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Location Sound Podcast

by Michael The Sound Guy

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Each episode of the Location Sound Podcast, we talk with location sound mixers, boom ops and other industry pros about the various aspects of recording sound on-location for feature and independent films, TV commercials, interviews, anytime where dialog from actors is recorded. Whether you're a seasoned veteran or just starting out, this podcast is packed with great stories and lessons about recording on-location.

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  1. 111 Juan Ortiz - Production Sound Mixer based out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Juan Ortiz is a production sound mixer and boom op based out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He uses a Sound Devices 833 mixer/recorder and also likes the Audio Limited/Sound Devices A10 wireless transmitters and receivers. On the boom pole, Juan uses the Schoeps CMC 641 and the CMIT 5 as well as...

  2. 110 Rob Moore - Production Sound Mixer based out of Dublin, Ireland

    Rob Moore is a production sound mixer and boom op based out of Dublin, Ireland. He uses a Sound Devices 633 mixer/recorder and he likes Lectrosonics wireless transmitters and receivers. On the boom pole, he prefers the Sennheiser MKH-50. DPA lavaliers are his choice for wiring talent. For…

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  3. 109 Mike Fitzgerald - Production Sound Mixer and boom op based out of Orlando, Florida

    Mike Fitzgerald is a production sound mixer and boom op based out of Orlando, Florida. He uses a Sound Devices 833 mixer/recorder combined with the Sound Devices SL-2. He also uses two Lectrosonics DSR4 receivers and Lectrosonics SMQV and SMWB transmitters. Mike uses Sanken COS-11D lav mics. For...

  4. 108 Alan Harris - Production Sound Mixer and Boom Op based out of Orlando, Florida

    Alan Harris is a production sound mixer and boom op based out of Orlando, Florida. He uses a Sound Devices MixPre-10T mixer/recorder. Alan also uses Zaxcom QRX200 wireless receivers and Zaxcom transmitters. He likes the DPA 4063 lav mics and also the Sanken COS11 lavs. For the boom pole, he likes...

  5. 107 Halter Technical with Doc Justice

    Doc Justice is CEO and owner of Halter Technical. His company's products are used on-sets all over the world. The Elite Monitor and Scene Monitor headphones are built for creative pros but durable enough for the rigors of set life. The Microsone Discreet Audio Monitoring System is the world's...

  6. 106 Ryan Monette - Production Sound Mixer / Post Audio / Sound Designer / Composer

    Ryan Monette is a Production Sound Mixer, Post Audio Mixer, Sound Designer and Composer based out of Orlando, Florida. He uses a Sound Devices MixePre 10 II, Sound Devices A10 TXs and RXs, DPA 6060 lavs and a Sanken CS3e shotgun mic. Ryan also uses Tentacle Sync time code boxes. Listen as Ryan...

  7. 105 Jessie Van Der Vyver - Production Sound Mixer based out of Kansas City, Missouri and London, England

    Jessie Van Der Vyver is a Production Sound Mixer based out of Kansas City, Missouri and also London, England. Jessie uses a Sound Devices 888 mixer/recorder. He also uses Sound Devices A20 wireless TXs and RXs including the A20 mini transmitters. Additional wireless includes Lectrosonics TXs and...

  8. 104 Rodolfo Piedras 2 - Production Sound Mixer from Vancouver, British Columbia

    Rodolfo Piedras, Production Sound Mixer from Vancouver, BC, was originally on the podcast on Episode 28 in 2019. He returns this episode to catch us up on what he's been up to the past few years. Each episode we talk with location sound mixers, boom ops and other industry pros about the various...

  9. 103 Alex Haralson - Production Sound Mixer based out of Knoxville, Tennessee returns for an update

    Alex Haralson, production sound mixer based out of Knoxville, Tennessee, joins us again to catch up on new projects and how the strikes and industry shift has affected his work. Alex was originally on episode 92 so check that one out too. His website is https://www.sonolocus.com/ Each episode we...

  10. 102 Greg Murphy - Production Sound Mixer based out of Melbourne, Florida

    Greg Murphy is a production sound mixer based out of Melbourne, Florida. He does a lot of work in live news and also projects for Major League Baseball, the NFL, Super Bowl and NASCAR. For news, he uses a Sound Devices 688 mixer/recorder and for smaller jobs, a Sound Devices 633. For wireless…

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  11. 101 Michael Reed - Production Sound & Post Audio Mixer based out of Orlando, Florida

    Michael Reed, based out of Orlando, Florida, does production sound, post audio mixing and live sound. He's worked on projects like Burt Reynolds: The Last Interview, Screwball(2018) and Movie Money Confidential. Michael uses the Sound Devices MixPre-10T, Audio Limited A10 wireless, a Lectrosonics...

