Detroit, MI, February 15, 2011 - Lots of stuff has been going on! Ric Viers has finished the manuscript for his next book which deals with recording dialog on location for film and television production. He was a guest speaker at the Orchard Lake Student Film Festival and also gave a special lecture at the Art Institute of Troy. Finally, he was a guest on the Home Recording Show. You can listen to the podcast here. Now he's slaving away doing all the things that he should've been doing for the past few months. Wish him luck! There's some cool stuff coming soon.

Detroit, MI, December 25, 2011 - Congratulations to@audiomaniac37 for winning 5,000 Sound Effects, the Book and a pair of Coconuts in the Twitter Contest! Stay tuned for more contests and events in 2012.

Detroit, MI, December 20, 2011 - Ric Viers is playing Santa Claus again! One lucky Twitter follower of Ric Viers (@ricviers) will have a noisy Christmas morning when the win a Special Sound Effects Bible LE Starter kit that includes The Sound Effects Bible book, 5,000 sound effects and two authentic coconuts that they can use for their own Foley!

Detroit, MI, November 30, 2011 - Blastwave FX held their first live webinar "How To Win A Sound Design Competition" hosted by Ric Viers. The winner of their Halloween Competition, judged by Alan Howarth (Star Trek, Dracula, Halloween) and Matt Busch (Star Wars artist) and Ric Viers (author of The Sound Effects Bible), was announced. Visit www.blastwavefx.com for more details!

Detroit, MI, November 23, 2011 - Full Sail University inducted Lord Of The Rings sound designer David Farmer into their Hall Of Fame. See David's induction here and start watching at 02:04:00. Ric Viers attended the ceremony and gave lectures throughout the week including a special recording session with students at Cocoa Beach where they recorded military jets at dangerously close distances! Now he's back to work on his next book due out next year. Stay tuned!

Check out one the jet bys from the recording session:

Detroit, MI, October 27, 2011 - Ric Viers hosted the first "Crash Course" webinar. The topic was Location Sound. Although the webinar was slated for two hours, Ric happily stayed for an additional hour to share his experience with the attendees of both sessions! Ric thinks it's because he loves giving back, but we think it's becuase he doesn't ever shut up! (Don't worry. We don't think he reads these posts.) 

 

 

New York, NY, October 21, 2011 - Ric Viers gave a lecture on Field Recording at the AES convention with Colin Hart of Hart FX. The pair tag-teamed the 90 minute lecture with videos, sound clips and war stories from the field. Ric spent his time in New York catching up with old friends, meeting new friends, putting faces to cyber-friends and taking pictures with fans.

 

 

Detroit, MI, September 22, 2011 - David Sonnenschein and Ric Viers will be hosting another Secrets For Great Film Sound Webinar! Sign up for this unique webinar that not only allows you to learn from the authors of Sound Design and The Sound Effects Bible, but also lets you participate in Q&A sessions and submit your projects for consultation!

 

 

Detroit, MI, September 12, 2011 - The last days of summer had Ric Viers travelling from one side of the country to the other - from the fun and educational workshop at Samy's in West Hollywood, to the Art Institue of California - San Diego, then over to Orlando, Florida to give a lecture and recording workshops at Full Sail University! If you'd like to have Ric give a lecture at your school or participate in a lecture via Skype, contact us at info@soundeffectsbible.com. In the meantime, he's taking a break from travelling to work on his next book!

 

 

Detroit, MI, August 3, 2011 - Ric Viers will be teaching a workshop in LA at Samy's Camera on August 11, 2011!

Come and learn the fundamentals of sound recording for DSLR video and take your work to the next level. Suitable for DSLR film makers from beginner to advanced levels, the DSLR Audio Master Class hosted by Ric Viers, author of The Sound Effects Bible, will show you all of the tips and techniques to record audio to match your footage quality, with solutions to suit all budgets. This is the first DSLR Audio Master Class of its kind – so register now to secure your place at this exclusive Samy’s LA event. 50 Tickets available, and includes a T shirt, coffee traveller mug and RODE University DVD. For more information, visit www.samys.com

 

Detroit, MI, July 1, 2011 - We've updated our website! Of course, you already know that because you are here reading about it! Check out the Cool Stuff! page, subscribe to our YouTube Page, and like our Facebook page!

 

 

Detroit, MI, January 11, 2011 - Happy New Year! DCS ended 2010 by giving away a Sound Effects Bible Hard Drive to Mike Chobot, winner of Sound Effects Bible's Facebook video contest! Chobot submitted a video of him performing as the sound effects hunter, a very funny and entertaining video. Congratulations to Mike Chobot for his creativity and the beginning of a well built library of sound.

