Greg's eclectic style produces music in many genres, from experimental orchestral and solo works, to psychedelic, syncopated, and groovy electronica, to good ol' rock n' roll. Greg has credits in film, TV and multimedia projects.
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Gregory C. Smith
Sound Designer / Composer
17 John St. #10E
New York, NY 10038
646-526-4019
greg@dogbarksound.com
Qualifications:
Creative Skills
Music composition – traditional, electronic.
Film and television sound design, sound editing, sound mixing.
Analog and digital recording and mixing techniques.
Interactive musical instrument design and performance.
Instrumental performance and improvisation.
Recent Projects
(see attached list for sound edit/mix credits)
Film Score- "Patti Smith: Dream of Life" Director: Stephen Sebring, PBS
Film Score- "Constant Fears" Director: Martin Rajec
Film Score- "Dangers of a Broken Car", Director: Charlotte Glynn.
CD ROM score- "Miracles in Reverse", by Julia Heyward.
Music placed in production music libraries.
Numerous loops, background music, and sounds for the Web.
Employment:
April 2000 – Present Dog Bark Sound, Inc. New York, NY
Sound Editor/Sound Designer
Recording, Editing, and Mixing Sound for Film.
Foley sound effects and original music and ambiance creation.
Awards Received
2004 Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Sound Editing For Nonfiction Programming: American Masters "Judy Garland: By Myself" PBS.
2007 Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Sound Editing For Nonfiction Programming: "The Ghosts of Abu Ghraib" HBO
Education:
1997 – 2000 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Electronic Arts
In depth study including technical, theoretical, and artistic aspects of computer music, sound design, video production, computer art, animation, interactive art, installation, internet art, and web design.
1993 – 1997 Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY
Bachelor of Music, Composition
Principal Teachers: Christopher Rouse, Joseph Schwantner.
Also studied Voice, Percussion, and Electronic Music.
Prizes Awarded: Finalist: ALEA III International Composition Prize. Eastman Composers Orchestra Prize.
Performances by professional musicians and ensembles in Boston, Rochester, Albany, Cleveland, and New York City.
Credits
Greg Smith
Dog Bark Sound, INC.
Mix /Edit Credits(2000-2003):
Freedom: A History of US
Dec. 2002
16 part series for PBS
Kunhardt Productions
The Nazi Officer’s Wife
Nov. 2002
Moxy Firecracker Films
Asylum
Nov. 2002
Constant Communications
2003 Sundance Film Festival
GirlHood
July 2002
Moxy Firecracker Films
Last Seen
July 2002 – Dir: Eva Brxeski
Apple Valley Pictures
Secret Lives
July 2002 – Dir: Aviva Slesin
Aviva Films
Mission To Mars
May 2002 – Dir: George Butler
Animated pilot for NASA Mars Rover
White Mountain Films
Blind Willie
Apr. 2002 – Dir: Pete Sillen
Pumpernickel Films
Branson
Apr. 2002 – Dir: Pete Sillen
Pumpernickel Films
2002 Sundance Film Festival
Strange Fruit
Jan. 2002 – Dir: Joel Katz
Oniera Films
Taking root
Jan 2002 – Dir: J.T. Takagi
Third World Newsreel
The Paris Review
May 2001 – Dir: Ed Howard
Checkerboard foundation
Three Weeks After Paradise
March 2002 - Dir: Israel Horovitz
Running for City Council
Feb. 2002 - Dir: Stanley Nelson
Firelight Media/PBS
10 Artists: From the Ashes
Nov. 2001 - Dir: Deborah Shaffer
2002 Sundance Film Festival
E Minha Cara
Nov. 2001 - Dir: Thomas Allen Harris
2002 Sundance Film Festival
2002 Berlin Film Festival
Sixteen
Oct. 2001 - Dir: Alison Ellwood Moxy Firecracker for Oxygen
Digging for Dutch
April 2001 - Dir: Laura Levine
Peek-a-Boo Sunday
Dec. 2000 - Dir: Laura Levine
Dramatic Short
2001 Sundance Film Festival
Healthy Start
Sep. 2000
Dir: Liz Garbus, Rory Kennedy
Lifetime
Sound Edit Credits:
Art21, season 2
July 2003 - Dir: Deborah Shaffer/
Catherine Tatge.
Four hour series for PBS
Emmett Till
Nov. 2002 – Dir: Stanly Nelson
FireLight Media
2003 Sundance Film Festival
Louis Kahn
Sept. 2002 – Dir: Nathaniel Kahn
Louis Kahn Documentary Project
Media Works
Raising Robert (This Boy’s Life)
July 2002
Moxy Firecracker Films
Quincy Jones: In the Pocket
Dec. 2001 - Dir: Michael Kantor
Documentary for American Masters
Bombitty of Errors
Aug. 2000 - Dir: Steve Martin
@Radical.com
Who Wants to be President?
June 2000 - Dir: Kevin Rafferty
The Learning Channel
Blaze of Light
May 2000 - Dir: Gini Reticher
Documentary for PBS
Pistol Pete and the Rodeo Girls
Nov. 2001 - Dir: Doug Keeves
The Execution of Wanda Jean
July 2001 - Dir: Liz Garbus
2002 Sundance Film Festival
Art21
June 2001 - Dir: Deborah Shaffer/
Catherine Tatge.
Four hour series for PBS
For Earth Below
Dec. 2000 - Dir Loretta Harms
Prod: Maury Solomon
Dramatic Short
Lalee’s Kin: The Legacy of Cotton
Dec. 2000 - Dir: Susan Fromke,
Deborah Dickson, Albert Maysles
2001 Sundance Film Festival ,
2002 Academy Award Nominee
The Juilliard School
Dec. 2000 - Dir: Maro Chermayeff
Documentary for American Masters
The Endurance
Sep. 2000 - Dir: George Butler
2001Sundance Film Festival
Marcus Garvey:
Look for Me in the Whirlwind
Aug 2000 - Dir: Stanley Nelson
2001 Sundance Film Festival
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
July 2000 - Dir: Bruce Ricker
Documentary for American Masters
Finding Lucy
July 2000 - Dir: Pamela Mason Wagoner
Documentary for American Masters
Ross Blechner-Remember Me
Apr 2000 - Dir: Barbara Wolf
Checkerboard Foundation