StudioBard Dialog Editor/Re-recording mixer: Michael Bard

Originally from Chicago, Illinois, Michael Bard has spent the last 20 years in the Northwest as a composer, professional musician and audio post-production engineer. Educated at the University of Illinois (Urbana) and Lawrence University (Appleton, WI) he now owns Studio Bard, LLC, which is a full service music and audio post-production company in Portland, Oregon. Under the StudioBard umbrella, are two other companies: AudioLandscapes, which specializes in writing and producing self-guided audio tours for museums and outdoor attractions; and Spotcasters, a company which provides voice talent casting services and web-accessible audio archive services.

He has spent the past fifteen years at scoring music for TV and radio, producing self-guided audio tours for museums and attractions, and acting as Sound Supervisor for many feature length film and television projects. Recently he has completed work on "Hammertime" " feature length movie for MTV Network(sound design, sound supervision), "HDTV"30 documentary and very first HDTV broadcast for PBS, "Colors Straight Up" 1997 Academy Award Nominee for Best documentary (sound design, sound supervision, mix),"Nerds 2.0-History of the Internet"(3) hour documentary for PBS CBS (score,sound design and mix) and"The Ticket" feature length movie for USA (sound design, sound supervision

StudioBard (previously Newton Bard), was the first all digital recording facility in the Northwest, and is currently part owner of WaveFrame Software Group , which designs and manufactures audio products specifically targeted to the film and television industry. Michael works closely with software and hardware designers to guide the development of digital audio production tools into the future.

Before finding himself on the other side of the console, Michael Bard released four jazz albums. The first, on the RCA label, with the band he co-led called "Matrix". The next three records were with the "Simon and Bard Group" and included guest appearances by guitarists Larry Coryell and Ralph Towner. Bard's professional music career includes multiple tours of the U.S. and Canada with an appearance at the Monterey Jazz Festival. From 1977 to 1978, he toured North America as Stan Kenton's lead saxophonist.

StudioBard Dialog Editor/Re-recording mixer: Matt Meyer

An Adjunct Professor at George Fox University and the Art Institute of Portland, teaching film and audio classes, Matt Meyer has been a Sound Designer, Editor & Mixer at StudioBard, Portland, Oregon for more than 10 years. He is an accomplished Foley artist and has mixed sound for features, made-for-TV movies and documentaries, and created scads of award-winning radio & TV spots and audio tours for museums, exhibits and installations.

Recent movie projects include recording ADR for "Men in Black II," mixing the Oscar-nominated documentary "Colors Straight Up," PBS series "Nerds 2.01: Wiring the Internet" and "Electric Money," and "Too Legit: The MC Hammer Story" and "Warning: Parental Discretion" for VH-1.

Before moving to Portland, Or, he was a Re-recording Mixer at Soundtrax Studios, Burbank, CA mixing feature films, MOWs and TV shows including "Homefront," "American Detective," and "Night of the Hunter." He also created foreign versions for over 200 feature films and TV programs including classic Disney features like "Song of the South" and "Old Yeller."

Matt started in the film business as Studio Manager and Teaching Assistant at the USC School of Cinema Sound Department, Los Angeles, CA. There he taught sound classes, mixed student films, engineered recording sessions, recorded radio dramas complete with live sound effects, and oversaw the operation of the Steven Spielberg Scoring Stage and other sound studios. While there, he received his Masters of Arts degree in Film Production.