Michael Alexander CAS
Alex-Clay Inc.
Westlake Village, CA 91361
(C) 805.807.4444
Email: minegoesto11@mac.com
A1 Production Mixer/ Supervisor/ Sound Designer/ Avid/ Pro Tools owner operator
Certified Avid/ ProTools HD operator and multi- track mixer with more than 20 years experience in the audio field as designer/mixer/sound supervisor for broadcast television. Specializing in large track count multi tracking, on site control room builds, and multiple RF coordination internationally. Experience using multi-track recorders, digital and analog mixing consoles, field recorders, conforming audio to picture via Pro Tools HD, and the Adams/ Smith video controller, surround sound 5.1 fold down experience etc. I have a strong and loyal work ethic and I love my craft. Trypically I start my jobs backwards from Post. Communicating with them early and often ensures that all recorded elements dovetail seamlessly with post production's work flow.
WORK HISTORY
1999-Present
Free-lance Avid/ ProTools HD MADI owner operator, production sound mixer/ large format reality sound designer & supervisor.
Sound editor for Technicolor Creative Services
Job tasks included conforming and laying back first run features and episodic television primarily via Pro Tools HD. Decoding Dolby E & Dolby SR encoded audio files. Experience with linear and nonlinear editing using Pro Tools HD and the Adams-Smith video controller. Conforming and laying back dialogue, music and effects, troubleshooting clocking, and performing pull up/ downs on nearly every job. Recording to NTSC, PAL, D5, HD Cam SR and DTRS tape.
1983-1999
Professional drummer and programmer for acts ranging from Motown artist/producer Tim Miner to Armenian arena rock acts. Played in several L.A. bands. Developed/ composed unique sounds and sequenced loops for each type of music. Traveled extensively, and played large and small venues everywhere from clubs in Uzbekistan to sold out shows at the L.A. Sports Arena, Los Angeles Palladium, The Palace and the Greek Theatre.
1985-1989
Artist relations/development assistant, REMO, Inc., North Hollywood
Assisted in artist relations and product development for one of the premier drum manufacturers in the US.
EDUCATION
Musician's Institute, Associate of Arts, in music.
Certification by DigiDesign as Pro Tools HD operator/ editor.
Active member of the Cinema Audio Society and the Audio Engineering Society.
Partial List of Shows:
* "Reindeer Games" CBS, A1 mix. Competition Game show. Our House Productions.
* "Hell's Kitchen" FOX, Seasons 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24. A. Smith & Co. Sound Supervisor. Multi-cam competition cooking show. 76 inputs, live band, audience & choir tracking and multiple remote control room builds. 6 ENG, 30 robo cams.
* "American Ninja Warrior Jr." Seasons 1,2, & 3 Universal Kids, A. Smith & Co. Sound Supervisor/ A1 mix. 40 camera live to tape game/ competition show. Truck build. 64 isos.
* "American Ninja Warrior" Ninja Vs. Ninja, USA, A. Smith & Co. Sound Supervisor/ A1 mix. 40 camera live to tape game/ competition show. Remote control room build. 32 isos recorded to Pro Tools HD.
* "The Activist" CBS, Global Citizen Competition Series. Sound Supervisor/ A1 mix. 8 camera competition game show. Fly pack build in L.A. 32 isos to ProTools HD.
* "Big Brother" CBS, Season 23, 24, 25. Our House Prod. A1 production mix. Live stream 24/7.
* "Red Table Talk", Season 3. Westbrook Prod. Facebook. 6 episodes. A1/ Sound Supervisor, Jada Pinket Smith talk show. 6 cameras, flypack build.
* "Big Brother All Stars" CBS, Season 22. Our House Prod. A1 production mix. Live stream 24/7.
* "Friday Night Vibes" TBS. A-1/ Sound Supervisor. 13 Episodes. 5 camera, weekly, live to tape talk show. Fly pack build at Occidental Studios, Hollywood. 32 isos to ProTools HD.
