020: Sefi Carmel

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In today's episode, Dan talks with composer and sound designer Sefi Carmel. We discuss how Sefi works with Dolby Atmos and the future of mixing music, his start in the industry, telling a story through sound, our mutual love of Blade Runner, coping with imposter syndrome, controlling synthesisers using only your brain waves, the changes he had to make due to pandemic, why Sefi believes composers, sound designers, musicians and voice actors will tend to work remotely in the future, and why we shouldn't worry about the proliferation of rubbish art because of the internet.

Reach out to us @idlehandssociety. Your hosts today are @dan_s_higginson, and @soundtrackcreation on Instagram.

Shout outs

• Sefi's choice this week is composer, conductor, and record producer, Ludwig Goransson.

• Dan's shoutout this week is the concept album 'You're Dead!' by Flying Lotus.

Mentions

• Sefi's soundtrack-creation website

• Saga

• Riot Games

• Secret magic control agency

• Netflix

• First Beatles record mixed in stereo

• Human League - Don’t you want me baby

• Jaws

• Blade Runner

• Gary Numan

• Ultravox

• Visage

• Depeche Mode

• PRS

• Richard Harwood - principal cellist

• Synchronisation of pendulums

• DAW’s

© Sefi Carmel

© Sefi Carmel

© Sefi Carmel