Mike Hallenbeck (Cool Cat Audio)
@coolcataudio.bsky.social
Sound + music for media. Sound edit/ design, audio restoration, VO, custom music, ADR + final mix for arts and commerce. Mix engineering + mastering for composers, songwriters, and more. Posts by (bald) studio head Mike Hallenbeck. coolcataudio.com
Whamageddon 2025 is upon us! Do you have what it takes?
The objective is to go as long as possible without hearing WHAM's Christmas classic; "Last Christmas". The game starts on December 1st, and finishes at the end of December 24th. [more]
The objective is to go as long as possible without hearing WHAM's Christmas classic; "Last Christmas". The game starts on December 1st, and finishes at the end of December 24th. [more]
December 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Whamageddon 2025 is upon us! Do you have what it takes?
The objective is to go as long as possible without hearing WHAM's Christmas classic; "Last Christmas". The game starts on December 1st, and finishes at the end of December 24th. [more]
The objective is to go as long as possible without hearing WHAM's Christmas classic; "Last Christmas". The game starts on December 1st, and finishes at the end of December 24th. [more]
The Hellavision Web 5000.0 intro-- featuring original music and sound design by yours truly-- continues its rampage of theatrical presentations tonight, appearing at Scream It Offscreen in Minneapolis. <more>
December 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The Hellavision Web 5000.0 intro-- featuring original music and sound design by yours truly-- continues its rampage of theatrical presentations tonight, appearing at Scream It Offscreen in Minneapolis. <more>
Hellavision’s Web 5000.0 intro, featuring original music and sound design by yours truly, screens tonight at Minnesota Electronic Theater!
Thursday December 4th
Doors @ 5pm
Show @ 6pm
Entry is Free. No ticket required.
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Thursday December 4th
Doors @ 5pm
Show @ 6pm
Entry is Free. No ticket required.
<more>
December 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Hellavision’s Web 5000.0 intro, featuring original music and sound design by yours truly, screens tonight at Minnesota Electronic Theater!
Thursday December 4th
Doors @ 5pm
Show @ 6pm
Entry is Free. No ticket required.
<more>
Thursday December 4th
Doors @ 5pm
Show @ 6pm
Entry is Free. No ticket required.
<more>
Congratulations to Comrade Comrade on the release of “Sadly Temporary”, a debut collection I’ve had the honor of producing, mixing and mastering at Cool Cat Audio! I’ll drop the Bandcamp page in the comments. <more>
December 3, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Congratulations to Comrade Comrade on the release of “Sadly Temporary”, a debut collection I’ve had the honor of producing, mixing and mastering at Cool Cat Audio! I’ll drop the Bandcamp page in the comments. <more>
Jordan Peele and Sam Raimi are going to make a movie together? That, I daresay, is a movie I'd be inclined to watch.
December 2, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Jordan Peele and Sam Raimi are going to make a movie together? That, I daresay, is a movie I'd be inclined to watch.
Another Sound Design for Film class in the books. Thanks to Film North for having us!
In Sound Design for Film, I ask students to explore such questions as: What roles(s) does sound play in film? How does sound facilitate storytelling, ... <more>
In Sound Design for Film, I ask students to explore such questions as: What roles(s) does sound play in film? How does sound facilitate storytelling, ... <more>
November 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Another Sound Design for Film class in the books. Thanks to Film North for having us!
In Sound Design for Film, I ask students to explore such questions as: What roles(s) does sound play in film? How does sound facilitate storytelling, ... <more>
In Sound Design for Film, I ask students to explore such questions as: What roles(s) does sound play in film? How does sound facilitate storytelling, ... <more>
I’m honored to have contributed a section on microphone classification for “A Brief History of Sound Recording” by John Kannenberg, published by @portablesound.bsky.social. Available for purchase soon! Stay tuned. (Photo by Dr. Kannenberg)
November 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I’m honored to have contributed a section on microphone classification for “A Brief History of Sound Recording” by John Kannenberg, published by @portablesound.bsky.social. Available for purchase soon! Stay tuned. (Photo by Dr. Kannenberg)
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Somehow I've made it this far without knowing that there was an animated Beatles cartoon series produced while the group was still together. I was looking through a book about music in animation, and during a passage on the "Yellow Submarine" movie...