* "Apple Music First Listen" A1 mix. Done and Dusted Prod. Live to air talk show. Internationaly inked audio/ IFB mixes sent to and from D and D Hedquarters in Santa Monica Ca.
* "2017 58th Presidential Inauguration", SSW Creative. International live broadcst. Pro Tools music recordist. 96 inputs tracked to Pro Tools HD. Audio Control room build Washington D.C.
* "Apple" Summit-1, Independent Media. A1 mix. 2 camera long format Apple Commercials for up and coming Apple products. Moble audio cart build. Apple Headquarters, Cupertino, Ca.
* "Ready to Love" cast reunion. OWN. Lighthearted Ent. Sound Supervisor/ A1 mix. 10 camera, 22 wirelss mic reunion show. FlypPack build in Houston Texas.
* “Utopia”, FOX, Talpa Media. Sound Supervisor, 130 robotic cameras, 742 gigs of audio captured daily. 64 audio isos recorded to 3 destinations simultaneously. Metacorder, Isis and Pronology. Edited on site and aired within 72 hrs. of episode wrap. Live streaming 24/7.
* "Mostly Football" Yahoo Sports, Complex Media prod. 5 camera live to tape sports talk show.
* "Martha and Snoop's Potluck Dinner" MTV 495 Prod. Sound Supervisor/ A1 mix. 12 camera, live to tape talk show. 41 isos tracked to Pro Tools HD. Viacom Magnus truck.
* “The Britannia Awards” 2013. Sound supervisor/ A1 mix. Multi-cam award show at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Live to tape.
* “Cutthroat Kitchen” Seasons 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13 The Food Network, Embassy Row Prod. A1/ Sound Supervisor. 10 camera stage based cooking show. Multi-Channel RF coordination. Isos recorded to Pro Tools HD.
* "RelationShipped" Reddit/ Facebook. 6 camera, house build w/ surveillance reality competition show. 72 hr episode turnaround. 32 isos ecorded to Pro Tools HD
* “Hell's Kitchen” 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11 FOX. A1 production mix. 21 wireless cast, Metacorder. 50 surveillance mics routed to 3
streams.
* “Television Academy Honors Awards” The Gurin Company. Sound Supervisor/ A1 production mix and FOH 2009, 2011. Multi-Channel RF coordination. Control room build at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Live to tape
* “The Secret Life of Kids” Banijay Prod. Sound Supervisor/ A1 mix. 30 hidden robo cams, remote control room build, 18 wireless cast, 10 HDX decks, multi-tracked to Pro Tools HD.
* “Paradise Hotel” Fox, Mentorn Prod. London, A1 Mix. 12 camera, 56 surveillance mics 18 wireless cast tracked to DA-98s. Live weekly elimination international broadcast.
* ”Glee” FOX DVD. Blue Collar Prod. Season box set. Sound Supervisor/ A1. 15 cast isos tracked to Pro Tools HD and the Tascam X48. 15 in ear IFBs. 2 hour ESU at Paramount Studios.
* "Acting Out" MTV, A.Smith & Co. Sound Supervisor/ A1, 7 camera live to tape comedy show. Live audience at the Colony Theater, Burbank. Recorded to Pro Tools HD.
* "Back To The Bar" Spike. 3 Ball Ent. Sound Supervisor/ A1 mix. 5 camera, 12 wireless cast, live to tape reunion show. One day control room build at the Cicada Club L.A. Line cut, and tracked to Pro Tools HD.
* "Restaraunt Start Up 3" CNBC, Shine America. Sound Supervisor/ A1 Mix. 5 cameras, 14 wireless cast. Isos tracked to ProTools HD. Multi-Channel RF coordination. Control room build at Sunset/ Gower Studios.
* "Recipe For Deception" Bravo. Embassy Row Prod. Sound Supervisor/ A1 mix. 8 camera, stage based cooking show. Isos recorded to Pro Tools HD. Multi-Channel RF coordination. Control room build at Los Angeles Center Studios.
