Owner, Chief Sound Designer and Mixer

As a communications and music student at the university Blaine studied music composition and arranging and photography and film production.  He gained skill as a conductor while learning to play over a dozen instruments.  For the past 30 years, Blaine has conducted various church and community choral groups.  While in school he also studied communications, acoustics, electronics, theater, and film.

After leaving the university in 1979, Blaine helped start the Osmond Studios in Orem, Utah.  He became the Audio Operations Supervisor.  He supervised and mixed audio for television and film (production and post-production) and music.  He had the opportunity to sound design and mix the first television production to the U.S.A. out of Red China and the first stereo program for the Disney Channel-The Velveteen Rabbit starring Marie Osmond.  He did the pre-production orchestral recordings for many television productions and then would go out to the 16,000 sq. ft. sound stage to mix the production audio.  Then, he'd follow through with the post-production sound design and mixing as well.  He was deeply involved with all aspects of audio production.  While there, he designed and built several 24/48 track studios for both television production and music recording.

In 1986, Blaine returned to the Los Angeles area and free-lanced for various post facilities including: Complete Post, Grace and Wild, Alta Video, AME, Inc., etc.  In 1989 he accepted a staff position at AME, Inc. in Burbank where his first assignment was to design and build two audio post-production studios.  The acoustics were designed by Jeff Cooper and Blaine and a crew wired the rooms.  The studios were state-of-the-art with SSL mixing consoles and Studer 24 track machines.  While there, Blaine established professional relationships with many of the clients he continues to work with to this day.

In 1989, he left AME to work for the new Fox Television Network.  In 1991, Blaine returned to AME (renamed All Post) to the rooms he built several years earlier.  In 1994, Blaine was offered a position at Framework Sound in Burbank.  It was there he made the jump to lightspeed by shifting from 24/48 track linear to 48K digital.  He quickly learned the Synclavier system.  While at Framework, he work with Synclavier Direct to Disk and then Audiovision.  Finally, when ProTools came along, he quickly learned that.

Near the end of 1999, Blaine began plans to open his own video/audio post-production studio in Burbank.  He talked to many of his clients, past and present  and forged ahead.  In May 2000, Blaine opened his own studios named Post Plus Sound.  Using his past experience at BYU, Osmonds, and AME, he designed and built the audio studios and edit bay at Post Plus Sound.

In 2010, Blaine moved his operation and Hollywood/Burbank clients to Murray, UT and reopened as The Stewdio, LLC.

Blaine's list of credits is vast and broad.  The following is a small sample of his accomplishments.

Television Shows (pre-production, production, and/or post-production):

I, Predator (Animal Planet/NatGeo) 2010

100+ Programs for Feed the Children 2001-2010

Friends for Change (Disney Channel) 2008-2010

Last American Cowboy (Animal Planet) 2010

Sports Science (Fox Sportsnet) 2007-2009

Crime 360 (A&E) 2007-2009

Known Universe (NatGeo) 2008-2010

Jonas Brothers/HighSchool Musical 3  Special 2008

Fat Actress 2005

Kathy Griffin "Strong Black Woman"

The Donny and Marie Show (1978-79)

The Velveteen Rabbit, Ferdinand, the Bull and others for Disney

The March of Dimes and Children's Miracle Network Telethons

Alf

"Something to Smile About"

Married With Children

Circus of the Stars

Chris Rock-"Bring the Pain" and "Bigger and Blacker"

Adam Sandler, Janeane Garfalo, Dana Carvey, etc. for HBO

Life with Lucy (Lucille Ball's last televison series)

Love Connection

Dave's World

Long Beach Pro-Celebrity Race (1986-2002)

Trailers:

Smallville theatrical trailer in 5.1 for WBTV.

Dinotopia, Jack and the Beanstalk, Lost Empire, Hamlet, Stranded, Sherlock Holmes, Leopold Bloom, Wishcraft, and Benji Returns for Hallmark.

China Adventure and the Panda Adventure for IMAX.

Tangled, Elysian Fields, Double Whammy, Me, Myself, and Irene, What Women Want, Hawaii, Jimmy Neutron.

Alaska, Beastmaster, etc, for Warner Brothers.

Charter Video On-Demand.

Documetaries and DVD Featurettes:

First Flights and The Great National Parks for A&E

Disasters I & II for Fox Television Nework

DVD Featurettes for Tombraider, Forrest Gump, Sum of All Fears, Will Penny, Sunset Blvd., Star Trek-The Wrath of Kahn, Roman Holiday, Fatal Attraction, Beverly Hills Cop, Marathon Man, Rat Race, etc.

Sales Presentations:

Fresh Prince NAPTE, People's Court, For Your Love NAPTE, Livin' Large (Carsey-Werner), Combat Missions (Carsey-Werner), Universal Fall 2001, Paramount Pulse Pounders, etc.

On-Air Promotions:

Tarzan (Disney), People's Court (WBMA), Suddenly Susan (Radio), Gundam Wing (WBMA), Jackie Chan Adventures (Disney), All Fox Network Promos, Entertainment Tonight, Hard Copy, and Arsenio Hall for (Universal), etc., etc., etc.

Comedy Central Thanksgiving 2001 interstitials

Kids' WB Saturday Morning Open (Promax winner) and bumpers.

Gameshow Network Greenball, Greed, Let's Make A Deal spots.

E! Hottest Nights, E! Celebrity Adventures for E! Channel.

Commercial Productions:

Sears, Toyota, Hasbro national spots.

Films:

The Great Brain, Redemption.

Miscellaneous:

Remix in 5.1 Surround Sound for ABC/MGM: Live and Let Die, The Spy Who Loved Me, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, For Your Eyes Only, Thunderball, Diamonds Are Forever, Octopussy, Moonraker.

Remix for airline and levels: Planet of the Apes (2001 version), Original Gangtas.