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Scottie RichaRdSon Sound designer/Mixer Lucky Post dallas http://lucky-post.com At the age of five, I saw an episode of CHiPs that featured a recording studio. Even though it was a brief scene, I was hooked after seeing the mixing console. I didn't declare I would be an audio engineer that day, but this early sighting captivated me. I recorded stuff with my Fisher-Price tape recorder…from movies to music to sounds outside. The first audio engineer I knew by name was Bruce Swedien. I discovered him through Michael Jackson's music. I listened to his records and was amazed by the vocal stacks. When I was 11, I picked up The Recording Studio Hand- book for $3 at a garage sale and read it cover-to-cover. The next year, a band director gave me the opportunity work on my first console (a small Radio Shack mixer). I saved my money and in high school, I bought a TASCAM four-track. I recorded songs and bounced down tracks, making my own vocal stacks, pushing myself to learn as much as I could through maga- zines and books. Everyone told me that few people make a living as an engineer, but I didn't care because I had discovered my passion. The college I attended had a great recording studio and, after my first semester, the music department offered me a job as a student assistant and studio manager. I made sure I was the first one in and last to leave. From live mixing of recitals and concerts to studio projects with local bands, I took on everything. I volunteered at a Dallas Songwriting Association event where the President's hus- band, Don Ashley, noticed my hard work and suggested I call him to intern at his studio. I called at the same time everyday for two weeks and left the same exact (polite) mes- sage. . Fourteen days and messages later, Don called and said my persistence paid off. He offered me a three-month internship. As an intern I wrote music, ran broadcasts, mixed live events, and mixed audio post, which developed into a full-time job with the studio. I thought I wanted to do album pro- duction and live events, but when I did my first post job, I fell in love with working with actors, voiceover talent, sound effects, music and bringing life to video through audio. I met Bruce Buelman (Emmy-nominated audio engineer at 20th Century Fox), who became a mentor and recommended me to his former roost, Dallas' Video Post and Transfer. A decade later, while working at Fast Cuts, I had the opportunity to be a part of the Academy Award-winning team on the short animated film The Fantastic Flying Books "NVIDIA Quadro GPUs and Adobe Creative Cloud work together seamlessly, enabling digital artists like us to work at the speed of thought." – Jeff August, Creative Director, Jump Studios Creators of a compelling ESPN ® trailer for NASCAR ® Drive. Projects. Faster. Get The Advantage. www.pny.com/quadro Get The Advantage. Get The Advantage. www.pny.com/quadro Get The Advantage. Get The Advantage. } Support for any system brand } Three-year hardware warranty } Toll-free phone and email technical support Scan code to watch trailer Scottie Richardson's $3 investment in The Recording Studio Handbook helped shape his audio career. Getting Started