  12. 100 Larry Williams, Jr. - Production Sound Mixer based out of South Florida

    For the 100th episode of the Location Sound Podcast, we've brought back our very first guest, production sound mixer Larry Williams, Jr. Larry uses Sound Devices mixer/recorders and has a 664, a 688, and MixPre-6. He's all Lectrosonics wireless with a DSR4, 822 and 411 receivers and likes the...

  13. 099 - Zaxcom - Glenn Sanders

    Glenn Sanders founded Zaxcom in 1986 and has been creating innovative audio technology for the feature film, television broadcast, live performance and post-production industries. With a focus on high quality audio products in multi-track recording, mixing and digital wireless, Zaxcom is proud to...

  14. 098 Adam Hecht - Production Sound Mixer based out of Phoenix, Arizona

    Adam Hecht is a production sound mixer and boom op based out of Phoenix, Arizona. He uses a Zaxcom Nova 2 mixer/recorder, Zaxcom 414 receivers, ZMT4, ZMT4x and ZMT3x Zaxcom transmitters, Schoeps MiniCMIT and CMC 141 shotgun mics. Adam also uses dpa 6061, 4071 and 4063 lavs. For IFBs Adam uses...

  15. 097 Sound Devices A20-RX and A20-Minis with Paul Isaacs and Gary Trenda

    Paul Isaacs and Gary Trenda from Sound Devices join us to talk about the new A20-RX two channel true diversity receiver and it's new features and the A20-Mini Digital Wireless Transmitter with GainForward and SpectraBand Technologies. https://www.sounddevices.com Each episode we talk with…

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  16. 096 Ted Hogeman - Production Sound Mixer and Boom Op based out of the Washington, D.C. area

    Ted Hogeman is a Production Sound Mixer and Boom Op based out of the Washington, D.C. area. He has experience on all kinds of shoots, from run and gun documentaries and indie features, to high end short films and commercials. Ted uses a Sound Devices 833 mixer/recorder, Lectrosonics wireless with...

  17. 095 Stephen Harrod - Production Sound Mixer and Boom Op based out of Los Angeles, California

    Stephen Harrod is a Production Sound Mixer and Boom Op based out of Los Angeles, California. He uses a Sound Devices 633 mixer/recorder, Lectrosonics wireless and Sennheiser G3s for camera hops. Boom mics are the Sennheiser MKH-416, MKH-50 and MKH-60. Stephen also uses a MixPre-10T in a second…

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  18. 094 Anna Khromova - Production Sound Mixer and Boom Op based out of New York City

    Anna Khromova is a production sound mixer and boom op based out of New York City. Anna uses a Sound Devices 833 mixer/recorder and a Sound Devices MixPre-6 as a backup and audio interface. For wireless, she uses Lectrosonics 411a receivers and 400 series transmitters as well as Lectrosonics SSM...

  19. 093 Brandon Sequeira - Production Sound Mixer and Boom Op based out of Los Angeles, CA

    Brandon Sequeira is a production sound mixer and boom op based out of Los Angeles, California. Brandon uses a Zoom F8 mixer/recorder, Sennheiser MKH-416 shotgun mic, Sennheiser G4 wireless transmitters/receivers, Countryman B3 lavs, Lectrosonics LT transmitter for IFB receivers, Tentacle Sync for...

  20. 092 Alex Haralson - Production Sound Mixer based out of Knoxville, Tennessee

    Alex Haralson is a Production Sound Mixer based out of Knoxville, Tennessee. He likes using the Sound Devices 688 mixer/recorder and he also has a MixPre-10 II, Lectrosonics SRc wireless receivers and SMDWB transmitters and Sanken COS-11 lavaliers. For IFB, he uses Lectrosonics IFBT4 and the R1a...

