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Episode 186: Edith Mudge, Composer

January 11, 2020 by Julie Harris Oliver in entertainment, women, gender equity, advancing women, hollywood, business, Studios, webseries, Commercials, Digital content, Diversity, documentary, entrepreneur, Film & TV, film festivals, Independent Film, composers, film scores, Producer, songwriting, Sound Mixer, Unscripted

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Edith is a composer and music producer. To date, her music has been placed in 790 episodes of 259 series.  Due to her rigorous 3-year training at Hans Zimmer's Remote Control Productions and Bleeding Fingers, and 2 years of full-time composing at Jingle Punks, Edith has acquired a comprehensive set of musical, technical, and collaborative skills.  Her composing credits include YouTube Premium series Step Up: High Water, Saturday Night Live, and Showtime's The Circus, as well as a plethora of reality TV series, including Queer Eye, Project Runway, and The Real Housewives franchise. She currently composes for TV, film, podcasts, live theater and more, with a specialty in electronic drama, synth pop, and choral music. She told me all about being one of few women in this space, and you will hear her music right here.

January 11, 2020 /Julie Harris Oliver
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entertainment, women, gender equity, advancing women, hollywood, business, Studios, webseries, Commercials, Digital content, Diversity, documentary, entrepreneur, Film & TV, film festivals, Independent Film, composers, film scores, Producer, songwriting, Sound Mixer, Unscripted
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Episode 147: Matt Birch, Agent

February 26, 2019 by Julie Harris Oliver in Digital content, Diversity, entertainment, entrepreneur, Film & TV, Post Production, women, business, film festivals, film scores, hollywood, Independent Film, documentary, Reality, Unscripted, Sound Mixer, DGA, Directors, Editorial, Politics, Producer, PTSD, Studios, VFX, WGA, Writers

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I took a detour into male ally-ship and spoke with Matt Birch. Matt is a partner at the Agency for the Performing Arts (APA) and is a co-head of the physical production department. He came up through production, reluctantly became an agent in 2009, and makes sure to bring a little something different to the art of agent-ing.  I met Matt while recording for the soon to launch podcast called Catch A Break – which is the insider’s guide to breaking into and navigating Hollywood (which you’re going to want to know about, click here to subscribe so you will be notified when it launches.)

During that interview, Matt mentioned he was on the men’s committee of #TimesUp, which as you can imagine made my ears perk up and I immediately booked him for this show to dig a little deeper. This corresponds with the feeling I have been having that it is time to start bringing men into the conversation and engaging them in the process toward equality. And Matt is one of the men who are actively evolving and trying to be part of the solution. We talked about #MeToo/TimesUp and harassment, hiring practices, the wage gap, how men are talking to each other, and a little bit about how men can hold each other accountable in ways that will be effective.

February 26, 2019 /Julie Harris Oliver
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Episode 146: Allie Boettger, Sound Mixer

February 19, 2019 by Julie Harris Oliver in Digital content, Diversity, entertainment, entrepreneur, Film & TV, Post Production, women, business, film festivals, film scores, hollywood, Independent Film, music, Competition Show, documentary, healthcare, Reality, Unscripted, Sound Mixer
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I was lucky enough to pin down Allie Boettger. Allie is a sound mixer. And I don’t mean the kind of sound mixer who works on a stage, although she can do that too. Allie is the kind of sound mixer that goes around the world on the Amazing Race, goes to Alaska in winter to shoot Alaskan Bush People, hikes to the top of a mountain and then rappels down it. She is super badass. And she is quite the storyteller, so this episode was really fun.

As a bonus, she taught me how to wrap my own audio cable, which I had been doing wrong for three years, but am happy to report I now take the time to do it correctly every time.

February 19, 2019 /Julie Harris Oliver
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Digital content, Diversity, entertainment, entrepreneur, Film & TV, Post Production, women, business, film festivals, film scores, hollywood, Independent Film, music, Competition Show, documentary, healthcare, Reality, Unscripted, Sound Mixer
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