Kate Finan - Boom Box Post Production

After receiving a Bachelor of Science in Sound Recording Technology, Kate began her career as a post-production sound effects editor. Over the next several years, she worked her way up to being a supervising sound editor at Warner Bros. and then left to start her own studio, Boom Box Post, with business partner and fellow supervising sound editor, Jeff Shiffman.

Together, they lead post-production sound crews for animated television series. In addition, Kate also acts as the re-recording mixer on several series. Recently, Kate and Jeff have launched an additional venture, Boom Box Library, which creates custom sound effect libraries as well as software to aid in the sound design process. Over the course of her career, Kate has been nominated for MPSE Golden Reel Awards, Music + Sound Awards, and a Daytime Emmy. You can read more about her company and enjoy additional blog posts at www.boomboxpost.com.

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Creating an exciting sound mix for television can be a HUGE challenge.  Way back in 2020, I explained the basic structure...
Gravity is an incredible, extensively customizable virtual instrument designed predominantly for use in modern scoring.
Collaborating is a big part of our industry.  Even in sound editorial, where we are usually working by ourselves in a...
Before audio post-production was even a possibility, composers would incorporate the emotion and the action of what they saw on the...
I would like to share with you a few super simple workflow “hacks” that had me questioning, “How did I not...
Over-cutting in your SFX editorial is a really easy mistake to make, and one that can be a real headache for...
Boom Box Post turned six at the end of August and over these six years, we have written a handful of...
It can be both an exciting and terrifying feeling being a new editor. On one hand, you are thrilled to start...
One of the most popular blog series on Boom Box Post is Glossary of Sound Effects, of which we have done...
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