Current Projects & News

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These are some of the videos and feature films Gary Boggess has worked on:



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Films, TV commercials & music artists are finding their way to BMS!
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BMS - BRIEF NEWS & PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS:
(CURRENT PROJECTS is a dynamic news page, so please forgive errors, as it will always be a work in progress.)

Boggess retraces his roots in: In Memory of Dr. Bob Moog

-2009-
Boggess is boom-op for MGM film, "A Fonder Heart" starring Daryl Hannah, Shelly Long, Rachel Hunter etc...
Boggess was mixer & boom-op for comedians Penn & Teller HBO cable TV show "Bullshit: Grass"

-2008-
Boggess was mixer & boom op for Discovery Channel's reality TV show "Pitchmen: Gadgets to Glory"
Fictional Author, Helen A. Rosburg was in the BMS studio to record a V/O narrative-promo...
BMS is editing and producing the music video for Tampa metal band, Gravity's Edge...

-2007-
BMS audio posted the 90 min. feature film, "Loren Cass," with 2007 premiers at CineVegas...
Boggess is Producer of a new CD for vocalist, Kalvin Bishop (former backup vocalist for Whitney Houston).
BMS purchased significant software tools for audio forensic, audio enhancments and CD mastering!
BMS produced a 11-song CD demo for Tampa Classic Rock and Country cover band, Crossfire
Boggess is producing music videos for metal band, Gravity's Edge
Boggess was boom operator for feature film "Scouts Honor"
Boggess was boom operator for feature film "She Could Be You"
Boggess is producing CD for rock band 7th Floor
Boggess was an IFB mixer for Disney's "Million Dollar Dreams" live uplink to satellite media event
Boggess joins advisory board & lectures on film sound & audio post for Intl. Academy of Design & Technology
BMS produces YouTube video ad for Certified Nutrition

-2006-
Boggess Music & Sound recently aquired a huge sound effects library from Sound Ideas,
and in combo with BMS's own original library, is now well prepared for audio posting future indie films!
The Nicholas Dance Theater has commissioned Boggess for a new musical work
that premiered at the United Nations, Summer 2006!
Vocalist Ruth Pizzaro completed her Latin/Jazz Gospel CD, featuring arrangements
and orchestrations by Gary Boggess... and featuring Rick Pupello on guitar! CD's available now.

-2005-
BMS produces inhouse audio materials for Bob's Carpet of Tampa, with Nu' Visions Marketing Agency
Boggess produces narrative audio for The United States Central Command Center, Mac Dill AFB, Tampa, Florida
Boggess mastered a CD featuring unreleased songs by songwriter
Jerry Lynn Williams with cuts featuring Stevie Ray Vaughan & Eric Clapton.
Boggess' 1980 theater score for "A Christmas Carol" to be heard in a new production
of the seasonal play at the Music Hall in Warren, Ohio.


CURRENT NEWS IN DETAIL...


Author Helen A. Rosburg records promo from her new book "Blaze of Lightening, Roar of Thunder"
February 2008

Fictional Author, Helen A. Rosburg was in the BMS studio to record a V/O to promote her new book
published by Medallion Press.  Having a background in acting and theatre, she read a narrative excerpt for a
production to be produced in Los Angeles launching the release of her new novel. Boggess edited the near flawless takes.



"Helen A. Rosburg delves deeply into the subtleties of the mountains and desert and into the deepest recesses of the human heart. Blaze of Lightning, Roar of Thunder is a compelling novel of loss and renewal, of revenge and redemption; a credible, inspiring tale of lasting love and its power to endure, to flourish, to heal wounds deemed not healable. A one-sit read."
Reviewer - Vicki Hinze


Helen Rosburg & Gary Boggess

Helen A. Rosburg's Bio/website

Buy her new book: Blaze of Lightning, Roar of Thunder



Boggess does boom operator for indie film "She Could Be You"
August 2007


Gary Boggess and director Nancy Tunstall



Gary Boggess on the set with Carl Carden's sound carts.
Click the pic for a better view of the sound cart... notice the beam antenna's for the wireless mics...

Gary up the ladder... hey, some times you've just got to GET OVER it!

Gary Boggess (boom op) worked with Carl Carden (mixer) as the audio crew on the 3 week film shoot produced by
Diamond Lion in July 2007.  Boggess & Carden make a great audio team, and cover it all, from production to audio post.
The film is in the editing stages... but here's an article about it: She Could Be You

See the movie trailer... and please notice the superb booming & audio quality: SCBY Trailer



Boggess is Producer & Arranger for a new CD for vocalist, Kalvin Bishop
Kalvin's a former backup vocalist for Whitney Houston)
September 2007-2008

KALVIN BISHOP - Vocalist

Gary Boggess is Producer & Arranger for Kalvin Bishop's next CD slated for release sometime in late 2008. In addition, Boggess will be the principal musician on the project, but plans include hiring several "name" musicians as soloists. The project will represent a fresh artistic direction for Kalvin... who's  inspirational roots include artists such as Peabo Bryson, Luther Vandross and Marvin Gaye. Boggess & Bishop have chosen a new musical path that includes two major songwriters who have written well over 130 "top ten hits" for other artists. All the songs are new, including one or two written by Kalvin, who's a songwriter in his own right. Kalvin is under the management of Pat Brown of World Beat Entertainment (aka Starpower Entertainment). The production schedule will proceed well into 2008, with the goal of producing Kalvin's coup d'état effort to date.

Kalvin's Bio/Background...
Kalvin Bishop is a talented singer who's first break came in the early 90s when his four man group did an impromptu audition for Bobby Brown at a New York party, singing Debarge's "I Like It." Brown did indeed like it, and signed them to his Triple B label. Though the group never recorded for Triple B, Bishop got a gig singing background for Brown on Brown's 1992 album Bobby. Brown then helped Bishop form the male-female duo Smoothe Sylk, which released an album on MCA in 1994 (charting with the song "Slow") and toured with Whitney Houston in 1995 in support of her Bodyguard soundtrack album. Mokah Records and began work on his solo debut, Do What I Gotta Do. He also scored a coup by landing legendary bassist Keni Burke -- who started as part of the Five Stairsteps ("Ooh Child") and went on to work with many of the biggest stars of the 70s and 80s -- to produce the disc and co-write almost all of the cuts. -- Do What I Gotta Do is musically a solid effort. In the end, Kalvin Bishop is an engaging singer. The challenge for him will be to create intelligent lyrical content worthy of the substantial vocal talent he brings. Bio By Chris Rizik
(this version condensed to conserve space...)


Boggess is boom operator for feature film "Scouts Honor"
March 2007


Boggess walking the mic boom with the camera. (Mixer Phillip Harris not pictured above).

Produced on a budget of $400,000, "Scouts Honor" is one of several films being made by PacAtlantic Pictures, a Pinellas-based company started 20 months ago by actor/writer Jim Fitzpatrick and his wife, actress Jodi Knotts (cousin of actor Don Knotts). The producers are Jim Fitzpatrick along with executive producers Kip Radigan, Sam Nicholson, and Jon Sheinberg (son and now business partner of Universal Studio's 38-year reigning leader, Sid Sheinberg and his brother Bill.) The film was shot over an eighteen day schedule in March 2007. Fitzpatrick, 47, grew up in Seminole. He was a college football standout at Illinois State University and as a former football player with the American Football League, he played for the Chicago Bears and Baltimore Colts. He retired in 1985 after three years with the USFL's Tampa Bay Bandits.

