Location Sound Recordist in Florida — Florida Sound Man | Joe Giannotti (Tampa)

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Location sound recordist for all of Florida

Location sound recordist, production sound mixer, sound man — whatever your call sheet says, it's the job I've done full-time since 2008, anywhere in Florida your shoot lands. Thousands of broadcast credits for networks including ESPN, ABC, HBO, TNT, BBC, Discovery Channel, NatGeo, NFL Network, MLB Network and HGTV.

One recordist, the whole state

Based in Tampa · travels everywhere

  • Tampa Bay is home — Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater and everything within about 50 miles, with no travel fee. More on Tampa →
  • Statewide is routineOrlando, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Jacksonville, Sarasota, Fort Myers, Naples, Gainesville, Tallahassee, the Keys and the Panhandle. I'm on Florida's highways every month.
  • Cheaper than flying someone in — travel beyond 50 miles is billed at the standard federal mileage rate. No airfare, no hotel surprises, no lost half-day to gear check-in.

What you get on the day

A complete sound department

  • Every mic on its own track — mixed and isolated on a Sound Devices 833, so post has options.
  • Hidden wireless on talent — Sound Devices A20 with Sanken COS-11 lavs, invisible under any wardrobe.
  • The right boom for the room — Sanken CS3-e, Schoeps CMC6 MK41, Sennheiser 416 or MKH 70, chosen for the space and the distance.
  • Timecode, IFB and redundancy — jam-synced Tentacle timecode to every camera, Lectrosonics IFB when a client or director needs ears, and mirrored recordings on every job. Full gear list →

The work behind the name

Full-time since 2008

  • Thousands of broadcast television productions: documentary, ENG & broadcast and commercial work for ESPN, ABC, HBO, TNT, BBC, Discovery, NatGeo, NFL Network, MLB Network, HGTV, Netflix and Fox Sports.
  • Eighteen-plus years of Florida conditions — heat, salt air, boats, stadium crowds and summer storms — without losing a take.
  • Curious what the job involves? I wrote it up: what a location sound mixer does.
Booking tip. The fastest way to reach me is a text to 813-716-8826 with your dates, city and how many people need to be mic'd. You'll get a quote the same day.

Common questions

What does a location sound recordist do?

Captures all the audio on a shoot: hidden wireless lavs on talent, boom operation, mixing and recording isolated tracks, timecode sync to every camera, and clean files the editor can cut immediately. Full breakdown: what a location sound mixer does.

Is a "sound recordist" the same as a "production sound mixer"?

Same job, different regions and call sheets. Location sound recordist, production sound mixer, location sound mixer, sound man, sound guy — I answer to all of them.

Which parts of Florida do you cover?

All of them. No travel fee within about 50 miles of Tampa; beyond that, standard federal mileage rate — still far cheaper than flying a recordist in from out of state.

More: What's in a location sound package  ·  Hiring a sound mixer in Florida

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Shooting anywhere in Florida?

Text me your dates, city and how many people need to be mic'd, and I'll get you a quote the same day.

Full-time since 2008 · 18+ years · thousands of productions