Sound Lounge, a New York-based independent sound studio, has introduced its Sound Lounge Everywhere concept to Colorado. The company has partnered with Boulder postproduction company 11 Dollar Bill to offer remote audio production and mixing service to agencies and brands in the region and beyond. The service has established a seamless, real-time connection between the two facilities, providing advertising clients with local access to Sound Lounge mixers, sound designer Marshall Grupp and top national voice talent. Sound Lounge Everywhere clients save time, travel expenses and production costs while boosting audio quality.
“A lot of great advertising originates from Boulder and other nearby markets, and we’re excited by the possibility of applying our audio expertise to their projects,” said Sound Lounge head of production Liana Rosenberg. “We believe Sound Lounge Everywhere will be very appealing to agencies in the area as it allows them to work with New York talent without getting on a plane or utilizing high-priced connection services such as ISDN or Source Connect.”
11 Dollar Bill, which originated in Chicago, opened its Boulder location 18 months ago. Featuring creative design, editorial and finishing services, the Boulder facility has attracted a mix of regional and national clients, and been so successful that it recently expanded, more than doubling its floorspace. Sound Lounge Everywhere provides further means for growth and an ability to offer clients complete picture and sound services.
“We’re super excited to partner with Sound Lounge in bringing world-class audio services to Boulder,” states 11 Dollar Bill managing partner Lisa Effress. “Our intent is to provide innovative creatives with an inviting environment and the same high-quality services they receive in New York and L.A. Sound Lounge Everywhere fits perfectly with that goal.”
The two studios are linked via customized hardware that enables the streaming of high-quality video and uncompressed, multi-channel audio with virtually no latency. Web cameras and talkback modules allow the two parties to communicate. The room features Bowers & Wilkins 804 D3 Series speakers, which were specifically chosen based on how accurately they present the music and audio experience. “All of our Sound Lounge rooms are outfitted with Bowers & Wilkins, they’re incredibly accurate and known for reproducing the sound just as it was intended,” said Tom Jucarone, Sound Lounge partner and mixer. “In our business, we need to be able to hear every detail and their 800 Series D3 range delivers that.”
Sound Lounge inaugurated “Everywhere” last year in partnership with Boston editing house Editbar. Numerous New England-based agencies and brands have taken advantage of the service, including Royal Caribbean, ETrade, US Cellular, Dunkin Donuts, Bank of America, McDonald’s, Samuel Adams, Hyatt, Puma, Subway and WaWA.
It’s the closest thing to working in the same room. “We’ve made the process seamless from booking the session to completing the mix,” explained Rosenberg. “Clients interact with mixers and voice talent just as they would if they were in the same facility.”
After 20 Years of Acting, Megan Park Finds Her Groove In The Director’s Chair On “My Old Ass”
Megan Park feels a little bad that her movie is making so many people cry. It's not just a single tear either — more like full body sobs.
She didn't set out to make a tearjerker with "My Old Ass," now streaming on Prime Video. She just wanted to tell a story about a young woman in conversation with her older self. The film is quite funny (the dialogue between 18-year-old and almost 40-year-old Elliott happens because of a mushroom trip that includes a Justin Bieber cover), but it packs an emotional punch, too.
Writing, Park said, is often her way of working through things. When she put pen to paper on "My Old Ass," she was a new mom and staying in her childhood bedroom during the pandemic. One night, she and her whole nuclear family slept under the same roof. She didn't know it then, but it would be the last time, and she started wondering what it would be like to have known that.
In the film, older Elliott ( Aubrey Plaza ) advises younger Elliott ( Maisy Stella ) to not be so eager to leave her provincial town, her younger brothers and her parents and to slow down and appreciate things as they are. She also tells her to stay away from a guy named Chad who she meets the next day and discovers that, unfortunately, he's quite cute.
At 38, Park is just getting started as a filmmaker. Her first, "The Fallout," in which Jenna Ortega plays a teen in the aftermath of a school shooting, had one of those pandemic releases that didn't even feel real. But it did get the attention of Margot Robbie 's production company LuckyChap Entertainment, who reached out to Park to see what other ideas she had brewing.
"They were very instrumental in encouraging me to go with it," Park said. "They're just really even-keeled, good people, which makes... Read More