Cory Choy
Founder / Owner / Supervising Sound Editor & Re-Recording Mixer
A founding member of Silver Sound, Emmy Award-winning Cory Choy has been pushing the audio limits since 2003. He has crisscrossed the globe with the likes of director and activist Iara Lee, explorer and TV host Richard Wiese, and trouble-and-movie-maker Andrew Wonder as a production sound mixer; he has been supervising sound designer for folks such as indie horror legend Lloyd Kaufman and actor and director Peter Vack, and an adjunct professor of Sound Design at Brooklyn College. Driven by a desire to excel in his craft and a belief that he can always learn more, Cory has never been afraid to go off the beaten path: he was an early adopter of the groundbreaking DAW REAPER from Cockos, has been a proponent of the game-changing Zaxcom Nova, and is constantly searching for and thinking about new and better ways to record, edit, create, and mix sound.
Tom Fama
Studio Manager / Location Sound Recordist
Tom Fama is the studio manager at Silver Sound, overseeing daily operations to ensure smooth project execution. After graduating from NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Tom honed his audio expertise as a rental technician at Gotham Sound, enhancing his industry knowledge and skill set as an audio professional. He is also a location sound recordist who has had the privilege of working with clients such as Rolling Stone, Neon Rated, and Broadway’s Phantom of the Opera, as well as music artists like Arctic Monkeys, Natalie Merchant, and Ike Reilly. When he is not behind the mixing board or holding a boom pole, Tom is a passionate classic rock and heavy metal musician. He has been playing drums for over 15 years and enjoys jamming with his friends and attending local shows. With his technical proficiency, diverse skills, and unwavering dedication he is always seeking new challenges and opportunities to expand his skills and knowledge in the realm of audio.
Christian Cuciniello
Sound Designer / Producer
Christian Cuciniello is an innovative and dynamic sound designer who has quickly become a rising star at Silver Sound. Specializing in creating immersive audio experiences across film, podcasts, commercials, and live events, Christian quickly makes himself not just a strong creative partner, but an indispensable one. Christian is the technical director and engineer for the Silver Sound Sonic Dash, and lead producer on the Silver Podcast Network’s Silver Shorts series. Christian is driven by a curiosity for technology and an obsession for the art of sound, continually exploring new techniques, instruments, and tools to push the boundaries of audio post-production.
Jamie Zelermyer
VP, Business Development & Content Producer
Jamie Zelermyer has been a New York based Producer, Creator and Production Executive for the past 25 years. She is the co-host and creator of I Was Never There, an award winning serialized eight episode non- fiction podcast, that premiered at The Tribeca Festival in 2022. I Was Never There cracked the top 20 on Apple Podcasts and was on the New York Times Best Podcasts of 2022 list. She was the VP, Physical Production at Focus Features / Rogue Pictures. Prior to Focus Jamie was a Line Producer and Production Manager working on films such as Igby Goes Down, Boys Don’t Cry and You Can Count on Me. Jamie is the former President of the Board of Directors of New York Women In Film and Television, and is an adviser on NYWIFT’s The Writer Lab, a program for female Writers over 40 funded by Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman.
Mark Blumberg
Producer / Curator
Emily Reeves
Story Producer
Luke Allen
Composer / Silver Sound LA
Luke Allen is a Brooklyn-based composer, sound designer, and audio engineer. A founding member of the Silver Sound team, Luke has lent his ear to a wide range of productions since 2005. Luke’s love for music comes from his training as a classical pianist and as a self-taught guitarist and drummer. After spending time in Austin TX and Durham NC, he is happy to call New York home again and is excited to be involved in projects big and small.
Tarcisio Longobardi
Location Sound Recordist and Sound Engineer
Ryan King
Location Sound Recordist
Ohioan émigré, Ryan first arrived to New York City in 2007. He attended the Tisch School of the Arts where foundations were laid for an obsession with all things sound. Set loose among a new arsenal of equipment, he took to experimenting with sound design for film before choosing to focus on production sound. He joined forces with Silver Sound in 2010. His passion for sound developed in tandem with a love of writing and directing and he strives to integrate this grasp of the full workflow while in the field. Whether scripted narrative or run-and-gun, Ryan will set up your post team to succeed.
Suliya Gisele
Associate Producer / Fashion & Art Director
Hunt Beaty
Producer and Sound Recordist
Emmy Award-winning Hunt Beaty is from Nashville, Tennessee. He decided he liked listening to things at New York University’s Film School. He joined Silver Sound back in 2008 and since then he’s worked for a slew of people cooler than him (Funny or Die, Birchbox, Oscar de la Renta) and travelled the world recording sound with ABC’s ‘Born to Explore.’ In his free time, he’d rather be climbing a mountain somewhere.
Noelle Choy
Special Operations