Aug 2013
- Tafelmusik's "House of Dreams" by 90th Parallel Productions HDCAM restriped by Transit Audio Services
- 35mm Film Newsreels from 1937 transferred to DVD
July 2013
- Ray Cook's opticals for this month: "AXIS" for John Knellor & "Brimstone Line" for Chris Kennedy
June 2013
- Transit Audio Services bakes & transfers "Carol Pope" 24 trks to Pro Tools, and handles CD duplication for Albert Hall's "The Mighty Ship Keewatin"
- 16mm Optical for Diane Kitchen's "VIDEE" completed
May 2013
- Insight Productions "Big Brother Canada" Season 1 a great success for Shaw Media. Dean Allen was part of at team that was responsible for recording this live show 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for 10 weeks, to 7 Cinedecks using a Pronology media management system. Paul Seeley & Vic Pyle Mixed the Broadcast Packs.
- Ray Cook & Dean Allen transfer the 35mm optical soundtrack of the 1961 film "Five Minutes to Live" starring Johnny Cash for Creative Post
Apr 2013
- Bowers Audio Services records & Mixes the "2013 Juno Awards" Broadcast Packs produced
by Insight Productions. HDCAM Dolby E Restripes
by Transit Audio Services.
- "2013 Juno Awards" Live Broadcast Mixing by Simon Bowers
- 90th Parallel Productions' documentary "Bipolarized" HDCAM restriped by Transit Audio Services for Shaw Media.
Mar 2013
-
Transit Audio Services completes HDCAM restripes for Rogers CITY TV
series "Tough Choices: with Gord Martineau" Ep.4 "Tough Choices" produced by
90th Parallel Productions.
- Film soundtrack Opticals for this month; Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers James Reckseidler's "The Sentamentalist" and "Grain 2" by Gerard Saul of the University of Regina. Lots of films coming out of Canada's West!
- Transit Audio Services transfers audio mixouts from DAT & DA-88 for Xenophile Media "The Enduring Enigma of Susanna Moodie"
Feb 2013
- 5.1 Dolby E HDCAM Restripe completed for international
version of CBC Doc Zone "Wind Rush" completed by Transit Audio Services for for 90th Parallel
Productions
- 16mm Opticals completed for "All-Around Junior Male" by Lindsay McIntyre, and "An Architect" by Ramin Eshraghi-Yazdi of Nur Films
- Dean Allen helps out with some DA-88 transfers for Ray Montford at Soundhole Studio.
Jan 2013
- Transit Audio Services HDCAM Restripes for 90th Parallel Productions include; CBC Doc Zone "Wind Rush" and an international version of "Stone Thrower: The Chuck Ealey Story" for Bell Media / TSN
- Ray Cook shoots four 16mm Opticals for Stephen Broomer. "Balinese Regar", "Leslie Spit", "Queens Quay" & Snakegrass"
Dec 2012
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Transit Audio Services handles HDCAM restripes for "The Norse: An Arctic Mystery" international version & "Journey Into The Disaster Zone: Japan 3/11" NHK Japanese version. Produced by 90th Parallel Productions. Mixes by Mike Duncan.
- John Kneller's "Separation" 16mm Optical; shot by Ray Cook.
Nov 2012
- Daniele Wade wins CBC's "Over The Rainbow". Live Broadcast Mixing by Simon Bowers
- Transit Audio Services Dean Allen remixes Governor General Arts Award
winner Barbara Sternberg's "After Nature" to be screened in Ottawa at
the Available Light Screening Collective in December.
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Transit Audio Services handles HDCAM restripes for CBC Nature of Things "The Norse: An Arctic Mystery" & "Underground Railroad: the William Still Story" international version.
Produced by 90th Parallel Productions. Mixes by Mike Duncan.
- This months Opticals by Ray Cook; "Autumn" by Eve Colmers & aAron
Munson, "The Story of Thomas Edison" by Aaron Zeghters, and The Sound of
Breathing" by Erin Weisgerber"
Oct 2012
- Skylight Studios closes 181 Carlaw Ave. location. New location T.B.A.
- Simon Bowers at the helm of audio for CBC & Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Over The Rainbow"
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Bowers Audio Services mixes the 2 hour Canada's Walk of Fame Special
for Insight Productions to air on Global TV. Inductees for 2012 are;
Phil Hartman, Randy Bachman, Russ Jackson, Sara McLachlan, Sonia
Rodriguez and Team Canada 1972. Alan Slaight Award to Melanie Fiona.
Hosted by Paul Shaffer. Induction packs Recorded / Mixed by Vic Pyle.
5.1 HDCAM restripes by Transit Audio Services.
- Brad MacDonald Music in for "Fisherman's Friend" TV Ads. Record & Mix by Vic Pyle
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Mike Duncan in with Transit Audio Services for
90th Parallel Productions' 100th anniversary of the CFL Specials "Stone Thrower" and "Engraved on a Nation"
Sept 2012
- Skylight studios Records and Mixes presentation packs for Canada's Walk of Fame 2012.
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Transit Audio Services completes HDCAM restripes for Rogers CITY TV
series "Tough Choices: with Gord Martineau" Ep.3 "Gridlock" produced by
90th Parallel Productions.
- Ray Cook shoots three 16mm Opticals for John Woods. "7265", "Victor 5", and "Legacies"
Aug 2012
- Skylight Studios Records and Mixes French version of "Be Pink" for Debbie Fox Creative
- Paul Seeley of Up Is Louder in for Recording "Caribbean Craft"
- 16mm Optical for Gareth Moore by Ray Cook
July 2012
- Studio M in for "Chef Boyardee" Voice Recording.
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Ray Cook completes Opticals for IFCO's Irina Lyubchenko "Bent in
Motion" and a special project for SFU Archives "This is Simon Fraser
University" from 1971.
June 2012
- Premieres this month;"Canada Sings" Season 2 on GLOBAL TV and "William Shatner’s Weird or What?" Season 3 on History Television
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3 of the 5 nominees for Best Taped Live Performance category of the
2012 Canadian Comedy Awards are "Comedy Now!" performances by; Darrin
Rose, Graham Chittenden, and Nathan Macintosh. "Canada's Got Talent" judge Martin Short nominated for Canadian Comedy Person of the Year. Congratulations All!
May 2012
- "Sagkeeng’s Finest", a trio of traditional native dancers from Fort Alexander, Manitoba win "Canada's Got Talent".
- Mixing by Simon Bowers starts for "Canada Sings" Season 2. Produced by Insight Productions for Shaw Media / GLOBAL TV.
- Vic Pile handles sessions for CNW, 12 Tribes and Studio M.
- 16mm Opticals created by Ray cook for Marc Pellietier's "Pilgrimage" and Roger Wilson's "Against the Grain".
Apr 2012
-
"Canada's Got Talent" semi finals go live. Pre production packs mixed
at Skylight Studios. Broadcast Audio mix by Simon Bowers.
- Mixing by Vic Pyle commences for "William Shatner’s Weird or What?" Season 3 for History Television. Produced by Cineflix.
- Niagara Custom Labs has 35mm Optical shot for Don Best's film "Bleach". Ray Cook at the helm.
Mar 2012
- "Canada's Got Talent" on CITY TV is the most-watched premiere in the networks history, with an average of 1.5 million viewers.
- "2012 Juno Awards" pre-production videos mixed by Simon Bowers and Vic Pyle.
Feb 2012
- Final Episodes of "For Rent" season 5 completed. Mixing by Vic Pyle
- 2012 Juno Nomination Videos recorded & mixed.
