- HD Quality Mastering and World Class Sound Design -
Welcome To The Sound Design.
Welcome to The Sound Design! I offer world class Mastering services as well as professional Sound Design and Sound Supervision for theatre and film. I operate one of the highest quality Location Recording systems available in NYC with the ability to capture from stereo to 5.1. I also offer Studio Measurement services for Indie or personal studios wishing to increase thier fidelity, or optimize their listening and recording zones.
My focus is bringing the highest audio quality and most striking presentation into every audio project. Mastering, Design, and Location work all have the common goal of achieving impact, and I’ve choosen sound as my art form for its unique ability to impact our emotions directly. As a sculpture finely controls the movement and focus of a static object, sound controls the color and movement of a static space. I have the skills and experience to help you achieve the most impact and emotion from your work in any level of space.
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Detailed info is available upon request.
- Select Professional Mastering -
| Triple B vs Touch & Go ft Katherine Ellis | Dance / Remix | London UK |
| Kids of 88 (RAC Remix) | Dance / Remix | New Zealand |
| Def Jam 25 Anniversary (Assistant to: Tony Dawsey) | Hip Hop / Rap | NYC USA |
| Ask The Dust | Indie Rock | Paris France |
| Restoration | Hip Hop / R&B | New Zealand |
| Pak Armz | Hip Hop / R&B | NYC USA |
| Shaolin Monks (Assistant to: Tony Dawsey) | Hip Hop / Rap | NYC USA |
| The Acrylics | Indie Rock | NYC USA |
| Black River Drive | Rock | New Zealand |
| Fools On Sunday | Indie Rock / Songwriter | NYC USA |
| South Of The Bridge | Rock | NYC USA |
| Beastie Boys (Assistant to: Tony Dawsey) | Hip Hop / Rap | NYC USA |
| The Paperboy | Hip Hop | NYC USA |
| Kelly Anthony | Hip Hop / R&B | Canada |
| Shelly Shears | Country / Folk | Miami USA |
| Meth, Ghost, & Rae (WuTang) (Assistant to: Tony Dawsey) | Hip Hop / Rap | NYC USA |
Veil Veil Vanish – Black Cloud Remix |
Dance / Techno | NYC USA |
| Tzadik (Assistant to: Scott Hull) | Avant Garde / Folk | NYC USA |
| Kafele Bandele | Jazz / Trip Hop | NYC USA |
| Museum | Indie Rock | Germany |
| H2O / Elliot Armstrong | Hip Hop / R&B | NYC USA |
| Casino94 | Hip Hop / Rap | Germany |
| Drag On (Ruff Ryder) (Assistant to: Tony Dawsey) | Hip Hop / Rap | NYC USA |
| Terminill | Hip Hop / Rap | Portland USA |
| Savage Genius (Assistant to: Andy VanDette) | Dance / Songwriter | Japan |
| Janet Lee Kim | Singer / Songwriter | NYC USA |
| Dave Matthews Band Live (Assistant to: Scott Hull) | Rock / Songwriter |
NYC USA |
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| One Enchanted Evening | Danny Kaye Theatre | The Acting Company | |
| Until We Find Each Other | Midtown International Festival | David Winitsky | |
| Swallow | Subjective Theatre Company | Jeffrey Whitted | |
| The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy | What Exit? Theatre | David Winitsky | |
| The Yellow Wallpaper Opera | The Tank Theatre | Whitney George | |
| The Lover and The Poet | The Acting Company | Meryl Streep / Kevin Kline | |
| 175 Broad Stream Film | NYC / Barcelona / Copenhagan | David Gutierrez | |
| Earth Sucks, a Rock Musical | West Hollywood | Jonas Oppenheim | |
| 33 Variations (associate) | La Jolla Playhouse | Moises Kaufman | |
| A Street Car Named Desire (2 Awards) * | ION Theatre | Claudio Raygoza | |
| Dear Miss Breed | San Diego Repertory Theatre | Andy Lowe | |
| Honey Bo and the Gold Mine (assistant) | La Jolla Playhouse | DJ Reborn | |
| the Sublet Experiment | NYC | Michelle Tattenbaum | |
| Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing | Hangar Theatre Tour | Sam Gold | |
| Rounding Third | The Red House | Peter Moller | |
| She Stoops to Conquer | LeMoyne Main Stage | William Morris | |
| Shakespeare’s R&J | Syracuse Drama | Rodney Hudson | |
| Member of the Wedding (assistant) | The Red House | Jon Herter / Gerard Moses | |
| Real Love (world premier) | LeMoyne Main Stage | Mark Hutchinson | |
| Sideways Stories from Wayside School | Gifford Family Theatre | Steven Braddock | |
| Arcadia | LeMoyne Main stage | Anjalee Nadkarni | |
| Much Ado About Nothing | LeMoyne Main stage | Anjalee Nadkarni | |
| Gallethea (NYC) | H.A.V.E Art Center | Michelle Tattenbaum | |
