Recent Productions

Summary

On-location sound recordist with 23 years experience in adventure documentary, reality show, and corporate video production.  I have the ability to record great sound in very harsh conditions and I am able to operate 2nd camera when needed.  I also know how to survive in extreme outdoor adventure environments.

Recent Production Experience

2017

Chain of Command– Six month long project, National Geographic Studios
VICE – VICE Politics, North Carolina Boycott
LEON PANETTA INTERVIEW – Red Bull/Reel Water Productions
SEALED AIR – Corporate videos, Mindfile Productions,
LOG CABIN LIVING – HGTV/Warm Springs Productions

2016

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORER: CALL OF THE WILD – Host wraps
LEGENDS & LIES – Fox News Channel/Warm Springs Productions
CULTURE OF HEALTH – Web documentary series for Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
MOUNTAIN MEN – History Channel/Warm Springs Productions
BEACH HUNTERS – HGTV/Warm Springs
LOG CABIN LIVING – HGTV/Warm Springs Productions

2015

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORER: CALL OF THE WILD – Host wraps
LEGENDS & LIES – Fox News Channel/Warm Springs Productions
WILL GADD’s 1st ASCENT OF NIGARA FALLS ICE CLIMB – Red Bull/Reel Water Productions
MOUNTAIN MEN – History Channel/Warm Springs Productions
CHRIS PAUL’s WORKOUT – NBA TV
ABC NEWS/GMA: SOUTH CAROLINA FLOODING – ABC News

2014

INTO THE DARK – Cave diving exploration, Abaco, Bahamas, Red Bull/Reel Water Productions
MOUNTAIN MEN – History Channel/Warm Springs Productions
THE BIG PICTURE WITH KAL PENN – National Geographic Television
Mosquito Virus Transmission – CDC, Atlanta, GA
Earthships: Houses from trash – Taos, NM
Viral Outbreak – Los Alamos National Lab, NM
Mapping the Ocean – San Francisco, CA
Gold Mine – Winnemucca, NV
Mars Space Simulator – Southern UT
Meteorite Search – KS
UNITED STATES OF ANIMALS – North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida – Nat Geo WILD/Half Yard Productions
CAM NEWTON DOCUMENTARY – Greenlight
WEATHERGUARD COMMERCIAL – Flying Pig Studio
REEBOK ONE/ZAP FITNESS COMMERCIAL – Small Army
BECOMING BELLE KNOX – Condé Nast Entertainment/Stateless Media

2013

DIE TRYING: CRATER OF FIRE – 10-day shoot at Darvaza Fire Crater, Turkmenistan – National Geographic
GARAGE GOLD – DIY Network/Daily Planet Productions
BLOW YOUR MIND – Pilot show with Destin of Smarter Every Day – National Geographic Television
IN THE PITS – Reality Show Pilot
ALL GOOD MUSIC FESTIVAL DOCUMENTARY – Josh Agajanian Productions
CARE ABOUT YOUR CARE – DeSantis Breindel Agency
NOVO NORDISK CORPORATE VIDEO – Attention Film from Copenhagen, Denmark
IMDF MATERNITY PROJECT – Informed Medical Decisions Foundation
OCEAN SPRAY COMMERCIAL – Weber Shandwick Agency
CMC AWARDS SHOW PROMOS – with NASCAR driver Danica Patrick and country legend Trace Adkins
NC SCHOOL OF THE ARTS CIRKUS DOCUMENTARY – WGBH Boston/Seftel Productions

2012 

DOOMSDAY PREPPERS – National Geographic/Sharp Ent.
STOLEN VOICES, BURIED SECRETS – Investigation Discovery/Sirens Media
NIGHTMARE NEXT DOOR – Investigation Discovery/Sirens Media
DUAL SURVIVAL – Discovery
DEADLY AFFAIRS – Investigation Discovery/Sirens Media
PANIC 9-1-1 – A&E
Paul Ryan interview – Larry King Now/MSNBC
LIZARD LICK TOWING – TruTV
Barefoot Wine web video – Kontent Films
20/20 Tommy Jordan, Laptop shooting Dad – ABC News
Childhood Obesity Feature Documentary – Atlas Films
WHO THE BLEEP DID I MARRY – Investigation Discovery/Sirens Media
HOARDING: BURIED ALIVE – TLC

Past Production Highlights 

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORER, Papua New Guinea
I spent 30 days in April 2010 on an adventure expedition production which will be aired as a National Geographic Explorer special. Hidden deep in on this island nation near Indonesia there are some hidden remains of the past, we went searching…

HOARDING: BURIED ALIVE – TLC 

A VANISHING TRUTH – Feature Documentary, Mali, Africa
I spent 16 days in the heat of Bamako, Mali Africa to continue work on a feature documentary about the teachings of peace contained in an ancient manuscript.

PRISON WIVES – Investigation Discovery / Sirens Media
I’ve been to prison a couple of times lately – For the 13-part series “Prison Wives” which profiles the dramatic story of women or men who have fallen in love with and—for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer—married a prisoner behind bars.

I’m Pregnant and…in Prison – Discovery Health
I spent another week in prison. This time it was in Nebraska for an episode of this Discovery Health show. Worked my magic to get great sound in jail cells without echo, echo, echo….

NOVA: WHAT DARWIN NEVER KNEW, Galapagos Islands Segment – John Rubin Productions
This two-hour special will offer a remarkable new answer to how biological complexity arises from, as Darwin put it, “so simple a beginning.” In this harsh environment I used a double-record system utilizing the Sound Devices 744T hard drive recorder to capture great sound.

TAPPED – Feature Documentary, Atlas Films
I worked on some interviews here in North Carolina for “Tapped.” From the producers of “Who Killed the Electric Car” and “I.O.U.S.A”, this timely documentary is a behind-the-scenes look into the industry that aims to sell back the one resource that ought to never become a commodity–Our Water.

RACE TO THE ALTAR Reality Show – NBC Productions
FORENSICS: YOU DECIDE – Investigation Discovery
BACHELORETTES IN ALASKA Reality Show – NBC/LMNO Productions

SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES – Beijing, China, NBC Sports
During the 4 weeks of production of the Olympic Games I recorded location sound of interviews and walk-and-talk host stand-ups for feature production pieces aired on NBC, MSNBC, Oxygen Network, and NBC.com.

SUBURBAN SECRETS – CourtTV / Sirens Media

A VANISHING TRUTH- Mali, Africa, Intuit Productions
During the 4 weeks of HD production in the harsh heat and environment of Mali, Africa, I captured incredible audio for this feature documentary about the manuscripts of Timbuktu. Used a double record system of sending 2 channels of audio to the VariCam camera with a Lectrosonics wireless camera hop, and individually recording 4 channels of audio to a Sound Devices 744T Hard Drive recorder.

WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES – Torino, Italy, NBC Sports
During the 4 weeks of production of the Olympic Games I recorded location sound of interviews and walk-and-talk interactions. Used SD 4 channel mixer and multiple wireless mics to capture athletes performance at the games.

NASCAR DRIVERS 360, Mess Media/FX