Michelle Macklem


sound designer 

and mix engineer

Sound design and mixing

Documentary

Podcast producer work

Film

Art

Writing and talks

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    Sound design and mix engineering



    Michelle’s reel:

    Girl V. Horse

    ESPN 30 for 30 podcasts, Teeny Productions

    Runner Nicole Teeny wants to do something possibly absurd: race an ultramarathon against a horse. It all started with a theory and a diagnosis.

    In GIRL v. HORSE, a four-part podcast from 30 for 30 Podcasts, Teeny comes to terms with being diagnosed with epilepsy, and hating the loss of control, decides to push her body to the limit. In the process, she investigates how evolution drove humans to become runners—and what horses have to do with it—all while training to beat a steed and settle the battle between mind versus body and girl versus horse. Who will win?

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    sound designer and mix engineer

    The Conversation Weekly

    The Conversation

    Misinformation continues to do enormous damage just as much of the world’s population remains critically vulnerable. The stakes couldn’t be higher – for public health, for the environment, for science and for democracy and human rights.

    The Conversation works with academic experts around the world to help explain what’s going on. Join us each week as academic experts tell us about the fascinating discoveries they're making to understand the world, and the big questions they’re still trying to answer.

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    sound designer and mix engineer

    Dr. Miracle

    Campside Media, Sony Music Entertainment, and Dorothy Street Pictures

    Dr. Miracle explores a wellness center some called Miracle Ranch, nestled in the scenic mountains of Southern California, promised a luxurious escape and a path to wellness through clean, alkaline living. Its leader, Dr. Robert O. Young, attracted wealthy clientele with his “groundbreaking” health protocols and friendly, family-man persona. But beneath the serene surface, Miracle Ranch harbored a dark secret. The people who stayed there didn’t get better; they got worse. 

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    sound designer and mix engineer

    Because The Boss Belongs to Us

    iHeart and Molten Heart

    You know Bruce Springsteen, but did you know that he is a queer icon? Because The Boss Belongs to Us is a series presented by Jesse Lawson and Holly Casio that uses Bruce Springsteen as a lens through which to explore queer history, identity and politics. Through original reporting, tender personal narratives, and playful, sound-rich surprises, Jesse and Holly go on a journey to not only understand why The Boss low-key resonates with so many queer folks, but also what it even means to idolize a celebrity in this way.

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    mix engineer

    Who screwed millennials?

    The Guardian

    Australian millennials are the first generation to be worse off than their parents, and things are only heading in the same direction for gen Z. In this deeply researched yet tongue-in-cheek five-part podcast series, Full Story co-host Jane Lee and social media reporter Matilda Boseley investigate the mystery of who screwed young Australians out of affordable housing, education and secure work, and why inequality is rising in Australia

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    mix engineer

    Shocking, Heartbreaking, Transformative

    Radiotopia

    What really happens when stories about people’s lives are collected, edited, and consumed? Radiotopia Presents: Shocking, Heartbreaking,Transformative is a four-part non-fiction series created by Jess Shane, about the nuts and bolts of documentary storytelling, the power dynamics between makers and subjects, and rewriting unwritten rules of the documentary and non-fiction content industry.

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     role:
    sound designer and mix engineer

    Exposed: Cover-Up at Columbia University

    Wondery

    He was a trusted OB-GYN working inside one of the most prestigious universities in the world, an Ivy League school that is home to Nobel Prize winners and medical all-stars. Yet behind closed doors, Dr. Robert Hadden assaulted hundreds — perhaps thousands — of unsuspecting patients. When it looked like no one would be held accountable, the survivors engaged in a decade-long fight for justice.

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    role: sound designer and mix engineer

    Over My Dead Body Season 4: Gone Hunting

    Wondery

    When Mike Williams vanishes on a hunting trip, the authorities presume he was eaten by alligators but one woman begins to suspect the true predators may lurk much closer to home. It sets her on a tireless crusade to uncover what really happened to Mike. A story about an obsessive love affair, a scandalous secret and a mother’s battle for justice.

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     role:
    sound designer and mix engineer, Dolby Atmos mix engineer


    Awards:
    • duPont-Columbia Journalism award
    • Audible’s ‘Best of the Year’ podcast award
    • Vulture’s Best True Crime podcasts
    • Ambie nomination

    Finding Tamika

    Audible

    “Black girls and women disappear every day, but not without a trace. Join actress and activist Erika Alexander in a neo-noir, true crime drama as she searches for Tamika Huston, a 24-year-old Black woman from Spartanburg, SC who went missing in 2004. Her case became a rallying cry for other missing Black women in America and led to a growing demand to expose a system that ignores missing girls and women of color.”

    I was the sound designer for this immersive and high impact project. Working with the Molten Heart team, I collaborated with the composer Chad Kouri and executive producer Jazmine Green to create an approach that valued and respected Tamika Huston’s life through the storytelling and sound world.

    Produced by: Audible, Molten Heart, Color Farm Media, SBH Production


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    sound designer
    © Michelle Macklem 2024