Protokulture enlisted Dave Leffel of BAM Studios to record and sound design promotional web spots for the 2010 Google Adblitz campaign. The animated spots asks viewers to vote on their favorite SuperBowl commercials by visiting YouTube during and after the game to view the acclaimed “Super Bowl” commercials and cast their vote on their favorite one. The winning commercial receives a highlight spot on YouTube and full bragging rights. Visit www.youtube.com/adblitz for more details.
Sharon Wottrich of Innovative Artists Chicago, a legendary Chicago talent agent since 1972, officially retired January 15th this year. Sharon started her early career at A-Plus, one of the oldest and largest talent agencies at the time. After a few years she created an opportunity as an owner of the agency with a gamut of talent. Shortly thereafter, she decided to alter the talent’s status from freelance to exclusive representation. “It was definitely a high point in my career,” she said. She owned and grew Voices Unlimited until deciding only a few years ago to sell to one of the nation’s largest talent agencies Innovative Artisits which has divisions in Los Angeles and New York. She considered it the best opportunity for her talent to compete in the world-wide talent pool. Sharon and Richard Wottrich, her husband of 27 years, currently plan to tend to her garden of their Glenview home, possibly teach at the Chicago Botanic Gardens and be a USO volunteer.
All the best Sharon …. we’ll miss you!
From all of us at BAM Studios
Disney TV Animation called upon BAM to record for two upcoming TV episodes of Phineas and Ferb. Voice actors Joan Cusack and Dylan John Burke were in the studio with engineer Brian Reed recording different characters voices for the top rated animated series. The series follows two suburban stepbrothers on summer vacation. Each day the pair devise ambitious, involved plans and inventions to stave off boredom, often bringing them into conflict with their snoopy sister, Candace.
For more information about the show visit: http://tv.disney.go.com/disneychannel/phineasandferb
BAM Studios has upgraded their audio suites to Digidesign’s latest Pro Tools 8 software.
The new software update adds new post production features allowing greater flexibility in controlling hardware as well as enhancing the overall workflow when working on a variety of projects for different format releases. All three of the suites are outfitted with Pro Tools HD digital workstations, Genelec monitoring, HD video and an array of plug-ins for 5.1 surround processing, sound design and mixing.
BAM has seen considerable growth and new development as it celebrated a 10th anniversary in December 2009. Spot production for tv & radio, ADR, documentary, interactive, and corporate projects round out BAM’s successful business model.