* “The Glass House” ABC Keep Calm and Carry On prod. A1/ Sound Supervisor. Multi-Channel RF coordination. House reality, hidden camera. 64 isos recorded to 3 destinations simultaneously. Metacorder, Isis, Pronology. 742 gigs of audio captured daily. Edited on site and aired within 72 hrs. of episode wrap.
* “Opening Act” E! Nigel Lithgoe Prod. Sound Supervisor/ A1 Mix. Multi-Cam music based reality, Live rehearsal stage with 32 isos. Sound Supervisor/ A1. Multi-Channel RF coordination. 24 isos tracked to Pro Tools HD and the Tascam X48.
* “Road Rules Challenge 24&25 Reunion Special”. Bunim-Murray Prod. MTV Mulit-cam stage, 22 isos to the Tascam x48. Multi-Channel RF coordination. Live to tape.
* “Big Rich Texas” reunion special. Style Network for Fly On The Wall Ent. Sound Supervisor/ A1. 9 XD cams, Multi-Channel RF coordination. 18 wireless cast. Tracked to Pro Tools HD & Tascam X-48.
* “Vanderpump Rules” reunion special. BRAVO, Evolution Media. Sound supervisor/ A1. Multi-Channel RF coordination 7 camera reunion show, live to tape, tracked to the Tascam X-48.
* Ru Pauls' Drag Race Season 2&3, Sound Supervisor/ A1 mix. World of Wonder. Stage build, 9-HDX cams, Multi-Channel RF coordination. Tracked to Metacorder.
* “Eric Andre New Years Eve Spooktacular”. Adult Swim. A1. Live to tape. 24 ch. Recorded in Pro Tools HD. Tascam X-48 BU.
* "Fear Factor" Endemol Ent. NBC A1 sound mix 12 wireless cast, surveillance audio.
* ”Real World Brooklyn”, reunion special, Sound Supervisor/ A1. MTV, Bunim/ Murray Prod. 19 cast isos. Multi-Channel RF coordination. Studio. Live to tape.
* Justin Bieber “Never Say Never” premiere. Sound Supervisor/ A1. Truck build and A1 mix. Internationally broadcast live event at L.A. LIVE.
* “Seriously Funny Kids” with Heidi Klume. Lifetime. LMNO prod. Sound Supervisor/ A1. Studio and hidden camera. Tracking to Tascam X48.
* "The Cut" CBS, Pilgrim Films. Sound Design, Supervisor/ A1, Frequency coordination for 70 wireless systems and A1 Mix. 16 IMX cams, 20 wireless cast, Surveillance audio transmitted via Canobeam laser down 3 NYC city blocks to video village.
* “Average Joe 3” NBC, Sound Supervisor/ A1 Mix. 20 wireless cast, surveillance rigging.
* “Temptation Island 2," FOX A1 Mix. 16 wireless cast, 7 IMX Cams, 3, 24 track fly pack builds per day, trackd to Tascam DA-78's.
* “2010 Independent Spirit Awards”. A1, Live, red carpet show. 3 VTR zones, 9 hand held mics, 5 in ear IFBs. Sweetwater truck.
* “Mazda 2 music tour”. Mayer Hawthorne at the Fonda Theater. Live A1, Pro Tools tracking. 24 analog into Pro Tools HD Tascam x48 back up. 5 camera 7D shoot.
* “You Tube”, Pro Tools HD mix for Masthead. 2011.
* “God Of War III” Spike TV, Sound Supervisor/ A1. 12 wireless cast tracked directly to Pro Tools HD with redundant tracking to Tascam X-48. Multi-Channel RF coordination.
* “Real World Duel II” after show special. MTV Bunim-Murray prod. Studio. Sound Supervisor/ A1 mix. Multi-Channel RF coordination. 18 wireless cast. Studio, live to tape.
* “Running Wild” with Ted Nugent. Bischoff/ Hervey Ent. CMT, Sound Supervisor/ A1, system designer & multi-track mixer. DVD Ram isos, Multi-Channel RF coordination. 6 HD900 cams, 4 P2s, 4 Night vision Cams.
