SoundGirls Podcast

Hannah Herzog is a 2020 Show Production Graduate who has mixed major world wide events such as the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials. Currently working as the audio department lead for American Audio Visual Inc., she has been handling audio for high profile figures such as Hillary Clinton, Ron DeSantis, and most recently Vice President JD Vance alongside White House Communications. In addition, she has mixed important Board of Directors meetings for large companies like Space Florida, and Scouting America. In a male-dominated industry, she’s built a reputation in corporate audio for precision, professionalism, and the kind of behind-the-scenes excellence that makes her one of live sound’s true inspirations. Hosted by: Katie Maifeld and Brianna Cofield Executive Producers: Karrie Keyes, Beckie Campbell, and Susan Kost Edited by: Divya Singh Music by: Jess Fenton (https://www.jessfenton.com/) Admin by: Kanika Khanna The SoundGirls Podcast is presented by soundgirls.org

Lora is a prolific musician hailing from Whāingaroa/Raglan, and is currently based in Kirikiriroa. She has worked as an Audio Engineer for the past 20 years, and she currently works as a freelance Audio Engineer/Guitar Tech for local and international acts, while also working as the Head of the Audio Program at the School of Audio Engineering. While based in Melbourne, Lora toured and worked on large scale events alongside global figures such as; Arnold Schwarzenegger, David Attenborough, Nick Cave, Chaka Khan, Jane Goodall, and The Dalai Llama. Lora has also contributed to over 20 recorded works as a Studio Engineer, Producer and Musician. As a producer, she likes to think outside the box, taking influence from Producers such as Sylvia Massey and misusing different items and pieces of technology to get a unique sound. Lora has done significant work in the NZ music/equity space, establishing a social network safespace for women and gender diversity in the NZ Music Industry in 2016. Lora will be expanding our ability to interview guests in the Eurasia, and we are so excited to have her join the Podcast team!!! Welcome Lora! Hosted by: Susan Kost and Kanika Khanna Executive Producers: Karrie Keyes, Beckie Campbell, and Susan Kost Edited by: Allison Wildrick Music by: Jess Fenton (https://www.jessfenton.com/) Admin by: Kanika Khanna The SoundGirls Podcast is presented by soundgirls.org

Johnny Kerile is a touring system engineer and system design consultant specializing in design and optimization of large-scale live sound systems. He is also a L Acoustics application consultant, KSE and Artisan of Sound: representing L Acoustics with design support, calibration, show support, trainings and seminars. Hosted by: Katie Maifeld and Brianna Cofield Executive Producers: Karrie Keyes, Beckie Campbell, and Susan Kost Edited by: Isis Delph Music by: Jess Fenton (https://www.jessfenton.com/) Admin by: Kanika Khanna The SoundGirls Podcast is presented by soundgirls.org

Katie Maifeld is a NYC based freelance live audio engineer and music business professional. She has worked on thousands of events for clubs, festivals, and corporate conferences. Prior to these roles, Katie worked for recording studios as an assistant engineer, as an office manager, stage manager for an entertainment company, and was an award winning NPR talk show co-host and producer. She is the new podcast host for Soundgirls Podcast and is actively involved in the NY chapter of AES. Katie relocated from Nashville after nine years to live in her dream city of NYC. Hosted by: Beckie Campbell and Susan Kost Executive Producers: Karrie Keyes, Beckie Campbell, and Susan Kost Edited by: Divya Singh Music by: Jess Fenton (https://www.jessfenton.com/) Admin by: Kanika Khanna The SoundGirls Podcast is presented by soundgirls.org

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Amelia McCloskey has been nominated for many awards, including Music Supervisor Of The Year. She started in the music business as a recording artist, then moved into artist development before becoming a sync agent and finally a music supervisor. Amount her newly opened Tronto offices; Amelia recently set up ultimatesyncaccess.com to educate and empower those looking to break into the sync world. Recently projects include supervising a film with Martin Scorsese's daughter, and she has also contracted music with Netflix and a wide array of feature and short films.

