Simon Highfield Email & Phone Number

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Sound capture, mixing, and post-production.For music, TV, and radio.I'm a Manchester-based sound supervisor and engineer.With recording and post-production studio facilities.Able to work on location or fully remotely—anywhere in the UK.Some recent credits include:• Mixing music for Children In Need TV;• Mixing the BBC Philharmonic performing with Scouting For Girls and The Wombats;• Sound supervising a site for BBC Election Night TV;• Sound… Show more Sound capture, mixing, and post-production.For music, TV, and radio.I'm a Manchester-based sound supervisor and engineer.With recording and post-production studio facilities.Able to work on location or fully remotely—anywhere in the UK.Some recent credits include:• Mixing music for Children In Need TV;• Mixing the BBC Philharmonic performing with Scouting For Girls and The Wombats;• Sound supervising a site for BBC Election Night TV;• Sound supervising sports broadcasts for BBC Red Button TV.Please don't hesitate in contacting me!Even if you just need some friendly advice. Show less

Salford, England, United Kingdom

Crafting immersive audio productions for BBC Philharmonic.Using new technology from BBC Research and DevelopmentProducing immersive orchestra recordings—slinging 3D microphone arrays—crafting binaural sound mixesPodcasting—writing interviews and scripts—voice over recording—sound designDesigning BBC Notes—product manager for a timed programme note application—content authoring

Capturing interviews, location sound, and VTs for Election Night (BBC), A League Of Their Own (Sky), Punch's Letters (short film)—positioning lapel microphones—operating boom and handheld microphones—programming radio microphones—recording to location sound recorders and mixers

England, United Kingdom

Sound supervision and truck guarantee for 30+ live streamed sports broadcasts inc for BBC Red Button—Designing systems to capture presenters, commentary, pitch, FX, referee—Planning sound coverage for production requirements—Programmng radio microphone frequencies—Equipment specificaiton and hire —Supervising microphone placement and cable runs—Instructing a team of 3 riggers—Crafting audio mixes

The London Studios

Recording voice overs and commentary for ITV Sport's Champions League and 6 NationsVoice Overs and spoof commentary—ProTools—Avid InterplayLive Matches—Building talkback communications circuits—Rigging commentary boxes—Lip mics

London, Manchester

I have produced 4 commercial classical releases—my recording have been played on Radio 3I have also provided engineering and production in pop studios inc StrongroomProduction and Recording—Orchestras, small ensembles, and soloists for composers including Will Todd and Penny Squire—ProTools—PyramixPop Studio Engineering—Engineering and assisting recording sessions for Rob Kelly (Audio Network)—Writing sessions for Jamie Scott (songwriting credits for One… Show more I have produced 4 commercial classical releases—my recording have been played on Radio 3I have also provided engineering and production in pop studios inc StrongroomProduction and Recording—Orchestras, small ensembles, and soloists for composers including Will Todd and Penny Squire—ProTools—PyramixPop Studio Engineering—Engineering and assisting recording sessions for Rob Kelly (Audio Network)—Writing sessions for Jamie Scott (songwriting credits for One Direction, Tom Odell, Birdy etc.); Show less

Strongroom Studios

Studio assistant and ProTools op in recording and composition studio—Rigging microphones and cabling—ProTools op for recording sessions—Editing and quantising drums—Bouncing stems and stings—Programming sampler instruments on Kontakt—Holding studio keys and powering down

London, United Kingdom

Sound Recordist, Grams Op, Dubbing Mixier and Assistant for music, sports, entertainment, children TVSound Recordist for Election Night (BBC), A League Of Their Own (Sky), Action TV (TaDaKids)—Placing lapel mics—Operating boom and handheld mics—Programming radio mic frequencies—Producing clean voice recordingsGrams Op for World Cup ’66 Live (BBC Radio 2 and 5 Live), Dick n Dom (Live festivals)—Spot On—QLabDubbing Mixer or Assistant for Saturday… Show more Sound Recordist, Grams Op, Dubbing Mixier and Assistant for music, sports, entertainment, children TVSound Recordist for Election Night (BBC), A League Of Their Own (Sky), Action TV (TaDaKids)—Placing lapel mics—Operating boom and handheld mics—Programming radio mic frequencies—Producing clean voice recordingsGrams Op for World Cup ’66 Live (BBC Radio 2 and 5 Live), Dick n Dom (Live festivals)—Spot On—QLabDubbing Mixer or Assistant for Saturday Night Takeaway (ITV), A League Of Their Own (Sky), Furchester (CBBC), Pitch Battle (BBC)—ProTools—Importing AAFs and track laying;—Conformaliser—Denoising using iZotope RX;—Balancing dialogue and musicFloor Sound Assistant for Gareth Malone's The Chior (BBC), Bill Bailey’s Limboland (CTV), LouiseLIVE—Rigging audience and band microphones (drums, guitars)—Distributing radio mics to performers;—Rigging PA, stagebox, sound desk and Boom Recorder software;—Stage changeovers Show less