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every morning. They really listened to my feedback and implemented a lot of the changes I requested. We only had five days to do the mix, and it was possible because of Auro's support. We were all thrilled with the way it came out and I think it helped to convince DreamWorks to adopt the format for many more of their animated releases since. We also did an Auro-3D remix of Ender's Game, which was an amazing project as well. What do you do with your time away from the industry to relax and what do you enjoy doing aside from mixing? I took a cooking class last year to try to learn to cook for my family and cook healthier, but I don't think I could be a professional chef or anything like that. I don't have enough time to get back to playing music full time again (maybe someday!), but I do enjoy doing field recording for ambi- ence and unique sounds. If I'm working on a project and I need something specific, I'll just go out and grab it; either with my main recording rig or one of the many portable recorders I own. I'm married and have two kids, my daughter Kaia is 9 and my son Koa is 12, so I spend most of my time away from work with my family. My son and I play some video games when we have a chance. Our favorite game is Halo, so we will play co-op missions together or play multi-player online. He follows a lot of the pro players so we went to a pro league championship in Santa Ana a few weeks ago. I used to play more myself when I had the time and I was really into it, but it cut into my sleep, so I had to pull back from playing quite a bit. I also like to make my own hair and lotion products like shampoo and conditioner, etc. I don't get as much time for it now, but a few years ago, I was really into it. I've got long hair so I really need good products. Some of it gets really complicated with chemicals and formulas, but making soap products is fairly easy. I make my own lip balm and various other products and I really focus on keeping it as natural and organic as possible. I thought about trying to make enough to sell, but that gets much more complicated. I also make a lot of the cleaning products we use around the house, again trying to keep it natural and stay away from as many of the toxic chemicals as we can. We've even made our own beef jerky and other food products. Right now, we also have seven chickens and three are laying eggs almost every day. We even try to raise quail, but where we live, near the Los Angeles foothills area, we have a lot of predators so it can be difficult to keep them. I think if I could live somewhat off the grid on a ranch, I would do that, but I would still have to have internet! Currently, I'm working freelance on various projects around town, trying not to get too busy so that I can spend time with the family. •