After his football career ended, he moved to New York for a co-starring role on the soap opera "All My Children," then went to Hollywood to work on TV series ("Star Trek: Enterprise") and in films ("Operation Delta Force 3: Clear Target," "Armageddon"). In addition to co-producing "Scouts Honor," Fitzpatrick wrote, directed and had a role in the film. Because of his sports background he was able to recruit an all-star roster of athletes and their children. Fitzpatrick rounded up investors, co-producers and local actors, including 15 children ages 6 to 17, many of whom had taken his acting workshops.  "This really is a family affair," Fitzpatrick said. "I play the Scout leader and my wife, Jodi, has a role as well as our sons, Jadon and J.J. Knotts." Jodie has appeared on numerous TV shows including "Friends" and "ER," said her character, Katie, is the mother of one of the Scouts, an outsider played by Jadon. About her role, Jodie said: "Katie and her new and somewhat nerdy husband, Alan (Fitzpatrick), have moved to Florida to get away from her former boyfriend, a biker named Bobo played by actor Corbin Timbrook. But the adults are just the backdrop," "It's all about the kids" she said.


L=Actor Corbin Timbrook,  LC=Camera crew, C=Boggess with the mic boom, R=Cast

The gang of bumbling motorcycle thugs is played by a unique mix of professional athletes from the NFL, NBA, MLB, and WWBA. Tampa Bay Buccaneers fullback Mike Alstott, who plays a biker named Mad Dog, worked with his wife, Nicole, and their three sons on the film. "It was a new experience for me," Alstott said. "I had a great time shooting it with Jim and I think it will be an awesome movie. I did my own stunts and I got honey poured all over me." Other bikers include Chidi Ahanotu (Buccaneers) as Stork, Simeon Rice (Buccaneers) as Hulk, Jim Kelly (Buffalo Bills) as Psycho, former MLB player Orestes Destrade (Florida Marlins) as Rat, and former NBA player Matt Geiger (Miami Heat) as Condo. Plus, Tampa boxer Antonio Tarver plays a minister. Another familiar face, or voice, is longtime Tampa radio personality Mason Dixon of WRBQ, 104.7 FM, who plays a biker named Backfire.

Tampa Tribune Article: Scoutmaster

Seminole Beacon News Article

More Photos During the Shooting of Scouts Honor

Scouts Honor Website



BMS completes audio post production for the feature film "Loren Cass"
January-November 2007



Gary rebuilt the entire film's soundtrack from scratch! sound design, Audio post editorials included: sound effects design,  Foley, dialog editorials, music editorials and final mixing for the film. The film has sparse dialog, requiring that the Foley & sound effects design hold's the viewer's attention. Boggess, as the Foley artist, walked for every actor in the film... as well as performed every single move, often handling props and creating detailed sound effects for every visible object in the film.

NEWS...
Loren Cass was nominated for New York City's 17th Annual IFP Gotham Awards - 2007
"Loren Cass," was one of 5 nominees selected from a pool of films chosen by the Gotham Award sponsors, Filmmaker Magazine and The Museum of Modern Art (MoMa) in New York City.

The Gotham Awards are co-sponsored by Filmmaker Magazine and the Museum Of Modern Art (MoMa).
No doubt, Boggess' sound design & audio work contributed to the film's success:

Rave Sound Reviews
"Loren Cass was precisely shot and sound-designed." - Museum Of Modern Art (MoMa), NYC (2007)

"The sound editing and effects are truly astounding. The fights sound like they are actual,
bone-crushing, terrifying fights. The dialog sounds like you are in the room, the diner, the street,
etc., listening to it exactly. And, unlike, say, a dogma feature, the “reality” of it is heightened by
whatever techniques Gary (Boggess) used. As an experience, as a sound and imagery collage,
it’s extraordinary..." - William, Viennale Film Reviews: Vienna, Austria (2007)

In June 2007, "Loren Cass" was eligible for three awards including the Golden Leopard, the CineVegas Festival's Cinema Special Jury Prize, and the Leopard for First Film.

In August of 2007, "Loren Cass" was selected to have its official International Premiere in the prestigious Filmmakers of the Present Competition at the Locarno International Film Festival, one of the oldest cinema events in the world. The festival renowned for their rigorous selection, was held August 1st-11th in Locarno, Switzerland.






Boggess was interviewed about his Sound Effects & Foley work
by The Christian Science Monitor magazine: Unsung Oscars | csmonitor.com

For more information about Gary's audio work for Loren Cass, see: BMS - Loren Cass



Boggess is producing an EP for Florida based rock group, The "7th Floor" Band
April 2007 - 2008


Kevin Sergeant Lead Guitar, Vocals  * Jason Jurnigan Drums * Micah Shane Lead Vocals, Guitar * M.J. Reardon Bass Guitar

Gary Boggess is producing the band's first EP while the band is getting ready for possible touring this next year.
The music of the 7th FLOOR is in production and several recordings are near completion.
Their single "Better Day" was pre-released on Tampa area radio, and "may" be posted on their MySpace.
But as this is a work in progress we will keep the studio details about the bands effort limited to... awesome!
You can visit The 7th Floor Band's web site at MySpace for more information.




Latin singer-songwriter Ruth Pizarro debutes album produced by Gary Boggess
February 2007

Ruth Pizarro (CD) - "Emaus"
Listen to a sample of the title cut:
"Emaus"

The music of "Emaus," was the collaborative effort of Ruth Pizarro and Gary Boggess. Ruth is a very gifted songwriter and vocalist.
Her latin melodies inspired Boggess to produce some of the best latin-jazz arrangements in his career. As producer & composer,
Boggess performed all of the CD's music, with exception to guitar, which was played by virtuoso guitarist Rick Pupello.
Rick's solo performances, along side with Boggess' keyboard solos, makes his album of songs & contemporary latin-jazz music a must have CD!

The Producer, Gary Boggess, writes about the music...
"It isn't often I get to produce music I truly enjoy listening to. It's even less often, that I get to produce music I love.
When Ruth Pizzaro came to me with this music, I wasn't sure if she wanted me to arrange these simple melodies
'to sound' like their authentic ethnic counterparts, or to do something more contemporary and 'American' sounding.
I think what we came up with is a little of both! Ruth came into the studio and sang these songs acappella (without music) ...
and then I created contemporary arrangements around the melodies, just as she sang them.
Some of these songs were Ruth's own originals and others were older Christian hymns and choruses.
I didn't listen to any previous versions, and just created musical arrangements that were (to me) what I heard 'in' the melodies themselves."

"It helps that while in my teen years (mid 1960's), I had an keen interest in the bossa nova music of Antonio Carlos Jobim,
who graced the world with his simple melodies and dense orchestrations... all with a touch of American jazz.
All of my life, I've been drawn to many diverse Latin and Hispanic musics... and have written a few Latin-jazz based pieces for myself.
Then along comes Ruth... bearing the perfect vehicle for my appetite for syncopation! I thoroughly enjoyed working on each of these songs."

"There's a mixture of musical flavors for everyone on this CD; Latin, Salsa, Jazz, Rock, Blues, R&B,
and... ummm, did we miss anything? It's enough to make you want to dance! Ruth's vocal performances speak for themselves.
Her sense of rhythm and cadence is remarkable, and her honest heart felt performances are like a breath of fresh air amidst the music.
Making my task a little daunting, was the fact that all of the songs were in Spanish, and I don't understand but one word of it, Si?"

"Although my role on this project was that of producer and engineer, I was also the arranger and principal musician.
I performed all of the music on my MIDI keyboards... playing pianos, brass, strings, percussions and orchestral instruments
via synthesizers and samplers. Having spent my life producing music using electronic instruments,
I've learned what I can and can't do with them... avoiding things that cue the listener that the instrumentation is being
generated via electronic means. This entire CD was recorded, edited and mixed on the Microsound System DAW,
which provided me an arsenal of sound tools to produce the musical results I crave."

