The Grind Michael Carmona

The world of sports is ripe with all of the ingredients for great storytelling, and few filmmakers have captured it better than Michael Gleaton. Join us as he chronicles his experiences in college athletics, the music industry, and sports documentaries; all set against an industry undergoing a paradigm shift that has only just begun.

Guest Profile:
Michael Gleaton is a multi-Emmy nominated director/producer who has worked for some of the biggest names in sports and music. His wife and producing partner Silvia Soto-Gleaton founded DG West, Inc.,  which has produced Undrafted (NFL Network), Why Not Us? (Hulu), Klutch Academy (BET), and Coach Prime (Amazon). They are based in Los Angeles.

Find out more about Michael at www.dgwestinc.com.

Although Las Vegas is the "entertainment capital of the world," the community that provides the audio for film/tv is rather small compared to other markets. Stickman Sound, founded and operated by Fernando Delgado, provides essential audio services for all things sound-for-picture. In this episode, Fern breaks down how Sin City works, why it is a great (if underrated) production hub, and why he thinks Las Vegas is the "best, most American city."

Guest Profile:
Fernando Delgado is an audio supervisor, production sound mixer, and audio engineer based in Las Vegas. He is also the owner of Stickman Sound, Las Vegas' only dedicated audio rental house in the city serving the sound-for-picture industry.

Find out more about him and his company at www.stickmansound.com.

The conclusion of a three-part story about three young men from Elmhurst, IL who served in the Vietnam War. Our guest Ralph Petrine shares his experience as an infantryman, the difficulties of coming home, and his efforts to make peace with what he did, and what it did to him.

This is the story of three young friends who grew up in a small Illinois town and shipped off to Vietnam together. This episode features John Kernaghan and his recollections as a mortarman.

The Grind is re-releasing a three-part series Mike did about three friends who grew up in a small town and served in Vietnam. This episode features Randy Larsen, who served in a medical supply unit.

Host Info:
Michael Carmona - production@carmonasound.com

Guest Info:
Randy Larsen grew up in the Chicagoland area, and served in Vietnam in the late 1960's. He relocated to Arizona in 2004, and currently lives in North Carolina.

Bringing the big live show to your living room is no small task. Steve Moss discusses producing and directing behemoth level productions, the toll the pandemic has taken on live events, and putting on the biggest concert of 2020.

Guest Info:
Steve Moss is a producer, director, and camera operator based in Las Vegas. Since the 1970s, he has filmed all over the world for some of the biggest names in entertainment.

Host info:
Michael Carmona is a sound-for-picture mixer based in Las Vegas. Visit www.carmonasound.com for more info, or hire him directly at production@carmonasound.com or post@carmonasound.com.