Advantage Audio

Advantage Audio

Advantage Audio (also known as Advantage Post Sound Services) is a very popular post-production sound company; founded in 1990 by Jim Hodson & Bill Koepnick. They work on mostly animation projects for Disney Television Animation, DreamWorks Animation, and Netflix Animation, as well as a number of Nickelodeon, Warner Bros. Animation (including some earlier Cartoon Network projects), DiC Entertainment (one of their first clients), among others.

Staff

  • Jesse Aruda (2017-; previously worked on Advantage Audio project Fish Hooks as a sound designer with Glenn Oyabe.)
  • Michael Beiriger (1996-2016)
  • David Bonilla (2015-)
  • Roy Braverman (2006-2017)
  • Fil Brown (1995-)
  • Chris Coyne (2015-)
  • Shaun Cunningham (2015-)
  • Kris Daly (1996-2003)
  • Rich Danhakl (2014-)
  • Robert Duran (1993-)
  • Melissa Ellis (1992-)
  • Gabriel Gelbrecht (2015-; became a sound designer starting in 2020)
  • Phyllis Ginter (1994-2008)
  • Marilyn Graf (2000-2006)
  • Jim Hodson (1990-2006)
  • Bill Koepnick (1990-2006)
  • J. Lampinen (AKA John Lampinen) (1998-)
  • Ray Leonard (1990-)
  • Heather Olsen (2003-)
  • Glenn Oyabe (2010-2013 or 2017-Unknown; only on Fish Hooks, although this may've been freelance sound design at Disney Television Animation itself.)
  • Craig Ng (2003-2017)
  • Diane Parrino (1996-2004)
  • Robert Poole II (1996-)
  • Robert Daniel Pratt (2006-)
  • Robbi Smith (1995-)
  • Patrick Spain (2015-)
  • Aran Tanchum (2013-2015)
  • Paca Thomas (1990-2008)
  • Michael Warner (1993-2003)

Projects

Note: Disney Television Animation projects typically do not credit sound services; unlike Disney's DTV movies.

Sound Effects Most Used by Advantage Audio Sound Designers

Some of these sounds are often tweaked into various pitches. Many of them are considered to be cliche and irritating.

Sound Effects Created by Advantage Audio

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