About Mark Behm
I am not your average audio mixer.
Yes of course, I have strong technical skills, nerd out over mix desks, and gobble up issues of Mix and Tape-Op. But I am also an accomplished guitarist and drummer, music writer, and sound designer. (I have pretty big ears, so I’ve been told). And I am always learning… a Bach chorale on the piano, another Tommy Emmanuel guitar tune, or a new piece of gear.
My background, while extensive, isn’t traditional. In 1994, as co-founder of Substance Interactive Media, I began what has been a diverse career as an audio professional. (ADATs, Sound Forge 1.0 and Digidesign Session 8, anyone?).
And, ever since, I have continued to build a career helping my clients and bosses tell their stories to millions of people.
I am incredibly lucky. So many wonderful mentors, creative clients and visionary companies have put me in amazing environments and a variety of mediums. From years recording and mixing live scoring sessions for film, radio and TV, to sound design for games, to running the audio post departments and mixing series for broadcast Cable TV networks. Not to mention being able to turn my talents as a multi-instrumentalist into how I make part of my living.
In a nutshell, my passion for sound and music is coupled with a love for big-picture teamwork and a daily affable professionalism. I’m not the mixer who just wants to push the buttons.
I’m the mixer who actually realizes there’s a story we are all trying to tell.