BAM Studios News

The Freeman Company utilized the sound team at BAM Studios to handle all audio for Sheraton Hotel’s latest 3D project.  BAM’s Dave Leffel, Brian Reed, and Matt Sauro provided the Sound Design, VO Casting and Recording, Music, Mixing, and final Mastering in both 5.1 surround and Dolby Stereo. The 3D project was directed by Keith Melton and will be shown at a private venues for the Sheraton company, trade shows, company website, commercial airlines, and throughout their hotel lobbies.  Award winning Producer/Editor Chris Olsen from Kai Harding handled the video post production for the project.

http://www.starwoodhotels.com/sheraton/index.html

Chicago’s Digital Kitchen brought on BAM’s Brian Reed to sound design and mix two web promos for HBO’s show “True Blood”.  The videos are about the HBO marketing department wanting to apologize for getting a little over-exuberant in its enthusiasm for the return of True Blood.  Ideas included pools of blood, blood exploding birthday cards and the First Annual Coffin River Race … coincidently the last Coffin River Race and Pamplona’s running with the wolves.  The videos were edited by creative Eric Anderson at DK.

Season 3 of True Blood Premieres Sunday, June 13th at 9pm.

Watch the videos online at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qqf090aFDLo

Brian Reed and Jeff Sciortino

Chicago’s “big shot” photographer Jeff Sciortino is at BAM today to shoot new pictures of the facility.  Photos of Studio A, B, and C control rooms were re-done to show off the recently updated room features and equipment.  We’ll be revising the website in the next couple weeks to show them off.

For more information on Jeff’s work, check out his website at: http://jeffsciortino.com

Graham Elliot and Brian Reed

Chicago’s own culinary genius Graham Elliot was at BAM to record his voice for Fox’s latest reality show “Masterchef”.  The new TV series, starring legendary chef Gordon Ramsay, takes amateur chefs, many of whom simply cook as a hobby, and attempt to turn one of them into a culinary master.  Contestants on Masterchef will be put through the paces with various challenges as they compete head-to-head to create delicious dishes.

Graham Elliot is the culinary mastermind behind Chicago’s first “bistronomic” restaurant, Graham Elliot, which tempers four-star cuisine with humor and accessibility.  In a very short time, the 33-year-old chef has accrued accolades, including Best New Chef in 2004 from Food & Wine magazine and three James Beard Nominations.  At age 27, Bowles was the youngest four-star chef in America.  Graham is also opening up a sandwich shop called Grahamwich this summer just outside the windows of BAM.  As the name implies, the menu will be based around a half dozen or so sandwich creations, with homemade sodas and “seasonal soft-serves” offered as well.

Masterchef premieres Tuesday, July 27 on Fox.  For more info visit: http://www.fox.com/masterchef

Joan Cusack was at BAM today shooting the final EPK (Electronic Press Kit) for Pixar’s latest animated film “Toy Story 3″.  The EPK involved a recording session with TS3 Director Lee Unkrich and Producer Darla Anderson as well as a one to one interview with Kat Williams.  The film is to be released June 18th 2010.

Brian Reed, David Schwimmer

Actor/Director David Schwimmer was at BAM recording ADR for his latest film titled “Trust”.  David brought in three actors from the movie to re-record lines on one day and then young actress Aislinn DeButch on another.  The movie, by Nu Image Films, stars Clive Owen, Catherine Keener and Violet Davis to name a few and is about a teenage girl is targeted by an online sexual predator.

For more information visit:  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1529572/

Brian Reed (L), Philip von During, David Leffel (R)

BAM spent an afternoon out at Chicago Indoor Racing celebrating Associate Engineer Philip von During’s birthday.  14 racing enthusiasts got together for some intense go-cart racing that included 3 qualifying races and then a final race involving the top ten racers from the qualifying races.  After all was said and done, Swiss native Gael Lemoine won first place overall.  Second place was Philip’s brother Stephan and topping off 3rd place was BAM’s own Brian Reed. (note, Philip would of had 3rd place if Brian didn’t spin him out in the final race …. that’s racing!)

If you would like to join us next time please email us at racing@bamstudios.com

For more information visit: http://www.chicagoindoorracing.com

Stephan von During (L), Gael Lemoine, Brian Reed (R)

Thanks Apple for inviting BAM Studios to your iPad release event Saturday. And congratulations on the success of such a revolutionary product! BAM + Clients will once again be embracing another one of your amazing and productive tools.