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Happy Career Achievement Award to my mentor and dear friend @markmanginisound !!!!! I am forever grateful for and humbled by this moment. I grew up listening to Mark’s work, and in that way, he’s been a part of my life since I was a kid watching Aladdin in daycare. Mark has been an undeniably influential pillar in the sound world for decades, and he’s just getting started. Mark having confidence in me has given me more than I can say, really, but perhaps the biggest effect of it is that I now have no choice but to trust that confidence in myself. That means a hell of a lot when you’re an underdog sound designer from Minneapolis sitting in a theater full of the best of the best sound artists in the world. Mark, I hope one day I’m just like you, not because of the awards, but because of your curiosity, your generosity, and the depth with which you listen, connect, and tell stories through sound. Love you, man. Thanks for answering my never-ending questions. Also thank you @annmangini for this video and for treating me like family! @motionpicturesoundeditors #sounddesign #sounddesigner #filmsound #mpse

MPSE Golden Reels Awards! Yesterday was one of the best days I’ve ever had. Thanks to my incredible mentor @markmanginisound and the lovely @annmangini for taking me under their wing and introducing me to so many talented people in the sound industry. A lot of these people have inspired me, given me one-on-one advice, made videos/podcasts that taught me sound tricks I couldn’t find anywhere else, and worked on projects that I’ve religiously studied over the last few years. This sound community is inviting and brilliant, and congratulations to everyone who was nominated and who won last night! #mpse #sounddesigner #mpsegoldenreelawards

Totally normal day kickin’ it with Mark Mangini 🎧🎛️🎚️ By totally normal, I mean completely the opposite, of course. On Wednesday, I flew from Minneapolis to be in LA for less than 24 hours so I could attend an invite-only screening of 32 Sounds at the Dolby Vine and see Mark do a Q&A afterwards. Over the last few years, I’ve gotten into the practice of listening to life differently. I go for walks with my little field recorder, and my headphones tell me stories of the everyday sounds in my environment. I close my eyes at the park or when I’m overwhelmed in the grocery store and I do Pauline Oliveros’ deep listening exercises to feel more grounded and present in the world, and to be a better listener in terms of how sound functions in 3D space. I also expanded from my music career and started doing production and post production sound for film, which has meant reading tons of film sound books, taking classes wherever I can find them, and digging up interviews and studying my favorite sound designers, like my new buddy Mark here. You don’t know who Mark Mangini is? Well, if you’re not a sound nerd like me, that unfortunately makes sense, because sound in film is often the thankless part that the general public (my younger self included) doesn’t know how to fully appreciate…at least not before seeing 32 Sounds. I am so grateful that this team of artists worked together to create this film. I think it is pioneering what I hope will be an historical shift in the way sound is created for and listened to in film, and if we can make that shift in film, imagine what it could do for people in everyday life. Imagine how the human race might care more about the environment and our planet if we were able to feel more connected to it.. It’s already too long of a post. Look up @markmanginisound and admire his body of work and follow @annmangini (thanks for the photo and for being so cool!!!). Follow @sam_b_green @dolbytheatre @dolbylabs @thedofmp @the_foley_artist @jd_samson and if you get a chance to see #32sounds in theaters, do it and invite me too 😉 #32soundsmovie #markmangini #sounddesign #sounddesigner #sounddesignerlife #dolbyatmos #dolbytheatre

I’ve been awarded the MN Arts Experiences grant and I’m making a movie about sound. (Ignore face bandaids…hilarious e-scooter incident…we’re fine lol) Here’s a snippet from a conversation I got to have last summer when trying to articulate my idea for the movie to some of my favorite people. Thanks to @mccarron000 for capturing this moment, and thanks to @naomi_vaughan and @elysavoshell for being a part of it. If you’d like to be on my invite list for screenings in Minnesota, shoot me a dm with your name and email address!

Been making a movie. Filmed in a smash room this week and destroyed a healthy amount of fragile things. 10 out of 10. Thanks to @wreckitrageroommn for letting us film in your space! (If you’re in MN and you haven’t been yet, it’s a must). 🎥📸: @the_film_doctor Funded by: MN Arts Experiences 2025 #minnesotastateartsboard

Found home in a queer bar in Iceland (where I’ve been recording sounds for 2.5 weeks). Of all photos i could post, this one feels the most on point for how I feel when thinking about coming back to the states tomorrow. This queen is Fake News (will tag once I figure out her ig handle), and she restored my faith in humanity on a day when it was p low. Thanks 🪩 #icelanddrag #iceland

Got to hang out at the Robert Wise sound stage the last few days 🤙🏼 #sounddesigner #postproductionstudio #foxstudios

Impromptu improv piano moment before leaving my studio at @millayarts last weekend. @mcknightfdn Thanks for sending me to an artist residency for 2 weeks! #pianovideo #millayarts #composers #soundartist

Congrats Good Sport for 2x sold out screenings at MSPIFF! So proud to have sound designed this movie and worked with such incredible filmmakers! @mspfilmsociety @goodsportmovie @andrewjackzuckerman @sarilennick @slandman #mnfilm #sounddesign #mspiff

Ditched the film fest to spend a day with foley legend John Roesch 🎬👣👀 When I say legend, I mean over 400 films…E.T., The Green Mile, Star Wars, The Matrix Trilogy, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Interstellar, Back to the Future…the list just goes and goes. These pics/video show the moment when John had me playing the “boing box” used in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Beyond cool. Thanks for the great day @foleymann !!! #foleyartist #sounddesigner #foley #whoframedrogerrabbit

Good Sport team goes to Cinequest 🏀🎬 And I saw a fancy organ and a hummingbird and found tacos. #cinequest #cinequest2025

Dear 2025, bring it 🎧🎬 Here’s a list of films I did sound for in 2024 (in rough chronological order): - sound design, score, and mix on The Bend by @mccarron000 which took us to @ptownfilm (where I got to meet John Waters!) and won Best Short at @twincitiesfilmfest - sound design, score, and mix on Spitting Image by Andrew Santoro - sound design and mix on How I See Me by @toogapaten which will be at @slamdancegroup in Feb! - sound design, score, and mix on Turn Key Ready by @robscerbo - sound design and mix on The Greater Cumberland County Cooking Show by Janet Brandau - sound design and mix on The Green Revolution Will Not Be Televised by @bennettolupo about @plantgrowsharempls - sound design and mix on Zero Sum by @lerbaker - foley on 528 by @feelslike95films , working with @decodedaudio - sound design and foley on Flush by @milk._.steak working with my buddy @chriscode of @decodedaudio - sound design and mix on Earth Vacation Club by @lerbaker - sound design and mix on Turning Tables by @13ladyace - production sound on Jane’s Not Here by @jonostervideo - original song license for soundtrack on It Needs Eyes by @zackogre and @pagnarok33 - sound design and mix on In My Blood by @maxlfriedman - sound design and mix on Te Seguiré a la Oscuridad by @luciano_nick_ and @joyregullano - sound design and foley on Good Sport by the brilliant @andrewjackzuckerman @goodsportmovie , working with @audioalt and @nathanielscore at @decodedaudio - sound design and mix on Happy Thanksgiving, a film by @thebrooklynnkimberly (who so kindly gave me the hat in this photo!!) and scored by the ridiculously talented and cool @riomangini - sound design, score, and mix on Wrecking Party by @lizgiamatti - production sound, sound design and mix on Filter by @13ladyace Thanks to all of you for trusting me with the sound in your films! And most importantly, thank you to @markmanginisound for being my mentor and answering my never-ending questions in ways that teach me to listen, be present, stay curious, and tell stories. #sounddesigner #sounddesigners