Gregory King (sound designer)

Gregory King
Born1966 (age 58–59)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
OccupationSound Designer

Gregory King is a Canadian sound designer.

Career

Gregory King was born in 1966 in Montreal, Quebec.[1] King's first professional job in sound design came in 1986, when he was hired by seasoned film sound editors Nolan Roberts and Alban Streeter.[2] The beginning of his career largely focused on sound design within the television industry and playing in bands as a musician in Toronto. During the late 1980s, he worked in sound design at Filmhouse, a studio now known as Deluxe Lab,[3] and in 1991 formed the feature film sound editorial firm Sound Dogs with partner Nelson Ferreira.[4]

In 1994,

he moved to Los Angeles, forming Sound Dogs US in 1995 with fellow sound designers Robert Grieve and Robert Nokes[4] and launching a large online sound effects archive in May 1997 called Sounddogs.com.[3] The Insider was nominated for an Oscar for Best Sound in 1999. King's work on the film involved a great amount of artistic freedom, as he worked with director Michael Mann.[3] Other directors King has worked with include Peter Berg,[5][6]

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.[7]

Awards and nominations

Greg King was nominated for two Golden Reel Awards in a row for The Road to El Dorado (2000) and The Insider (2001).[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Gregory King". The History of Canada Online. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
  2. ^ Jake Riehle (September 28, 2007). "Exclusive Interview with Gregory King, Supervising Sound Editor on "The Kingdom"". Designing Sound. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b Maureen Droney (September 1, 2005). "Sounddogs.com". Mix Online. Archived from the original on June 11, 2009. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
  5. ^ Todd McCarthy (September 25, 2004). "Film Reviews: Friday Night Lights". Variety. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
  6. ^ John Anderson (September 11, 2007). "Film Reviews: The Kingdom". Variety. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
  7. ^ Todd McCarthy (December 16, 2001). "Film Reviews: Ali". Variety. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Exclusive Interview with Gregory King, Supervising Sound Editor on "The Kingdom"". designingsound.org. Designing Sound. Retrieved January 14, 2016.