January 20, 2013
Benjamin Wynn, lead sound designer on Korra and Avatar, 1/2 of The Track Team, recording artist Deru, my former roommate, in my office the other day before a music/sound spotting session.

Benjamin Wynn, lead sound designer on Korra and Avatar, 1/2 of The Track Team, recording artist Deru, my former roommate, in my office the other day before a music/sound spotting session.

January 5, 2013
We had (in our opinions) a *HILARIOUS* Korra Book 1 DVD commentary session with Jeremy Zuckerman (left; music) and Benjamin Wynn (right; sound design) of the Track Team. If you heard the commentary we did with these guys years ago on Avatar, then you know what I mean when I say we continued the tradition.

We had (in our opinions) a *HILARIOUS* Korra Book 1 DVD commentary session with Jeremy Zuckerman (left; music) and Benjamin Wynn (right; sound design) of the Track Team. If you heard the commentary we did with these guys years ago on Avatar, then you know what I mean when I say we continued the tradition.

May 21, 2012
deru:

Tim Navis posted a bunch of photos from our shoot together a few weeks back. Came out AMAZIN.
Link here.

Stunning photos of Benjamin Wynn, the sound designer on Avatar and Korra, and 1/2 of The Track Team. Definitely click on the link above to see the other shots. I’ve mentioned it in past posts, but for those new to this blog, Ben releases and performs awesome electronic music under the name Deru.
EDIT: Apparently I need to employ some other adjectives beyond “awesome.”

deru:

Tim Navis posted a bunch of photos from our shoot together a few weeks back. Came out AMAZIN.

Link here.

Stunning photos of Benjamin Wynn, the sound designer on Avatar and Korra, and 1/2 of The Track Team. Definitely click on the link above to see the other shots. I’ve mentioned it in past posts, but for those new to this blog, Ben releases and performs awesome electronic music under the name Deru.

EDIT: Apparently I need to employ some other adjectives beyond “awesome.”

May 17, 2012
deru:

At the BMI music awards with Jeremy.

The Track Team, coming with the hotness.

deru:

At the BMI music awards with Jeremy.

The Track Team, coming with the hotness.

April 16, 2012
Deru, aka Ben Wynn, aka 1/2 of The Track Team, aka our sound designer, aka my good friend, ROCKED Coachella this weekend. Wish I could have been there!
deru:

Coachella (Taken with Instagram at The Do Lab Stage)

Deru, aka Ben Wynn, aka 1/2 of The Track Team, aka our sound designer, aka my good friend, ROCKED Coachella this weekend. Wish I could have been there!

deru:

Coachella (Taken with Instagram at The Do Lab Stage)

March 2, 2012
Operation Kino #52: Legend of Korra Music Debut & Interview with The Track Team

February 24, 2012
This was a spotting session yesterday for music, sound design, and foley. We comb through the sequences of each episode and discuss the themes of the story, the psychology of the scenes, the emotions of the characters, possible instrumentation, which sonic element will be the focus, etc… Aran Tanchum (pictured center-left), is our longtime foley editor (and recent four-time Golden Reel winner) who handles the recording and editing of all the naturalistic sounds with a foley walker (the one who performs the sounds). Ben Wynn handles the more stylized sounds, like the bending effects. Jeremy handles the music, Oliver makes sure we’re doing our jobs, and Mike and Tenzin rock the shaved heads. (Jeremy and Aran are also in an awesome ’60s-style funk band, Cousin Junebug.)

This was a spotting session yesterday for music, sound design, and foley. We comb through the sequences of each episode and discuss the themes of the story, the psychology of the scenes, the emotions of the characters, possible instrumentation, which sonic element will be the focus, etc… Aran Tanchum (pictured center-left), is our longtime foley editor (and recent four-time Golden Reel winner) who handles the recording and editing of all the naturalistic sounds with a foley walker (the one who performs the sounds). Ben Wynn handles the more stylized sounds, like the bending effects. Jeremy handles the music, Oliver makes sure we’re doing our jobs, and Mike and Tenzin rock the shaved heads. (Jeremy and Aran are also in an awesome ’60s-style funk band, Cousin Junebug.)

February 21, 2012
Hanging out with Benjamin Wynn at his studio, the other half of The Track Team (his sound/music company with partner Jeremy Zuckerman), where he is hard at work on the sound design for Korra. Ben and I are old friends: I went to college with his brother and met him while he was still in high school, about a year after I met Mike. Once he made it out to LA to study digital music production, we bonded over making electronic music and became roommates for many years, including the first three years of making Avatar. He releases electronic music under the name Deru, and you can follow him on Tumblr as well: deru.tumblr.com

Hanging out with Benjamin Wynn at his studio, the other half of The Track Team (his sound/music company with partner Jeremy Zuckerman), where he is hard at work on the sound design for Korra. Ben and I are old friends: I went to college with his brother and met him while he was still in high school, about a year after I met Mike. Once he made it out to LA to study digital music production, we bonded over making electronic music and became roommates for many years, including the first three years of making Avatar. He releases electronic music under the name Deru, and you can follow him on Tumblr as well: deru.tumblr.com

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