, Discovery, E/Style, CBS, TBS, Oxygen, TechTV and the Outdoor Channel.

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Audio Mixer / Boom Operator

Documentary

Macon, GA Apr. '05

Bright Blue Sky Productions, Macon, GA

Comments: Documents the first three years of the band in their "Big House" in Macon, GA.

Equipment: Wendt X5, Lectro 411s, Sanken COS-11 Lavs, MKH-60 Boom

Commercial Willy T's Chicken

Audio Mixer / Boom Operator

Commercial

Atlanta Apr. '05

Lejit Productions, Atlanta, GA

Comments: Four humorous Commerical Spots for Albany based Willy T's Chicken.

Equipment: Wendt X5, Lectro 190s, Sanken COS-11 Lavs, MKH-70/MKH416 Booms

Discovery Health "Dollars and Sense"

Audio Mixer / Boom Operator

Reality TV Show / Personal Finance Advice

Atlanta Apr. '05

Trailblazer Productions, Raliegh, NC

Comments: Stars radio show host Clark Howard and his wife Lane as they investigate peoples spending habits by searching through their household. Think "Room Raiders" meets a Personal Finance show.

Equipment: Wendt X5, Shure FP33, Lectro 411s, Lectro 190s, Sanken COS-11 Lavs, MKH-60 Booms

Microsoft "Extreme Tech Makeover"

Audio Supervisor / Mixer

Commercial

Beaufort, SC Apr. '05

Pyramide Productions, Seattle, WA / Bright Blue Sky, Macon, GA

Comments: "Publisher Clearing House Prize Patrol" meets "Extreme Home Makeover" meets Microsoft. This was shot in HD on two Panasonic Varicams.

Equipment: Wendt X5, Shure FP33, Lectro 411s, Lectro 190s, Sanken COS-11 Lavs, MKH-60 Booms

Style "Whose Wedding Is It Anyway?"

Audio Mixer / Boom Operator

Reality TV Show

Atlanta, GA Mar. '05

Endemol / True Entertainment, New York, NY

Comments: This reality show follows in the steps of a wedding planner in the final week of the wedding.

Equipment: Wendt X5, Lectro 411s, Lectro 190s, Sanken COS-11 Lavs, MKH-70 Boom

Discovery "Choppers, Inc."

Audio Mixer

Reality TV Pilot

Daytona Beach, FL Mar. '05

Original Productions, Los Angeles, CA

Comments: I set up a wireless telephone tap for a reality show that follows Billy Lane of Choppers, Inc.

Equipment: Wendt X5, Shure FP33, Lectro 411s, Lectro 190s, Sanken COS-11 Lavs, THAT-2 Telephone Tap

"Blood, Sweat & Gears"

Audio Mixer / Boom Operator

Live Tour Documentary

Daytona Beach, FL Mar. '05

Living the Dream Productions, Los Angeles, CA

Comments: This feature took place during Bike Week in Daytona Beach. It features custom motorcycle creator Billy Lane of Choppers Inc. as he does bike customizations on a specially built flatbed stage before live audiences.

Equipment: Wendt X5, MKH70 Boom, Lectro 411s, Lectro 190s, Sanken COS-11 Lavs

Link: http://choppersinc.com/

Pontiac/NCAA Tie-in Commercial

Boom Operator

Commercial

Atlanta, GA Mar. '05

Fat Dog Films, Los Angeles, CA

Comments: This was a larger budget commercial shoot that was shot on 32mm. It is a "tie-in" between Pontiac and the NCAA for a promotion leading up to the NCAA Final Four championship. It stars Greg Gumble and Clark Kellogg.

Equipment: Remote Audio Talk-back System, MKH816 Boom, Schoeps Boom

HFE Training Video

Audio Mixer / Boom Operator

Corporate Training Video

Atlanta/Pigeon Forge, GA Feb. '05

Vanderkloot Films/Magick Lantern, Atlanta, GA

Comments: This gig was for Herschel Family Entertainment, who owns theme parks such as Dollywood.

Equipment: Shure FP33, MKH60 Boom, Tram Lavs

MTV2 "Making the Video: Ciara, Oh"

Audio Mixer / Boom Operator / Director

Behind-the-scenes Music Video Documentary

Atlanta, GA Feb. '05

Speedway Films, Nashville, TN

Comments: We joined Ciara for the making of her third video, "Oh." The video also features Ludacris. In addition to mixing, I also directed all interviews during the documentary.

Equipment: Wendt X5 Mixer, MKH60/70 Boom, Lectro 411s

ESPN "The Real Shaq"

Audio Mixer / Boom Operator

Reality TV Series

Miami, FL Dec. '04-Jan. '05

Size 12 Productions (American Chopper), Los Angeles, CA

Comments: This reality show follows the day to day activities of Shaquille O'Neal, the star of the Miami Heat.