"For this CD, we commissioned the skills of virtuoso guitarist, Rick Pupello, who has worked with the "Bellamy Brother's",
Paul Schaffer from the "David Letterman Show" and many others. Rick's guitar work on this music was perfectly matched to our artistic goals....
from his Spanish guitar work on "Celestial" to the powerful electric guitar work in "Trust"... Rick gave us his best performances!"

"I am thrilled to have been involved with this music, and am thankful that Ruth chose me for it.
Ruth's beautiful voice and personality made this project a delightful labor of love...something I hope many will enjoy for years to come.
And after months of working on this CD, I still don't understand a word of Spanish... but music IS the universal language, Si? (hehe)" - Gary Boggess



The progressive metal group, Corridor, is producing a new concept CD!
January 2007

Listen to a sample of Corridor:
"Planet Green"

Guitarist & songwriter, Kevin Sergent & the Corridor band are working on their concept rock CD album here at BMS.
Mark Vanderbilt, the original vocalist of the power metal band Kamelot, now sings for Corridor.
The band is tracking all their guitars, bass, keyboards and vocals here at BMS.
Boggess is acting as producer and musician, adding some synth tracks, and writing orchestrations.
The project is following the production format for which BMS had been planned & designed.
The drums are being recorded at another studio facility, and then imported via CDr & DVD into the our
MicroSound 512 track computer DAW.

The game plan at BMS has always been to function more as an audio post mix & mastering facility for music & film sound.
Boggess explains: "We don't record the drums here! This way I can keep my facility's
costs down by not maintaining the large consoles, floor space and etc. Instead, we built a 100% state-of-the-art
mixing room & environment with all the whistles and bells, from outboard & software effects to a massive rack
of MIDI synths, samplers, software based ASIO synths & hundreds of effects. With my discounted 30-hour block rates, we can spend all the
time it takes to edit and mix the music, adding those production details in the mix that make the recording sound world class.
The lower costs allows my clients to spend more time on tracking their instruments and vocals. Over the years,
I've observed that tracking drums is the most critical stage of a production, but it accounts for less than 10% of the time,
money and effort required to produce a great sounding CD. It made sense to let the larger studios have the 10% of the
budget for drum tracking, while my facility produced 90% of the project. In the end with 90/10, my clients and I are saving thousands!"

Gary continues: "When I planned this facility, I decided to focus on what I do best; editing, mixing & producing music!
I'm an accomplished composer/musician & a creative artist, and I can offer my clients way more than the studios with just an engineer.
As a producer who owns a complete sound production studio, I bring 30 years of artistic experience into each session.
It's a win/win scenario for the band and recording artists... because they have the best of everything at a price
they can afford, with the production & master quality that equals that of larger studios charging three times more per hour."

"For bands that record live at larger studios... I'm the next step in their CD production because they can import their tracks here
and finish, thus lowering their costs without stepping down in mixing room quality, or in recording & mix features. Importing tracks is
common practice with film sound, and that's why I have no fears about doing it with music... because it works,"  Boggess concluded.

Band member Kevin Sergent said: "Gary... me and the guys in the band are so glad we found you, because
we're achieving our dream CD here, and the production and mixes sound absolutely fantastic!"
The Corridor project is validating the 90/10 game plan, and it's working so well that it's hard to imagine working any other way.
Corridor's project is a "space travel" concept album and takes advantage of Boggess' skills as a feature film sound effects desiger,
adding sound effects for transitions between songs and during some musical features.



Gary with Kevin Sergent - guitarist & songwriter for the rock band, Corridor



BMS produced a 11-song CD demo for Tampa cover band, Crossfire
December 2007


Bookings:
Jim Sopkin (813) 908-6367
Jeff Kopsell (813) 962-6271

Crossfire is a Tampa based cover band, playing Classic Rock, Southern Rock & Country music. The band recorded an 11-song demo CD here
at BMS and a we also produced an edited CD sampler demo. The band is made up of talented musicians who do an exceptional job on vocals as well.
BMS recommends Crossfire for anyone who's looking for a band who get's the job done while retaining authenticity to the genres they play.




Tampa Songwriter & Producer, John Centinaro Produces Songs at BMS
January 2006-2007 (Current)

John Centinaro is a long time Tampa area song writer who's roots in music go back to the late sixties when he managed the group, "MERCY"
who had a hit on Warner Brothers Records titled: "Love Can Make You Happy" which hit number two on the charts.

John Centinaro has been recording recently at Boggess Music & Sound. Current projects include
"I Fell In Love In Ybor City" & "Moonlite Night In Tampa Bay."
Vocals on the two songs feature Rossana Spallino (pictured below), who was born in Sicily, and now resides in Tampa.
She has been performing in small & large venues around the Tampa area during the last year... and John says, "Rossana has the voice of an angel!"

Other songs being produced at BMS by John are "Rocky," "Moma I'm Comin' Home" and several others.  Gary Boggess is producing musical
arrangments and working with John in the development of several ongoing musical projects.

John Centinaro's career has been colorful, as a songwriter, musician producer & manager.
John had his hand in a lot of combos during in the sixties. The Skopes single on USA, "She's Got Bad Breath" & "Tears In Your Eyes",
issued in the summer of 1967 on the USA label out of Chicago - features John C. and company doing a merseyish spoof on the topside,
with a decent midtempo song on the flip side. He was also in a group named The Surprize.

John was instrumental in securing a record deal with MGM Records with duo, The Country Cavaleers, who were the
country equivilnet of the Beatles. Marvell & Good, had success with Mercy in the 60's and the million seller
"Love Can Make You Happy." Mercy was at #2, Elvis at #5 (In The Ghetto), Sinatra at #7 (My Way)
and the Beatles at #1 (Get Back). The Country Cavaleers had several chart records in Cash Box, Record World and Billboard.
They have made appearances on Ralph Emery, Wilburn Brothers plus many other TV shows and have toured with
Conway & Loretta, Dolly Parton, Jack Green. Tom T Hall and many of the Grand Ole Opry Stars.

Centinaro worked for Tone Record Distributors, a major record distributor out of Miami. John also worked as a booking agent for
Buddy Lee Attractions in Nashville. Some of the artists that were represented by the agency was names like:
Hank Williams Jr., Mel Tillis, Tanya Tucker, Bobby G. Rice, Rosemary Clooney, Willie Nelson, Frank Sinatra Jr.,
and many others. John's many years of experience has given him an in depth knowledge and understanding of the music business.
Here at BMS, we are always glad to see John walk throught the door with an extra Turkey Sub from Subway!

John Centinaro's greatest hits CD is available for $19.95 by contacting John at:
P.O. 151894
Tampa, Florida 33614
(813) 933-1869


John Centinaro, Rossana Spallino, Gary Boggess



Student musician, Irineo Cabreros, 15, records audition CD at BMS
February 2006

Student flutest, Irineo Cabreros, is 15 y/o came to BMS to record a CD  audition. The recordings were for Irineo's audition for Interlochen
Interlochen is a very pretigious arts camp for young music & arts students. Recorded was Mozart's Concerto in G major with piano, and a solo piece,Syrinx.

Irineo's musicianship was astounding. His playing was very articulate, sensitive, dynamic and he demonstrated that he has a real understanding
of the music, it's nuances and emotion. It's rare that I am so inspired by such a young person. It is clear to me Irineo has a great future in music.

