Colin Alexander is an award-winning sound designer, editor, and mixer based in Baltimore, MD. His work has been heard in theaters, film festivals, television sets, and streaming platforms around the world.
In addition to over two decades of film/TV post production experience Colin has worked in a variety of sound-related fields, including production sound (mixer & boom operator), studio engineering (music, podcasts, radio), music production/composition, live theater sound, and A/V systems installation.
From a young age Colin was captivated by the creative possibilities of sound; falling asleep nearly every night listening to old time radio dramas, books on tape, or classic comedy records by the likes of Monty Python and the Firesign Theatre. Later he also became an obsessive music fan & record collector. He idolized producers like Brian Eno, Kate Bush, Madlib, and the Dust Brothers who used the studio itself as an instrument. The way these artists were able to convey such rich emotions and stories through collages of manipulated sound is a continued inspiration to this day.
In college Colin went on to major in sound design, primarily focusing on film/TV post production, along with music production and sound art. Although post sound has always been his primary interest, the intersection of these three fields is fundamental to his work.
The best sound design is as tightly composed as any piece of music, as deeply meaningful as any avant garde art piece. It is the subconscious glue holding everything else together. In the words of Dr. Anne Fernald, “sound is touch at a distance.” Even when the audience is barely aware of it, they can always feel its presence.