Host & Producer: Rebecca Wilson www.rebeccawilsonstudio.com/ Executive Producers: Karrie Keyes, Beckie Campbell, & Susan Kost Edited by: Robbie Mortimer The SoundGirls Podcast is presented by soundgirls.org Sponsored by QSC https://www.qsc.com Music by Jess Fenton https://www.jessfenton.com/

Lenise Bent is one of the first women audio engineers & honed her skills on many iconic records including “Aja” by Steely Dan and “Breakfast in America” by Supertramp. She is the first woman engineer to receive a platinum album for Blondie’s “AutoAmerican” album which includes “The Tide is High” and the very first hit rap song with music, “Rapture”. Lenise is also a post-production audio professional, specializing in recording and editing foley sound effects for many films and animated series and has traveled the world for Dreamworks supervising the foreign dialogue recording and producing the vocals for such animated features as “Shrek”, “Spirit: Stallion of the Cimmaron” and “Shrek 2”. She also archives and repairs audio, and instructs and consults for singer/songwriters. Lenise is a long-standing member of the Audio Engineering Society, the Producers & Engineers Wing of the Recording Academy, and a voting member of NARAS. She is also a proud member SoundGirls, Women’s Audio Mission (WAM), Women in Music, the prestigious Hollywood Sapphire Group, The Blues Foundation, IASA (International Association of Sound Archivists), and ARSC (Assoc. of Recorded Sound Collectors). Though primarily working in digital recording formats, Lenise recently produced and engineered an all-analog recording with blues/rock/Indy band Primal Kings, recording to 2” tape, mixing to 1⁄2” and cut to vinyl from tape, all analog and entirely out of the box. To know more about Lenise Bent go to her website at www.lenisebent.com SoundGirls Feature Profile Lenise Bent https://soundgirls.org/giving-back-to... SoundGirls Living History Project Lenise Bent Part 1 https://youtu.be/lNM6seMROaI SoundGirls Living History Project Lenise Bent Part 2 https://youtu.be/0hCLBaqz51s Interviewed by Aline Bruijns Aline Bruijns (MPSE) Aline has a never-ending drive to create sound design that enriches a soundtrack and that elevates the story. As a jazz vocalist (and multi-instrumentalist), she obtained her Bachelor’s Degree at the Conservatory in Enschede (the Netherlands) in 2004. She continued at the HKU (School of the Arts Utrecht) in Hilversum and got a Master of Arts Degree in Sound Design in 2007. Having experienced and been educated in so many layers of music and sound has enhanced her work and ability to collaborate and work within all audio postproduction departments. She has been the founder and sound designer of the audio post-production company AudioRally Sounddesign since 2009. In 2019 she was admitted as an International Member of the Motion Picture Sound Editors organization (MPSE), board member of the VCA (dutch film audio society), and became co-chapter head of SoundGirls Netherlands. For more information about Aline www.audiorallysounddesign.com Sponsored by QSC https://www.qsc.com

Lenise Bent is one of the first women audio engineers & honed her skills on many iconic records including “Aja” by Steely Dan and “Breakfast in America” by Supertramp. She is the first woman engineer to receive a platinum album for Blondie’s “AutoAmerican” album which includes “The Tide is High” and the very first hit rap song with music, “Rapture”. Lenise is also a post-production audio professional, specializing in recording and editing foley sound effects for many films and animated series and has traveled the world for Dreamworks supervising the foreign dialogue recording and producing the vocals for such animated features as “Shrek”, “Spirit: Stallion of the Cimmaron” and “Shrek 2”. She also archives and repairs audio, and instructs and consults for singer/songwriters. Lenise is a long-standing member of the Audio Engineering Society, the Producers & Engineers Wing of the Recording Academy, and a voting member of NARAS. She is also a proud member SoundGirls, Women’s Audio Mission (WAM), Women in Music, the prestigious Hollywood Sapphire Group, The Blues Foundation, IASA (International Association of Sound Archivists), and ARSC (Assoc. of Recorded Sound Collectors). Though primarily working in digital recording formats, Lenise recently produced and engineered an all-analog recording with blues/rock/Indy band Primal Kings, recording to 2” tape, mixing to 1⁄2” and cut to vinyl from tape, all analog and entirely out of the box. To know more about Lenise Bent go to her website at www.lenisebent.com SoundGirls Feature Profile Lenise Bent https://soundgirls.org/giving-back-to... SoundGirls Living History Project Lenise Bent Part 1 https://youtu.be/lNM6seMROaI SoundGirls Living History Project Lenise Bent Part 2 https://youtu.be/0hCLBaqz51s Interviewed by Aline Bruijns Aline Bruijns (MPSE) Aline has a never-ending drive to create sound design that enriches a soundtrack and that elevates the story. As a jazz vocalist (and multi-instrumentalist), she obtained her Bachelor’s Degree at the Conservatory in Enschede (the Netherlands) in 2004. She continued at the HKU (School of the Arts Utrecht) in Hilversum and got a Master of Arts Degree in Sound Design in 2007. Having experienced and been educated in so many layers of music and sound has enhanced her work and ability to collaborate and work within all audio postproduction departments. She has been the founder and sound designer of the audio post-production company AudioRally Sounddesign since 2009. In 2019 she was admitted as an International Member of the Motion Picture Sound Editors organization (MPSE), board member of the VCA (dutch film audio society), and became co-chapter head of SoundGirls Netherlands. For more information about Aline www.audiorallysounddesign.com Sponsored by QSC https://www.qsc.com

