David had a successful career as a gaffer from 1987 until 1999, gaining insights into both camera and lighting. In 1999, he took on the role of a boom operator for a week on the BBC TV series, Ground Force, sparking his interest in on-location sound recording.

Moving into drama, David encountered and embraced its complexities and since 2010, he has worked as a Production Sound Mixer on scripted dramas. The dramas include Band2 HETV dramas and features in different countries around the world, which are detailed in his credits below.

Owning all his own kit, he is able to configure equipment to exactly match the varying needs of fast paced production environments. State of the art time code solutions ensure fast post workflows and seamless integration.

Surviving Earth (Feature) – Film 4

Production Sound Mixer

Surviving Earth is a true story of a man who survived civil war in the Balkans and who is suffering from the aftereffects as well as fighting addiction and building a relationship with his daughter. He is also starting a Balkan music band. Shot mainly in Bristol, it combined feature film routines with music sequences, varying from small rooms to music venues. Having different size rigs for each location was very useful as some venues were tight for space but still required the full mixer facility. Close co-operation with the edit meant that the assets were delivered as required and in a format that the post process required.

Champion HETV (Series) – BBC/Netflix 

Production Sound Mixer

‘Champion’ was a groundbreaking eight-part HETV series with music and drama combined, large music venues and complex timecode, in ear and playback setups. I was instrumental in creating the edit workflow to make the music sequences cost effective to edit and ran a crew of up to seven. This also utilised multi-channel IEM systems for director’s headsets and complex antenna arrays. During the Jamaica block I was able to train two local crew as well as dealing with a challenging RF environment.

Christmas in Paradise (Feature) – Lionsgate

Production Sound Mixer

This film was shot over six weeks in Nevis, West Indies, involving boat and beach scenes as well as tropical locations. I was responsible for training a member of local crew and this process is ongoing.

Us or Them (Feature) – MSR Media – Production Sound Mixer

The Chelsea Detective HETV (Series) – Expectation Drama

Production Sound Mixer

Shooting has already commenced when I was brought onboard for this project. I was able to resolve the problems with technical issues they had been experiencing, especially around timecode for multiple cameras. This was corrected to the complete satisfaction of the edit supervisor and improvements were made to workflow as well as the technical quality.

Blue Story (Feature) – Paramount Pictures 

Production Sound Mixer

Possibly the most successful Black British film of the decade, Blue Story required running a sound team in a difficult urban environment, achieving 80% plus actuality with very little ADR.

Faith (Feature) – Faith Film Ltd – Production Sound Mixer

Lions to Venice (Feature) – JF Productions

Production Sound Mixer

Shot in Albania, Italy and Venice, this project started the resurgent film industry in Albania and became a nominee in the Oscars for Best Foreign Film.

What The Durrells Did Next (Doco) – Burning Bright Prods – Production Sound Mixer

The Lost Pirates (Series) – Netflix – Pickup Sound Mixer

Car SOS (TV Series) – Renegade Pictures – Sound Recordist

Gold Rush documentary (Series 10&14) – Raw TV

Sound Recordist

Shot in Northern Canada, this Yukon based series required mixing twelve channels as well as radio coms and remote timecode, in remote locations and difficult terrain.

Sil and the Devil Seeds (Drama) – Reeltime Pictures

Production Sound Mixer

A licensed spin off, using characters from the world of popular BBC drama Dr Who and winner of over 100 awards in worldwide Film Festivals.

The Essence 2 (Short) – Elixir Pictures – Production Sound Mixer

Come Down the Mountain (Doco Series) – 130 Elektra Prods – Recordist

Your Money, Their Tricks (Factual) – BBC

Solo! (Feature) – Dudley Dog Films

Production Sound Mixer

Shot in the mountains of southern Spain, this romantic comedy was completed in four weeks and achieved 98% actuality with additional recordings of foley being utilised by the edit.

    • Heaven and Earth (3 series) – BBC

    • Eyewitness (Doco) – BBC

    • The One Show – BBC

    • Brandy and Pep (Feature) – Trundle Films

    • Cured (Feature)

    • The River (Feature)

    • Mistresses (Drama) – BBC

    • Beautiful Relics (Feature) – Hedge Productions

    • Hotel Trubble (2 series) – CBBC

    • Summer In Transylvania (2 Series) – Nickelodeon

    • The Collector (Feature) – Good Guys Prods

    • BBC1 Ground Force (5 Series) – Endemol UK