Chris Maclean
Audio Design Expert

Chris Maclean

Award-winning audio designer for BBDO, Apple & BBC.
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About

Chris Maclean has decades of experience providing audio design, mixing and editing for brands, agencies, cinema, and exhibitions. As a studio manager at BBC, he worked on music for Radio 1 and 2, live and pre-recorded outside broadcasts, the famous "Peel Sessions" as well as documentaries and studio shows. He has edited, mixed, and created radio adverts, TV and film commercials, and TV programs, including "The Thick of It" and "Terry Pratchet’s Hogfather." Chris has won several awards such as Cannes Silver Lion Best Use of Audio for Doritos Mariachi "Stay Another Day" and also nominated for Best Sound Design for a TV program for the sound on "Inside No 9: La Couchette."

Employment

5 roles
Sep 2011 - Present 14 years 7 months
Sound Designer
CM Audio

CM Audio provides a variety of audio services to film, TV, advertising, and radio, including podcast production. 

  • Created award-winning TV shows, radio shows, adverts, and audio for exhibitions.
  • Managed a team of editors and mixers as well as admin staff coordinating the sound requirements for complex and exacting programs.
Oct 2011 - Oct 2017 6 years
Sound Designer
AMV BBDO

Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO (AMV BBDO) is an advertising agency that works with over 85 brands, including BT, Diageo, Walkers, and Mars.

  • Provided audio services to AMV BBDO's in-house production department, 'The Lab.' 
  • Turned the previous loss-making department into a profitable venture, doing TV and radio adverts as well as social media films, branded content, and podcasts.
Oct 2011 - Oct 2015 4 years
Sound Engineer
Sky TV

Sky is a British telecommunications company which provides television and broadband Internet services, fixed-line and mobile telephone services to consumers and businesses.

  • Provided TV dubbing services.
  • Enhanced and manipulated sounds to achieve the desired result.
Sep 1998 - Sep 2011 13 years
Senior Sound Designer & Studio Manager
Jungle Studios

Jungle creates award-winning sound design and music for TV, radio and cinema advertising and broadcast.

  • Developed sound design for TV, radio, and cinema advertising for blue-chip clients.
  • Worked with clients from as diverse as Apple and Tesco's. 
  • Created audio for TV programs.
Sep 1988 - Sep 1998 10 years
Senior Studio Manager & Sound Engineer
BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster.

  • Designed audio for BBC radio programs on all national networks, specializing in music and documentaries. 
  • Produced many sessions for John Peel, the Evening Session, Andy Kershaw as well as orchestral recordings for Radio 2, and Outside Broadcasts.

Education

Jan 1983 - Dec 1987 4 years 11 months
Bachelor of Science, Medical Science
University of St Andrews

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