The Creative, The Different – An Audio Interview With Kari Rae Seekins, Sound Designer
Photo taken by Aleigh Lewis
Kari Rae Seekins is a Los Angeles based, award winning sound designer and composer. Her sound designs and compositions have shown in various museums, festivals and theaters throughout the world including Sundance, Slamdance, Comic Con (San Diego), Fernbank Museum of Natural History, The New Zealand International Film Festival, ZKM Museum of Contempary Art, Jeu De Paume and REDCAT.
She holds degrees:
- MFA in Sound Design and Integrated Media from CalArts
- BFA in Design for the Theatre and Electroacoustic Composition from Concordia University
Her projects include (2011-2014):
- Meraas Holding: Bollywood Theme Park, Dubai
- Cirque”Du”Soleil: Iris
- Universal Studios Hollywood: Special FX stage show
- Universal Studios Florida: 100 Years of Movie Memories Nighttime Spectacular
- Atlanta Natural History Museum: Naturequest
- Warner Bros: Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter
- “Kanizsa Hill” by Evelyn Lee
- eLEmeNT: EaRTh by Nandita Kumar (also mentioned in the interview)
Press/Awards:
- The Nine Who Are Changing the AV Industry – Kari Rae Seekins: The Creative SCN Magazine, Aug, 2014
- The Durfee Foundation’s Artist Completion Grant
- Warner Bros. The Making of Harry Potter, Part 3: Sound | Live Design Online, OCT 2012
- “Best Original Music”| Birth of Brainfly Cinema Mundo Fest, Brazil
You can see more on Kari on her website http://www.kariraeseekins.com/
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