Gregory King (sound designer)

Gregory King is a sound designer and the owner of King Soundworks.

Gregory King
NationalityCanadian
OccupationSound 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. 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. 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.
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