Zane Birdwell

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Zane Birdwell is a Grammy-winning American audio producer, sound designer, and composer, originally from Chattanooga, Tennessee and later based in New York City.

Career[edit]

Birdwell has worked as a sound designer and engineer for New World Stages,[1] Ars Nova,[2] and stageFARM.[3][4][5] He currently works at the Naked Angels theater company.[6]

At the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards (2010), Birdwell was awarded a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for his engineering work on the audiobook edition of Michael J. Fox's memoir Always Looking Up.[7] Birdwell has also engineered audiobooks for Paul Shaffer, Patti Lupone, Taya Kyle, and Wally Lamb.

Birdwell has written music for Disney, HarperCollins, Macmillan Education, Mango Languages, and Creative Teaching Press. He released the original album World Class People in 2010,[8] and a compilation of previous works in film, television, and theater called Translations in 2012.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Thielman, Sam (2008-03-09). "Variety Reviews - Tim Minchin - Legit Reviews - Cabaret - Review by Sam Thielman". Variety.com. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
  2. ^ Thielman, Sam (2008-06-04). "Variety Reviews - Jollyship the Whiz-Bang - Legit Reviews - Off Broadway - Review by Sam Thielman". Variety.com. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
  3. ^ Isherwood, Charles (2009-04-22). "Chaotic Household? Sell the Kids". The New York Times.
  4. ^ "The Gingerbread House". Archived from the original on July 10, 2009. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
  5. ^ "Elizabeth Meriwether's Upcoming Play Now Titled Oliver Parker! - Theater News - Apr 20, 2010". Theatermania.com. 2010-04-20. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
  6. ^ "Naked Radio". Naked Angels. 2008-08-25. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
  7. ^ "Zane Birdwell". GRAMMY.com. 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  8. ^ World Class People - Zane Birdwell | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2021-04-30