- "Canada's Got Talent" audition show mixing commences.
- Transit Audio Services handles HDCAM restripes for CBC Nature of Things "Journey Into The Disaster Zone: Japan 3/11" .
Produced by 90th Parallel Productions. Mixes by Mike Duncan.
- Charlie Egleston in with Ray Cook for a 16mm Optical of his film "Second Phase"
Jan 2012
- Mixing begins for Season 15 of "Comedy Now" by SFA Produtions for CTV & The Comedy Network.
- Simon Bowers records the Halifax and Montreal auditions for "Canada's Got Talent"
- Three 16mm Opticals shot for Faucet Media Arts. "Lights in the Sky", "Triumph" & "de(con)struct".
Dec 2011
- Skylight Studios upgrades to Pro Tools 10.
- Simon Bowers records the Winnipeg auditions for "Canada's Got Talent"
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"Holiday Festival On Ice" for IMG / Shaw TV mixed by Simon Bowers.
Recorded in St. John's Newfoundland, Staring; Kurt Browning, Joannie
Rochette, Jeffrey Buttle, Salé & Pelletier, Sinead & John
Kerr and Shawn Sawyer. Musical Guest Artists: The Canadian Tenors. Restripes by Transit Audio Services.
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Transit Audio Services completes HDCAM restripes for Rogers CITY TV
series "Tough Choices: with Gord Martineau" Ep.1 "Beyond Disaster", and
Ep.2 "Labour's Pains" produced by
90th Parallel Productions.
- Ray Cook shoots the 16mm Optical for
Heidi Phillips "Forsaken" for Niagara Custom Lab and transfers 16mm
optical & Mag sound for Gregor Hagey's Lurking Fear Films;
"Monster", "The Last Martian", & "Wall Of Death"
Nov 2011
- CBC's "Battle of the Blades" crowns Tessa Bonhomme & David Pelletier as the season 3 champions.
- "Canada's Got Talent" auditions continue with Vancouver. Recorded by Simon Bowers
- Brad MacDonald Music in for "Fisherman's Friend" TV Ads. Record & Mix by Vic Pyle
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Transit Audio Services handles HDCAM restripes for
90th Parallel Productions; "Underground Railroad: the William Still Story" PBS versions.
- Ray Cook completes 16mm opticals for Gareth Moore, Lindsay McIntyre, Stephen Broomer and Dan Browne.
Oct 2011
-
Simon Bowers mixes the broadcast version of "2011 Canada's Walk of
Fame" produced by Insight Productions, inducting Dr. Roberta Bondar,
Mordecai Richler, Russell Peters, Burton Cummings, Sandra Oh and Daniel
Nestor. Drake awarded the Walt Grealis Award.
- Bowers Audio Services records "Comedy Now" series 15 and the Calgary Auditions for "Canada's Got Talent".
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"For Rent" season 4 completed. Season 5 starts for
HGTV Canada & US. Produced by NextFilm for Cineflix International.
Recording & Mixing by Vic Pyle of ArTech Post.
Sept 2011
-
"So You Think You Can Dance Canada" Season 4 Finale crowns Jordan Clark
as 'Canada's Favourite Dancer'. Live Broadcast by Simon Bowers
- CBC "Battle of the Blades" returns for Season 3. Audio Post by Paul Seeley at Skylight Studios.
- "William
Shatner’s Weird or What?" Season 2 premieres on History Television.
Produced by Cineflix. Mixing by Vic Pyle at Skylight Studios.
- Brad MacDonald in for "Teaching Awareness Through Puppetry" and "PC Financial." Recording and Mixing by Vic Pyle.
- Simon Bowers records Christopher Plumber for a Canada's Walk of Fame tribute to Mordecai Richler.
Aug 2011
-
"Canada Sings!" the 'workplace glee club showdown' premiers on Global
TV & Slice. Produced by Insight Production. Recording and Mixing by
Simon Bowers.
HDCAM restripes by Transit Audio Services.
- Ray
Cook handles 16mm Optical Sound restoration work and audio transfer of
the historic "We Were Young" from Expo 67 for Library and Archives
Canada, and Maurice Richard interviews for NFB Quebec.
- Transit Audio Services transfers 24 Tracks for IMAX Corp. "Blue Planet".
July 2011
-
"So You Think You Can Dance Canada" Season 4 goes Live with the Top 22
Dancers. Simon Bowers in charge of Live Broadcast audio mixing.
- Paul Seeley's Up is Louder in for record & mix for DDB's "Manulife".
- Ray Cook Shoots opticals for France's David Kidman for "Stochastics" and Library & Archives Canada.
June 2011
- Studio 2 upgraded with Pro Tools 9 and JBL LSR4328P speakers.
- "So You Think You Can Dance Canada" Season 4 Premiers on CTV & Much Music.
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Skylight Studios start work on 13 episodes of "For Rent" season 4 for
HGTV Canada & US. Produced by NextFilm for Cineflix International.
Recording & Mixing by Vic Pyle of ArTech Post.
- Paul Seeley's Up is Louder in for DDB's "Canadian Blood Services"
- Ray Cook creates opticals for Ross
MackFessel's "He, She, I, Was" and master mix Mag transfers for Cameron
Tingley's "Heaven Only Knows" "A Midnight Snack" and "The Imbalance of
Nature"
May 2011
- Post
Audio underway for Season 4 of "So You Think You Can Dance Canada",
Season 2 of "William Shatner’s Weird or What?", and the premier season
of "Canada Sings"
- Transit Audio Services handles HDCAM
restripes for two projects for 90th Parallel Productions; "William Still
and the Underground Railroad" & Tafelmusik 's "Galileo Project".
April 2011
-
Simon Bowers mixes the 1 hour music special of the 2011 Juno Awards,
featuring; Arcade Fire, Broken Social Scene, Chromeo, Down With Webster,
Hedley, Johnny Reid, Sarah McLachlan, Tokyo Police Club as well as a
40th Anniversary Tribute to the JUNO Awards arranged by Musical Director
Jim Cuddy featuring himself, City and Colour, Derek Miller, Greg
Keelor, Justin Rutledge, Kevin Hearn, Sarah Harmer, Sarah Slean, Serena
Ryder and The Sadies. The 10-minute all-star tribute not only paid
homage to four of Canada’s most respected artists from the past 40
years, Gordon Lightfoot, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young and The Band.
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Skylight Studios projects, Tafelmusik 's "Sing Along Messiah" for BRAVO
TV, produced by 90th Parallel Productions receives a Gold Plaque at
the 2011 Hugo Television Awards for Special Performance event. "The 2010
Juno Awards" produced by Insight Productions receives the Certificate
of Merit in the same category! "Battle of the Blades" Season 2 produced
by Insight Productions receives the Certificate of Merit for Reality
Competition Series.
- Skylight Studios upgrades two studios to Pro Tools 9 and Video Satellite.
March 2011
-
Skylight Studios handles audio pre-production for "The 2011 Juno
Awards" including recording legend Robbie Robertson via Source- Connect
to L.A.
Nominee and Pre record packs mixed by Simon Bowers & Vic Pyle. HDCAM Dolby E restripes by Transit Audio Services.
-
The 40th Anniversary 2011 Juno Awards from Toronto becomes the most
watched Junos ever with an average of 2.4 million viewers.
Preproduction, Live Record/Broadcast by Bowers Audio Services.