 
Boggess & Irineo Cabreros



Rossana Spallino Records Demo CD at BMS
February 2006

Italian & American vocalist, Rossana Spallino, (pictured below), was born in Sicily, and now resides in Tampa after moving here a year ago.
Rosanna just recorded an (11) song demo here at BMS for use as promo and for sale at her venues in and around the Tampa area.
She has been performing in small & large venues around the Tampa area during the last year.
If you would like to hear Rossana live, you can see her at IL Terrazzo Restaurant, at the Marriott Waterside,
in Tampa on every Friday night, April 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th, at 6:00pm thru 10:00pm.
For current performance dates and bookings:
call: (813) 920-8102
email at: rossanaspallino@cs.com

Vocalist, Rossana Spallino recording at BMS



BMS announces new Plextor DVD dual layer 8GB burner & The Sound Ideas SFX Library
January 2008

Boggess Music & Sound now has the Plextor PX-716A DVD-R/RW dual layer DVD/CDR burner, a nice partner to
our MicroCD software for mastering, authoring and burning CD-r's with RED BOOK encoding!

We recently added a huge compliment of Sound Ideas sound effects CD's to BMS's own extensive library of "original" sound effects.
This massive $7000 effects library has everything for film sound, with an easy PC data base so sounds can be 'searched for' and 'located' fast.
The new Sound Ideas sound effects collection includes:
The General 6000, w/Extensions 1, 2 & 3, The Open & Close, Thrillers, Fantasies & Hauntings, Power Surge & The 3-D Dimension Library.
In a deal with cut with Sound Ideas, Boggess sold his SNOW & ICE effects that he collected for "Batman & Robin" in 1997...
(but we still own them for our own in-house use.)
Also added was a truck load of other SFX collections, both for CD SFX use and for our (3) Emu Samplers; the E6400, E6400 Ultra & EIV-X Turbo!
We also have a Kenwood 324M (200) Carousel CD changer w/keyboard remote & S/PDIF output... speedy access for CD SFX library & sound effects design!



BMS provides final audio transfers to distributors for bloody new film:
"Andre The Butcher" (Also titled: DEAD MEAT)
January 2006

IMDb link
BMS' TASCAM DA-88 was put into service for the new indie film, "Andre The Butcher," directed by Phillip Cruz and produced
by Rice Power Productions, of LA. BMS provided the final digital audio transfers to the distributors, Tapis Entertainment, for the film's new
DVD release... and is now available on Amazon and at most video outlets, including Block Buster.
SEE: Andre the Butcher - Movie Review & Bloody-Disgusting Review

"Andre The Butcher"is also featured in the April 2006 issue of FANGORIA magazine (issue #253, page 16).
Read it here: FANGORIA: "Andre The Butcher"



The Christian Science Monitor interviews sound designer, Gary Boggess, in an article titled: "Unsung Oscars"
First Published in February 2004

This was an interesting interview and story that the Christian Science Monitor did with Gary Boggess just before
the 2004's Academy Awards. Interviewer Brad Rosenburg was doing a story on various people who work in films behind the
scenes. Some of the interviews this article are humorous.

See full article here: The Christian Science Monitor: "Unsung Oscars"
They capture sound, set moods, create the right noise - and even make buildings disappear.
But you may never have heard of them. Who are they?

The right noise at the right time...

Movies are full of sound and fury, and often the sound is just as much pretend as the fury. The ones who create the fake sounds are called foley artists. They're named for Jack Foley, who gets credit for inventing the craft in the early days of sound. "The first function of the foley artist is to re-create sound effects that are directly related to human response or human physical action", says foley artist Gary Boggess, "like walking, falling, or even kissing. The second function is to replace the [sounds created by] body gestures and movements, and these are usually done by rubbing cloth. The third role is to create any sound effects for when a character is holding a prop. This would include things like picking up or setting things down, putting on or taking off a hat, or fumbling with a phone. Any other sound, like the squeal of a tire or the ring of a bell, is usually pulled from a sound-effects library. A bell is a bell is a bell", says Boggess. "A foley artist doesn't do that. A gun would not be a foley effect, because guns, once they're triggered, all basically sound the same. The art of foley lies in providing the walking and cloth sounds in a film. That's because these are the most common things that characters do in a film." According to Boggess, adding these sounds can add a lot to a character and to a scene. "I've compared foley I've produced with the sound from the set, he says, and it's amazing how much better the foley sounds. It's more dramatic, and it helps you focus on the scene better than the actual sound of that scene could." Boggess has enjoyed working on a wide variety of films, from Batman and Robin to Puppet Master IV. He encourages others to become foley artists, too. "Anyone who wants to become a foley artist, however, should know how to approach the job. You have to have a more musical approach to sound effects", Boggess says. "Sound effects in film today are another kind of music."

*****


Boggess goes on location to record Shiloh Christian Center's new CD album...
June - December 2004

Gary was on location again! This time recording a 15 song concert/CD album for Shiloh Christian Center in Melbourne, Florida.
With associate Carl Carden and assitant Mike Jones, a 16-track recording studio was set up in about 4 hours.
Using (2) TASCAM DA-88 8-tracks in sync lock, and with an adequate number of mics and direct lines, Boggess recorded
the entire project in about 2.25 hours. Shiloh's 55 member vocal ensemble performed live without a retake.
Their band, pictured below was simply incredible!  With all original music, the entire church performed a practically flawless CD, LIVE!
Choir and music director, Johnathan Gordon, has a lot to proud of. The entire recording has been digitized into Boggess' MicroSound DAW,
and is currently in the editorial and mixing stages. Many of the featured vocalists have recut their vocals and
some additional harmonies in the studio. Songwriter /keyboardist, Tim Brown, has been adding additional keyboard parts,
(strings, Rhodes, guitars & etc.) using Boggess' new Emulator 4X-Turbo samplers.


Shiloh's musicians with Gary Boggess



Boggess  records location audio for the Minesota Twins' 2004 seasonal promos...
February 2004

In February, Boggess was hired as location audio mixer/recordist for a three day shoot in Fort Meyers at the
Hammond Stadium with the baseball greats, the Minesota Twins. One the first day, the relatively small film crew shot
interviews coach, Ron Gardenhire. The second day was spent shooting special segments for the team's score board and
for the seasons 2004 TV promos & individual player info features.  Most of the footage was shot on 35mm and some on DVD-cam.
Boggess spent much of his time at the stadium recording sound effects of the team's various practice routines.
The 2004 season promotionals were produced by Dan Orozco,
and directed by Steve Mulholland, both of Met/Hodder Productions in Minneapolis, MN.


Gary on break, while on location at Hammond Stadium, Fort Meyers, Florida



Boggess  & Carden provide location sound for national cable TV commercial for ROOMS TO GO!
January 2004

You'll probably see it a zillion times as it hit cable and the airwaves on 4/10/04.
In January, Boggess was contracted to provide two production sound crews to record audio for a series of major
Rooms To Go national TV spots. The spot was produced by LBC, (an LA ad firm) and features a NASCAR race
car speeding around the RTG warehouse, "to get your order." A spectacular ramp jump was filmed with the Matrix camera system,
and high speed 35mm film cameras, as the car flew into a Rooms To Go delivery truck! The crew was about 51 people
strong, and was shot at RTG's 1/2 mile across warehouse in Lakeland, Florida. Boggess worked boom with
associate & audio mixer, Carl Carden (CFPS), of Orlando. This was RTG's biggest budget commercial production to date.
Gary subcontracted a 2nd sound unit, with crew Scott Clements, mixer, and Fred Kupfee on boom.
The spot was produced by Lance Hannish and directed by Sean Hannish , both from LA.
Of note: Production coordinator, Emily Hoffman was the greatest!