  21. 091 Steven Lagosh - Production Sound Mixer based out of the San Francisco Bay Area in California

    Steven Lagosh is a Production Sound Mixer and boom op based out of the San Francisco Bay Area in California. He uses an Aaton Cantar Mini mixer/recorder, Lectrosonics DCR822 wireless receivers and SMQV transmitters. Steven uses Sanken COS-11 lav mics along with Countryman B3 and B6 microphones.…

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  22. 090 Phillip Perpich - Production Sound Mixer based out of Atlanta, Georgia

    Phillip Perpich is a production sound mixer based out of Atlanta, Georgia. Phil uses a Sound Devices 664 mixer/recorder, Lectrosonics wireless and Sanken COS-11 lav mics. For boom mics he uses a Sennheiser MKH-60, MKH-50 and a Sanken CS-1. Phil likes to use Tentacle Sync timecode boxes and...

  23. 089 Chris Welcker - Production Sound Mixer based out of New Orleans, Louisiana

    Chris Welcker is a Production Sound Mixer based out of New Orleans, Louisiana. He's worked on numerous films including Bill & Ted Face the Music, Keanu and Twelve Years A Slave. Chris uses a Sound Devices Scorpio and a Sound Devices 833, Lectrosonics wireless, DPA 4060, 4061 & 6060 lavs, DPA 4017...

  24. 088 Byron Meyer - Production Sound Mixer based out of Copenhagen, Denmark

    Byron Meyer is a Production Sound Mixer originally from South Africa but is now based out of Copenhagen, Denmark. He uses a Sound Devices 6-Series mixer/recorder, Wisycom wireless, DPA 4060 lavs, DPA 4017b boom mic & DPA 4097 micro boom as a plant mic. Byron likes Tentacle Sync for time code and…

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  25. 087 Juan Montoto Ugarte - Production Sound Mixer based out of Madrid, Spain

    Juan Montoto Ugarte is a Production Sound Mixer and Boom Op based out of Madrid, Spain. He's worked on the feature film, Terminator: Dark Fate, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, the Netflix series Money Heist, and Woody Allen's Rifkin's Festival. Juan uses the Zaxcom Nova mixer/recorder, Zaxcom...

  26. 086 Jimmy Sieczka - Production Sound Mixer based out of Los Angeles, California

    Jimmy Sieczka is a Production Sound Mixer based out of Los Angeles, California. He has travelled around the world working on projects such as Amazon's The Pack hosted by Lindsey Vonn, Bravo's Below Deck Mediterranean and Discovery's Naked and Afraid XL. Jimmy's a natural storyteller and he tells…

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  27. 085 Chris Bell - Production Sound Mixer and Boom Op based out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    Chris Bell is a production sound mixer and boom op based out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He worked on the feature Unearth where he did both location sound and post sound work. Chris uses a Sound Devices 833 mixer/recorder, Lectrosonics wireless with Sanken COS-11d lavs. He also uses Sanken CS-M1...

  28. 084 Pamela Xing-Berman - Production Sound Mixer and Sound Designer based out of Los Angeles, California

    Pamela Xing-Berman is a production sound mixer and sound designer based out of Los Angeles, California. She recently worked on a project for the non-partisan organization, She Votes. Pamela uses a Sound Devices 633 mixer/recorder, Lectrosonics and Sennheiser wireless, Sennheiser MKH-416 shotgun...

  29. 083 James Alexander Kum - Production Sound Mixer and Boom Operator from Gloucestershire, England

    James Alexander Kum is a Production Sound Mixer and Boom Operator from Gloucestershire, England. He's worked on films like The Woman in Black with Daniel Radcliffe, Wonder Woman 1984 and Last Night in Soho. James uses a Zoom F8n mixer/recorder and a SQN 5s II Production Field Mixer. He uses Audio...

  30. 082 Dominique Greffard - Production Sound Mixer based out of Montreal, Canada

    Dominique Greffard is a production sound mixer and boom op based out of Montreal, Canada. He uses a Zaxcom Nova mixer/recorder and Zaxcom wireless receivers and transmitters. Dominique uses DPA 4063 lav mics, Tentacle Sync E timecode boxes for sync, Sennheiser MKH-50, Sanken CS-3e and Neumann KMR...

  31. 081 Jed Shiheng Xu - Production Sound Mixer based out of Los Angeles, California

    Jed Shiheng Xu is a Production Sound Mixer based out of Los Angeles, California. Jed also does post work including dialog editing. He uses a Zoom F8n mixer/recorder, Sennheiser 416 shotgun mic along with a Schoeps CMIT & Sennheiser MKH-50, Lectrosonics SRc wireless receivers and Lectrosonics SMQV...

