Travis Wade Kidd
Sound Mixer / Boom Operator
Audio + Timecode Equipment Rentals for Film Production
Bozeman, MT, USA
WILD WAVE SOUND DESIGN
Production Sound Mixing and Recording
I am a location sound mixer with 14 years of experience. I have run sound on feature films both fiction and non-fiction. I am very comfortable on a narrative film set. I have also been a mixer on hundreds of days worth of non-fiction shoots and am ready for any chaotic, unscripted situation. I have recorded sound in some of the harshest environments this planet has to offer: from the bitter cold of Yellowstone National Park in Winter, to the heat, humidity, and torrential rain of the Amazon rainforest. I am willing to go wherever the job takes us.
With my kit I can organize and mix 7 wireless channels and a boom, while managing timecode. For a full equipment list, check out my gear page below.
I also know a great boom op with an amazing attitude who I work very well with. Let me know if you would like to hire us as a team.
My credits include shows for Montana PBS, Nat Geo, Vice, History Channel, INSP, and Root Sports. Full credits and examples of my work are listed below.
Fully Vaccinated
CPR/AED, and First Aid Certified.
My Sound Work
The American Buffalo | Exploring the New Documentary from Ken Burns | PBS
Sarah Jarosz // "Mezcal and Lime" // Live from the Back Pasture at Red Ants
Somewhere in Montana Teaser Trailer
Legends of the Stagecoach | Trailer
Lukas Nelson // "Can You Hear Me Love You"? // Live from the Back Pasture at Red Ants
Blood and Water- Trailer
SOUND KIT
(September 2024)
Recorders: Sound Devices MixPre 10 ii for 8 iso tracks of recording
7x Tentacle Track E Recorders for 32bit float plant mics or lavs for far flung talent.
Boom: Sennheiser MKH416 shotgun mic
Rycote blimp and deadcat
Rycote Super-Softie
Rainman boom mic rain cover and waterproof hood
Sennheiser ME64
Sennheiser ME67
Rode NTG2 Shotgun mic for backup
3x DPA 4097 mini shotguns to use as plant mics, camera mounts, or instrument mics
1x DPA 4099 instrument mic (mounts for guitar, upright bass, cello, violins, mandolins, banjo etc.)
3x Shure SM58 Dynamic Vocal Mics
1x Music Villa MV1 Large-diaphragm Condenser Mic
Wireless: 8 total wireless channels with more available on request, current list below:
4x Lectrosonics wireless transmitters with COS 11D, Countryman, and DPA lav mics
1x Lectrosonics HMA plug on transmitter for wireless boom
3x Sennheiser G4 pairs w/ Sanken COS 11-D lav mics
Antenna Distribution System: BSRF AS-122 RF Splitter
2x Betso Bowtie Antennas
RF Venue Diversity Fin Antenna
Antenna Mast
Camera Hops/Timecode: Zaxcom TRXCL3.5 Camera Link
3x URX100 Receivers for camera hops w/ timecode
3x URX50 Receivers for crew IFBs
3x Tentacle Sync E mkII
Power Management: Power Star Mini Triple Play Battery Distribution System
6x NP-1 Batteries for all day uninterrupted recording, no matter the location
Waterproofing: Rainman Blimp Cover
Orca Waterproof Audio Bag Cover
3x Aquapac waterproof bags for wireless transmitters
Additional equipment for wildlife applications and sports coverage:
Sony PBR400 parabolic reflector with Sanken COS 11D for hyper directional recording
Shure VP81F Videomic w/ Pistol Grip
Tentacle Track E Recorders for high definition wildlife trail mounted mics.
Additional equipment available with enough advanced notice.
~ CONTACT ~
TRAVIS WADE KIDD
Production Sound Mixer and Boom Operator
Working as a local in Southwest Montana and willing to travel wherever the job takes us. Let me worry about sound, you focus on the rest.
(989) 820-0078