GEOFF WATSON
General Manager

SIMON LEADLEY
Technical Director, Chief Engineer and Editor
Simon is the senior music editor and technical advisor for Trackdown Scoring Stage. He is an authority on all aspects of Pro Tools, specialising in recording and mixing surround music for film and television and has films to his credit such as MGM’s Crocodile Hunter-Collision Course, Inspector Gadget 2, Hearts In Atlantis, Charlotte Gray, The Quiet American, Typhoon, Aquamarine, the Peter Weir phenomenon Master and Commander and Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge and Chanel No.5 campaign starring Nicole Kidman. Simon has received a special achievement award for the feature film Moulin Rouge from the Australian Screen Sound Guild awards as well as the prestigious MPSE Golden Reel awards in LA.
His most recent work was as additional Scoring Engineer and Supervising Music Editor on Happy Feet.
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TIM RYAN
Senior Music Engineer and Editor
Tims's TV and Film credits include: Crocodile Hunter-Collision Course, Hero, Swimming Upstream, Disney's Inspector Gadget 2, George of the Jungle, Peter Pan, Hearts In Atlantis, Aquamarine, My Brother Jack and Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge, Romeo and Juliet DVD, Strictly Ballroom DVD, and the Chanel No.5 campaign starring Nicole Kidman. He has applied his expertise in post audio production, sound engineering and mixing, to such acts as The Saints, Chris Bailey, Paul Kelly and The Robertson Brothers. In addition to coordinating the audio for Yoram Gross Village Roadshow, YG-EMTV and Flying Bark television productions, Tim has also worked on numerous award-winning documentaries. Together with Simon, Tim was presented an MPSE Golden Reel award for music editing (Moulin Rouge) and a special achievement award from the Australian Screen Sound Guild. His most recent work was as Music Editor on Happy Feet. View CV

GUY GROSS  
Artistic Director & Resident Composer
www.ggm.com.au
Guy Gross is one of Australia's most respected and diverse film and television composers. From his BAFTA nominated score for the feature "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" to the US hit SCI-FI series "Farscape", his film scores cover a wide variety of styles. Testament to his diversity, Guy has received awards from the Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) for Best Music for a Documentary, Children's Series, Short film, Animation, Promotional Video, Advertisement, TV Theme and twice for Best Music for a TV Series. In addition to his film composing, Guy is the artistic director at Trackdown and provides the finest in consultation and musical direction.

DANIEL BROWN
Engineer
Daniel is highly skilled in all aspects of recording and mixing and understands every aspect of the magnificent Main Recording Hall. Daniel has worked with numerous musicians including 2005 Australian Idol Kate DeAraugo, Katie Noonan and James Morrison as well as orchestras such as the Sydney Symphony, Opera Australia and the ACO. More recently he was the pro tools playback operator for Warner Bros Films newest animated feature film Happy Feet. View CV

CRAIG BECKETT
Engineer
Craig has honed is engineering skills at Trackdown under the tutorage of Simon Leadley and Tim Ryan. He began his music career playing guitar in some of Sydney's most recognised venues such as The Annandale, The Metro and the Gaelic Club as well as recording with various bands. Since switching to behind the desk, Craig has worked on a variety of gigs including sessions with the Sydney Symphony, and Eminence Symphony Orchestra and more recently he engineered the recordings for up and coming bands Benjalu, BridgeMaryKiss and As Venice Sinks. View CV