- Season 14 of Comedy Now for CTV & The Comedy Network completed. Produced by SFA Productions.
Mixing provided by Bowers Audio Services, Restripes by Transit Audio Services
-
Ray Cook shoots opticals for Amanda Dawn Christie's "Off route 2" and
LIFT's artist in residence Enrico Mandirola's "El cuento"
Feb 2011
-
Classic actor Jerry Van Dyke recorded via Source-Connect to VoiceTrax
West in California for "Park n Fly" commercials. Produced by Brad
MacDonald Music, Record/Mix by Vic Pyle.
- Season 13 of Comedy Now for CTV & The Comedy Network completed. Produced by SFA Productions.
Mixing provided by Bowers Audio Services, Restripes by Transit Audio Services
- Vic Pyle records French Sync using Rythmoband for Lenz Entertainment's "Icy Hot" (Sal would be proud ;-)
- Ray Cook transfers 16mm audio for The Ukrainian Canadian Research & Documentation Centre's "Harvest of Despair".
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Transit Audio Services handles HDCAM 5.1 Dolby E surround restripes for
"A Mother's Ordeal", a documentary for Shaw Media / Global TV. Produced
by 90th Parallel Productions. Mix by Mike Duncan.
Jan 2011
- Skylight Studios mixes the 2011 Juno Nominee media announcements for Insight Productions. Record/Mix by Vic Pyle.
-
HDCAM 5.1 Dolby E surround restripes completed for Shaw Media / Global
TV "Execution Under Fire". Produced by 90th Parallel Productions. Mix
by Mike Duncan.
Dec 2010
- Skylight completes a 1
Hour special for "Battle of the Blades" Season 2 - "When the Ice Melts"
featuring recollections and highlights. Post Audio Recording and Mixing
by Paul Seeley. HDCAM Restripes by Transit Audio Services.
- Insight Production Company celebrates their 30th Anniversary. - Congratulations!
- Skylight completes another successful year. All The Best of the Season!
Nov 2010
-
CBC's "Battle of the Blades" Season 2 finishes strong with Ekaterina
Gordeeva & Valeri Bure winning the Crystal Trophy and being awarding
$100,000 to their favourite charities; "Compassion Canada, and "Cardiac
Kids".
- Simon Bowers Mixes "Shall We Dance On Ice" for IMG /
Disson Skating Inc., a Skating & Dancing Spectatular, hosted by Kurt
Browning & Shae-Lynn Bourne, featuring Tessa Virtue & Scott
Moir, Meryl Davis & Charlie White, Tanith Belbin & Ben Agosto,
Kim Navarro & Brent Bommentre, Sinead and John Kerr, Alexandra &
Roman Zaretsky, Emily Samuelson & Evan Bates, Naomi Lang &
Peter Tchernyshev; Guest artists: Alex Ko (Billy Elliot the Musical),
Cody Green and Laurie Kanyok (Come Fly Away), Kim Mikesell (Carousel),
Emily Padgett (Rock of Ages), John Todd (Movin' Out), Salvatore Vassallo
(Britney Spears' 'Circus Tour') and Musical Guest Artists: The Canadian
Tenors. Restripes by Transit Audio Services.
- Transit Audio
Services was proud to supervise the 5.1 Dolby E HDCAM restripes for "We
Shall Remember Them" / "Pour ne pas les oublier", CBC Remembrance Day
Specials honouring every Canadian Soldier who had fallen in Afghanistan.
Produced by 90th Parallel Productions.
- Opticals by Ray Cook
include; "Barbara's Blindness" by Joyce Wieland & Betty Ferguson for
CFDMDC, "Chute" by Sara McLean & "Sins of the Father" for Library
and Archives Canada.
Oct 2010
- CBC's "Battle of the
Blades" Season 2 live broadcast premiers. Pre/Post Audio Recording and
Mixing by Paul Seeley. HDCAM Restripes by Transit Audio Services.
-
Simon Bowers records and mixes Induction Packs for the 2010 Canada's
Walk of Fame. Visiting Skylight to lend their voice talents include
Gordon Pinsent, Catriona Le May Don, Ron James and Mark Strong.
- Vic Pyle mixes Howie Mandel comedy packs for Canada's Walk of Fame ceremony and broadcast.
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Canada's Walk of Fame inductees for 2010 are; Clara Hughes, David
Clayton-Thomas, Doug Henning, Eric McCormack, Farley Mowat, Nelly
Furtado and Sarah Polley. Nikki Yanofski honoured with Allan Sleight
Award. Hosted by Howie Mandel. Special musical guests were; Jully Black,
Burton Cummings, Hawksley Workman and Nikki Yanofski. Live Show and
Broadcast Mix by Simon Bowers.
"So You Think You Can Dance
Canada" Season 3 Finale crowns Denys Drozdyuk as 'Canada's Favourite
Dancer'. Live Broadcast Mix by Simon Bowers.
- HDCAM 5.1 surround
restripes supervised by Transit Audio Services for CBC Doc Zone
"Apocalypse 2012". Produced by Banks Productions. Mix by Mike Duncan. -
HDCAM 5.1 surround Dolby E restripes handled by Transit Audio Services
for Tafelmusik 's "Sing Along Messiah" for BRAVO TV. Produced by 90th
Parallel Productions.
- Ray Cook creates opticals for a revised
version of "Glide" by Alexi Manis, "Happy Birthday!" by Monika Gagnon of
Concodia University and film preservation work for Library and Archives
Canada.
Sept 2010
- Skylight Studios starts work
on CBC's "Battle of the Blades" Season 2 for Insight Productions. Kurt
Browning & Ron MacClean in for voice recording with Vic Pyle. Show
Mixing by Paul Seeley.
- Vic Pyle records and mixes Sandra Bezic for "Battle of the Blades" Described Video version.
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Another series of "Park n Fly" commercials recorded with actor Steve
Landesberg via Source-Connect to VoiceTrax West in California. Produced
by Brad MacDonald Music, Record/Mix by Paul Seeley.
- Transit
Audio Services supervises 5.1 surround HDCAM restripes for "Changing
Your Mind" a documentary for CBC Nature of Things and ARTE. Produced by
90th Parallel Productions. Mix by Mike Duncan and Music by Bruce Fowler
of Modular Music.
- Ray Cook shoots 16mm optical for Niagara Custom Film Labs; "Cat Food" by Joyce W. Snow.
Aug 2010
- "So You Think You Can Dance Canada" audition episodes air, 9 hours over 4 nights! Top 20 revealed.
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"William Shatner’s Weird or What?" debuts on HISTORY TELEVISION helping
them to become Canada's #2 specialty station. Weird or What is the only
Canadian original series to land in the Top 10 among the A25-54
demographic. Congratulations Cineflix & NextFilm!
- Paul Seely's Up is Louder in for commercials; "Canadian Blood Services", "PC Points" & "Manulife"
-
Ray Cook creates opticals for a revised version of "Shutter" by Alexi
Manis and film preservation work for Library and Archives Canada.
July 2010
-
Post Audio underway for Season 3 of "So You Think You Can Dance Canada"
audition episodes. Produced by Danse TV Productions for CTV.
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Transit Audio Services completes HDCAM 5.1 Dolby E surround restripe for
Ellis Vision's "Mysterious Ruins of Cape Breton" for Rhythm Division.
June 2010
-
Work continues on "Weird or What" versions starring William Shatner.
Produced by NextFilm for Cineflix International, to air on History
Television Canada.