Somehow I've made it this far without knowing that there was an animated Beatles cartoon series produced while the group was still together. I was looking through a book about music in animation, and during a passage on the "Yellow Submarine" movie...
The Beatles Cartoon - Episode 39 - Full Episode From 16mm Film Print (With Commercials & Bumpers)
YouTube video by The Beatles Videos
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November 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LPo...
Somehow I've made it this far without knowing that there was an animated Beatles cartoon series produced while the group was still together. I was looking through a book about music in animation, and during a passage on the "Yellow Submarine" movie...
Somehow I've made it this far without knowing that there was an animated Beatles cartoon series produced while the group was still together. I was looking through a book about music in animation, and during a passage on the "Yellow Submarine" movie...
What are your favorite podcasts about #film and #filmmaking?
November 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
What are your favorite podcasts about #film and #filmmaking?
Once again, Cool Cat Audio finds itself exploring the sonic world of popcorn– this time for a documentary. Here’s the recent setup for a Foley session, to capture the elusive presence of popcorn flakes striking each other lightly as they fly around. (more)
October 30, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Once again, Cool Cat Audio finds itself exploring the sonic world of popcorn– this time for a documentary. Here’s the recent setup for a Foley session, to capture the elusive presence of popcorn flakes striking each other lightly as they fly around. (more)
Back in the studio at Cool Cat Audio, tracking some sounds for Rhinannon’s next Mama Faerie project. Photo by the artist. <more>
October 22, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Back in the studio at Cool Cat Audio, tracking some sounds for Rhinannon’s next Mama Faerie project. Photo by the artist. <more>
Thanks to Hellavision Television for an enjoyable viewing of “Web 5000.0” at The Main Cinema in Minneapolis last night. This anthology of #animation about the future of the Internet is hilarious, innovative, insightful, bewildering, terrifying, and plenty more besides.
October 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Thanks to Hellavision Television for an enjoyable viewing of “Web 5000.0” at The Main Cinema in Minneapolis last night. This anthology of #animation about the future of the Internet is hilarious, innovative, insightful, bewildering, terrifying, and plenty more besides.
Tonight in Minneapolis! Hellavision Television’s “Web 5000.0” arrives in Minneapolis at The Main Cinema on Wed October 15th at 7pm. Enjoy the final moments of the internet through the lens of over 80 artists in this 90 minute maximalist anthology directed by Sishir Bommakanti. <more>
October 15, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Tonight in Minneapolis! Hellavision Television’s “Web 5000.0” arrives in Minneapolis at The Main Cinema on Wed October 15th at 7pm. Enjoy the final moments of the internet through the lens of over 80 artists in this 90 minute maximalist anthology directed by Sishir Bommakanti. <more>
New dates unlocked for Hellavision Television’s “Web 5000.0” tour! The animation anthology screens in Minneapolis on Wednesday October 15th, 7 pm at The Main Cinema-- ticket link in comments... <more>
October 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
New dates unlocked for Hellavision Television’s “Web 5000.0” tour! The animation anthology screens in Minneapolis on Wednesday October 15th, 7 pm at The Main Cinema-- ticket link in comments... <more>
Do I know anyone in Santa Cruz? I doubt it. But if I’m mistaken, be advised that Natalie Peracchio’s new short film “The Story of the Cricket Queen”, featuring original music, sound design and mix by yours truly, screens this coming Thursday and Friday... <more>
October 8, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Do I know anyone in Santa Cruz? I doubt it. But if I’m mistaken, be advised that Natalie Peracchio’s new short film “The Story of the Cricket Queen”, featuring original music, sound design and mix by yours truly, screens this coming Thursday and Friday... <more>
Reposted by Mike Hallenbeck (Cool Cat Audio)
Accordion overdubs at Cool Cat Audio on the upcoming 10 Items or Fewer album with the maestro himself, Jon Duncan!
