Gregory King (sound designer)
Gregory King | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1966 (age 58–59) |
| Occupation | Sound Designer |
Gregory King (born 1966) is a Canadian sound designer. He is best known for his involvement in the sound design of The Road to El Dorado (2000) and The Insider (2001), among others.[1]
Career
Gregory King was born in 1966 in Montreal, Quebec.[2] King's first professional job in sound design came in 1986, when he was hired by film sound editors Nolan Roberts and Alban Streeter.[3] The beginning of his career was largely focused on sound design within the television industry and work as playing a musician in Toronto. During the late 1980s, he worked in sound design at Filmhouse, a studio now known as Deluxe Lab,[4] and in 1991 formed the feature film sound editorial firm Sound Dogs with partner Nelson Ferreira.[5]
In 1994, he moved to Los Angeles, forming Sound Dogs US in 1995 with fellow sound designers Robert Grieve and Robert Nokes,[5] and launching an online sound effects archive in May 1997 called Sounddogs.com.[4] According to editorsguild.com, King had significant artistic freedom when working at the film. He collaborated with directors Michael Mann.[4] and Peter Berg.[6][7]
In the late 2000s, King formed a sound design firm called The Dawgs Sound Design, which later became King SoundWorks. As of 2001, he worked as a supervising sound designer.[8]
Awards and nominations
Greg King's film The Insider was nominated for an Oscar for Best Sound in 1999.
He was nominated for two Golden Reel Awards in a row for The Road to El Dorado (2000) and The Insider (2001).[1][9]
References
- ^ a b Essman, Scott (December 1999). "Supervising Sound Editor Greg King". The Motion Picture Editors Guild Newsletter. 20 (6). Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
- ^ "Gregory King". The History of Canada Online. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
- ^ Jake Riehle (September 28, 2007). "Exclusive Interview with Gregory King, Supervising Sound Editor on "The Kingdom"". Designing Sound. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
- ^ a b c Scott Essman (November–December 1999). ""THE INSIDER's" Sound King". Editors Guild. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
- ^ a b Maureen Droney (September 1, 2005). "Sounddogs.com". Mix Online. Archived from the original on June 11, 2009. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
- ^ Todd McCarthy (September 25, 2004). "Film Reviews: Friday Night Lights". Variety. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- ^ John Anderson (September 11, 2007). "Film Reviews: The Kingdom". Variety. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- ^ Todd McCarthy (December 16, 2001). "Film Reviews: Ali". Variety. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- ^ "Exclusive Interview with Gregory King, Supervising Sound Editor on "The Kingdom"". designingsound.org. Designing Sound. Retrieved January 14, 2016.