Sounds Big Productions, Inc.

12/26/2025

Merry Christmas from all of us at Sounds Big!

11/23/2025

Some coverage photos sent to me from various people during the DiMenna/Highlander event.

11/23/2025

Sounds Big - in conjunction with LaGuardia High School's "Music Studio" - presented "Highlander" - a film scoring workshop and exposé - in Cary Hall @ The DiMenna Center in NYC last night, 11/21/2025.
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The event featured:

The fine and notable young men and woman of the LaGuardia High School Philharmonic Orchestra & Senior Chorus.

Introduction commentary and lead concept support by Benjamin Schott.

Choral preparation by Jana Ballard.
Orchestral preparation by Valentina Shohdy.

Music Studio & LaGHS Parent Association lead by Vanessa Enriquez & follow up logistics and accounting by Diane Vasquez.
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Front of house mix engineering and industry commentary by Emmy-awarded (ATAS), union foley artist and co-owner of Alchemy Post, Leslie Bloome.
https://www.alchemypostsound.com/portfolio-items/lead-foley-artist/

Leslie is known most recently for his (and his team's)
Emmy awarded foley work on "The Bear" - FX. He is also on "Happy Gilmore 2" & currently on "Moana (Live Action)!"

Leslie is a great professional kinsman and graciously willing to represent the post industry in support of our interests here.

Check out his amazing body of work on IMDB:
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2060686/
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Original score, lead commentary, program concept, technology & conducting by Sounds Big's own celebrated composer & multi-Emmy awarded (NATAS) re-recording film /TV mixer/supervising sound editor, Andrew Kay. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2193171/

Andrew has composed for:
"Nascar Nations" theme (featured in "Talladega Nights" - Sony) & "Fantasia" - (Disney Institute's Annual Animation Event) created for the their Millennium Year Celebration in 2000 - to name a couple.

He is also an Emmy awarded (NATAS) post-production film /TV mixer/sound editor (M.P.S.E.) on "Diamond at the Rock - The Rise of the Rockettes," "The Concert For New York - 9/11 Remembered," & "The Mecca of Boxing" for MSG.
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The "Highlander" event was a "pay-it-forward" to the LaGuardia students and a celebration of our NYC post-production industry and community.

Thank you students, staff, parents and industry!
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An encouragement to our NYC post community:
Come out and support/meet these extremely talented young LaGHS men and women in their various events. (https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/laguardiahs/699).

They are stellar performers and technicians with talent and notable discipline - a joy to work with!

Enjoy the show!

11/06/2025

We had a BK recognition night tonight with smoked meats, campfire, s’mores, homeade fall cider and a yummy tasting!
There were 9 German beers (Thanks Ted!) from all around Deutchland!
Three light beers (Pilsner, Lager, Helles),
Three wheat beers (Hefeweizen, Weißbier, Dunkel Weisse),
Three dark beers (Dunkel Bock, Dunkel, Schwartzbier)
We tested and voted! The Bayerische (Bavarian) beers one in each category! Viva Bavaria! Thanks for a great season, Kings!

10/01/2025

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05/20/2025

Another banner night for Logan Charles Kay! He and the LaGuardia kids did so well at the choral and ensemble work at The Roger Rees Showcase at Symphony Space! The exposure and relationships make in NYC are lasting and paramount! Bravo Logan! Bravo LaGuardia!

04/26/2025

A night to remember! Father and son tonight @ 8p!
Gratefulness Supreme!

04/26/2025

For those wandering what to do tonight, here it is!

Brahms “A German Requiem”
Hailstork “The World Called”

Cecilia Chorus
Carnegie Hall
4/26
8p

(It’s Logan’s and my first time singing together in Carnegie Hall - father and son!)

Get Discounted tickets here through the Carnegie website using our 15% Discount Code (CNY49401) which offsets the Carnegie fees.

https://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2025/04/26/The-Cecilia-Chorus-of-New-York-with-Orchestra-0800PM

If you do that, please fill out this form:

https://shorturl.at/D8O3e

If you'd like to receive credit for tickets yourself or your friends purchased through the Carnegie Hall website, please fill out this form. Each chorus member is expected to sell at least 4 tickets per concert.

04/22/2025

We are in the home stretch!

Logan and I will be performing with the Cecilia Chorus @ Carnegie Hall this Saturday 4/26 @ 8pm.

Please come and enjoy the beautiful and intrepid "The World Called" by Adolphus Hailstork with commentary by the poet, Rita Dove - not to be missed!

And, for your listening wonderment, scale the heights of the romanticism with Brahms' "A German Requiem" - sure to inspire, comfort the spirit and the overwhelm the senses with it's powerful beauty and stateliness!

You can purchase tickets through the Carnegie Hall website (with our 15% Discount Code (CNY49401) which offsets the Carnegie fees) here:

https://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2025/04/26/The-Cecilia-Chorus-of-New-York-with-Orchestra-0800PM

If you purchase, please fill out this form as well so I can acknowledge all my ticketed guests with the Cecilia Chorus!:

https://shorturl.at/D8O3e

Thanks in advance and we can't wait to share this wonderful and inspiring music with you all!

If you'd like to receive credit for tickets yourself or your friends purchased through the Carnegie Hall website, please fill out this form. Each chorus member is expected to sell at least 4 tickets per concert.

03/22/2025

This April 26th @ 8p, Join Logan and me with the Cecilia Chorus at Carnegie Hall to experience Brahms’ majestic “German Requiem” along with the encouraging and poetic “The World Called” by Adolphus Hailstork.

https://ceciliachorusny.org/

12/07/2024

Massive performing week for the Kay @ Sounds Big family! Logan opened his LaGuardia HS performance of “Into the Woods” on Thursday with his beloved friends and cast/crew.

Logan performs again @ LaGuardia tonight!

Concurrently, Andrew & Kaitlin (her Carnegie debut!) are performing @ Carnegie Hall tonight - with the Cecilia Chorus under Mark Shapiro - Bach’s Kantate #63 & Bernstein’s Mass & Chichester Psalms!

Then, they do it all again Sunday - Logan as Cinderella’s Prince and Andrew with the Messiah tenor solos with full orchestra and chorus @ WSP.

A time of wonder and awe as we share in community - and for the community - the gift of music!

More pics as we go!

11/12/2024

It's almost time for the Cecilia Chorus' performance @ Carnegie Hall! Come see and hear Kaitlin and Andrew on Dec. 7th performing Bach and Bernstein!

https://ceciliachorusny.org/