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Issue #57 – Catching Up
by L. Swift and Jeff McQ
Last week, the Recording Connection’s Jimi Petulla and Brian Kraft headed over to the legendary Hollywood Center Studios to meet with Sound Design Corporation founder and owner Paul Sandweiss. Located on the historic lot where such iconic television shows such as I Love Lucy, The Addams Family, The Beverly Hillbillies, Jeopardy! and the Cosby Show; and popular Hollywood films such as The Karate Kid, When Harry Met Sally, Misery, and The Player were shot, Sound Design Corporation is Hollywood’s premier post-production audio facility and a leading provider of audio systems for television series and specials.
Paul, Jimi and Brian discussed the current state of the industry, and Paul shared his unique perspective on the importance of work ethics and turning out a quality product/production, how to interface with clients, knowing how to think on your feet and deal with challenging situations, and what is really important to an employer when considering bringing on an apprentice into their business. “Paul is one of the most knowledgeable and interesting people we have ever spent time with,” stated Kraft. “Paul’s career spans so many facets of our industry — from his early days working at the renowned Wally Heider Recording learning the in’s and out’s of the studio and the remote recording industry, to post-production, to mixing live-for-broadcast specials, series, and award shows including The Oscars, The American Music Awards, The BET Awards, The Billboard Music Awards, The Emmy Awards, GRAMMY® Nominations Concert Live, The MTV Awards, BET’s Sunday Best, The Superbowl Halftime Special – this guy has done and continues to do it all.”
“I really like the concept of a mentoring program,” stated Sandweiss. “What better way to get a real-world education, information and knowledge, then to apprentice under someone who is working every day in the field. It’s how I grew up learning in this industry and it’s the foundation that allowed me to develop a successful career. There is no substitute for learning from someone who is in the game daily…”
The Recording Connection is currently in discussions with Paul on how we can possibly be working together — stay tuned this could be BIG!
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