A COLLABORATIVE POST
WRITTEN BY BOOM BOX POST
The twenty twenties just keep getting better (it’s hard to go anywhere else but up)! 2022 was a big year for Boom Box Post. Here is a look back at the year and some of our staff’s 2022 retrospectives!
Our New Building
This January Boom Box Post moved into our new office in Burbank California. It has been a long journey, but an amazing experience! We are looking forward to spending many more years here working in this amazing facility at 520 S Verdugo Dr. Here are some photos taking you from construction through completion on different parts of the facility.
If you are curious about what the construction process was like or our experience furnishing our editing suites and mix stages be sure to read some of our other blog posts about our new studio.
Boom Box Releases of 2022
Below are some of the shows and movies Boom Box worked on in 2022. Be sure to check out Transformers: Earthspark on Paramount +, Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed on HBO Max, StoryBots: Answer Time, Waffles + Mochi’s Restaurant, and Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie on Netflix, new seasons of The Mighty Ones and The Croods: Family Tree on Hulu, Alabama Jackson on Adultswim, and Mermaid High on Youtube now!
Boom Box Events
This year, we had our inaugural shuffleboard tournament in the new office. Congratulations to our first champion Kate Finan and our runner-up Tess Fournier!
Being big The Great British Baking Show fans here at the office, we chose our predictions for this season’s winner and finalists. After the finale aired we got together and discussed the results over tea and baked goods!
Speaking of baking, we had our own holiday baking contest this year. Employees brought in their best bakes to see who’s cake, pastry, or cookie came out on top. The special ingredient this year was oranges! Congratulations to our winners:
Best Aesthetics: Tess Fournier’s Orange Tart
Kate & Jeff Award / Best Over All Bake: Katie Jackson’s Cara Cara Orange Bars
Tess’s Orange Tart
Katie’s Cara Cara Orange Bars
Baked good weren’t the only food competition we had this year. We also held a cocktail contest where we got to show off a different brand of mixing skills. This year’s winner was Brad Meyer with his Cranberry Goldrush
Brad’s Cranberry Goldrush
As is Boom Box tradition we went all out this year for Halloween with decorations, a costume and pumpkin carving contest, and even a spell to bring good energy to the office in the new year.
New Boom Box Libraries
While we were hard at working moving into the new office and editing a variety of animated projects we still found the time to record and produce new sound libraries of which we are very proud. Take a listen to Shopping Carts and Robotic Creations: Futuristic Weapons.
Greatest achievement or milestone of 2022
2022 was quite the year. Here is a look at what members of the Boom Box team said their greatest accomplishments of the past year were.
“This was our first year in our new facility. It’s been great to see our staff grow and all of our clients return to the office for mixes. After all of the time we spent in planning and construction, it has been really rewarding to see everyone enjoy the space.”
“Being promoted from my role as apprentice to the full time position of Office Administrator. I am very excited to continue being a part of the Boom Box team this coming year.”
“One of my personal favorites was definitely finishing Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie. After two great seasons, it was fun to come back to this world with such an epic finale. Both Supervising and Mixing that project was so rewarding. I’m really proud of it. Our entire team has done such wonderful work in 2022, putting their hearts into each and every project. I couldn’t be happier with our crew.”
“I had the opportunity to record a lot of custom sounds to help establish a new show that will be premiering next year in 2023.”
Favorite Boom Box Moments of 2022
This year also had a host of great non-work related Boom Box moments. Here are some of the boom box crews favorites!
“The shuffle board tournament or the Halloween costume contest. It was so fun to see everyone dressed up on Halloween and participate in the different competitions.”
“My first lunch and learn. It felt like being back in college where everyone in the room was there to learn and lift each other up.”
“Each time we bring a client into our new space! Also when Jeff’s car got stuck on one of our car lifts.”
“I enjoyed walking over to Trustworthy Brewing Co. with everyone from the office and getting to spend time with the Boom Box team outside of work.”
Goals for 2023
Looking back at 2022 is great, but now it’s all about 2023! Here is what Boom Box is looking forward to accomplishing in the new year.
“I’m excited for BBP to work more in Atmos in 2023. We are starting a new Atmos series now and anticipate more series and streaming features in Atmos coming in the next year.”
“Next year I really want to work on becoming a faster editor and really dialing in my ideal workflow.”
“In 2022 I began working on my first series. My goal in 2023 is to really hone in my editing style, skill, and speed. I think it’d be really cool to develop a signature editorial sound, so when people listen to my work they know it’s mine.”
“For 2023 I’d love to delve deeper into iZotope RX and utilize it more for cleaning up dialogue! It’s such a robust tool that there’s always more to learn with it.”