SoundWorks Collection was on location at the MPSE Golden Reel Awards where they were able to capture this years ceremony for the Career Achievement Award, with this years recipient being Walter Murch.  The award is presented with an introduction from Randy Thom and George Lucas.  Congrats!

Matt Weiss (Head Engineer at Studio E, Philadelphia, PA) recently chatted with Grammy award winner Andrew Dawson about his career, techniques, tools,  and the music industry.  Hit the jump for a portion of their conversation and a link to the rest of the article.

The King’s Speech was one of my favorite films of the year.  Not only was it an enjoyable movie but it also sounded great.  The following video goes into detail about a field of sound work that is commonly overlooked and underrated – production sound.  In this video SoundWorks’ producer, Michael Coleman sits and chats [...]

Mercedes-Benz has posted a couple videos on their YouTube channel showcasing the effort that went into the audio design for their vehicles.  Check them out after the jump.

“Sound One is home to five re-recording studios, two ADR studios, a Foley studio with a comprehensive prop collection, and nearly one hundred editing suites, Sound One is centrally located on Broadway in the historic Brill Building in midtown Manhattan.”

“The sounds of the wild West include tough talking characters, vicious animals, and harsh environments that play a large role in the telling of this story. Helping craft these duties include longtime collaborators Sound Re-recording Mixer and Supervising Sound Editor Skip Lievsay, Sound Re-recording Mixer Greg Orloff and Dialogue/ADR Editor Byron Wilson.

“The SoundWorks Collection pulls back the curtain on the talented Imagineers who are responsible for the sounds and music of the Walt Disney theme park properties. In our exclusive video profile we explore the history and role of the audio team as they share their stories and creative challenges. We also visit the original John [...]

Dave Grohl gives NME a tour of his home studio where the Foo Fighters recorded and are currently mixing their upcoming record which has yet to be titled.  He talks about how the entire album uses analog equipment and how the new record wont sound like any other previous release from the band.  Check out [...]

Deadmau5 has posted some pictures of his home studio on his facebook account.  Check them out after the jump.

“I’ve found creating audio for the iPhone to be a very approachable task. Count your lucky stars because other mobile devices, such as some other cell phones or the Nintendo DS, use a MIDI and archiving system that has many more ins and outs than the iPhone does. I am not able to discuss these [...]