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SUMMER 2022 – LOCAL695.ORG 39 CMIT's and CMC4U's with MK-41's, the latter being my dad's. They still sound fantastic and once sucked up the voices of DeNiro and Redford, so it's fun to have a little history in the kit. I selected DPA 6060's for my lavs since I was starting from scratch. "Buy once, cry once," as they say. They're just heavenly and have no equal in my opinion. I also have some Sanken COS-11's and Countryman B-6's, because they make for a well-rounded lav kit for any scenario. I have Denecke JB-1 timecode boxes that are so smal and awesome, and I just love the smile on the camera crew's face when they see I have them. They go along with my dad's Denecke slates that after eighteen years in a dark case, still shockingly powered up with the same batteries that had been left in them. A quick trip to Santa Clarita and they were upgraded to our new 23.97 standard. I went with tried-and-true Comtek PR-216's and Lectro IFB's for clients and crew. Power is distributed by a PCS Power Star Life that has definitely saved my life on a couple occasions. All is packed into an awesome 80/20 Blackbird cart by Matthew Freed that will roll over anything with ease. Drew Martin custom- built all the cables for a super-clean final touch. I then loaded it up with remote-controlled color LED lights that complement the Sound Devices color scheme for a little flair (and so I can see). It's a small, powerful cart that fits me perfectly. I affectionately nicknamed her Tina after Ms. Turner who is also small and powerful, and whose real name just happens to be… Anna. I won't be writing "The S.S. Tina" across her however. OK, maybe in a small corner. As I conclude my first year, I've stayed pleasantly busy with a substantial amount of series and commercial work, even a couple Super Bowl spots! My dad and I went through his gear a couple years back and that drawer still smells just like it did twenty years ago when he dumped it in the back of his garage, turned out the lights, and walked away for good. Now, I can't wait for COVID restrictions to end so my girls can come see their mom at work as a Sound Mixer and they can make some of their own quirky little life long memories of what inevitably became the family business. Anna in the process trailer with Boom Operator Scott Solan and Ted Mayer, Best Boy Grip and Anna's husband. Photo: Charee Savedra, Mixing Daisy Jones and the Six for Amazon. Anna in Albuquerque, NM, filling in for Joe Foglia on Amazon's Chambers.