| 12th Night | Syracuse Shakespeare Festival | Ronnie Bell | |
| Of Mice and Men (assistant) | Hangar Theatre Main stage | Ryan Rumery | |
| Fever 1793 (World Premier Play) | Gifford Family Theatre | Steven Braddock | |
| Dancing at Lughnasa (assistant) | LeMoyne Main stage | Anjalee Nadkarni | |
| Marisol | LeMoyne Main stage | Anjalee Nadkarni | |
| Pinocchio (World Premier Musical) | Hangar Theatre Kidstuff | Michelle Tattenbaum | |
| Gallathea | Hangar Theatre | Michelle Tattenbaum | |
| The Chair (World Premier Play) | Hangar Theatre | Matthew Arbour | |
| A Human Interest Story | Hangar Theatre | Alec Duffy | |
| Two of Mee | Hangar Theatre | Patrick Torres | |
| Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs | Hangar Theatre Kidstuff | Patrick Torres | |
| Mad Forest (assistant) | LeMoyne Main stage | Leslie Noble | |
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| The Total Bent | A1 / FOH Mixer | The Public Theatre | |
| Peking Opera Company | A2 / system support | Skirlball Performing Arts | |
| Mother Courage – Live Simulcast | 5.1 Programming Support | The Public Theatre | |
| NPR – IQ2US Debates | A2 / Live Broadcast | Skirlball Performing Arts | |
| National Theatre London | Live Broadcast | Skirlball Performing Arts | |
| Avenue Q | System Support | New World Stages | |
| Othello | System Support | The Public Theatre | |
| Celebrate Brooklyn w/ David Byrne | Gala Tent FOH Mixer | Prospect Park Concert | |
| Father Comes Home from the Wars | FOH Mixer | The Public Theatre | |
| Henry V Tour | Sound Supervisor | The Guthrie Theatre | |
| The Spy Tour | Sound Supervisor | The Acting Company | |
| Xanadu Tour | Sound Shop Foreman | La Jolla Playhouse | |
| Memphis the Musical | A2 wireless / Shop Foreman | La Jolla Playhouse | |
| Tobacco Road | Sound Shop Foreman | La Jolla Playhouse | |
| Third Story | Sound Shop Foreman | La Jolla Playhouse | |
| The Night Watcher | Sound Shop Foreman | La Jolla Playhouse | |
| Permenant Collection | audio engineer | Mo’elelo Theatre | |
| Seven | lead audio technician | La Jolla Playhouse | |
| Cry Baby the Musical | A2 wireless engineer | La Jolla Playhouse | |
| Most Wanted | lead audio technician | La Jolla Playhouse | |
| The Adding Machine | lead audio technician | La Jolla Playhouse | |
| After the Quake | lead audio technician | La Jolla Playhouse | |
| The Deception | lead audio technician | La Jolla Playhouse | |
| Carmen the Musical | A2 wireless engineer | La Jolla Playhouse | |
| Balm in Gilead | System support | UCSD | |
| Baldwin New Play Festival | System support | UCSD | |
| Dance Alive | System support / editing | UCSD | |
| Waiting for Lefty | System support | UCSD | |
| Good Breeding | System support | UCSD | |
| Twelth Night | System support | UCSD | |
| Heart of a Dog | System support | UCSD | |
| the Farnsworth Invention | System support | La Jolla Playhouse | |
| The Wiz | System support | La Jolla Playhouse | |
| the Princess Acadamy | digital editing | Full Cast Audio | |
| Christmas Caper | digital editing | Full Cast Audio | |
| Moon Gobble | digital editing | Full Cast Audio | |
| Johnny Guitar | A1 mix engineer | Utah Shakespeare Fest | |
| The Merchant of Venice | lead audio engineerr | Utah Shakespeare Fest | |
| The Will of the Empress | digital editing | Full Cast Audio | |
| Menopause the Musical | A1 mix engineer | Syracuse Stage | |
| A Little Night Music | Oversee student designers | Syracuse Drama | |
| Bad Dates | engineer /sound & lights board opt | Syracuse Stage | |
| Intimate Apparel | tech programming /Vincent Olivieri | Syracuse Stage | |
| Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie | digital editing | Full Cast Audio | |
| A Midsummer Nights Dream | System installation | Syracuse Drama | |
| The Sound of Music | wireless engineer/ A1 mixer | Syracuse Stage | |
| Bug | audio engineer/ board opt | Syracuse Stage | |
| Lost in Yonkers | audio engineer/ board opt | Syracuse Stage | |
| NYS Fair Live performance | remote recording | Todd Hobin Studio | |
| Aspen Dental Conference | remote recording | Turning Stone Casino | |
| King Kong | digital editing | Full Cast Audio | |
| Circle of Magic, Briars Book | digital editing | Full Cast Audio | |
| Jean-Michel Pilc Trio | live sound engineering | Music Journey Inc. | |
| N’Kenge Simpson-Hoffman | live sound engineering | Music Journey Inc. | |
