Sound Engineer-in-training Gifts

The Trumpeter Repair Kit

"For the best picture not having won anything thereby being eliminated from this category..."

Men looking at black screen, "I call it film noir"

'Big audio gear is coming back!'

'Why don't you ever look at ME that way?'

'Office Woofers. For the quiet and obnoxious boss.'

Deep in the heart of the RAND think tank, the world's greatest scientists would gather to brainstorm Batman's fight sounds.

"I'm sorry, we're looking for the voice of a spunky animated turnip and your reading is more fruit than vegetable if you understand what I mean."

Jazz is Invented

'I think I see what's making your funny noise.'

Boy serenading a girl with a large amplifiers and speakers.

Annoying neighbours - irritating wind chimes

'... and the winner for 'The Noisiest Picture of the Year' is...'

"I finally gave in, I got sick of hearing, 'Polly want a podcast?... Polly want a podcast!'"

"We tried 'Baby Mozart,' but he prefers 'Baby John Cage.'"

'From albums to 8-tracks to cassettes to CD's...What a long, loud trip it's been!'

'What luck! A sound technician.'

"Did you notice how the cables never get tangled!"

'Incredibly Inexpensive Sound Engineers. Pretty Good Sound Engineers, 12 the price, 23 the quality. You'll hardly notice the occasional feedback.'

'Okay everybody, SMILE!'

Subwoofer

'Theaters from Hell' 'We have no sound engineers, so no there's not a good seat in the house.'

'So you still can't get a sound engineer then?'

'Of course we've got Marshall amps Jim! Only the best up here.'

Man and Machine snoozing

"Just play the hit single, then you can do the experimental track."

Birds with Headphones

George Martin

'Who are you kidding? This is a wind-up isn't it!'

'I said, I don't know about you, but I'm a bit disappointed in the strolling musician.'

"The sound system is fixed so we can start. Would you kindly put the beach ball away!"

Open Mike for the spotlight operators

'Theaters from Hell.' 'We have no sound engineers, so no there's not a good seat in the house.'

"My Aunt Agatha – feminist, civil rights activist, philanthropist, sound engineer for 'Cheap Trick at Budokan.'"

'I told you we should have gone wireless.'