Equipment: Wendt X5 Mixer, MKH60/70 Boom, Lectro 411s

Oxygen "Snapped: Dante Sutorious"

Audio Mixer / Boom Operator

Documentary / True Crime Drama

Cincinnati, OH Jan. '05

Jupiter Entertainment, Knoxville, TN

Comments: A true crime documentary about women who 'snapped' and kill their husbands. This episode is about Dante Sutorious who killed her heart surgeon husband in Cincinnati in 1996. She is currently serving 20 years to life in prison.

Link: Oxygen TV - Snapped

Equipment: FP33, MKH60 Boom, Tram Lavs, Hardwire

MTV "Room Raiders - Season IV”

Lead Sound / Audio Mixer / Boom Operator

Reality TV Series - 40 Episodes

Atlanta/Athens, GA Oct-.Dec. '04

Granada USA, New York, NY

Comments: “Room Raiders” is a popular Reality TV Dating Series on MTV that has a seeker choose a date soley on the basis of his or her room, without knowing what the date looks like.

I was in charge of setting up sound for the show and in charge of five audio crew members. I also worked as a mixer and boom operator. I am credited as "Lead Audio" on all forty episodes of the season.

Equipment: Wendt X5 Mixer, MKH60 Boom, Lectro 411s

Link: MTV - Room Raiders Website

Walmart Commercial Shoot

Boom Operator

Commercial Shoot

Atlanta, GA Dec. '04

Wave Films, Atlanta, GA

Comments:This was a big budget shoot in Atlanta for two commercial spots that will be airring on national television.

Responsibilies: I secured sound on set and operated the boom on a talkback system relayed to the sound cart.

TBS "The Mansion"

Audio Mixer / Boom Operator

Reality TV Series - 10 Episodes

Cincinnati, OH July-Sep. '04

Evolution Film and Tape, Los Angeles, CA

Department Head: Stacy Hill (The Bachelor, Fear Factor)

Director: Larry Struber (Fear Factor, BattleBots)

Starring: Mark Walberg (Temptation Island, House Rules)

Comments: “The Mansion” is a prime-time Reality TV Series hosted by Mark Walberg (Temptation Island, House Rules). This new Home Remodeling/Reality TV hybrid takes eight supercharged competitors with amateur home renovation skills and have them live together in one dilapidated mansion for seven weeks while transforming it into a beautiful showplace. In the end, one person walks away as the sole owner of the newly renovated estate. The series aired on TBS Oct-Nov '04.

http://tbs.com/shows/themansion

“Dead Horse”

Audio Supervisor / Mixer / Boom Operator

Feature Film

Cincinnati, OH Jan.-Feb. '04

Above the Line Media, Cincinnati, OH

Starring: Daniel von Bargen (Seinfeld, O Brother, Super Troopers)

Comments: I was lead audio mixer and boom operator on the film “Dead Horse.” The film stars Daniel Van Bargen (“The Majestic”, “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”). Directed by Paul Geiger, written/produced by Matt Hader, Executive Producer Mark Turner.

http://deadhorsemovie.com/

“Mindstake”

Director / Audio Mixer

Infomercial

Cincinnati, OH / Sept '04

Comments: MindStake is the revolutionary new system developed by renowned hypnotherapist Dr. Terry Massey that increases your gambling winnings by 25 percent or more guaranteed regardless of your favorite game.

http://mindstake.com/

TechTV "TechTV Live"

Field Producer / Audio Mixer / Boom Operator

News Entertainment

Cincinnati / 2004

Comments: Segment Producer for TechTV’s news program, “TechTV Live” that features the creators of a wildly popular “Hey Ya, Charlie Brown” internet video. Their video was a combination of Outkast’s song “Hey Ya!” synced to a video remix of “A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965).”

http://www.g4techtv.com/

Outdoor Channel "Guns&Ammo TV"

Field Producer / Audio Mixer

Series / 2003

Starring: Tom Gresham

Comments: I produced three segments for Primedia’s “Guns & Ammo TV” on the Outdoor Channel.

http://www.outdoorchannel.com/

“A Certain Kind of Potential”

Audio Mixer / First Boom Operator

Director: Julie Mallozzi

Comments: I was audio mixer and first boom operator for Julie Mallozzi Productions in Boston for a documentary called “A Certain Kind of Potential.” The show is about a new type of high school that are placed on college campuses. It gives underprivileged kids exposure to a college setting and earns them two years of college credits to encourage their continuing education.

http://www.juliemallozzi.com/commvideos.html

“Art Voyeur”

Producer / Director

Betawave Video Productions / Documentary / 2003

Department Head: Christopher Durfy

Director: Christopher Durfy

Comments: Production of a documentary called “Art Voyeur,” an intimate and close-up look into the behind-the-scenes world of art, the artist and the creation process. The documentary was filmed on location in Sicily, Spain and America. The show was featured at The ReelScreen Summit in Washington, D.C. and also distributed on DVD.