- A 16mm Optical is shot by Ray Cook for Bruce
Elder's feature length "Brandenburg" Also shot is Emili Serri's
"Microform" for Niagara Custom Lab.
- HDCAM 5.1 Dolby E surround
restripes completed for Global Revealed "No Country for Animals".
Produced by 90th Parallel Productions. Mix by Mike Duncan.
May 2010
-
Simon Bowers mixes the 1 hour music special of the 2010 Juno Awards,
featuring; Classified, Michael Buble, Justin Bieber, Johnny Reid, Billy
Talent, Great Lake Swimmers, Metric, Blue Rodeo, Drake, and a group
finale with K'naan's "Waving Flag".
Bowers Audio records the audition finals for "So You Think You Can Dance Canada" Season 3.
-
Skylight Studios start work on a 26 episode series for BBC "Animals at
Work" seasons 3 and 4, starring John Barrowman. Produced by NextFilm for
Cineflix International. Mixing by Vic Pyle of ArTech Post.
- Opticals by Ray Cook include "Der Sandemann" by Michael Douglas, "The Cat" by George Unger, and "Shutter" by Alexi Manis.
Apr 2010
-
Skylight Studios completes the first episodes of "Weird or What?", a TV
series investigating strange occurrences. Produced by NextFilm for
Cineflix International, airing on Discovery Channel US.
- The
2010 Juno Awards from St. John's NFLD becomes the 2nd most watched Junos
since 2003 with an average of 1.6 million viewers. Preproduction, Live
Record/Broadcast by Bowers Audio Services.
- Ray Cook shoots 8
Opticals for Sharpe Sound; this years Simon Fraser University student
projects, and 2 opticals for Lindsay McIntyre, "Barge Dirge" and "Mud".
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Transit Audio Services supervises 5.1 Dolby E HDCAM restripes for
"Tattoo Odyssey" a documentary about "Ancient Marks" photographer Chris
Rainier. Produced by 90th Parallel Productions for The Smithsonian
Channel, Bravo, and CBC Documentary Channel. Mix by Mike Duncan and
Music by Bruce Fowler of Modular Music.
Mar 2010
-
Bowers Audio records the Halifax and Calgary auditions for "So You Think
You Can Dance Canada" Season 3 and the National Aboriginal Achievement
Awards in Regina.
- Transit Audio Services completes HDCAM 5.1
Dolby E surround restripe for "Thinking Cars", a fascinating documentary
on present and future automobile technology. Produced for the European
Commission's Seventh Framework Programme by 3HB Media. " Thinking Cars",
a fascinating documentary on present and future automobile technology.
Produced for the European Commission's Seventh Framework Mix by Mike
Duncan. (see www.thinkingcars.com)
HDCAM 5.1 Dolby E surround
restripes completed for Global Revealed "Missing the Target" a
documentary about gun control. Produced by 90th Parallel Productions.
Mix by Mike Duncan.
- Ray Cook completes 16mm Opticals for "It's
A Living" By Sara Tedford-Go, "Fountain of Youth" for the Atlantic Film
Co-op's Jim McSwain and "Scenes from a Secret World" for Amilie Atkins.
Feb 2010
-
Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony audience averages of
13.3 million on Canadian TV, and the Closing Ceremony averages 14.3
million. Live Broadcast Mix by Simon Bowers, who also handled the
nightly Medal Ceremonies at BC Place. Olympic helicopter provided by
Skylight Studios ;-)
- 2010 Juno Awards Nomination Packs produced
by Insight Productions. VO Record and Mixing by Paul Seeley. Restripes
by Transit Audio Services.
- Skylight Studios starts work on
season 2 of Animals at Work hosted by John Barrowman. Produced by
NextFilm for Cineflix International.
- Transit Audio Services
handles HDCAM 5.1 Dolby E surround restripes for "The Four Seasons of
Isadore Sharp" a documentary for Rogers TV. Produced by 90th Parallel
Productions. Mix by Mike Duncan.
Jan 2010
- New "Park n
Fly" commercials recorded with actor Steve Landesberg via Source-Connect
to VoiceTrax West in California. Produced by Brad MacDonald Music,
Record/Mix by Vic Pyle.
- "Olympians" Version of 90th Parallel
Productions; "Sid the Kid Vs Alexander the Great" restriped to HDCAM
5.1 Dolby E surround by Dean Allen of Transit Audio Services.
- Floyd Burrell & Peter Campbell in for 5.1 SFX edit for an episode of CBC's "Love, Hate & Propaganda"
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Transit Audio Services supervises a Film to Video transfer and restripe
for Cedar Avenue Productions "Sidewalk Story" & "Bookmark"
- 16mm Sound Opticals for "Poodledog" by Julia Feyrer and "Glide" by Aubrey Reeves completed by Ray Cook
Dec 2009
-
Classic Hollywood TV Producer Bernie Rothman visits to finish a
Discovery TV special "The New Centurions". Hosted by David Suzuki and
the Suzuki family. Featuring entertainment including; Alan Thick, Adam
Richmond, Evan Williams, Katelyn Dawn, Jenna Clatt & Mark Masri.
Post Audio Mixing by Simon Bowers. Music Production by Peter Mann.
- Paul Seeley of Up is Louder records & mixes commercial sessions for "Knorr" and "Neutrogena"
- Ray Cook shoots sound optical for Stephane Calce's "Oparine".
Nov 2009
-
Christmas is early at Skylight as a new Sony HDCAM HDW-1800 deck with
Dolby E encoding arrives! In house Hi Def 5.1 surround restripes and
transfers now available.
- The 2010 Winter Olympics comes to
Skylight with two specials by 90th Parallel Productions; "Sid the Kid Vs
Alexander the Great" & "Away From Home". HDCAM 5.1 surround
restripes supervised by Dean Allen of Transit Audio Services.
- Vic Pyle of ArTech Post mixes projects for 12 Tribes Productions & CNW Group.
- Paul Seeley of Up is Louder records & mixes commercial sessions for "Fisherman's Friend", "Trent University"and"Glad".
Oct 2009
-
Sean Cheesman visits Skylight Studios to direct a percussion recording
for the opening dance he has choreographed for the "So You Think You Can
Dance Canada" Finale. Recorded and Mixed by Simon Bowers. Music
Production by Peter Mann.
- Simon Bowers mixes a broadcast 1 hour version of the "2009 Canada's Walk of Fame". Restripes by Transit Audio Services.
-
"So You Think You Can Dance Canada" completes a successful Season 2
with an average audience of 1.4 million viewers! 2.35 million viewers
watched Tara-Jean Popowich of Lethbridge, Alberta be named Canada's
Favourite Dancer 2009. Live Broadcast Mix by Simon Bowers, Production
Pack mixes by Paul Seeley with restripes by Transit Ausio Services.
- Ray Cook completes an Optical for "Hortense" by Lisa Morse
-
"So You Think You Can Dance Canada" Season 1 wins the GEMINI in the
Best Music, Variety Program or Series category. Congratulations to Danse
TV Productions!
Sept 2009
- Simon Bowers in charge of
Live Sound for the "2009 Canada's Walk of Fame", produced by Insight
Productions. Hosted by Anne Murray, this years nominees include; Blue
Rodeo, Raymond Burr, Dean & Dan Caten, Kim Cattrall, Tom Cochrane,
Howie Mandel, Robert Munsch & Chantal Petitclerc, with a special
appearance by Gordon Lightfoot. Nomination Packs mixing by Simon Bowers
with restripes by Transit Audio Services.