SEE the Rooms To Go NASCAR TV commercial here: LBC RTG NASCAR


Carl Carden (owner of CFPS), and Gary Boggess - RTG sound crew



Boggess produces ADR for Forest Whitaker's new feature film, "First Daughter"
(The Romantic Comedy Release Date: September 24, 2004)

ADR = automatic dialog replacement
Boggess Music & Sound was hired by ADR Supervisor, Kimberly Harris, of  Soundelux, (for Regency/20th Century Fox
Films in Hollywood), to record "wild" ADR for feature film, "First Daughter", directed by Forest Whitaker, and starring
Micheal Keaton.  Actor Michael Milhoan, who's in the film as a secret service agent named Block, had a few lines
that were too muffled in the original production sound, so he came to BMS to rerecord them.  In this case, Boggess had to
work with the original dialog lines in the form of MP3 files, as downloaded from Soundelux's FTP site.  Being that there wasn't
a video for lip-sync reference, we considered it "wild" ADR. Boggess played Milhoan the cues on the headset and Milhoan
mimicked them as close as possible. (See pic below!)
SEE: "First Daughter" Film for numerous web news listings of this film

"First Daughter" - pics of the film shoot
"First Daughter" - scenes from the set
Filmjerk "First Daughter" - film synopsis
The Z Review "First Daughter" - film production info
Movie Insider "First Daughter" - general data

Cast Includes:
Katie Holmes: Samantha Mackenzie
Marc Blucas: James Lansome
Michael Keaton: President Mackenzie
Michael Milhoan: Agent Block

Some of Michael Mihoan's credits include roles on "Something So Right" and "3rd Rock From the Sun,"
as well as two television movies, "The Princess and the Marine" and "A Loss of Innocence." He has made
several guest starring roles in series including "That '70s Show," "The X-Files," "Home Improvement," "Seinfeld,"
"Coach," "Murphy Brown," and "7th Heaven." He's also had parts in many movies, such as "Jurrasic Park," "Tin Cup," "Pearl Harbor,"
"Crimson Tide," "Phenomenon" and played Chicago White Sox third baseman Buck Weaver in "Field of Dreams."



Boggess edits & remasters voice over demo CD for film actress, Marlene Cameron
September 2004

Actess, Marlene Cameron, brought all her cassettes and CD's of her voice work, and we put our heads together to make
sense of it. Eventually, we assembled three demo collections of her work: Narration, Story and Charactors.
Marlene is an Actress who uses her voice, and the microphone, in ways seldom heard these days.
Marlene has done it all.  With a lifetime of training, mostly in New York, she has a resume overflowing with serious theatre,
radio, important films and, of course, commercials.

From the voice of ET for Universal Studios to the velvet voice chosen for the Jaguar, Marlene gives the listener
a performance that is always on the money.  Because Cameron is first an actress, she can convincingly deliver any dialect,
any age and any emotion. Marlene is a pro you don't have to coach.
With so much work to her credit... she's able to deliver truly unique voice overs, that stand out from ALL of the rest.

See Marlene's web site: Marlene Cameron



Boggess was dialog recordist-mixer for independent feature film: "Little Men"
July 20th thru December 2003

Click here to read the "Little Men" news story!



BMS produces roundtable promotional CD for Vitarich Labs, Inc. of Naples, Florida
October 10th 2003

Gerry David, President/COO, and owner, Kevin Thomas of Vitarich Labs, Inc. of Naples, Florida chose BMS
to produce a 40-minute CD of a roundtable discussion exploring the unique qualities of their new line of
adaptigen nutritional products.

The four person "team" discussion with Gerry and Kevin, includes Sports Rehabilitation Trainer,
Larry Mayol, who was a physical trainer for the New York Mets for 10 years... and now owner of Star Care, Inc.
of Clearwater, Florida. Also included in the team was Medical Researcher and Pediatric and Family Practitioner,
Dr. Domeco, of Tarpon Springs, Florida. The Vitarich CD promo utilizes the editing capabilities of
Boggess' MicroSound DAW to produce a compact presentation of the discussion, free of speech errors,
while retaining the natural conversational feel of the mostly improvised text.

Boggess also created opening and closing music themes with a few minor V/O effects.



HCG 5-Star Productions III of Tampa produces demos for artists in development
June 2003

Producer Henry C. Grooms and co-producer China Smith (also a NBA heavyweight boxer) have been
been recording a series demos for vocal artists under development, in a variety of genres. Due to the nature of
such work, BMS cannot report the details of these sessions. Arranger Darrel Jarmon is creating original
music tracks that are consistant with the company's plans for various target markets. 




Boggess hired to sub-contract film production audio crew for a WAVE
Ice Cream TV commercial, featuring Japanese Yankee player, Hideki Matsui
February 2003

B12 Productions, of Los Angeles, hired Gary Boggess to sub-contract an on-location audio crew for a
TV commercial for Lotte-Snow's WAVE ice cream. The commercial featured the New York Yankee's
new star slugger, Hideki Matsui, of Japan. Matsui arrived in Tampa on a Monday and took batting practice
on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Yankee's minor league complex. On Thursday, he filmed television commercials
across the bay in Clearwater, at the Philadelphia Phillies / Jack Russell Memorial Stadium,
for Lotte-Snow's WAVE brand ice cream.

Boggess assembled a team that included:
Carl Carden - mixer, of Orlando...
Alex Hurley - video assist, of Tampa...
and Gary Boggess - boom, also of Tampa...

B12 Productions had the day scheduled from 7am until 6pm, and had at least 30 on the film crew.
The commercial was shot on 35mm film, and although it was a clear sunny day, huge 4' diameter lights
were used to make the ball field practically glow!  Various scenes for the commercial included a few crowd
reaction scenes, various children scenes and many action shots of Hideki Matsui up at bat.  Close up shots with
the product were meticulously setup as well. There were at least 50 Japanese tourists there that day,
almost all with cameras clicking away... and there must be 1000 photos of Gary (holding the mic boom)
standing a few feet from Matsui, but we can't find one for this page!  Breakfast and lunch were also catered :)



Boggess Music & Sound completes the first CD album in the NEW Tampa studio!
Turtledove Productions: Diane "All Is Well" - CD Project
April thru August 2002

Turtledove Productions presents gospel singer, Diane Hall, in an original gospel music celebration of priase.
This is the first CD project produced at Boggess Music & Sound's new studio facility in Tampa, Florida!

This (12) song album is full of vocal surprises! The nine member background vocal ensemble was recorded live
at the Word Of Life Church, Palmetto, FL. The music tracks & Diane's lead vocals where done in the studio.
Franklin Crockett arranged the music on his Roland  MIDI keyboard. The project tested the editing capabilities
of the MicroSound, providing various editorial versions as requested. The new vocal room (with a countryside view)
was a hit with Diane Hall.
The new CD was mastered at BMS and is currently on sale and available by calling: 941.721.7694



Tuesday Conspiracy masters NEW rock CD at Boggess Music & Sound
April 2002


Tuesday Conspiracy

Tuesday Conspiracy is an original modern rock band hailing from Upper Sandusky, Ohio. Their style is diverse
with a hard rock edge cemented down by Steve Farmer's solid guitar work. Tuesday Conspiracy’s live show is
full of high-octane energy with no shortage of female angst from lead singer, Mary Farmer. Boggess Music & Sound
mastered the CD, which is spotlighted for play on MTV's "Road Rules" program. The band is gaining in momentum.
Call Boggess Music & Sound for copies!
Visit Website: Tuesday Conspiracy



The Lecaro's are working on demos at Boggess Music & Sound
April 2002

 
Jerry & Briggitte Lecaro
aka. "JBLOVE"
Songwriters, Jerry & Briggitte Lecaro are putting the finishing touches on a six song demo. The demo is a mixture
of various country styles. Both share turns at lead vocals, and Jerry plays acoustic guitar. The couple have been
appearing on Tampa Community Cable, channel 20. Musician Fred Chandler has also been involved at the sessions,
playing fiddle, dobro, electric guitar, mandoline, banjo and viola. Gary Boggess has been producing the drum and bass
parts, and on a few songs, creating orchestral support via MIDI keyboards.

