I am very proud to announce that I, along with post audio mixer Jason Grigg, have been nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing – Live Action, for our work on the PBS show Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope. I am honored and beyond excited that my first award nomination for work as a sound mixer comes from such a prestigious organization. I can’t wait for the awards ceremony, which takes place in Downtown Los Angeles on June 17, 2012.
Visit the official Daytime Emmys page for the full list of nominees.
May 2012 saw the commencement of production on the third season of Drinking Made Easy on HDNet (soon to become AXS TV). I continue in my role as the production sound recordist, but my inebriated alter ego, Chad, also makes occasional appearances as a secondary character on the show, Chad the Sound Guy. We have already filmed five of the season’s thirteen episodes and this season is already proving to be just as fun and entertaining as both of the previous seasons.
Follow both @ChadTheSoundGuy and @A_TAD on Twitter for regular updates on our adventures as we traverse North America searching out the local drinks and culture of each city we visit.
Episode 9 of TALES from the TUB is now live on YouTube. This episode features cinematographer Anthony C. Kuhnz, and the interview was shot while on location in Tokyo, Japan shooting an episode of Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope for PBS.
I recently returned from two weeks in Japan shooting two episodes of PBS show Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope. We shot for a little over a week all around Tokyo, and also braved the seas on a 25.5-hour boat trip to the seldom-visited Ogasawara Islands (formerly known as the Bonin Islands) where we enjoyed five days of shooting and learning about these beautiful islands with a fascinating and unique history. It was a privilege to get to such a varied introduction to so many aspects of Japanese culture.
Check out my Facebook photo album of more than 100 photos (primarily ones taken with my iPhone) to get a glimpse of what we saw and experienced.
After a six-month hiatus, my YouTube web series TALES from the TUB has returned! I’m back in my bathtub interviewing actors and filmmakers in THEIR bathtubs, with plans to produce one episode per month for all of 2012 (and beyond!). The first new episode is a brief “welcome back” video with absurd outtakes from each of the previous episodes, just to get new viewers up to speed and excited for new episodes.
Also, as part of the new & improved TALES from the TUB for 2012, I now have a Fan Page for it the series on Facebook, making it even easier for you to stay up to date with the latest bathtub interviews. Go here to “Like” TALES from the TUB on Facebook.
And now, here’s the latest episode for your enjoyment:
I recently finished working as the production sound mixer for the new feature film, Crawlspace, by writer-director Josh Stolberg (writer of Piranha 3D, Sorority Row, and Good Luck Chuck).
We shot the horror film in three weeks on location at a house in Toluca Lake, with one day on a stage in downtown L.A. I had a blast working with a great crew, great cast, and a director who was truly a pleasure to collaborate with.
This summer I worked with producer Kenhalo Bernet-Millan of Volcano Smoke to simultaneously produce a new short film, “No Love Lost”, and a fundraising/pitch trailer for my feature film No Dark Things — both of which I wrote and directed. In late July and early August we shot for seven days in Santa Monica, California. With an amazing cast and crew, we captured some incredible performances.
The trailer for No Dark Things is now finished and Kenhalo took it to the 2011 AFM to begin presenting the project to potential investors and distributors. Stay tuned for details!
“No Love Lost” is currently picture locked and VFX and sound editing/design are under way. I expect to complete the film before the end of the year in time to hit the 2012 film festival circuit.
Official websites for both projects, and a trailer for “No Love Lost”, will be forthcoming soon. In the meantime please visit the Facebook fan pages for each project and follow No Dark Things on Twitter:
I am pleased to announce the new YouTube channel that will act as the primary online outlet for the material that I produce and direct under my Darque Day Productions banner. Visit and subscribe to channel here: Darque Day Productions.
I started the channel earlier this year in conjunction with a new ongoing web series, “TALES from the TUB”, that I first produced as a way to promote my IndieGoGo fundraising campaign for my short film “No Love Lost”. “TALES from the TUB” consists of off-the-wall interviews with my cast and collaborators in their bathtubs. I shot seven episodes in the lead-up to production of my new projects this summer, and have been on hiatus while I’ve been in post-production, but new episodes will resume soon, so stay tuned!
In the meantime, feel free to enjoy the latest episode of “TALES from the TUB” featuring actor and exhibitionist Michael Q. Schmidt, who has appeared in two of my movies so far:
I just returned from a week in Hong Kong, shooting the PBS show Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope. It was my second trip to Asia (I previously shot in Taiwan, also for Travelscope) and I had a wonderful time experiencing the Orient again.
Check out my Facebook photo album of 50 photos I took with my iPhone on the trip.
This year I spent 12 weeks traveling around the United States (as well as venturing across the border into Vancouver, British Columbia) with Zane Lamprey and Steve McKenna exploring North America’s local drinking cultures, bars, breweries, distilleries, wineries, and hot spots as we shot the second season of HDNet’s television series Drinking Made Easy.
Season 2 is currently airing Wednesday nights at 8:30 on HDNet.
We had ourselves a blast and I can’t wait until next year for season 3! In the meantime, check out my photo albums of pics from the first two seasons on Facebook:
I am very proud to announce that I, along with post audio mixer Jason Grigg, have been nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing – Live Action, for our work on the PBS show Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope. I am honored and beyond excited that my first award nomination for work as a sound mixer comes from such a prestigious organization. I can’t wait for the awards ceremony, which takes place in Downtown Los Angeles on June 17, 2012.
May 2012 saw the commencement of production on the third season of 
I recently returned from two weeks in Japan shooting two episodes of PBS show 
I recently finished working as the production sound mixer for the new feature film, 
This summer I worked with producer Kenhalo Bernet-Millan of 
I just returned from a week in Hong Kong, shooting the PBS show 
