Sound Editing

I am a sound editor who has been working in Toronto, Ontario for the last 15 years.  Working on TV series such as the North American “Queer as Folk” and features like “Ginger Snaps” and “Silent Hill”, I have garnered a DGC award for best Sound Editing and numerous Genie and Gemini nominations.

With Digidesign’s sound editing program Pro Tools, I can edit, mix and record audio for film, video and music production and post-production.  I am also proficient at Final Cut Pro, Soundtrack, After Effects, iMovie, DVD Studio Pro, Garage Band, Photoshop, Lightroom and Illustrator.  I am most comfortable on the Mac operating system but I can navigate a PC or Linux system as well.

I am a lover of film and I really enjoy the seamlessness of a soundtrack that complements the movie, immersing the audience in the story as opposed to calling attention to itself.  Movies like “No Country for Old Men” are setting new standards for soundtracks that don’t rely on music to set the mood.

Here’s a list of my latest sound editing work on imdb.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0490592/

WORK EXPERIENCE (selected highlights)

SOUND FX EDITOR

CRA$H AND BURN 2009            TV

THE ADRENALINE PROJECT 2007 – 2009            TV 

NURSE. FIGHTER. BOY 2008            Feature             Director: Charles Officer

SILENT HILL 2005 – 2006            Feature             Director:  Christophe Gans

QUEER AS FOLK 2000 – 2005            TV                     

MUSIC EDITOR

BRUISER 1999 – 2000             Feature             Director:  George Romero

AMERICAN PSYCHO 1999            Feature             Director:  Mary Harron

DIALOGUE EDITOR

CONVOY 2009    TV Mini-series

THE LOST TOMB OF JESUS CHRIST  2007    Feature   Director: Simcha Jacobovici

Gemini Winner for Best Sound in an Information and Documentary Series

NO! 2005            Feature             Director: Aishah Shahidah Simmons

LONG LIFE, HAPPINESS &  PROSPERITY 2002            Feature             Director:  Mina Shum

HEY! HAPPY 2001             Feature             Director:  Noam Gonick

GINGER SNAPS 2000             Feature             Director:  John Fawcett

GRASS 1999             Feature             Director:  Ron Mann

AWARDS

2007 Director’s Guild Award Nomination for Best Sound Editing in a Feature:  Silent Hill

2006 Director’s Guild Award Nomination for Best Sound Editing in a Short Form:  Queer as Folk

2003 Director’s Guild Award Winner for Best Sound Editing in a Short Form:  Queer as Folk

2000 Genie Nomination for Achievement in Sound Editing on a Feature Film:  Ginger Snaps

1991 Tara Murphy Scholarship for Creative Writing

EDUCATION

2009    Screenwriting Certificate at George Brown College: Writing Scripts That Sell

1993      York University Film & Video Production Program

1991      Graduated with Honors Denis Morris High School