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    Sound designer/mixer Dean Metherell joins Sonic Union

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    NEW YORK --

    Sonic Union has brought sound designer/mixer Dean Metherell aboard its NY team. He most recently served as an audio engineer with TA2 Sound + Music in Toronto. 

    Born in Canada but raised in Southern California, Metherell decided at the age of 17 that he had enough of the good weather in SoCal and returned to his frigid hometown of Toronto. After studying audio engineering both in Toronto and Glasgow, he spent a decade working at some of the top audio post facilities in Canada, engineering on hundreds of ad campaigns, audiobooks, podcasts, and TV series. For his first project with Sonic Union, Metherell was tapped to mix the viral “Arnold Intelligence” campaign out of Orchard Creative. 

    In his free time he has been involved in community radio, formerly helping run Toronto Radio Project, which was named North America’s best online radio station by Mixcloud. He is also a collage artist whose work has been featured in galleries, print media, album artwork and more. 

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    Robert Eggers and Willem Dafoe Reunite For “Nosferatu”

    Tuesday, December 24, 2024

    When Willem Dafoe enjoys working with a filmmaker, he'll often jump at the chance to do it again.

    The list of directors with whom the 69-year-old has worked with more than once is extensive, including Wes Anderson,Yorgos Lanthimos,Paul Schrader,Lars von Trier and, now for a third time, Robert Eggers. "If it's good, you come back," Dafoe said plainly.

    The pair spoke about Eggers' adaptation of "Nosferatu" that hits theaters Wednesday, some of the challenges they faced making "The Lighthouse" — their first project together released in 2019 — and the unique relationship that exists between actors and directors.

    The interview has been edited for clarity and brevity.

    Q: Willem, I read that you called Robert after you saw "The Witch." What did you say?

    DAFOE: I want to meet you and I want to know who this filmmaker is.

    Q: What is it about him that keeps bringing you back?

    DAFOE: Well, if it's good, you come back. When I saw "The Witch," I thought, "Wow, this is a film about a period that I'm not particularly knowledgeable about, but I enter it so easily. This is relevant. It's rooted. It's my story. I'm with these people."

    That's quite an incredible trick because a lot of period films, they're always pointing to themselves. They're always sending messages. They're always showing. This had a kind of energy and the kind of physicality and sensuality that I thought, "Who does this? I gotta see this guy." And then I had a wonderful experience in "The Lighthouse" and I played a part that was really fun in "The Northman." So, when he wants to do this passion project and offers me this beautiful role of Professor Von Franz, I say,... Read More

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