Born Brooklyn, NY, 1956

PRIMARY EDUCATION
Nyack Public Schools, Nyack , NY

SECONDARY EDUCATION
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Class of 1980, B.A. in Theater and Communication Arts

GRADUATE EDUCATION
Yale School of Drama, Technical Design and Production, 1984

SOFTWARE SYSTEMS DESIGN and SUPPORT 1984-1986:
ArtSoft, Inc., software startup with fellow YSD graduates, developed software for theater: box office, sound, lighting, CAD, performance automation.

THEATER SOUND DESIGN
1983-1994: Broadway and Off-Broadway

Yale Repertory Theater - Mrs. Warren's Profession - with Fran McDormand
Lincoln Center Theater on Broadway - Mule Bone, play with music
Lincoln Center Theater - Mr. Gogol and Mr. Preen, with Bill Macy
Lincoln Center Theater - Playboy of the West Indies, a play w/music
Into the Woods, First National Tour, production sound man
Jake’s Women, with Alan Alda, Neil Simon Theater, assistant designer
Jerome Robbins Broadway, Imperial Theater, assistant designer
I am a Man, Working Theater, off Broadway
Big Noise of ’92, Cherry Lane Theater, variety show
Cherry Orchard, Rushmore Festival, Woodbury, NY, location theater

1986-88 Regional California

Resident Sound Designer at the South Coast Repertory for two seasons. Numerous designs with numerous directors including Marshal Mason, Ron Logamarsino.
LaJolla Playhouse, The Matchmaker, Des MacAnuff dir.,
LaJolla Playhouse, Two Rooms, Des MacAnuff dir.,
LaJolla Playhouse, 80 Days, mixed and assistant designer of Ray Davies musical. Des MacAnuff dir.

TELEVISION 1993-2000

Started as freelance Sound Effects Artist with ABC Television, live to tape foley and samples effects for All My Children soap opera.

Invited to join ABC Staff 1994, and continued to work on soap operas, ABC News, ABC Sports in post and in live situations.

Won a Daytime Emmy in 1995 for sound effects on All My Children
Won a Prime Time Emmy Award in 1996 for sound/audio for a PrimeTime Live news magazine episode.

SERGE AUDIO, INC. 2001-present

Founder and owner of Serge Audio, Inc., a boutique audio post-production facility offering sound design, mixing and music production services for feature films,television, radio, new media, installations.

Credits/Clients: ABC Sports, ESPN, USA Network, SyFy, HBO, CBS, ABC News, History Channel, MTV, VH-1, numerous advertising agencies, Arista Records, Island/Def Jam, Warner Bros., numerous corporate clients/brands.

Feature Film: Lucky Days, Torn Page Productions, starring Angelica Torn

Shorts, Documentaries, Series:

ESPYs Arthur Ashe Awards 2006, 2007, 2009
Oprah Winfrey's Tribute to Women of Color
Maxim/ESPN College Football preview
HBO Boardwalk Empire Preview Show
Features for ESPN World Cup Coverage 2006/2010
"The Rub" humorous short film
ESPN US Open 2010 Teases
"The Path to the Draft," 2009 on NFL Network
"Slingshot" - documentary on land speed records for the American Hotrod Foundation
"Duece" - documentary on the 1932 Ford Roadster for the American Hotrod Foundation

Commercials, Promos, Show Opens and Teases:

USA Network - Burn Notice, Monk, Psych, Starter Wife, Law and Order: CI, Movie Marathons
HBO - trailers for Mildred Pierce, Boxing "Buzzes," Preshow for Boardwalk Empire
Darling Agency - Insight B to B corporate commercial series, composition, design and mix
Fly Communications - agency handling NY Jets, Anchor Blue, numerous television and radio spot work.

Live Sweetening (applause/laugh tracks for live shows):

Miss America Beauty Pageant
Fashion Rocks
VMAs
DIVAS
History IQ
NFL Opening Day
Macy's Fourth of July

RECORDING

For St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, Chant, Vespers and Rejoice!, Orthodox choral ensemble CDs.
Coming up, Bishop Alfeyev "Oratorio" recording in February 2011.

RESTORATION

Fr. Alexander Schmemann's Radio Liberty Broadcasts - restoration of 650 broadcasts for subsequent publication in mp3 DVD format.

NOTEWORTHY COMPOSITIONS

1978 - Co-composed Electronic Music Composition for the Cuban National Ballet, Leda and the Swan