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6 S U M M E R 2 0 2 6 I C A S Q U A R T E R L Y COLLABORATORS Blas Kisi´c CAS was born in Venezuela, where he earned a BA in mass media, after which he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in filmmaking. He's been blessed with a rich career spanning documentaries, unscripted television, and commercials, though most of his current work is in episodic TV. Most importantly, he's a family man who leaves a bit of time for Formula One, photography, woodworking, and Tottenham Hotspur (in no particular order). CAS Associate member Sam Casas has been working as a re-recording mixer and sound designer at Lime Studios in Santa Monica since 2003. He has found a successful niche mixing television commercials for global and national brands such as Adidas, Visa, QuickBooks, and Postmates, to name a few. In addition to his commercial work at Lime Studios, he finds time to mix the occasional independent feature such as Lupe for HBO Max, various shorts, and music videos for artists such as H.E.R. and French Montana. Joining MPEG in 2017, and then MPSE and CAS in 2018 as an Associate member, Sam has a passion for acquiring and sharing knowledge. With a love of film and episodic television, the CAS has been a great inspiration in his goal to bring a cinematic approach to all his work. Connecting with other members while writing articles for the CAS Quarterly has been especially educational and rewarding. Sam has a fully equipped and treated 5.1 studio at his home in Studio City, CA, which he has been able to make his primary workplace since the start of the pandemic in 2020. In his spare time, he enjoys reading books about acoustics, thinking about maybe starting to exercise again, and spending time with his wife Elise and son Sebastian. Peter Kelsey CAS started his career in sound at the illustrious independent recording studio, Trident Studios, where all the early Elton John and David Bowie albums were recorded. Here, Peter learned from engineers and producers such as Rupert Hine, Ken Scott, Roy Thomas Baker, Robin Geoffrey Cable and David Hentschel. He was a second engineer on the Carly Simon album No Secrets, and part of the mixing team for Elton John's album, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. After moving to the USA, he did a lot of work as a scoring mixer before moving into post-production sound. He has worked on many David Kelley shows, including Ally McBeal and Boston Legal, for both of which he won sound mixing Emmys. He worked for RH Factor for many years and for the last three years has worked for Smart Post Sound. He has also worked on Speechless, The Chi, Arrested Development and Dead to Me. Peter has a degree in mathematics, a black belt in tae kwon do and loves to do public speaking. Juan Cisneros CAS is a Los Angeles- based production sound mixer originally from Lima, Peru, with over 28 years of experience. His work includes sound mixing for House M.D., Mayans MC, Pam & Tommy, and Station 19, and he has received four Emmy nomination, winning twice. Juan's industry contributions include sitting on the Cinema Audio Society's Board of Directors, previously serving on the Board of Directors for IATSE Local 695, and membership in the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Matthew Nicolay CAS is a production sound mixer with more than three decades of experience in film and television. He studied at San Francisco State University, where an early mentor introduced him to the craft of sound, an experience that set the course for his entire career. After graduating, Matthew relocated to Los Angeles to pursue work in the film industry. Over the years, he has built an extensive body of work, including projects such as The Haunting of Hill House and Hidden Figures. Matthew has been an active member of the Cinema Audio Society for over 25 years. The Summer issue marks his first contribution to the CAS Quarterly, an arrival he describes as long overdue: "I'm late to the party, but I got there." Kurt Kassulke CAS is a longtime effects re-recording mixer with an Emmy for Ally McBeal and diverse credits ranging back to The X-Files, The Practice, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, NYPD Blue, Castle, Under the Dome, Vampire Diaries, and Hawaii 5-0. Kurt's most recent work can be heard on Grey's Anatomy, Project Blue Book, Big Sky and more!