JBLOVE produced a two song video demo at BMS which is slated for inclusion on cable TV within UNIVISON'S music
contest promotions this fall!
Visit the CORNERBAND.COM music site to vote for their music!
More later....



Boggess Produces FIRST SESSION at the NEW studio in Tampa, Florida!!
March 2002


Orlando Gospel Quartet: "Without Condition"
Left to right: Shirley, Connie, Phyllis and Felicia

Boggess Music & Sound just completed a four song demo CD for gospel group, Without Condition. The four member
vocal group spent an entire day at BMS producing their first recordings as a group. Of special note was their ballad,
"On My Knees," and a super soulful vocal ATTACK on the up tempo song, "Revive Us Again". The group baptised
(literally) the new studio with fantastic vocal talent...
ending the 12 hour session with a spectacular Chineese dinner finale! Thanks girls!
Without Condition's first concert was Sunday April 28th @7pm at the Joy Metropolitan Community Church,
2351 South Ferncreek Ave., Orlando, Florida. For more info on bookings call,
(352) 243-6044 and ask for Morgan.



Cabaret Software, Inc. chooses BMS to master Volumes 2 thru 4 of "Ballroom Solitaire"
September thru November 2000


Boggess Music & Sound mastered (3) CD's, Volumes 2, 3 and 4, of Cabaret's "Ballroom Solitaire" music & card
game software. Each CD features (20) authentic ballroom dance musical works. The music is integrated into the
card game, but the CD can play the music as a standard CD as well. That's (60) music cuts total, all mastered
together to create a collection matching in sonic integrity... cut to cut. If you're into casual or competition
ballroom dancing, you'll love this 'true-to-genre' music!
Visit to buy: Ballroom Solitaire


Speaking of games....
Try the Boggess Music & Sound crossword puzzle!
Click, print and play



VOICE OVERS...
Fall 2002 brings corporate projects and V/O's worth mentioning...
September thru November 2002

In recent weeks, major corporations have been finding their way to Boggess Music & Sound to produce V/O's.

AGRU Sure-Grip, Inc.
In September, AGRU Sure-Grip produced their V/O's for an online invitational presentation to potential buyers.
Producer Bill Tone is spear heading some new ideas for promoting the company's products online.
The industrial style script was full of technical data, but voice-over talent, Ed McCloskey provided a solid,
classy & dynamic narration.
Americast - Agru Sure Grip Concrete Protective Liners Presentation

Cristel Telecom, Inc.
 In September, producer Ver Platilla commissioned BMS to co-produce an ad-on-hold style phone message,
requiring a Hispanic male voice-over. Ver was insightful and determined to achieve the 'right' voice for the genre.
Mission accomplished.

Mary Kay, Inc.
In November, Mary Kay Inc. of Dallas, Texas, chose BMS to cut parts of their script, "Happy Renew Year."
Voice over talent Kathryn Engstrom, of Land 'O Lakes, Florida, had a delightful voice for the script, which is
part of an educational segment of a new Mary Kay sales video. Producers Bill Lowery & Diana Feigenbaum
participated in the session from Dallas Corporate Headquarters via a phone patch in to the studio's talkback system.



OLDER STUDIO & SESSION NEWS...



Boggess produces Foley effects for the feature film: "Seventh Veil"
March thru April 1999- 2003



Boggess Music & Sound just completed production of all of the Foley effects for a new feature film, "Seventh Veil",
produced by Heron Pictures Corp. of Hollywood, CA.  The 95 minute murder/detective screenplay was produced
by veteran director, Amin Q. Chaudhri ("Tiger Warsaw", "A Remarkable Life", "Diary of a Hitman").  The film's
cast includes Lewis Smith ("Wyatt Earp",  "Diary of a Hit Man", "North and South I & II", "The Adventures of
Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension" and "Southern Comfort"  Also starring Christine Harnos,
("Hollywood Confidential", "Hellraiser: Bloodline", "Cool and The Crazy", "Denial" and "Cold Dog Soup").
Ryan Eldred, from the LA sound effects group, Sound Dogs , was the sound supervisor for the film.
The film was mixed at New Island Studios of Hollywood, with Lydian as mixer. Seventh Veil is to be
released by SONY's Tri-Star Pictures this summer as a direct to video release.

Gary Boggess was pressed into a three week task of fulling the roles of Foley artist, Foley recordist and editor. For those readers who don't know what Foley is, its all the sounds that people make when they move around, like clothing, sitting, handling objects and walking. Gary whipped his studio into the service of creating all of the Foley sounds needed in the film. He gathered a small variety of size 9-1/2 shoes and created various surfaces to walk on to re-create sidewalks, wood floors and even the beach. The film was plagued by actors handling & figgeting with numerous props, the evidence (a business card), cigarettes, a lighter and other items that required unique sounds. After finishing the first of five reels, it was obvious that the film was prop busy. It seemed every character picked something up and nervously goofed around with it! Boggess also created amazingly believable Foley sounds for seven dance scenes. This is very interesting, because Boggess doesn't dance!

All of the Foley was recorded and edited with the MicroSound DAW system, and without incident of crashing or losing any time due to hard disk related problems.The final reels of effects strings were delivered via DA-88 eight-track tapes and overnited to LA as they were finished. Seventh Veil is a direct to video product to be released later this spring.Thanks to BMS interns, Jim Metzendorf and Joe Hudek, Gary didn't need knee replacements from running back and forth between the recording DAW to the isolation booth!

*** A video demo of our Foley work is available by request ***
For more info Gary Boggess films, visit Internet Movie Database



Harpist Kirk Kupensky finishes his SECOND CD Project at BMS
July thru November 1999
Kirk recorded his first CD album, "The Fog is Lifting", at BMS in 1990, with flutist Laurie Sampsel. Since then, he has found an audience via The Hearts of Space radio program on PBS and on NPR's Performance Today radio magazine. The first album featured new music for harp and flute, (never before recorded), by Alan Hovhaness.



Kirk just finished his second CD titled "The Eternal Dreamer", which is a collection of contemplative classical works for solo harp. It includes works by Chopin, Liszt, Debussy, Hovhaness, Tournier, and many others. We experimented with multiple mic placements to give these performances a spatial and ambient character, to enhance the music's introspective nature. Using various hardware and software programs, we created (11) unique reverberant spaces, and incorporated QSound software to give the each musical piece 'tailor made' 3-D environments! The end result produces aural illusions wherein the listener is literally enveloped, in multi-directional sound... all without manipulating the performance or authenticity of the harp's natural sound. No EQ, compression or other dynamic processing was used in the production... just pure harp and mixcraft.

You can also visit Kirk's website and listen to
RealAudio samples of the CD at: HarpGuy!

Read what a reviewer had to say:
EQKennedy's Corner

"The Eternal Dreamer" was Mastered with



Christian rock group, SPV recording new album at BMS!
January thru March 2000

Christian rock group, SPV, has started on their new CD album last month. Dave and Sue Bicko, and their band, peform in churches, coffee shops and prisons throughout western PA. Dave plays guitar and Sue is the band's vocalist. Together, they've written some great songs, and their musicians have laid some great basic tracks, and are now in the overdub stage.
MORE later!



