Drake Giles wrote to say, "You gotta mention how hip-hop has made sound effects in songs a normality. It's hard to find a hip-hop album that doesn't have at least a half-dozen sound effects in it. Granted, it's become a little generic, with the guns and all, but there is still some [innovative] stuff going on—and when it first started in hop-hop, it was the coolest thing to hear guns, screams, etc. A good song that incorporates SFX into the story is from Puff Daddy's album, Forever, titled 'Is This the End, Pt. 2.' The sound effects follow what's happening to him in the song, from guns and police to foley effects." more>>

With stints of about three years each in his native Miami, New York, Chicago, and now Los Angeles, Roberto "Choo-Choo" Sanchez has seen a lot of recording studios and played on more sessions than he can remember. "I suppose I should keep track," the reeds player and percussionist says, "but I keep forgetting. I try to stay focused on what I'm working on and also keep an eye up the road to find new projects."

Over course of the past decade-plus, Sanchez has done plenty of album and film soundtrack work, and he's also done numerous sessions for production music libraries. "I never get credit for those," he says, "but at least it helps pay the bills." Sanchez says his work has turned up on libraries put out by APM, DeWolfe, Killer Tracks, and others. "Maybe it's because of my name or my background," he says, "but I get a lot of calls for playing on Latin tracks, but actually I enjoy playing other types of music more, particularly Big Band and jazz." more>>

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Hollywood Inspiration

Light My Fire: The Sound of Oil Fires in Jarhead
Have you had a chance yet to see Jarhead, Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes' hit film about the first Gulf War? Last month, I had the opportunity to go up to Skywalker Sound in Marin County, Calif. (north of San Francisco) to interview the sound designer on the film, Kyrsten Mate, for an article which will be appearing in the December issue of Mix. Mate's credits as a sound effects editor include such films as The English Patient, The Talented Mr. Ripley, K-19: The Widowmaker, AI: Artificial Intelligence, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Minority Report, and The Incredibles. more>>

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