Award-winning editor Gene Tulchin, known as Geno to his friends, family and clients, passed away suddenly on Sunday, October 18. He was 57.
Geno was a gifted and talented video editor, equally adept at video effects, graphics, and audio mixing, as well as a technical mastermind, building and maintaining state-of-the-art editing facilities.
He worked at some of the top edit houses in NYC including Rhino Edit, Betelgeuse, Empire Video and was most recently sr. editor and chief technical officer at Avalanche Creative Services, a boutique advertising firm. Geno’s career in video editing originally started at Tulchin Studios, where he worked with his father, Hal Tulchin, a commercial director, on national spots for a wide range of clients including Estee Lauder, Revlon, IBM, and Burlington Coat Factory. Geno won numerous awards for editing through the years, including Telly, Monitor, Advertising Women of New York, and New York Festivals honors.
Geno’s took most pride, however, in his two greatest productions, his children Jason and Aiden. He was an exceptional father, who was present for his children always, no matter what his work schedule entailed.
Geno had an amazing ability to help others, and was a great friend to many. He also had a biting wit and sense of humor.
Geno leaves behind his devoted children, Jason and Aiden Tulchin of Somers, NY, his loving sister, Ava Seavey of Milford, NJ, half sister Tomkins Cove of NY, Sasha Tulchin of Brooklyn, NY, his niece Kelsea Seavey of Milford, NJ and NYC, and his father, Harold Tulchin of Bronxville, NY. Geno also leaves assorted friends, business associates, and clients amassed during his career over the decades.
