NAMM has launched a 15-minute video series, the “Bonzai Beat,” as part of its Playback blog. Music and recording industry figure, Mr. Bonzai, hosts the series, with this new episode featuring LA audio engineer Shannon Deane, who specializes in editing, mixing, and sound design for film, television, web, and more. Deane sits down in her studio and chats with Mr. Bonzai about her work as a dialogue designer and the gear she uses in her craft.
Watch it here:
https://www.namm.org/playback/career-business/bonzai-beat-shannon-deane
With more than 15 years of experience in audio post-production, and 20 years of experience in music performance, recording, and composition, Deane currently serves on the Executive Committee for the Los Angeles chapter of the Audio Engineering Society (AES) and is a member of both the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) and SoundGirls. Deane is certified as an Avid Pro Tools User and possesses a professional certificate in Game Audio Production & Design from Berklee. She provides services specializing in sound design, dialogue edition, noise reduction, SFX creation, placement and editing, ADR & VO recording and editing, Foley, stereo and 5.1 mixing, game audio, and location sound mixing.
Deane hails from Austin, Texas, where she attended the University of Texas and earned a Bachelor of Science in Radio-Television-Film with a concentration in Audio Production. She founded DeaneCreative, a company that delivers “superior audio results for every project, on time, and under budget.” Her list of credits includes projects with College Humor, Comedy Central, Funny or Die, “Last Call With Carson Daly,” LinkedIn, Netflix, and Shure Microphones, among others.
Learn more: https://www.deanecreative.com
Mr. Bonzai and Shannon Deane. Photo by Peter Doell.
Mr. Bonzai is an award-winning photographer, author, and interviewer. He has written more than 1,000 articles for the United States, Europe and Asia, and has published numerous books, including “Studio Life” (Mix, 1984), “Hal Blaine and The Wrecking Crew” (Mix, 1992), “The Sound of Money” (Focal, 2000), “Faces of Music” (Bookbaby, 2021), “Music Smarts” (Berklee Press, 2009) and “John Lennon’s Tooth” (BookBaby, 2012). His photos and articles have appeared in Rolling Stone, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Billboard, Mix, EQ, Keyboard, Daily Variety, Hollywood Reporter, Los Angeles Magazine, Disney Channel Magazine, Sound & Recording and Relix, among others. http://www.mrbonzai.com
NAMM’s Playback blog shares compelling stories to inspire innovation in and connection to the industry and member community. NAMM is a not-for-profit association with a mission to strengthen the $17 billion music products industry. NAMM is comprised of approximately 10,400 member companies located in 104 countries and regions. NAMM events and members fund The NAMM Foundation’s (https://www.nammfoundation.org) efforts to promote the pleasures and benefits of music, and advance active participation in music making across the lifespan. For more information about NAMM, please visit https://www.namm.org