Jon Ostrin has been working in live audio for 36 years. He worked my way up from shop tech, touring as an audio tech, mixing FOH and Mons for support acts, and settled in as a FOH engineer for about 25 years with such artists as Toto, Van Halen, Sammy Hagar, Onigo Boingo just to name a few. He moved to the Monitor position with John Legend in ‘08 where he still remains today. Host & Producer: Rebecca Wilson Executive Producers: Beckie Campbell & Susan Williams Edited by: Robbie Mortimer soundgirls.org Sponsored by QSC https://www.qsc.com Music by Jess Fenton

April Tucker has been described as a “Jane of all trades,” performing nearly every major role in post-production sound over her career in Los Angeles (Foley and ADR mixer, dialog editor, music editor, score mixer, sound designer, sound supervisor, re-recording mixer). April has mixed major television network series with some audiences over 10 million viewers. Her film work has been seen at major festivals such as Sundance, Cannes, SXSW and Tribeca. April’s clients range from major studios and corporations to indie filmmakers and composers. April has been writing for industry publications and websites, and her own blog for over 10 years. She is currently writing a textbook for Routledge (Taylor & Francis Group), and enjoys doing educational outreach and consulting. April holds two degrees in sound (Master’s Degree in Sound Recording, McGill University; Bachelor’s Degree in Music Production and Technology, University of Hartford) and a certificate of Business Entrepreneurship from Santa Monica College. Nominated for three Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) Golden Reel Awards. April’s creative sound design and mixing has been apart of many Clio and Promax award-winning promos Member of the Cinema Audio Society (CAS) Early credits are listed as April Cech https://apriltucker.com/ Comprehensive list of credits can be found on iMDB Finding Your Career in the Modern Audio Industry Host & Producer: Susan Williams Executive Producers: Beckie Campbell & Susan Williams Edited by: Susan Williams soundgirls.org Sponsored by QSC https://www.qsc.com

Eve Horne is an Award-Winning Creative Mentor and Advisor. She has over 20 years experience in the Music Industry as a Singer, Songwriter, and Producer. She is the founder of PeakMusicUK and the UNHEARD Campaign which demands equality for women in the Music Industry. She is a qualified Sound Engineer, Co-Founder of M@LO & The Magpie, and a Native Instruments Certified Specialist. She was recently named a SheSaid.So ALT list 2020 Honorée, is a board member for Moving The Needle, an MPG Diversity Taskforce Representative, and an innovator on Keychange 2022 program. She has also recently written and published a children’s book to help "normalise" diversity and educate families and children about interracial, same-sex parents. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/PEAKMusicUK Website: www.peakmusic.uk INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/eve_horne/ https://www.instagram.com/weare_theunheard/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWzjAWM8JPRwRdlVvY3ecGQ/videos----more---- Host & Producer: Rebecca Wilson Executive Producers: Beckie Campbell & Susan Williams Edited by: Robbie Mortimer soundgirls.org Sponsored by QSC https://www.qsc.com

Zoe Thrall is a music industry professional with decades of experience in recording studio management. Her career started at the famed Power Station Studios in New York City where she learned both sides of studio operations as both an assistant engineer and in studio management. There she met producer/musician/actor Little Steven Van Zandt who hired her to work for him as an engineer and as a musician in his band Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul. She later returned to Power Station to become their studio manager and eventually President of the company. Her career continued on to become manager of Hit Factory Studios in New York City, overseeing 9 studios and 75 employees. In 2005 the Palms Casino Resort courted her to Las Vegas to build and operate the Studio at the Palms where she worked for 15 years. She is now the Director of Studio Operations of The Hideout Recording Studios in Henderson, Nevada. Host & Producer: Rebecca Wilson Executive Producers: Beckie Campbell & Susan Williams Edited by: Christina Hiromoto soundgirls.org Sponsored by QSC https://www.qsc.com