Writers Rotation
Kathie Stamps interviews people in various professions about words and writing.
Writers Rotation
15 Neil Kesterson: audio engineer, sound designer
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Neil Kesterson has been a sound designer for film, video, television, radio, audiobooks, theatre, games, web, and multimedia since 1985. His very first sound design job was to recreate the Bell X-1 rocket plane breaking the sound barrier, of which pilot and aviation legend Chuck Yeager said was the most realistic depiction of the historic event he had ever heard.
His work has been heard on most major television and radio networks, in theaters, on video, and in arenas. Some projects of note include the television shows Treme and White Lotus on HBO; Mad Dogs on Amazon; Valley of the Boom on NatGeo; Chicago Fire and Law & Order: SVU on NBC; Girl from Plainville on Hulu; and Mind Games and The Crossing on ABC.
Documentaries include A&E Biography: The Monkees; The Lincolns in Kentucky; Nick Nolte: No Exit; and The Johnny Cash Anthology. Neil produced his own documentary, The Beat of a Different Drummer: The Story of America's Last All-Female Military Band, available on Amazon.
His work on motion pictures includes War for the Planet of the Apes; Uncle Frank; 8-Bit Christmas; Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days; Strange Wilderness; and Hide and Seek.
Other projects of note include "The Dick Vitale Alarm Clock"; comedy albums for Greg Warren and Mike Macrae; and live radio broadcast work for the NCAA, The Triple Crown Radio Network, and NPR. Awards include those from the International Broadcasting Awards, Telly Awards, Silver Microphone Awards, the American Advertising Federation, and an Emmy nomination.
He is the author of Push the Right Buttons: A Practical Guide to Becoming and Succeeding As an Audio Engineer and Producer.
Neil lives in Lexington, Kentucky, and is the owner of Dynamix Productions, Inc. Sign up for his sound-centric newsletter at www.dxaudio.com.
Kathie's note: I've worked with Neil as a producer and a voiceover artist, and he's the best in the biz. He makes everything and everyone sound better than they have a right to. Consummate professional, with a musician's ear and the temperament of a Zen master. And great sense of humor.
Writers Rotation intro/outro recorded at Dynamix Productions in Lexington, Kentucky.