 

The Sound Effects Bible Hard Drive is now available for purchase on the Sound Effects Bible website for $999. This collection comes with 5,000 general sound effects recorded by Ric Viers and his team at the Detroit Chop Shop. Every sound was personally mastered by Ric and they are available in 16/44.1KHz only. The Sound Effects Bible Hard Drive is the perfect collection for the new sound designer.

 

DCS has added three new interns to the roster for the next three months. It was a long process, but we are extremely happy with our selections and welcome: Vince Walker, Eric Platzke, and Jon Creciun. You'll be hearing and seeing more of them in the coming weeks.

 

Ric is beginning a free webinar this week with fellow sound designer and author David Sonnenschein. The webinar is called the Secrets For Great Film Sound. This is an introduction to six week webinar series by the duo and is a must attend for all aspiring sound designers.

 

Rode Microphones' new Rode Rage video series that was produced by DCS and hosted by Ric Viers is getting ready for its big launch in the next few weeks. If you've had your ears to the ground, you've probably have gotten wind of it via YouTube already. The official premiere has yet to be announced or released. Stay tuned for more!

 

 

Detroit, MI, September 27, 2010 - DCS has wrapped another video series for Rode Microphones. The new series is an exciting behind the scenes look at the sound industry in Hollywood. Look for a link and more press when Rode Microphones releases it.

Ric recently did a interview for soundscalpel.com. You can read the entire interview here: Ric Viers Interview.

Check back with us to see what else is going on and to get updates on Ric's new endevours.

 

 

Detroit, MI, March 9, 2010 - DCS recently wrapped up the Rode University video series that features their entire line of broadcast microphones and is hosted Ric Viers. Go to www.rodeuniversity.com to check out the vids and get the scoop on Rode's awesome mics.

 

Our intern, Jon Borland, did a down and dirty sound design and mix for the feature film "Lakeland Love Comedy" directed by Dave DeBorde. Jon had just 72 hours to do it in order to meet a film festival deadline. He slept for 24 hours after.

Ric has signed on with Creative Film Studies in Madison Heights to teach a location sound course that will cover everything from mic selection to which snacks to horde at the craft services table. The Creative Film Studies is paving the way in Michigan for training individuals in, you guessed it, the film industry.

 

Blastwave FX and Avid have partnered for a brand new sound design competition. Ric Viers is one of the judges! Those interested in signing up for the contest can learn more about it at Avid Blastwave Contest.

 

DCS produced a new sound effects collection for Blastwave FX called Bugs! The production included several sessions with real insects being let loose in the Foley studio - including a cricket who was never found or ever heard from again... You can check out Bugs! at www.blastwavefx.com under the animals category.

 

Ric Viers finished sound design for a short film called "Musings" directed by Bernie Tague. This was a SAG short film used to promote The Detroit Institute of Arts. Post sound involved ADR for 100% of the dialogue thanks to some noisy fountains and a busy location. The location scout was ceremonially executed afterwards.

 

Check back with us to see if there is anything going on in your neck of the woods with the Sound Effects Bible!

 

 

Detroit, MI July 10, 2009 - Mix Magazine and Blastwave FX bring you the Blastwave FX Sound Design Competition, a contest challenging participants to showcase their creativity - design a soundtrack for a 30 second video clip using HD sound effects provided by Blastwave FX. Celebrity judges including Academy-Award winners Richard King and Dane Davis, and Golden Reel Nominee Charles Deenen will selce the winer who will received THE BLASTDRIVE ($5999 value), a 400 GB HD sound effects library with the Blastwave FX Search Engine. For more info, visit www.blastwavefx.com/i32/BWFX-Sound-Design-Competition/information.html

 

 

Detroit, MI, July 1, 2009 - Recently, Ric Viers and the Detroit Chop Shop crew worked on their fourth project with A&W Movies. The short film "Presumption" was made as a part of the 48 Hour Film Challenge (www.48hourfilm.com) for the Detroit Windsor International Film Festival (DWIFF). The Film won four awards that include, "Best Movie", "Best Director", "Best Cinematography", and "Audience Choice". This is the third award winning fiml that they have collaborated on. You can watch the film here: www.youtube.com

 

 

Detroit, MI, June 1, 2009 - Ric Viers contributed another article on mixing in the June newsletter from School-Video-News.com. Click the link below to read it.
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Detroit, MI, May 1, 2009 - Ric Viers contributed an article on mixing in the May newsletter from School-Video-News.com. Click the link below to read it.

 

 

Detroit, MI, April 17, 2009 - Sony recently interviewed Ric Viers about The Sound Effects Bible and his work in the sound industry. Click the link below to read it.

 

 

Detroit, MI, March 1, 2009 - Ric Viers contributed an article on Why We Need Sound Effects in the March newsletter from School-Video-News.com. Click the link below to read it.

 

 

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