Audio post house audioEngine, with offices in New York and Phoenix, has diversified. The shop is expanding its sound design services in New York, and adding music production through its Phoenix studio. Heading up original music services is Phoenix-based composer Jason Camiolo. Sound design and music supervision is under the aegis of Tom Goldblatt in New York. AudioEngine’s general manager Michael Porte described the diversification as “a natural next step” for the company, “allowing us to provide quality service to our clients and deliver a complete package as appropriate.” The audioEngine talent roster consists of sound designers/audio post mixers Goldblatt, Rex Recker, Joe Vagnoni, Bob Giammarco, Carl Mandelbaum and Hillary Kew, as well as composer Camiolo……..

New York-based music/audio post shop Tonic has entered into a cooperative venture with audio post house Light at the End of the Tunnel, best known for its work in the Hispanic market. Light at the End of the Tunnel has moved into Tonic’s Manhattan space, bringing both companies’ resources together under the same roof. Tonic principal/composer Peter Fish, noted that his shop has been active in Hispanic ad assignments and that the affiliation with Light “will help us to better serve and expand into that marketplace. Conversely Light owner/mixer/sound designer/composer Juan Aceves said the relationship allows his company to be part of a larger infrastructure, freeing him to spend more time behind the console…..In a separate development, Tonic has launched the Tonic Song Library (TSL), a collection of fully licensed songs from a range of songwriters, from street-level indie artists to Grammy Award winners. All master and synch licenses are administered for Tonic by Spirit Music Group, an independent publisher. Metro Music is also on board to handle some of the library’s distribution….

Yessian has graduated from its temporary digs in New York City to a full-fledged facility. Ad agency vet Marlene Bartos joined Yessian last June as East Coast exec producer, heading operations at the interim quarters in preparation for the completion of the new studio, which she now oversees. Meanwhile, Yessian’s geographic expansion is not confined to the Big Apple. Continuing to maintain its original Detroit office, Yessian has opened a state-of-the-art audio facility in nearby Royal Oak, Mich. All three Yessian shops are networked together with both audio and video. Executive producer Brian Yessian oversees production at the three studios. Michael Yessian is VP/director of operations….

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