John Shryock

I work behind-the-scenes in theater, film, and music. I am based in the Washington DC Metro Area.

Please enjoy your visit to my website and contact me to work on your project!

Click on a topic below to find out more about how I can help you meet your sound goals.

Thanks,

John Shryock
301 452 2458
john.[insert my last name]@gmail.com

“It was a pleasure working with you! Thank you so much for all your help with sound for Headscarf – I was so happy with what you put together!”

- Zehra Fazel, Writer, Director, and Star of the Award-Winning Headscarf and the Angry B**ch

“I consider myself lucky to have found you. I appreciate you working so diligently towards every detail. You have added a tremendous amount to the show and have really taken it to the next level. Thank you!”

- Arpita Mukherjee, Writer, Director, and Producer for Love Times Seven: A Bollywood Musical

“John, Thanks for showing up outta the blue right when I needed you. Fantastic work.”

- Marcus Kyd, Director, Taffety Punk’s The Faithkiller

“You can’t do a rock musical without great sound. And John Shryock is the finest DC has to offer. My show would have been impossible without him.”

- Shawn Northrip, Composer (Titus X, Lunch, and more), referring to John doing sound design for his show Titus X

“I will not work with any other sound guy.”

- Mason Booker, writer and director of C-47

“Working with John was a great experience. He’s efficient and structured, but he’s flexible enough to know when to roll with a better idea too. He’ll spend all day and night to make a deadline and I really appreciated that. I remember a few times where we had to clock in 10 hour + sessions in the sound studio for one of my animations. That sort of dedication is a rare thing, and I definitely look forward to working with John again.”

- Vincent Wong, Writer/Director/Animator, Clive’s Christmas

Samples of my Work

1. “Music and Sound Design Demo Reel” (3:30) This features both original music and sound design. Start with this one.

2. “Longer Composition Demo” (2:26) – Music only – it has a few additional pieces and also longer samples than the music in track 1. I wrote and recorded all of the music and played all instruments, with the exception of the following:  Anik Saha (tabla), Azania Dungee (vocals), and Laura Darby (vocals).

3. “Samples of Musicians I’ve Recorded” (2:45) A compilation including 10 groups I’ve recorded in my project studio.  Click the “recording musicians and bands” tab for more info.

Online Video

“C-47″ – Trailer for the television pilot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5l1qefts0wY
I did sound design, mixing, and musical score. I also recorded the ADR and was on set recording production sound. The rest of the project is still in post-production.

Lapse. Short film. Production sound mixer.

C-47. Television Pilot. Production sound mixer, composer, editor, foley artist, ADR recorder/editor, re-recording mixer.

A Rock and a Hard Place. Short film. Sound designer, foley artist, sound effects, editor, re-recording mixer.

Clive’s Christmas. Animated short. Composer, voiceover recordist, dialogue editor, foley artist, sound effects editor, re-recording mixer.

Epiphany on the Crossbrox Expressway. Feature film. Voiceover recordist, sound effects editor, dialogue editor, re-recording mixer.

H.I.ME. Short film. ADR editor, foley artist, sound effects editor, re-recording mixer.

Sweet Justice. Short film. Composer, foley artist, sound effects, editor, re-recording mixer.

Slice. Short film. ADR editor, sound effects editor, re-recording mixer.

TKA: 40th Anniversary DVD. Feature documentary. Composer, production sound mixer, voiceover recordist, sound editor, re-recording mixer.

Winter Wood. Feature Film. Sound editor, re-recording mixer.

Bloodbound. Feature Film. Composer, ADR editor, foley artist, sound effects editor, re-recording mixer.

Life With the Dicebag. Feature Documentary. Composer, sound editor, re-recording mixer.

I can help your play with both sound design and original composition, as well as work with your stage manager and venue to create the best way to play your sound cues.

Sound Design Credits, completed and upcoming:

My First Time. DCAC and Burke Theater.

Headscarf and the Angry Bitch. Theater J and NYC Fringe Festival. Written and directed by Zehra Fazel.

The Rave Scenes. The Baldacchino Gypsy Tent at the Capitol Fringe Festival.  Written and directed by JR Russ.

The Crucible. Bishop McNamara High School.  Directed by Mary Mitchell-Donahue.

Love Times Seven:  A Bollywood Musical. Rasa Arts Collective.  Directed by Arpita Mukherjee.

South Pacific. Bishop McNamara High School.  Directed by Mary Mitchell-Donahue.

Titus X. The Warehouse at the Capitol Fringe Festival.  Directed by Shirley Serotsky.

Pride and Prejudice. Bishop McNamara High School.  Directed by Mary Mitchell-Donahue.

Please enjoy this 2:45 compilation of 10 groups I’ve recorded in my project studio.

I can work with you to produce your demo or audition recording.  I have recorded over 75 bands, musicians, and concerts over the years.

I have a project studio where I’ve recorded rock, rap, r&b, gospel, pop, classical, metal, jazz fusion, funk and more.

I have worked with a number of choreographers over the years to get their tracks ready for competitions and shows.

I’ve cut pieces for dance choreographers, ice-skating choreographers, magicians, an aerial silks artist, and even a juggler.

The edits will be seamless – whether it’s simply taking out a verse and chorus, fading out the ending, extending an instrumental part, or cutting a bunch of songs together.

We can add voiceovers and drop in hits and sound effects to really make the choreography pop.

Whatever you think of, we can make it happen!

I record and edit voiceovers for plays, films, radio dramas, cartoons, animations, and commercial work.

If you are an actor in need of creating or updating your voiceover demo, we can work together to create a great product to send out to potential clients.

If you are looking for voiceover actors, I personally know a lot of great talent in the area.

I am comfortable setting up and running live sound for a variety of events.

I have worked live sound for concerts, musicals, plays, meetings, conferences, talent shows, open mics, and more.

My live sound experience includes:

- Audiences up to 900.
- Up to 11 wireless mics.
- Up to 16 microphones
- Very short load-in and load-out schedules.
- Stage monitors.
- External recording devices.

I also am close friends with some great live sound companies should you need rental equipment.

Please contact me for more info!