“I’ve been working for smaller boutique production companies like Bows & Arrows, Part II Pictures and Archrivals, which often outsource the editors, sound designers, sound engineers and more. “I was hoping to pick up some ad agencies, but they don’t give small guys like me the time of day,” he says. The majority of Full English Post’s clients so far have been on the production company side. I can produce this content for fraction of the cost, and my clients are more than pleased with it.” “Many of my clients are ad agency ex-pats, and they can see that this crazy spending is going to end. “If my competition is charging $600 an hour, and I’m charging substantially less for the same product, that’s better value,” he states. At the end of the day will a client notice the difference, and will a viewer know if it was mixed on an SSL console? I’m not dismissing the technology, but I know what’s needed for the job, and it isn’t that.”ĭoing some simple math, Kaye knew that he can make a go of it in Gowanus. Some studios spend $100,000 on the mixing desk with a wow factor, but do I need that kind of overhead? For post, I’m usually only mixing using two faders simultaneously to dip music and SFX under the VO. “I wanted to offer value, but with lower overhead. I won’t say ‘no’ to huge budgets, but budgets are getting smaller for certain things, not just ads. I don’t have a client base yet, but as far as running a studio, I know the basics of that.’ There are these crazy budgets for a :30 commercial or a :10 promo. “I had done some bookings,” he says, “and I started realizing, ‘OK, I can do this. Kaye converted The Collective’s VO booth into an additional revenue stream. I decided, ‘I have an arsenal of new skills and experience, I’ll just create my own space.’” “When I returned to NYC for the second time, I realized I could be a resident engineer again or start my own place – which actually seemed easier. “I’ve been back and forth between NYC and England, with two stops in each,” says Kaye. His gestalt for how to do it better came after mixing and sound design jobs working at audio post houses on both sides of the pond, including Star Trax for five years in Manhattan, followed by Wise Buddah and Greek Street Studios in London. Kaye’s solution to make excellent post services affordable was to found a one-room facility in Brooklyn, as capable as it is compact. This solo onslaught is led by Kieran Kaye, an English ex-pat who saw that New York City audio post was ready for some rightsizing. The British are coming! The British are co – oh wait, they’ve already arrived.Īnyone working in audio post stateside best be aware of Full English Post, a one-man tactical takeover of conventional mixing, sound design and VO recording for media. Share by Facebook Tweet Share by Linkedin
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