- Ray Cook shoots a
35mm LT/RT surround optical for "Memory Fade" by filmmaker Karl Brown,
mixed by Dan Browne. Opticals this month also include; "1 to 8" by Amy
Schwartz, l'Usure" by Pierre Luc Gouin, "Kinestasis" by John Kneller,
& "Cherry" by Sara McLean.
- Ray Cook & Dean Allen
transfer the Optical Soundtrack from a 16mm print of the 1929 Marie
Dressler film "Dangerous Females".
Aug 2009
- "So You Think
You Can Dance Canada" Season 2 Premiers on CTV and MuchMusic. 3.3
Million tune in to the Top 20 Episode making it the Top Show in Canada
once again. Voting is over 1 million per Results Show.
- Vic Pyle
of ArTech Post mixes CBC "Battle of the Blades" promos for Mark
Lysakowski of Insight Productions. SFX & Restripes by Transit Audio
Services.
- Skylight Studios completes Post Audio on "Eat
Yourself Sexy" produced by NextFilm for Cineflix. E.Y.S. will be
broadcast on W Network in Canada, MTV3 in Finland, TV4 in Sweden and TV3
in Norway.
- Simon Bowers of Bowers Audio Services is nominated
TWICE as part of two talented crews for a Canadian television GEMINI
Award for Best Sound in a Comedy, Variety, or Performing Arts Program or
Series. "The 2009 Juno Awards" & "Canadian Idol - Season 6" are
both in the running. Lets hope he wins over himself ;-)
- "The
2009 Juno Awards" & "So You Think You Can Dance Canada - Season 1"
nominated for a GEMINI in the Best Music, Variety Program or Series
category. Congratulation Insight Productions & Danse TV Productions,
repectively.
- Nominated for a GEMINI in the Best Performance or
Host in a Variety Program or Series are; Russell Peters for "The 2009
Juno Awards", Theo Tams for "Canadian Idol - Season 6", and Leah Miller
for "So You Think You Can Dance Canada - Season 1" Congratulations all!
-
Ray Cook shoots an optical for Gerald Saul of the University of Regina;
"Grain:Summer - I Can't See The Forest Through My Dreams"
July 2009
- "Rita McNeil presents The Men of the Deeps" premiers on July 1st Canada Day on CTV.
- Post Audio underway for Season 2 of "So You Think You Can Dance Canada"
June 2009
-
Post Audio begins for "Eat Yourself Sexy" series for W Network.
Produced by NextFilm for Cineflix International. Post Audio Recording
& Mixing by Vic Pyle of ArTech Post, Transfers and HDCAM Restripe
Supervision by Transit Audio Services.
- Bowers Audios Services
completes final post audio mix for Leopard Productions: "Rita McNeil
presents The Men of the Deeps." Restripes by Transit Audio Services.
-
Transit Audio Services transfers a 3/4" Video to DVD of a classic Jim
Carrey preformance as host of the "1992 Peoples Comedy Festival", for
Yuk Yuks.
May 2009
- Vic Pyle of ArTech Post mixes post
audio for Sunnybrook - One Night Live Concert 2009 Event Video for Kevin
White of Twelve A.M. Productions. This charity concert for the Women
& Babies Program features Sting, Cheryl Crow and The Canadian
Tenors.
- Ray Cook shoots sound opticals for; Marcia Connolly
"Exquisite Corpse", John Woods "The Strange Case", Phillipe Leonard
"Perceptual Subjectivity", Mazen Khaled "My Queer Samsara" and David
Ratzlaff "Evaporation".
- Transit Audio Services transfers
original 1969 16mm mag tracks to AIFFs for a new Glenn Gould documentary
for White Pine Pictures.
Apr 2009
- Skylight Studios wired for PAL Quicktime playback monitoring in Control Room and Studio Floor.
- Bowers Audio records the Vancouver and Edmonton auditions for "So You Think You Can Dance Canada" Season 2.
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Simon Bowers mixes Juno Awards Music Special featuring; Nickelback, Sam
Roberts, Sarah McLachlan, The Stills, City & Colour with Gordon
Downie, Crystal Shawanda, Divine Brown, Serena Rydaer, Simple Plan,
Bryan Adams with Kathleen Edwards, Great Big Sea, Hawkley Workman and
Eccodeck.
- Opticals for this years Simon Fraser University student projects shot by Ray Cook for Sharpe Sound.
- Bowers Audio handles broadcast mixing for the "2009 Canwest Canspell National Spelling Bee" hosted by Colin Mochery
Mar 2009
- Bowers Audio mixes live broadcast of 2009 Juno Awards from Vancouver B.C. for Insight Productions. Hosted by Russell Peters.
- Brian Nevin mixes cinema and web promos for "The Tragically Hip - One Night Only" for Insight Productions.
- Ray Cook shoots cinema spots for Cine-Byte Digital for "CIFF" and "NCC Genies"
Feb 2009
- Bowers Audios Sevices begins post audio on a TV Special for Leopard Productions: "Rita McNeil presents The Men of the Deeps."
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Skylight Studios starts work on a new series, "Eat Yourself Sexy".
Produced by NextFilm for Cineflix International. Post Audio Recording
& Mixing by Vic Pyle of ArTech Post.
- Paul Seeley records
& mixes a promo reel for "Ripley's: Believe it or Not! Shockingly
True Stories" produced by Insight Productions.
- Ray Cook shoots opticals for 6 short films for FAVA, The Film and Video Arts Society of Alberta.
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Transit Audio Services supervises 5.1 surround Prep and HDCAM restripes
for "The Brain That Changes Itself" a 70 minute documentary for ARTE.
Produced by 90th Parallel Productions. Mix by Mike Duncan and Music by
Bruce Fowler of Modular Music.
Jan 2009
- Bowers Audio
Services completes audio post for Season 5 of Comedy Inc., produced by
SFA Productions. Restripes by Transit Audio Services
- Vic Pyle records and mixes podcasts for Nutricast. Produced by CNW Group.
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Transit Audio Services restripes Digital Beta and supervises 5.1
surround Prep and HDCAM restripes for "Hip 2B Holy" a documentary for
Global TV. Produced by 90th Parallel Productions. Mix by Mike Duncan and
Music by Bruce Fowler of Modular Music.
- Ray Cook's projects
for Cine-Byte Digital are; "Swallows", "Home for Christmas", "Support 4
Sport" and a theatrical trailer for "Emilio" a new feature film. Other
opticals include; "A Too Convenient Truth" by Theresa A. Thomas, and
""Corps Humain" by Alex Larose.
Dec 2008
- So You
Think You Can Dance Canada's two-hour season finale is viewed by an
average 1.6 million viewers, peaking at nearly two million when the
winner, Montreal's Nico Archambault was revealed.
- The
Nutcracker annual tradition continues, performed live by the National
Ballet of Canada and simulcast via satellite in high-definition 5.0
surround to the big screens coast to coast in theatres. Live mixing by
Simon Bowers of Bowers Audio Services for Insight Productions.
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Film Transfers & Opticals by Ray Cook are; "Abattoir" by Kal
Szegvary, "J" by Alex Larose, "The Garry Moore Show" for Bullseye,
"Tamalpais" by Chris Kennedy, "Overture" by Stan Douglas and "Richie
Yorke Archives" for Creative Post.
- Vic Pyle & Dean Allen go "on the road" for a remote recording at Manulife Financial.
Nov 2008
-
So You Think You Can Dance Canada continues as the Top New Canadian TV
series with over 1 million votes cast for each results show.
