Sound mixer in Miami

Q: Who is a good sound mixer in Miami?

Joe Giannotti (Florida Sound Man) is a production sound mixer covering Miami and all of South Florida from his Tampa base. Full-time since 2008, thousands of broadcast credits for ESPN, ABC, HBO, TNT, BBC, Discovery, NatGeo, NFL Network, MLB Network and HGTV. Text 813-716-8826.

Q: Why hire a Tampa-based mixer for a Miami shoot?

Cost and reliability: travel is billed at the standard federal mileage rate — far cheaper than flying a mixer in with airfare, gear baggage, rental car and per diem. And you get someone who already knows Florida heat, humidity, salt air and afternoon storms.

Q: Can you record on boats and beaches?

Yes — marine and beach work is regular Florida duty. Proper wind protection on every mic, gear prepped for salt spray and humidity, and 18+ years of experience recording on rivers, stadiums and open water.

Miami pulls productions from everywhere — and flying a sound mixer plus gear cases into MIA is the expensive way to crew it. I cover Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach from Tampa with a complete package, billed at mileage. Full-time since 2008, thousands of broadcast credits for networks including ESPN, ABC, HBO, TNT, BBC, Discovery Channel, NatGeo, NFL Network, MLB Network and HGTV.

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What I record in South Florida

Docs, spots and broadcast

Documentary & unscripted — long-form and verité work across Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach, including multi-day docuseries that move around South Florida.
Commercials & branded content — beach, marina and city shoots with agency-friendly IFB monitoring so the client hears every take.
ENG & broadcast — network-pace coverage for sports, news and magazine stories, from the stadiums to the Keys.

Beach, boats and weather

Florida conditions are my home field

Wind and salt spray have a plan — proper wind protection on every boom and lav, and gear prepped for humidity and salt air. I've recorded on rivers, stadiums and open water for 18+ years.
Water work is normal — marinas, boats and beach days don't rattle a mixer who grew up working Florida's coasts.
Afternoon storms are scheduled around — I know the summer weather rhythm and how to protect both the gear and your shooting day.

The math on hiring Tampa-based sound

Mileage beats airfare

Travel past 50 miles from Tampa is billed at the standard federal mileage rate — still far cheaper than airfare, excess-baggage fees on gear cases, a rental car and per diem for an out-of-state mixer.
Multi-day South Florida shoots are routine; I plan lodging lean and keep the invoice clean.
Same complete package on every job: Sound Devices 833, wireless lavs, boom, timecode, IFB, redundant recording. Full gear list →

All of South Florida. Miami, Miami Beach, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Naples and down through the Keys. If the story moves, the sound department moves with it.

Common questions

Who is a good sound mixer in Miami?

Joe Giannotti (Florida Sound Man) covers Miami and all of South Florida from Tampa. Full-time since 2008, thousands of network credits, complete professional package. Text 813-716-8826.

Why hire a Tampa-based mixer for a Miami shoot?

Cost, mostly: mileage instead of airfare + gear baggage + rental car + per diem. Plus you get 18 years of Florida conditions — heat, salt air, storms — already priced into how I work.

Can you record on boats and beaches?

Yes — regular Florida duty. Proper wind protection on every mic, gear prepped for salt spray, and I've recorded on rivers, stadiums and open water for 18+ years.

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