Boggess' orchestral music featured at New Years 2000 Celebration
Gary's work, "Millennium", was featured at the City of Warren's new year's eve program, Opening Night Celebration 2000. This was the third time that Boggess' ten minute piece was choreographed with the fireworks.  It was played via CD-ROM over a 10,000 watt sound sytem provided by Satin Sound, by presiding engineer; Charles. "Millennium" premiered in 1990, and was commissioned by the Fine Arts Council Trumbull (FACT). Below is a photo of the fireworks, and a photo of Gary Boggess (left) and Bobbie Brown (right), director of FACT.

BMS Gets New TASCAM DA-88!
March 2001

Our NEW TASCAM DA-88 digital 8-track recorder with SY-88 sync card!!



Boggess Music & Sound Upgrades Hardware & Software, Plus QSound 3-D Surround!
December 2001
BMS has upgraded the core system and programs that make the studio's MTU MicroSound the ultimate tool for music and film sound production. In addition to the computer being upgraded to Windows '98 (Second edition), we've upgraded to the next generation of MTU's MicroEditor software with version 5.3, which now imports Direct X plugins. Likewise, we upgraded our SoundForge software to version 5.0f also with DirectX plugins. Plus, we added QSound Labs's QTools/AX and QCreator software, a 3-D virtual surround program, to our growing arsenal of production tools. To accomodate growth, we've increased our hard drive space from 4GB to 29GB.

We also beefed up our system's graphic card to ATI's All -In-Wonder 128 16MB with Rage. The new card gives BMS 32bit color, photo capture, video capture w/MPEG 1 & 2 formats, AVI formatting and basic digital video editing. The new ATI card, in combination with our new SONY digital Hi-8 video camera, editing software and Micrografx Simply 3-D animation software will enable us to edit and produce our own in-house video and demo presentations for internet, CD-ROM and VHS distribution. We also added a UMAX 36bit Astra 2000P scanner to cover all of the graphic bases.

If all that were not enough...we installed the Creative's new Sound Blaster Live MP3+ sound card, reinforcing Boggess Music & Sound's commitment to provide all formats. This new card has four channel surround sound,  Cakewalk MIDI, 5x MP3 and 320kbps encoding, 120db S/N ratio, 64 voice Emu sampling engine and too many other features to list here. We can guarantee multimedia producers that we're ready to rumble! More info about our new Sound Blaster card at: Sound Blaster Live MP3+



BMS studio produces music jingle for Mahoning Valley's new baseball team; THE SCRAPPERS!!!
April 1999

In a combined effort , Winner Advertising, song writer, musician and singer Rick Blackson and Boggess Music and Sound, have produced the jingle and musical theme that will be used for the new baseball team, The Scappers. This spring, the new baseball team will have it's first season in their new stadium ball park, Cafaro Field, behind Cafaro's Eastwood Mall in Niles, Ohio. Rick Blackson wrote the song that will serve as the promotional radio jingle and as the theme for The Scrapper's television sports show, The Scrappers Baseball Weekly, on TV-33.  Blackson and Mary Jo Maluso (who sing together professionally) are featured vocalists on the new jingle. Gary Boggess created a variety of baseball related signature sound effects for the jingle. Blackson amd his assistant engineer, Mike Moritz, used a Yamaha MIDI sequencer to create the music track. Their MIDI files were then converted and imported into Performer and then utilized the BMS's arsenal of MIDI samplers and synths.
Click SCRAPPERS MUSIC THEME to listen via RealAudio stream!!

Visit the Scrappers website at: Scrappers Online

BMS Studio Recording First Album of Rock Group, FLYING CIRCUS
May thru November 1999

The rock group, FLYING CIRCUS, finished working on their demo at Boggess Music & Sound. More later...



BMS completes audio post editorials and mix for student film project: "VICTOR"
January thru February 1999

Student filmmaker, Marc Moody, from Ohio University's School of Film, in Athens, Ohio, chose BMS to post his 30 minute student film musical "Victor".  Based on a true 'real life drama' that happened in France in 1797. Boggess Music & Sound  studios provided complete post audio editorials, including dialog editing, sound effects, Foleys and final mixing.  The film was edited on AVID by Moody and transferred to D2 by The Image Producers in Canfield, Ohio. The 16mm negatives were conformed and printed at WRS in Pittsburgh, who did the audio layback from D2 to mag film.  Moody also plays one of the film's lead roles, Phillipe.

The "Victor" film project  was not without some problems. The film was cut on an other version AVID system at the school in Athen, Ohio. When the time came to import the AVID cut into a newer version software/hardware AVID, in order to transfer to D2, the audio media files did not convert to the more recent AVID system. This produced a major dilemma. Why Avid doesn't grandfather backwards compatibility with older software is still a mystery. The only alternative was to import the 8-tracks of AVID audio, wild, via stereo pairs from DAT into the MicroSound DAW and re-sync. Then some other obstacles emerged. The tracks were recorded across the eight track field in odd configurations. Stereo pairs (L & R) were often on tracks 2 & 3, or 6 & 7, making it very difficult to reorganize the audio into phase correct L & R signals. Worse, the sound was losing sync every 2 minutes. Thanks to the patience of Gary Boggess and Marc Moody, AND the extremely powerful editorial tools of MicroSound's MicroEditor program, we edited and mixed the film's sound to produce a perfect soundtrack with polish.



Boggess composes original music score for the new film: "BETWEEN FRIENDS"
November '98 thru December 1998

LA Filmmaker, Audra Lindsey, chose Boggess Music & Sound to provide complete post audio editorial services for her 45 minute film, "Between Friends". Services included: dialog editing, sound effects design, Foley, background SFX, original music score and final mixing. The film is about romantic relationships that can develop within a circle of friends, some that last and others that can't break past various obstacles. The film features approx. 20 minutes of original music by Gary Boggess, and incorporated the vocal talents of Alphonso Oliver and Saudia Morris, with motown guitar work by Carmen Horvath. The score has a mixture of pop and orchestral themes. The open and end title piece, "Between Friends", was written to invoke the sound of Al Green. The final soundtrack was layed back to D2 digital video at The Image Producers in Canfield, Ohio.

This film was not without its audio problems either. The audio files where often badly recorded due to poor mic placement. The entire production sound and background elements had: a 10Khz oscillation, intense camera motor noise, various hums, electrical clicks and hiss that often fell only 10db below the dialog! Thanks to MicroSound's MicroTools DNoise software, we were able to create a template that contained all of the offending noises, and REMOVE them from the entire submixed portions of the soundtrack, without artifacts. The end result was very acceptable. An A/B comparison of the before and after processing, revealed a perceptable lose in overall presence, but the positive benefits were 10 to 1, BETTER.



BMS's new 1999 music & sound demo is a SCREAMER!
January 1999

We just finished our new studio demo! After months of compiling samples of nearly 20 years of music, we have assembled a music demo that SCREAMS! Actually, it doesn't scream, but it does kick some tail! The demo is organized to progress in five category stages, and is narrated by rock DJ, John "Madman" Madden, formely with CD-106FM (The Wolf!) in Youngstown, Ohio. John assisted in organizing the many samples of music into an explosive presentation that only a seasoned radio DJ could whip up!
The listening index reads as follows:

STAGE #1 - Jazz, Pop, Rock & Specialty Music Genres
STAGE #2 - Themes, Commercials, Jingles &  Corporate Industrials
STAGE #3 - Music Scoring for Film, Video and Television Series
STAGE #4 - Sound Effects Design; feature film style
STAGE #5 - AUDIO POST PRODUCTION SERVICES: Scoring, Sound Effects Design,
Foley, Dialog Editorial, ADR and Mixing... (with five minute excerpts from each of TWO short films).
CLICK here to get your copy of: BMS DEMO 1999
CLICK here to: LISTEN to RealAudio Samples of the demo



Boggess writes music for choreographer and stage performer, Nick Johnson
May 1998

Dancer,  Choreographer, Theatrical Mime and now Director Of Dance at Wichita State University, Nick Johnson, recently commissioned Gary Boggess to write a original six minute musical work for his new piece titled "Body Of Music". In a recent news interview, Johnson described the new work: "Body of Music is a mime piece designed to bring to life the sound of silence. Mime theatre has traditionally been preoccupied with silence. In "Body of Music", the sounds are part of the internal soundscape heard within the mind of the mime and the individual audience member. It is not, and cannot be a shared experience. Body of Music was created to give life to movement."