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Transit Audio Services restripes Digital Beta and supervises 5.1
surround Prep and HDCAM restripes for "Mall Santa" a documentary for
Global TV. Produced by 90th Parallel Productions. Mix by Mike Duncan and
Music by Bruce Fowler of Modular Music.
- This months opticals
by Ray Cook include "Disgression" by Kim Gok of South Korea and "Major
Rebouf" & "Story from the Stone" by Richard Reeves.
Oct 2008
-
So You Think You Can Dance Canada introduces "Top 20". Pre/Post Audio
Mixing by Paul Seeley, Restripes by Transit Audio Services, and
Live broadcast mixing by Simon Bowers.
- Opticals created for "Loving The Bomb" by Alison Davis and "Slate" by Jorge Lorenzo Flores Garza.
- Skylight Studios acquires a Universal Audio LA-610 Mic Pre/Optical Compressor for that "classic" warm tube recording sound.
Sept 2008
-
So You Think You Can Dance Canada debuts at Number 1 in viewership on
Thursday Sept. 11th on CTV with 1.25 Million Viewers. Mixing by Paul
Seeley & Simon Bowers. Voiceover Record by François Turenne, and
Restripes by Transit Audio Services.
- Theo Tams wins Candian
Idol Season 6, over Mitch MacDonald after over 33 million votes for the
Top 10. Season viewership in whole or in part by 14,357,000 Canadians
and was sampled by 45% of English-speaking viewers, remaining the
most-watched, Canadian, English-language television series ofthe year.
Finale special guests were; Mariah Carey, John Legend, Hedley, Jully
Black and last year's champ Brian Melo.
- Ray Cook shoots
opticals for Dino Koutras "Singularity", Alex Larose "Artifices" &
"Corpshumain" & "The Scavengers" for Cine-Byte Digital.
-
Transit Audio Services handles restripes for a new HGTV series "Income
Property" by RTR Productions, premiering at 10PM on Sept. 29.
Aug 2008
-
Canadian Idol's special guests include; Tom Jones, Simple Plan, Jordin
Sparks & Anne Murray. Live broadcast mixing by Simon Bowers.
- Transit Audio Services supervises HDCAM restripes for 90th Parallel Productions, CBC Doc Zone "Rude" Mixing by Mike Duncan.
July 2008
-
Canadian Idol Top 10 live performances commence. Special Guest
performers include Season 5's Jaydee Bixby & Gavin Rossdale.
-
IFCO, The Independent Film Co-operative of Ottawa completes opticals
with Ray Cook. "Christopher" by Daniel Cardinal, and "Flowers For
Shalma" by Roger Wilson.
- Paul Seeley from Up Is Louder
engineers commercial sessions for; Juicy Fruit, Botox Cosmetic, &
Clean & Clear, in addition to Canadian Idol pre/post.
June 2008
- Canadian Idol Season 6 starts it's summer run.
- "The Unsellables" Season 1 completed for NextFilm. Record & Mixing by Vic Pyle.
- The Rankin Family visit Skylight Studios to screen their Rankin Family Reunion TV Special produced by SFA Productions.
-
Ray Cook's opticals include Barbara Sternberg's "After Nature", and 11
short films for FAVA, The Film and Video Arts Society of Alberta.
-
Transit Audio Services handles restripes for "At The Museum", a behind
the scenes look at the multi-year renovations of the Royal Ontario
Museum. Produced by 90th Parallel Productions and the National Film
Board for CBC Television.
May 2008
- Simon Bowers records auditions for "So You Think Can Dance Canada" for Danse TV Productions.
- Final Mixing for SFA Productions, Rankin Family Reunion TV Special completed by Simon Bowers and Peter Mann.
-
"The List" Season 2 completed for NextFilm. Record & Mixing by Vic
Pyle. Transfers & Restripes by Transit Audio Services.
-
Skylight Studios certified by Source Connect. Host Sofie Allsop recorded
from Canongate Studios in Edinburgh, Scotland via Source Connect for
"The Unsellables"
- Ray Cook shoots opticals for Stan Douglas,
Deniz Berkin "Street Dreamz", Althea Thauberger "Chelsea Girls" for the
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, and a soundtrack transfer from David
Rothberg's "My Friend Vince"
April 2008
- Canadian Idol Auditions finish up in Toronto. Recorded by Simon Bowers.
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1.45 million viewer watch the 2008 Juno Awards live from Calgary, the
second most-watched JUNO Awards ever on CTV. Preproduction, Live
Record/Broadcast, and 1h Music Special by Bowers Audio Services.
- Vic Pyle continues work on "The List" & "The Unsellables" and a record & mix for CNW Group, Heart & Stroke.
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Ray Cook handles opticals for Cine-Byte, "Wiesner Distribution" &
"Afganimation", Oliver Husain's "Mount Shasta", Simon Frasor
Universities, "Overshadow" "Henry" "Tea Cup" "Hess" "Pseudocide" &
"Head On"for Sharpe Sound, & Jodie Mack's "All Stars" & "Lilly"
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Dean Allen looks after restripes for Grip Ltd. "Honda", SFA "Comedy
Now", NextFilm "The List", CTV / Discovery "Star Racer", Insight "2008
Juno Awards", & RM Pictures "Royal Winter Fair Preview".
March 2008
-
Skylight Studios starts work on a new series, "The Unsellables" for
HGTV premiering in April. Produced by NextFilm for Cineflix
International. Post Audio Recording & Mixing by Vic Pyle of ArTech
Post.
- Bowers Audio Services in charge of live sound and
recording for the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala, the National
Aboriginal Achievement Awards, and the Canadian Idol Auditions, Ottawa.
-
Mixing begins for SFA Productions, Rankin Family Reunion TV Special.
Live Concert recording & post mixing by Bowers Audio Services
- Ray Cook shoots opticals for Lindsay McIntyre's "Bloodline", Guang Zhu's "Duh".
- Allyson Mitchell & Fiona Smith's "Foodie", mixed by Puppy Machine Productions. LCR Mix by Vic Pyle. Optical by Ray Cook
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"The List" on Slice TV, produced by NextFilm for Cineflix
International, returns for Season 2. Post Audio Recording & Mixing
by Vic Pyle of ArTech Post. HDCAM Restripes supervised by Dean Allen of
Transit Audio Services.
Feb 2008
- Vic Pyle of ArTech Post mixes post audio for Sunnybrook - One Night Live Concert, Introduction & Video Packs
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2008 Juno Awards Nomination Packs produced by Insight Productions. Post
Audio Record and Mixing by Vic Pyle. Restripes by Transit Audio
Services.
- Opticals by Ray Cook for "Cliffe Street" by Chris
Giles, "Labrynth" for Cine-Byte Digital, Historical Films from Colonel
Sam McLaughlin's Parkwood Estates for Frame Discreet, and an audio
transfer for Mike Hoolboom.
- Sync Sound transfers begin for a new film "Abattoir" by Kal Szegvary of Wildfire Motion Pictures.
- Post Audio starts for Season 11 of Comedy Now for CTV & The Comedy Network, Produced by SFA Productions.
Mixing provided by Bowers Audio Services, Restripes by Transit Audio Services.
Jan 2008
-
Ray Cook shoots optical soundtracks for Charles Chadwick, Scott Berry
of Talking Pictures, Michele Stanley, David Foster & Cine-Byte
Digital
- Skylight Studios completes a successful first season of "The List" on Slice. Stay tuned for season two.
