Services offered: Sound engineering, editing and restoration Voiceovers and narration (see last paragraph) I'm an entirely self taught sound engineer with over 20 years of experience, and have a meticulous, thorough approach to all things audio. I cut my teeth on a cassette 4-track in 1990, and before long I was recording my musician friends in West London, often introducing them to the concept of production before they had recorded their first demo tapes in professional studios. By the time the mid 90's came around, and after mastering the art of achieving good results on a 4-track, I moved on to a reel-to-reel 8 track. This was used to record my own stuff as well as a few friends in bands. After travelling, I rebuilt a studio in the late 90's based around the Roland VS studio series, starting with a 16-track VS 1680, and eventially combining it with a VS2400, and by the early 2000's he had 40 tracks at his disposal. In the last few years I have amassed a studio based around a computer DAW, allowing me the ability to cross over into the audio side of video production, audio restoration and digital archiving. I decided to join Stage 32 because, in spite of my lack of film, video and acting experience, I understand that sound recording and editing is an integral part of film making, and I can contribute a lot to that - whether it be mixing and mastering of scores, ambient audio overdubs, noise removal and restoration, or the final audio mixdown of the film soundtrack. I also offer voiceover/narration services for anyone interested in documentary making. I have a Neumann TLM 103 microphone at my disposal and an acoustically treated room. My default voice is well spoken southern English with a London Estuary lilt but I can do an extensive variety of accents and dialects too.
Introduce Yourself : Audio engineer/sound editor/narrator/voiceover artist new to Stage 32, says hello. by Niall Murphy
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Hi Niall, Welcome to Stage 32, I think your Bio is awesome but I cringed when thought of you cutting your teeth on a cassette!! Best wishes. Kathleen.
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No absolutely don't cringe!! I'm an oldie from the analogue era. Don't forget the Beatles recorded Sgt Pepper on two 4-track machines. Digital is great but it lacks warmth. Being as I started with cassette and reel to reel tape it's given me an insight into the entire analogue/digital evolution of audio. This can only be a plus. :)
Hi Niall, I completely agree with you about the analogue era. It was a humorous comment, as I meant cringe when thinking of your teeth biting into a cassette ! I also agree that Digital lacks warmth. I send my best wishes and good luck on S32. Kathleen.
Aha I get you. I'm trying to give up eating cassette tapes actually. ;) Cheers for you support nevertheless. I certainly hope this site leads to something. It would be nice.
Hi again Niall, Glad you understood the humour! I like to give support as I like to get it also. This site seems to offer this, and I'm so glad I joined. I also hope it leads to something. It's the best place for the chance of this happening ! Bye for now. Kathleen.
Hi Niall,nice to meet you
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Hi Natalie. Just had a look at your blurb and you may be able to answer a question. One thing aiming for is to add British narration to American documentaries. Do you think there would be a demand for that?
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Hmm interesting yes! Kinda gives the film an aim for universal edge if that makes sense.we need more of that
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Ok cool. I must say I'm not sure how to market myself on here yet. I don't want to be too forthright in the self promotion but I'll hang in there and see if anything comes my way.
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Nice to meet you Niall. You expertise in sound engineering is a very paramount and at the heart of the film-making medium. Without it, the movie has no soul and dramatic tension is lost, unless you are making a film that does not render the services of sound. Your bio seems to parallel the career of Trent Reznor's from Nine Inch Nails.
Hi Jeremy. I suppose there are a few parallels to Trent Reznor. I remember he started as a one man band with bedroom recordings and Nine Inch nails grew into a real band over time.
Yes. Exactly. Have you ever experimented with the Swarmatron synthesizer? Those machines are awesome, and are a huge part of my favorite movies, such as Social Network and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo?
Just looked up a Swarmatron. Very olde worlde. Wouldn't mind one of them but I bet they're not cheap. Sounds like noises coming from the BBC Radiophonic Workshop in the classic era of Dr Who. I do have 3 antique analogue synths though but they're a bit more conventional that that.
Cool. That machine was is really good at bending sounds and creating a more industrial-circuitry rhythm.