Boggess creates sound sculpture for mime and stage performer, Gregg Goldston
December 2001
Theatrical Mime and performer, Gregg Goldston commissioned Gary Boggess to create a sound sculpture for is stage piece, "POW", a play about a Veteran and his recurring nightmares. The SFX piece required many special sound effects and musical effects that worked with Goldston's physical movements and visual gestures on the stage. Performed in New York City.
SEE URL: GOLDSTON "POW" PHOTO



BMS records Warren Chamber Orchestra concert
February 1998

BMS recently finished editing a recent recording of the Warren Chamber Orchestra at Christ Episcopal Church 2/7/98. The concert event, titled "Mozart Moments", featured the music of guess who?... and was conducted by guest conductor Susan Davenny Wyner, who's spirited direction challenged the orchestra members. The program included; Symphony No.23, KV/K.181 in D Major, Sinfonia Concertante, K.364 in E-flat Major featuring John Wilcox and Elizabeth Jones as soloists.  Also played was Symphony No. 40, K.550 in g minor. The recording was made for the conductor's personal archive and no plans have been announced to reproduce the recordings, except for a few cassettes...



BMS jazz client gains even MORE success
Winter 1998

Jazz percussionist Darryl Alexander produced his first two CD album projects here at Boggess Music & Sound. His albums, "Coast To Coast" and "17th Street" are getting steady air play nationally and in Europe thanks to his new record deal with Pretige Records. Boggess played various synth and piano keyboard solos on the CDs, which also featured many Ohio jazz artists. Alexander's CD's are charting sales worldwide, and are currently being played as theme and bumper music on the Maury Pauvich show. Boggess also performed keyboards on Darryl's "Tea For Two" CD album!



BMS produces soundtrack for General Motors video
July thru August 1997

Producer, Ron Hughes, from GM-Lordstown's Video department contracted Boggess Music & Sound to create original music, sound effects and editorials for their new (26 minute) video project, "The Image Of Lordstown". The video features the combined efforts and talents of many GM-Lordstown employees and the voice' of Bruce Hughes on vocals. They recreated the music video, "Remember The Times", by Micheal Jackson. All of the dance routines and characters were played by GM Lordstown management and UAW employees. The lyrics were changed to sing, "we believe in the cars that we build." The entire video brought labor (UAW) and management (GM) together, where relationships were enhanced by socializing together during the goal and process of making of the video project.

The video is now completed. GM Lordstown hosted a special showing to the public, employees, and to the Vice President of General Motors, and guest of honor, George Voinovitch, on August 18th, 1997 at the plant.



Two recent student film projects
November thru December 1997

In November and December '97, student filmmakers Ana Luzardo-Flores & Dia Kontaxis, both from Ohio University's Film School in Athens, Ohio, were at Boggess Music & Sound for post audio editorials on each of their individual thesis & second year film projects. Both projects required extensive dialog editorials. BMS also provided sound effects design and Foley  for the films. Ana's film, "The Other Woman" is a 12 minute 16mm B&W drama about a nightmare about a love triangle, as told through the eyes of the 'other woman'. Boggess wrote an original music score for Ana's film, "The Other Woman."  Dia's film, "Aqua Vitae" is a 10 minute film was edited on AVID, and was about a girl with a dream she could only make real for herself.  Both films are finished and to be featured at various film festivals in the first quarter of 1998.

ATHENS FILM FESTIVAL NEWS!
"The Other Woman" was a winner in the
1998 Ohio University Student Film Festival.
The list of '98 winners is at: OUSTUFF FILM SCHEDULE
(ehh... so they screwed up the list, but at least there is one)





BMS gets Micro Technology Unlimited's Krystal 2400 upgrade... PLUS!
January 2001

We just upgraded our MicroSound DAW software to MicroEditor 5.3 adding adds approx.150 new features. The most interesting improvement is the DirectX plugin intereface that imports third party effects and processing software! We can now record with 16 & 24bit resolution, calculating the math internally using dual 56 bit processors!  This means extremely fast and accurate computations for the ultimate in recording quality. For more information on why BMS chose MicroSound, and why we didn't choose Pro Tools, Sonic Solutions or another hard disk system, visit MTU DETAILS and be enlightened.

Our MicroSound was manufactured by MTU (Micro Technologies Unlimited, Inc.), in Raleigh, N. Carolina. The system has 512+ tracks and finally... compressors & limiters! Our current system has an ATX mother board w/MMX, a 233MHZ Pentium II processor, 256MB RAM, and a Adaptec SCSI card accessing Iomega Zip and 2GB Jaz carts. Additional upgrades featured MTU's new Krystal 2400 DSP card that's 15 times faster than our previous DSP card. Mixes are instant because the new system allows up to 26 tracks to mix dynamically, without writing them to disk. We've also upgraded the MicroTools to version 2.0a software (includes: noise removal, accurate sample rate conversions & pitch-corrected-time-shifts, etc). Noise removal used to take a 10 to 1 ratio in time process... that's now 2 to 1! We also picked up a 14" NEC C400 monitor to make our MicroSound DAW portable, facilitating remote editorial services to video production studios.



We keep improving our sound editorial software tools!
Continually Updated...

We added Sonic Foundry's Sound Forge 5.0f software to our arsenal of sound and processing tools! This in no way replaces our MicroSound MicroEditor software... that IS impossible!  But IT DOES contribute an enormous potential, by adding digital processing tools & effects, including; reverbs, flangers, phasers, distortions, echos, delays, pitch manipulations, noise gates, compression, chorus, vibrato, wah-whas, multi-tap delays and effects too numerous to list!

A word about our DirectX plugins...
For those who are counting, we currently have (63) DirectX effects plugins to choose from. All of which can be imported into the MicroSound 's 512 tracks as needed, and auditioned in real time. We're just guessing, but we easily have the digital effects & signal processing power equivilent to $2,000,000+ in outboard effects gear!

For instance... most studios who use outboard compressors, have maybe, 4 to 8 units, at a cost of $450-$750 each for good ones. With DirectX plugins, you can use the same software compressor as many times, on as many tracks as you need to. If you need the benefits of compression 400 times, on 400 individual tracks of audio, you have it! We're not mathematicians, but with 63 DirectX plugins... we'd easily stump Einstein with the number of possibilities and equivilent cost comparisons!

Most interesting is the Acoustic Mirror DirectX plugin that models actual rooms and acoustical spaces for awesome sounding ambiences & reverbs. This program superimposes any sound, (ie: your vocals, drums & etc.) into REAL locations modeled by using 'convolution' math.  We've used Lexicon digital outboard reverbs... forget Lexicons!... Acoustic Mirror rooms and halls sound so real that it's like an out-of-body experience... you're THERE!

Sonic Foundry's effects and processing software works beautifully with the MicroSound's DirectX plugin interface. MicroEditor can IMPORT, EXPORT and SAVE .WAV formatted audio files with any BMS project!  SO... aside from the MicroSound being a powerful recording, production and editing tool, it now has the AWESOME effects of Sound Forge 5.0f. A very POWERFUL combination!




JAMES GREEN

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