| Dana DiGennaro | live sound engineering | Music Journey Inc. | |
| Jerome Kitzke | live sound engineering | Music Journey Inc. | |
| Federal Audio Stenographer | remote recording | Syracuse Federal Court | |
| The Magic Flute | digital editing | Syracuse Opera | |
| Buddha Boy | digital editing | Full Cast Audio | |
| Kite Rider | editing / recording | Full Cast Audio | |
| Moongobble and Me | digital editing | Full Cast Audio | |
| Erika | multi-track recording | Todd Hobin Studio | |
| US Army field guide | digital editing | Todd Hobin Studio | |
| Val Peters | editing / recording | Todd Hobin Studio | |
| Sabir Ensemble | format conversion | Lou Radin | |
| the Rip Cords | digital editing | Todd Hobin Studio | |
| Bob Burr Comedy | editing / recording | Todd Hobin Studio | |
| Street Corner | multi-track recording | Todd Hobin Studio | |
| The Observer Dispatch | Radio Commercials | Todd Hobin Studio | |
| Tales from the Hood | live sound engineering | Lauren Unbekant | |
| the Matthew Wilson Quartet | live sound engineering | Music Journey Inc. | |
| Jason Moran and the Bandwagons | live sound engineering | Music Journey Inc. | |
| Talujon Percussion Quartet | live sound engineering | Music Journey Inc. | |
| D.D Jackson Trio | live sound engineering | Music Journey Inc. | |
| Smash | audio engineer / board opt | William Morris | |
| Squabbles at Chioggia | audio engineer / board opt | Gerard Moses | |
| Le Moyne Basketball Live | audio engineer / board opt | Live Internet Web cast | |
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Masterdisk Mastering 2009 – present
Independent Mastering Engineer personally mastering national and international artists and musicians. Assistant duties responsible for final PQ checking, error measurement, disc quality, PMCD, reference, and archive creation. Studio reset, troubleshooting, and record management. As well as creative and technical expertise in final format delivery and audio quality.
The Acting Company / Guthurie 2008 – 2009 (Off Broadway / LORT A)
Sound Supervisor, traveled on National tour as engineer and responsible for all rentals, upkeep, and quality control of audio systems and components. Load’s, strikes, truck packs and system tuning.
La Jolla Playhouse 2006 – 2008(LORT B)
Sound Shop Foreman, Engineering and installing multiple systems in many spaces concurrently, Including UCSD masters performances. Performing an average of 30 plays a year, as well as straight to Broadway shows. Includes bidding, renting, and maintaining systems and tours.
Utah Shakespeare Festival 2006 fall season (LORTB)
Lead Audio Engineer responsible for system design and show run for Johnny Guitar, Merchant of Venice, and Peg O’ My Heart (sys-design only). Sound crew supervisor and responsible for all load-ins, strikes,and maintenance.
Syracuse Stage 2005-2006 (LORT C)
Originally hired as the Sound Apprentice at this LORT C theatre, and awarded a promotion to Assistant Audio Engineer within 3 months working directly with resident designer Jon Herter. Original duties involved running every performance and assisting in tech/strikes. New duties include design for R&J, tech/strikes/load-ins, and heightened responsibilities for production. A1 engineer for The Sound of Music running 18 wireless mikes, 6 area mikes, and helping a second operator mix an 8-piece orchestra
Hangar Theatre 2003-2006 (Lort D)
Designed sound for the ‘06 children’s traveling tour Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, I was also a lab member in ‘03 designing the world premier of Pinocchio, a Musical About Adoption, and Gallethea. I brought this design to the American Living Room Play Festival in NYC with Drama League Director Michelle Tattenbaum in ‘04. I was invited back to the Hangar that year to assist sound designer Ryan Rumery for Of Mice and Men.
Full Cast Audio 2004-2006
Engineer and digital editor for Bruce Colville’s company recording books enacted onto tape. FCA has won national acclaim and numerous awards including the Golden Headset in 2004, & Audie Award in 2005. Select titles include, King Kong, Moongobble and Me, the Circle of Magic Series, Buddha Boy, & Kite Rider.
Todd Hobin Studios 2003-2006
Engineer and editor for this professional studio having subcontracted work for the US Army, Syracuse Federal Court, as well as in-house sessions, remote-recording, and critical digital editing.
