Hi, hello! I know it has been a while, but here I come with some updates and resources for you. This summer, yours truly has been invited to a handful of awesome podcasts. All within slightly different approaches although centred in my field recording activity. The first took place with Akash Thakkar, who you might […]
With the emergent rise of protests against police brutality and systematic racism, it has become increasingly important that we become active voices against racial discrimination. I am writing this note trying to not pollute the web with redundant content, but I find it important that the readers of this blog are assured I do not […]
For the past 5 years I have been freelancing as a sound mixer and now exclusively as a sound editor & designer. If you had at least one client as a freelance artist I am sure you know already at least a couple of pitfalls to avoid. The freelancing life can be great if you […]
As I write I question myself if this is necessary, who are the ones who are going to raise eyebrows, what jobs will I be missing in the future. This might upset some people and I’m sure to be hearing anytime soon that maybe I could have been more discrete. Oh screw that, alright? The trend […]
A few months ago Paul Virostek contacted me to ask a few questions about my field recording practice and launch it as an interview on his second series of “A month of field recordists”. It was (really) an honour, and a surprise, since his blog – and his books – have been what inspired me […]
This is a post with the collaboration of my friend and director Sérgio. We will both share our thoughts on our process creating and communicating between a sound designer and a director. This idea came up long time ago when we were both whining about the people we were working with and for; and the realisation […]
Hello! I don’t pretend that this post goes under a “career advice” tag, but following my last post from December, and since this is my blog, I know this is a very debated topic, at least in a lot of artist’s minds. This may also concern extremely low budgets, like the payment being what you […]
Well… this is a blog, right? I need to unburden a little. This year has seen so many up’s and down’s I felt sick many times. When it seemed that my career as a sound designer was kicking in, I got a punch in the face. A heavy one. But I am kind of glad […]
