Interviews with experts – Si McGrath
Si McGrath
S: Before you ask, I wasn’t there and I don’t know who did it!
E: Very funny! Thanks Si, could you tell us who you are and what you do?
S: My name’s Si I run a recording studio and production company in Leeds. For this project I’ve been doing audio recording and sound design.
E: How did you get into your field?
S: From being 14 I played in bands and then when I finished school I was a semi-professional musician. I did lots of at home productions and recording with my brother. Then I decided to do a degree at Leeds College of Music. In my current role I record bands, sound design and basically anything to do with music.
E: What are you doing with Mediabox?
S: My job is to bring together the audio elements of the assets for Mind the Gap, then mixing it all together.
E: Have you had an aargh moment yet?
S: Not yet! On starting the project though, I did think that’s a lot of work for the time I’ll have at Mind the Gap. It’s never been at that point though, it’s just about getting it done.
E: Are you enjoying it?
S: Yes, it’s using lots of skill sets, I’m doing lots of things at the same time that normally I’d do separately. Working with actors and seeing their ideas coming together is very rewarding.
E: Last question, you can relax now! Tell us one interesting fact about you.
S: I played blues harmonica in a band for 12 years. Is that interesting?
E: I’m sure some of my readers will find that interesting.