Gifford Family Theatre 2004-2005
Designed and ran the world premier adaptation of Fever 1793 which won the SALT award in 2004, and Sideways Stories from Wayside School for this children’s theatre. Duties included system installation, production, design, and running every performance.
Le Moyne College 2001-2005
Acted as the resident sound designer being the only student designer on all faculty lead productions. Designed sound for 6 productions including Arcadia, and Much Ado About Nothing. After my graduation I was hired back to design the world premier of Real Love. I was also the main engineer for student concerts of a 32-member choir, and 24-piece jazz band. I engineered the professional Music Journeys series of concerts that used the space. Additionally I was responsible for system re-configuration, and general maintenance.
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Further Information and complete references are available upon request.If you have any questions about your project, I can be reached by email: Tim[at]theSoundDesign.com
My Mastering Services have expanded greatly in the past year. I now use only 80-bit Metric Halo conversion and processing. This allows even the most exacting signal chain to be set up with no latency or phase anomalies, and with perfect recall. Mastering engineers not only need the highest level tools, but also access to world class listening rooms to fully hear and enhance your mix. With my access to the Masterdisk facilities, I am able to audition your project in the most exacting acoustics, and make true decisions to leave you with the most finely polished master possible.
I also program 80-bit unique+ DSP graphs. For example I can create a M/S processor with a parallel NY style compressor on the Side to lift the violins, and a transient designer from a side chain EQ on the Mid to bring focus to the vocals.Unlike computers (only 32 bit) or other digital processes (ProTools HD only 48bit) my Metric Halo +DSP operates in an 80bit wide bus. This allows massive headroom and computational precision. These processes happen without any additional AD/DA stages and in perfect phase. My tools are tested every month, and I am able to monitor at a bit-by-bit level of your audio as it passes for perfect recreation.
I am able to offer MP3 specific mastering and encoding. The change in format between .wav and MP3 often introduces unwanted noise and distorting artifacts. By separately mastering and converting for MP3 instead of using a CD master much greater fidelity can be reached. Resulting in a better sounding sample that takes up less bandwidth. If you plan on offering official MP3 versions of your songs on a web site or through another distribution medium, you should seriously consider Mastering specifically for that format. The greater range and high quality encoding that I can offer will greatly benefit your work.
My Mastering work is always of the highest quality, with regularly maintained equipment to ensure that your project sounds the absolute best it can. Much of my processing is done in the digital realm within an 80bit mix architecture. This is unique to Metric Halo equipment, a DAW is only 32 bit, and systems like ProTools HD are maxed at 48 bit. Your sound will be tailored to it’s anticipated distribution method. A theatre design will be balanced and programed for a larger system so it will sound natural in the playing space. A movie design will have a different balance so it sounds the best across a wide range of playback systems and home theaters both large and small.
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Restoration services are offered as an option on any Mastering contract. Audio restoration will remove unwanted noise, hiss, or hum from a recording. This service is also available for those who simply want higher fidelity on old vinyl or cassette recordings.
The Sound Design is now located at Masterdisk Studios in NYC. A no compromise, world class listening facility. With only the highest quality custom Analog equipment, and Highest Definition digital hardware.
Please enjoy these images of previous shows I have designed or engineered. They represent some of Americas finest theatrical performances in the last 10 years on both the East and West Coasts, and I am proud to have played my part in them.
These are a few of the shows that I have worked on lately. This is by no means a complete listing. For more information please contact me directly through email.
At The Sound Design, we offer advanced services above-and-beyond studio Mastering, and creative Sound Design. Utilizing the newest and highest quality technology to offer you options on how your media is displayed and used by your fans. We help you harness the power and impact of these new technologies.
Thank you for your interest in my work. Here is what others have said about my Sound Design and Mastering as testimonials. As well as press releases and reviews of shows I have designed or engineered.
“WOW! I’m impressed and really happy about what you’ve done. Thanks so much! You managed to make it work as a whole, and it just feels good listening to it now. Great Job!“ Tobias from Museum in Germany on Mastering
“these are great…. I did notice on RNR Rodeo Queen that you brought my vocals out front as they were faded before. GREAT WORK and I’m super impressed.” Shelly Cartaya on Mastering
“You did an amazing job on our tune, we’re really loving your work!” Paul from Casino94 in Germany on Mastering
“Tim is one of the calmest, most willing, and flexible people I have ever encountered… His musical choices helped clarify an incredibly complex work. He also was able to solve seemingly insurmountable problems…with incredible grace and maturity.“ Michelle Tattenbaum on Sound Design
“The sound design is excellent, a mix of sultry, bluesy jazz and the nerve-shattering rattle of streetcars, magically felt beneath our feet.“ Street Car Named Desire Review on Sound Design
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