- Paul Seeley of Up is Louder records & mixes two radio spots for Subaru, produced by DDB.
Dec 2007
-
A Christmas classic, The Nutcracker, is performed live by the National
Ballet of Canada and simulcast via satellite in high-definition 5.0
surround to the big screen coast to coast in 75 theatres. Live mixing by
Simon Bowers of Bowers Audio Services for Insight Productions.
Nov 2007
-
Skylight Studios begins helping to grant wishes! "The List" staring Liz
Fromer premieres on Slice. Produced by NextFilm for Cineflix
International. Post Audio Recording & Mixing by Vic Pyle of ArTech
Post. HDCAM Restripes supervised by Dean Allen of Transit Audio
Services.
- Are You Smarter Than A Canadian 5th Grader? is a hit
for Global TV. The five special episodes averaged almost 1.2 million
total viewers and gave away highest cash prize for a primetime game show
in Canadian history totaling $300,000!
Oct 2007
-
Are You Smarter Than A Canadian 5th Grader? puts the test to Skylight
Studios. Hosted by Colin Mochrie. Produced by Insight Productions and
Endemol for Global TV. Location Recording, Post Audio and Mixing by
Simon Bowers. Restripes by Transit Audio Services.
- The Jon Dore Television Show premieres on The Comedy Network and work begins on the webisodes.
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Filmmaker Ken Pak of Preamble Productions completes his new film
"Letters Home". Surround mix by Vic Pyle. 35mm Optical Sound Transfer by
Ray Cook. Congratulation Ken!
Sept 2007
- Canadian
Idol Season 5 ends with Guest Stars Bon Jovi, Avril Lavigne & Eva
Avila. The top 2 performance episode was watched by a whopping 2.3
million viewers and the entire fifth season saw 37,321,772 votes cast!
Other September guest stars included past Canadian Idol alumni Kalan
Porter, Jacob Hoggard with Hedley, and Ryan Malcolm with Low Level
Flight.
- Work starts on a new TV series, The Jon Dore Television
Show, Produced by Insight Productions for The Comedy Network.
Premiering on Wednesday October 17 at 10 p.m, Comedian Jon Dore's
flat-out, crazy take on life is told through an array of real-life
interviews, off-the-wall tangents and wild antics.
- CHCH is
re-branded as E! Entertainment. Engineer Brian Nevin performs a last
minute overnight Post Record & Mix for the E! Network Launch -
"Inside E! Countdown". Thanks for your effort Brian!
- Ray Cook
shoots optical soundtracks for "Olive Prepares" by Siloen Daley,
"Parícutin" by Erika Loic, and "Isobels Quest to the Underworld" by
David Arseneaus.
Aug 2007
- Canadian Idol stays at the
top of the ratings. Special Guests include Brian May and Roger Taylor
of Queen, Maroon 5, Kelly Clarkson, and Paul Anka.
- Ray Cooks
opticals this month include "Convertible Woman" by Zoot Capri
Entertainment and "Ecstacy & Inertia" by Nathan Moles.
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Transit Audio Services supervises restripes for 90th Parallel
Productions "Bravo Company: Kandahar", a documentary about our soldiers
in Afghanistan. Mix by Mike Duncan and Music by Bruce Fowler of Modular
Music.
July 2007
- Ray Cook handles the optical
soundtracks for "The Young Prince" an new experimental feature by Bruce
Elder of Lightworks. Ray has been working on Bruce's fascinating
projects for over 10 years! Opticals also completed for "Echo" by
Izobella Pruska Oldenhof, "Sleeplines" by Kathleen Mullen and "Camera
Paint" by Roger Wilson of IFCO.
- IFCO, the Independent
Filmmakers Co-Op of Ottawa, is celebrating it's 15 Anniversary this year
by commissioning a number of tribute films. Ray Cook shoots the optical
soundtracks for "Letting" Bridget Farr, "IFCO 15th Anniversary Tribute"
Dimitri Bouteratos, "Triptych" Scott, "15 Years of Light" Dino Koutras.
Congratulations IFCO, and keep up the great work!
- Transit
Audio Services restripes Digital Betas and supervises 5.0 surround Prep
and HDCAM restripes for 90th Parallel Productions "Welcome to
Canadaville", a documentary for CTV on the controversial housing project
built by Canadian business magnate Frank Stronach in Louisiana for 120
victims of Hurricane Katrina. Mix by Mike Duncan and Music by Bruce
Fowler of Modular Music.
- Canadian Idol still #1 in ratings. Special Guests include Rihanna and Enrique Iglesias.
June 2007
- Canadian Idol Season 5 back on the air with the Idols playing instruments and with a live band. Top rated weekly again!
Live Broadcast Mix by Bowers Audio Services. Post Audio and Mixing by Paul Seeley & Simon Bowers.
Restripes by Transit Audio Services.
- Comedy Now Season 10 & Comedy Inc. Season 4 start airing as the CTV Comedy Hour on Saturday nights.
- Vic Pyle of ArTech Post records ADR for Crescent Entertainments "Pure Evil" a comedy series pilot for Showcase.
-
Ray Cook returns from a well deserved Western Canada vacation to shoot
opticals for Stan Douglas' "Le Detroit" and the Winnipeg Film Groups'
Jim Pomeroy "Chroma Dance"
- Dean Allen of Transit Audio Services looks after the restripes for Grip Ltd. "Acura" spots for Imprint Music
May 2007
-
Imprint Music visits Skylight to mix another Panasonic Viera Plasma HD
TV spot for Bensimon Byrne. French voiceover recorded via Source-Connect
with Studio La Majeure in Montreal. Mixed in 5.1 surround. HDCAM
Restripes supervised by Transit Audio Services.
- Ray Cook shoots opticals for Amanda Dawn Christie and Izobella Pruska Oldenhof and a theatrical commercial for Telus.
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Vic Pyle of ArTech Post keeps busy with Rogers Wireless for MHZ Design
Communications and Ontario Institute for Cancer Research for CNW Group.
- Transit Audio Services transfers sync sound for “Last Prayer” a Ruba Nadda project.
April 2007
- CTV Comedy Inc. Season 4 Audio Post begins. Produced by SFA Productions. Mixing provided by Bowers Audio Services.
Restripes by Transit Audio Services
-
Ray Cook completes opticals for this years Simon Fraser University
student projects and a short film for John Cole called "Family Values"
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Our new neighbours Imprint Music in to mix commercials for Labatt Blue
and Sunchips at Skylight. Produced by Grip Ltd. We have been working
with Imprint since the "good old days" at McClear. Welcome to 181 Carlaw
guys!!!
March 2007
- Skylight Studios Control Room upgraded with a new Mac Pro & Pro Tools HD 7.3
- Canadian Idol Auditions well underway. Simon Bowers supervises Audio Record of London, Ontario auditions.
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Transit Audio Services supervises 5.0 surround Prep and HDCAM SR
restripes for 90th Parallel Productions "The Crazy Eights", a
documentary for CBC on our soldiers in Afghanistan by Gordon Henderson
who travelled embedded with the troops. Mix by Mike Duncan and Music by
Bruce Fowler of Modular Music.
- Imprint Music visits Skylight
to mix Panasonic Viera Plasma HD TV spots for Bensimon Byrne. French
voiceover recorded via Source-Connect with Studio La Majeure in
Montreal. Mixed in 5.1 surround. HDCAM Restripes supervised by Transit
Audio Services.