* “In Real Life” seasons 1,2 & 3. YTV, Montreal Canada. Sound Supervisor/ A1 International frequency coordination. 24 wireless cast. All tracking to ProTools HD, Tascam X48 back up. 10, F-900 cams. 38, 1 day audio control room builds thru out the US and Canada including on a glacier in British Columbia.
* Technicolor Sound Services ProTools editor and lay back operator. First run features including Pirates of The Caribbean, Borat, Cars, Finding Nemo, The Da Vinci Code, etc.
* “Comics Unleashed” Series, ABC, Renmar studios, Floor A2 Nationally syndicated.
* "HD.net" Sound Supervisor/ A1 mix, Live mobile multi-tracking, 24 channels. 3 HD 900 cams, 3 bands, The Sugarplastics, The Autumns, The Dodos.
* "Full Tilt Poker" FOX Sports, Echo Ent. Studio, A1 mix.
* "I Want To Be A Soap Star'" ABC LMNO Prod. Casting Special. Sound Supervisor/ A1 mix. Multi-Channel RF coordination.
* “I Want to Be A Hilton" w/ Kathy Hilton NBC Fall 2005. Sound Design, Sound Supervisor/ A1 mix. Multi-Channel RF coordination. 18 wireless cast, house surveillance rigging, 8 IMX Cams, Frequency coordination.
* “Meet My Folks” seasons 2&3 for NBC, Nash Entertainment. Sound Supervisor/ A1. Multi-Channel RF coordination. Sound Design, House reality, house build. 16 wireless cast to 2 DA-78s.
* "I Spy On Myself" A&E, Hidden Camera, Winter 2005, Sound Design, Sound Supervisor/ A1. 10 DV cams, 2 in ear IFBs, surveillance.
* "The Littlest Groom" FOX LMNO Prod. Sound Design, Sound Supervisor/ A1 mix. 15 wireless cast, surveillance, Frequency coordination.
* “Who Wants to Marry My Dad” NBC Nash Entertainment, 8 cameras, Sound Design, Sound Supervisor/ A1, Frequency coordination. & A1 Mix. 21 wireless to 3 DA-78s, surveillance.
* “The Player” The WB, Sound Design, Supervisor,/ A1 Mix. 20 wireless cast & 32 channels of surveillance, Frequency coordination. 9 IMX Cams.
* “American Candidate” Showtime, Actual Reality prod. Fall 2004 Sound Design, Sound Supervisor/ A1. 16 wireless cast. FOH and A1 mix. 6 IMX Cams.
* “Playing it Straight” Fox, Paddenswick Pictures UK. Sound Supervisor/ A1, Sound Design, 32 surveillance mics, Multi-Channel RF coordination.18 wireless cast to 3 DA-78s, 8 IMX Cams.
* “Mr. Personality” FOX The G Group Prod. / Nash Ent. Sound Design, Sound Supervisor/ A1. 22 wireless cast to 3 DA-78s, surveillance, Multi-Channel RF coordination., 8 IMX Cams.
* “High School Reunion” UPN, And Syndicated Prod. Sound Design, Supervisor/ A1 Mix. 22 wireless to 3 DA-88s. Multi-Channel RF coordination.
* “The One That Got Away” NBC Studios, (2 hr. Special) Sound Design, Supervisor. Frequency coordination & A1 Mix. 14 wireless cast, surveillance.
* “Project Greenlight” HBO Live Planet Prod. 2003 Park City UT. Documentary audio mix.
* “Combat Missions” USA, Mark Burnett Productions A1 Mix, 24 wireless contestants.
* 2005 "California Gubernatorial Debate" A2. Live satellite broadcast.
* “Brit Awards UK” BBC, Madonna. Documentary, production audio.
* Funderdome 2017 A2, FOX, Floor A2
*Beat Shazam 2017 A2, FOX, Floor A2
*Independant Spirit Awards 2017 Floor A2