  32. 080 Thomas Claire - Production Sound Mixer based out of New York City

    Thomas Claire is a production sound mixer based out of New York City. He's originally from France and tells his story of coming to the United States to follow his dream of working in film and television. He uses the Zaxcom Nova mixer/recorder, and the compatible Zaxcom wireless, as well as...

  33. 079 Benjamin Roembach-Clark - Production Sound Mixer based out of Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Benjamin Roembach-Clark is a production sound mixer based out of Minneapolis, Minnesota. He uses a Sound Devices 833 mixer/recorder but also uses the Zaxcom mixer/recorders as well. For mics, Ben likes the Sennheiser MKH-50 and the Sanken CS-3e. For wireless he uses Sony UWPs and Zaxcom units as...

  34. 078 Eric Leek - Founder of Hide-A-Mic Microphone Concealers

    Erik Leek is a production sound mixer based out of Amsterdam in The Netherlands. He's also the founder of Hide-A-Mic Microphone Concealers. Eric uses a Sonosax mixer/recorder, Schoeps shotgun mics, Audio Limited wireless and Sanken COS-11 and DPA lav mics. Eric also use Tentacle Sync and Ambient...

  35. 077 COVID-19 & Getting Safely Back On-Set with Steve Saada

    Steve Saada, production sound mixer & boom op, joins us again to talk about COVID-19 & getting back on-set. He's working again and offers tips on how we can stay safe on-set. Steve also talks about research he's done on possible gear sanitizing options. Check out Steve's previous interview…

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  36. 076 Kurtis Ewing - Production Sound Mixer based out of Los Angeles, California

    Kurtis Ewing is a boom op and production sound mixer based out of the Greater Los Angeles, California area. He's worked on shows like MADtv, Girlfriends, and Just Roll with It. He uses the Sound Devices 633 mixer/recorder and Lectrosonics wireless transmitters/receivers and IFBs and Sennheiser...

  37. 075 Judi Lee-Headman - Production Sound Mixer based out of St. Albans, UK

    Judi Lee-Headman is a Production Sound Mixer based out of St. Albans, UK. She's worked on the Showtime series Homeland, the British TV series The Tunnel, Britannia and Intergalactic to name a few. She uses the Sound Devices 688 mixer/recorder and CL-12 on her cart and 788T for bag drops. Judi…

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  38. 074 Ric Viers - Author of The Location Sound Bible

    Ric Viers is a producer, international author, sound designer and the world's largest independent producer of professional sound effects libraries with more than 670 products produced to date. He is the author of "The Sound Effects Bible", "The Location Sound Bible", and "Make Some Noise" and the...

  39. 073 Stu Chacon - Production Sound Mixer based out of Los Angeles, California

    Stu Chacon is a Production Sound Mixer based out of Los Angeles, California. He uses a Sound Devices 664 mixer/recorder and a Sound Devices MixPre-6 for car work, Lectrosonics 411 wireless receivers, Sanken COS-11 lav mics, Schoeps CMIT-5u shotgun mic and a Sennheiser MKH-50 for indoor dialog.…

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  40. 072 Siddharth Sadashiv - Production Sound Mixer based out of Shanghai, China

    Siddharth Sadashiv is a boom op, production sound mixer, sound designer and educator, currently based out of Shanghai, China. He uses a Zoom F8 mixer/recorder, Sennheiser G3 wireless mics and a Sennheiser MKH-416 shotgun mic. Sid also uses a Denecke smart slate. Each episode we talk with location...

  41. 071 Michael "Ponch" St. Hilaire - Production Sound Mixer based out of Queens, New York

    Michael "Ponch" St. Hilaire is a Production Sound Mixer based out of Queens, New York. He's recorded sound for shows like The Apprentice, The Amazing Race and Survivor. Ponch uses a Sound Devices 633 recorder and a Sound Devices MixPre-3 as a backup. He also uses Wisycom wireless...

  42. 070 Jimmy Gilmore - Production Sound Mixer based out of Atlanta, Georgia

    Jimmy Gilmore is a production sound mixer based out of Atlanta, Georgia. He uses a Sound Devices 664 mixer/recorder, Lectrosonics wireless, Sanken and DPA lav mics, Sennheiser MKH-416, MKH-50 and AKG 460B shotgun mics. For timecode Jimmy uses MozeGear and a Deneke smart slate. For power...