Two things I noticed after this session:
1. Making good music happen with good people has a way of lifting one’s spirits, a boon in times like these. <more>
Two things I noticed after this session:
1. Making good music happen with good people has a way of lifting one’s spirits, a boon in times like these. <more>
October 1, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Accordion overdubs at Cool Cat Audio on the upcoming 10 Items or Fewer album with the maestro himself, Jon Duncan!
Two things I noticed after this session:
1. Making good music happen with good people has a way of lifting one’s spirits, a boon in times like these. <more>
Two things I noticed after this session:
1. Making good music happen with good people has a way of lifting one’s spirits, a boon in times like these. <more>
I recently collaborated with animator Sishir Bommakanti and voice artist Sudarsna Mukund on the intro to Hellavision Television’s “Web 5000”, an ongoing community animation project that explores “the Maximal Speculative Future of The Internet”. <more>
September 30, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I recently collaborated with animator Sishir Bommakanti and voice artist Sudarsna Mukund on the intro to Hellavision Television’s “Web 5000”, an ongoing community animation project that explores “the Maximal Speculative Future of The Internet”. <more>
Reposted by Mike Hallenbeck (Cool Cat Audio)
Vocal recording for the new 10 Items or Fewer album continues at @coolcataudio.bsky.social! Harmony singer Rhiannon Fiskradatz took these shots in the booth the other day.
September 23, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Vocal recording for the new 10 Items or Fewer album continues at @coolcataudio.bsky.social! Harmony singer Rhiannon Fiskradatz took these shots in the booth the other day.
Celebrating the conclusion of another Sound Design for Film class at Film North. As an educator, I like to proceed from the principle that we learn not by absorbing new information, but... <more>
September 18, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Celebrating the conclusion of another Sound Design for Film class at Film North. As an educator, I like to proceed from the principle that we learn not by absorbing new information, but... <more>
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MP3 players are making a comeback – I tested 15 to find the best | Gadgets - United Kingdom News Beep
An MP3 player? In 2025? Am I going to be covering Betamax and MiniDisc players next?
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September 16, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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i don't know what the source of this video is but I love it
September 10, 2025 at 1:35 AM
i don't know what the source of this video is but I love it
What if it was really Dave Alvin and the Chipmunks?
September 9, 2025 at 4:00 AM
What if it was really Dave Alvin and the Chipmunks?
If you find yourself watching the Disney+ documentary “Meet the Pickles”, about the making of the animated series “Win or Lose”, 12 minutes in or so (during the video game montage) you’ll hear some music by yours truly!
September 3, 2025 at 12:51 PM
If you find yourself watching the Disney+ documentary “Meet the Pickles”, about the making of the animated series “Win or Lose”, 12 minutes in or so (during the video game montage) you’ll hear some music by yours truly!
If you’re at the MN State Fair this year, you may hear the sound design of Cool Cat Audio when you peruse this DNR installation on fire safety. I engineered voiceover, edited interview audio, implemented sound effects... <more>
August 27, 2025 at 2:04 PM
If you’re at the MN State Fair this year, you may hear the sound design of Cool Cat Audio when you peruse this DNR installation on fire safety. I engineered voiceover, edited interview audio, implemented sound effects... <more>
Some BTS footage in the studio of voiceover recording for an upcoming #animation project by Sishir Bommakanti. On the mic is performer Sudarsna Mukund. Also visible: my bald head.
August 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Some BTS footage in the studio of voiceover recording for an upcoming #animation project by Sishir Bommakanti. On the mic is performer Sudarsna Mukund. Also visible: my bald head.