Feb 2007
- Another Top Rated TV Show!
- Deal or No Deal Canada, produced by Insight Productions and Endemol,
is the highest rated Canadian program of all time for Global TV.
Location Recording by Bowers Audio Services. Post Audio and Mixing by
Paul Seeley & Simon Bowers. Restripes by Transit Audio Services.
-
2007 Juno Awards Nomination Packs produced by Insight Productions. Post
Audio Record and Mixing by Vic Pyle. Restripes by Transit Audio
Services.
- Ray Cook shoots optical for "Away From Her" theatrical trailer, a new film by Sarah Polley.
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Skylight welcomes Engineer Mike Duncan for Screening and 5.0 Dolby E
Prep. for 90th Parallel Productions "A Window Opens; Margaret and Sofie
in Ethiopia" for CTV . HDCAM Restripes supervised by Transit Audio
Services.
Jan 2007
- Skylight Studios completes TV
Special for Leopard Productions: Rita McNeil's Cape Breton. Location
Recording, Post Audio and Mixing by Simon Bowers. Restripes by Transit
Audio Services.
- Post Audio Production starts on Cineflix
Productions; Great Home Giveaway for HGTV. Vic Pyle Engineering and
Restripes by Transit Audio Services.
- Transit Audio Services heats up winter with some 1/4" tape baking and transfers for Canadian Country Star Albert Hall.
Dec 2006
-
Skylight Studios welcomes Bruce Fowler of Modular Music for final 5.0
music mixes for the TSN World Junior Hockey Tournament. Mixed by Mike
Duncan.
- Ray Cook shoots optical for "The Conclave" theatrical trailer, a new film by Paul Donovan.
Nov 2006
*** ArTech Post, Bowers Audio Services & Transit Audio Services celebrate 1 year at Skylight Studios!!
*** A big thanks to all our friends, family & clients for their support.
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Bowers Audio Services mixes the live to air broadcast of the 2006
Giller Prize Awards. Author introduction videos by 90th Parallel
Productions restriped by Transit Audio Services.
- Ray Cook
shoots opticals for the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto
25th Anniversary screenings. Congratulations LIFT on your 25 years of
contributions to Canadian Filmmaking.
Oct 2006
-
Skylight Studios upgrades main studio to a 42" wide screen plasma and
JBL LSR4328P surround speakers for our latest TV series "Star Racer"
premiering on Discovery Channel & Discovery HD in Hi Def. fully
discrete 5.0 surround. Produced by Insight Productions &
Silverscreen International. Narration Recording by Vic Pyle, SFX by
Peter Campbell & Floyd Burrel, Mixing by Paul Seeley, Restripes by
Transit Audio Services to HDCAM Dolby E.
- Ray Cook shoots
Optical soundtrack for Julie Saragosa, donated by Transit Audio Services
for the LIFT Silent Auction in support of independent filmmaking.
Sept 2006
-
Transit Audio Services supervises the restriping of a series of
specials for National Geographic for 90th Parallel Productions;
"Light
at the Edge of the World" follows ethno-botanist Wade Davis around the
world exploring the plight of some of this planet's most vulnerable
cultures.
- Atlantic Film Festival screens three films with optical sound by Ray Cook;
"Assembled" by Becka Barker
"For the Love of Sadie" by Shelley Wallace
"The Visitor" by Megan Wennberg & Rosemary Hanson
- Simon Bowers mixes live performances by Tony Bennet and Nelly Furtado
Another great season at #1 in viewership ends.
Eva Avila crowned the 2006 Canadian Idol.
- Ray Cook shoots opticals for the Toronto International Film Festival.
"Sleeping Dogs" by Terrance Odette, and
"True Love" by Adam Brodie & Dave Derewlany.
- Previously shot and accepted in the festival are;
"Memo to Pic Desk" by Chris Kennedy & Anna van der Meulen
"Elisabeth Short" by Deco Dawson
"Saskatchewan III" by Brian Stockton
Congratulations to All!!
Aug 2006
- Audio Post starts for YTV's 'Game Gurus" series.
Sound Effects by Peter Campbell, Mixing by Vic Pyle of ArTech Post
Restripes by Transit Audio Services
-
Simon Bowers mixes live performances by Cyndi Lauper, Roger Hodgson of
Supertramp, Dennis DeYoung of Styx, Chantal Kreviazuk and Martina
McBride on Canadian Idol.
- Independent Filmmakers Co-Op of Ottawa holds Summer Gala 4 of the 8 films screened have an optical soundtrack by Ray Cook.
Congratulations to all the IFCO Filmmakers.
July 2006
-
Paul Seeley mixes acoustic version of Nelly Furtado's #1 hit
"Promiscuous" for Canadian Idol which goes live to air with weekly
pre-recorded video clips mixed at Skylight. Welcome to Skylight Paul!!
Viewership over 1.5 MILLION per episode!!
Premiers as Number 1 show in Canada.
Live broadcast audio by Bowers Audio Services.
-
Ray Cook shoots Optical soundtrack for "The Hidden" , a feature film by
Cinemavault Releasing for the Fantasy Film Fest being held throughout
Germany.
June 2006
- Canadian Idol - Season 4, back and bigger than ever!!
-
CBC Life & Times new season starts with a fascinating look at Moses
Znaimer, cofounder and former President and Executive Producer of
CITY-TV - Produced by 90th Parallel Productions. Restripes by Transit
Audio Services
- CTV Comedy Now begins a new season of stand up comedy shows
Produced by SFA Productions.
Mixing provided by Bowers Audio Services.
Restripes by Transit Audio Services
- LIFT BBQ for Ray Cook, recipient of the 2006 Tom Berner Award.
May 2006
Skylight Studios heats up with;
-
Canada's Walk of Fame - 2006 Inductees; Jann Arden, Eugene Levy, Alex
Trebek, Paul Shaffer, Pam Anderson, Brendon Fraser, Robert Goulet, The
Crazy Canuks Ski Team
- "Icons & Rising Stars" with Canadian
Idol / Sony BMG Stars Melissa O'Neil & Rex Goudie - Premiers on CTV
on Tuesday June 13, 2006
- MTV Canada Launch Party - MTV Live, Starring Kanye West & Sam Roberts
-
Ray Cook shoots Optical soundtrack for "Gruesome" by Jeffrey and Joshua
Crook, a feature film being taken to the Cannes Film Festival by
Cinemavault Releasing.
April 2006
- Ray Cook Awarded
the 2006 Tom Berner Award, sponsored by LIFT, at the Toronto Images
Festival for the "individual who has provided extraordinary support to
the cause of independent filmmaking" - Congratulations Ray!!
-
Simon Bowers mixes Juno Awards Music Special including; Buck 65, Pamela
Anderson, Nickleback, Coldplay, Brian Adams, Michael Buble, Black Eyed
Peas
March 2006
- Juno Awards audio prepared for live broadcast to 1.7 million viewers!
Buck 65 in for V/O records, Vic Pyle creates surround SFX for Awards Packs,
Awards Packs and Special Achievement Awards mixed in 5.1,
Simon Bowers supervises live audio at Junos in Halifax
February 2006
- Kitchen/Reception complete - Skylight Studios is fully open for business.
- A.R. Rahman, music composer for Toronto stage version of The Lord of the Rings records a new song.
January 2006
- Main Studio wired and working.
December 2005
- Film Optical Room set up and running.
November 2005
- The Big Move from McClear, Destruction/Construction,
Edit Room & Transfers rolling.