  43. 069 LaRon Cooper - Production Sound Mixer based out of Kansas City, Missouri

    LaRon Cooper is a Production Sound Mixer based out of Kansas City, Missouri. He uses a Sound Devices MixPre-6 first generation mixer/recorder, Lectrosonics 411 wireless receivers and SMQV transmitters, Sanken COS-11 lav mics, 2 Sennheiser G3 wireless receiver/transmitters and Audio Root for power...

  44. 068 Michael Helms - Behind-The-Scenes filming at Daytona International Speedway

    Michael Helms is the host of the Location Sound Podcast and a production sound mixer based out of Florida. This episode was released during the COVID-19 pandemic and he talks about a few things to pass the time while most film and TV productions are on hold. Michael also shares behind-the-scenes...

  45. 067 Jeremy Zunk - Production Sound Mixer based out of the Washington, D.C. metro area

    Jeremy Zunk is a production sound mixer based out of the Washington, D.C. metro area. He uses and owns a variety of Sound Devices mixer/recorders. He likes Lectrosonics wireless transmitters and receivers, Sanken COS-11 lavs and dpa lavs, Schoeps shotgun mics and the Sennheiser MKH-50. Jeremy…

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  46. O66 Justin Moschcau - Production Sound Mixer based out of the Phoenix, Arizona area

    Justin Moschcau is a production sound mixer based out of the Phoenix, Arizona area. He uses a Sound Devices 633 mixer/recorder and a 664, Lectrosonics wireless, Sanken COS-11 lav mics, a Schoeps CMIT-5u shotgun mic and Tentacle Sync for timecode. Each episode we talk with location sound mixers,...

  47. 065 Andrew Jones - Deity Microphones

    Andrew Jones is a production sound mixer and Deity Microphone's brand developer. He's based out of Los Angeles, California. Andrew uses a Zoom F8 mixer/recorder, Deity Connect wireless, boom mics are the Deity S-Mic 2S for indoors and Deity S-Mic for outdoors. He has a custom power distro he...

  48. 064 Michael Solomon - Production Sound Mixer based out of New York City

    Michael Solomon is a freelance production sound mixer based out of New York City. He uses a Sound Devices 633 recorder, Lectrosonics wireless mics, MozeGear TIG timecode sync boxes, Deneke TS-C smart slate, Sennheiser MKH-60 shotgun mic, Schoeps CMC-6 with a MK-41 capsule shotgun mic, Remote…

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  49. 063 Paul Vik Marshall, C.A.S. - Production Sound Mixer based out of Southern California

    Paul Vik Marshall, C.A.S. is a Production Sound Mixer based out of Southern California. He uses a modified PSC audio cart, a Sound Devices 688 mixer/recorder, Lectrosonics wireless transmitters with the Venue receiver rack, Sanken COS-11 lav mics, Schoeps CMIT5s shotgun mics and Sennheiser…

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  50. 062 Mike Gillig - Production Sound Mixer based out of Cologne, Germany

    Mike Gillig is a production sound mixer based out of Cologne, Germany. In the television industry in Germany, the production company usually provides the audio kit so he's had the opportunity to work with a variety of gear such as Sound Devices mixer/recorders, Zoom F4 & F8 and SQN mixers. Based…

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About this show

Each episode of the Location Sound Podcast, we talk with location sound mixers, boom ops and other industry pros about the various aspects of recording sound on-location for feature and independent films, TV commercials, interviews, anytime where dialog from actors is recorded. Whether you're a seasoned veteran or just starting out, this podcast is packed with great stories and lessons about recording on-location.

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Michael The Sound Guy

Produced by Michael Helms

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How many episodes does Location Sound Podcast have?

Location Sound Podcast has 112 episodes on PodParley. The most recent episode was published on January 26, 2026.

What is Location Sound Podcast about?

Each episode of the Location Sound Podcast, we talk with location sound mixers, boom ops and other industry pros about the various aspects of recording sound on-location for feature and independent films, TV commercials, interviews, anytime where dialog from actors is recorded. Whether you're a...

How often does Location Sound Podcast release new episodes?

Location Sound Podcast publishes monthly, based on its 112 episodes since June 2018.

Who hosts Location Sound Podcast?

Location Sound Podcast is created and hosted by Michael The Sound Guy.
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