Personal profile
Personal profile
Dane Taylor is an award winning engineer from Cape Town, South Africa. He is an experienced music producer, sound recording and mixing engineer. He has operated a successful sound studio for the last 10 years serving local and international clients in the music, film and television industry. He has credits on productions for the likes of BMW, Audi, Virgin, Red Bull, Puma, Vice etc, and numerous other short films and documentaries.In his career, Dane has undertaken a variety of positions, that include location sound recorder, mixing engineer, post-production/sound designer and sound supervisor. Dane Taylor holds an MSc in Music Production from Berklee College Of Music in Boston, USA. He was awarded a bursary for exceptional work during his studies.He has also served as lecturer for the degree programme at SAE in Cape Town for the past 5 years and has been instrumental in his students careers.Many of the projects Dane is involved in continue to win and be nominated for awards in the different facets of the industry, whether it be a hit song charting on the radio, a commercial on television or a film based project, Danes expertise, effort and care allow him to constantly deliver work at a high level, keeping him present within this cutting edge entertainment industry we are all positively influenced by.
Research interests
- The relationship/connection between the conscious and subconscious state of mind and how it effects our creativity in different facets of the filmmaking process.
- Dolby Atmos mixing techniques for filmmaking and post-production.
- Immersive sound for filmmaking
Experience
TAYLOR SOUNDWORKS PTY Ltd 2013 - PRESENT
SAE Institute Cape Town Lecturer 2016-2020
Teaching
FTA207 The Music Promo
FTA212 The Art Of Sound
FTA109 Introduction To Sound
Awards and honours
South African Music Award (SAMA) winner - 2017 Best Engineered Record Of The Year
2017 Winner - South African Music Awards (SAMA) Best Engineered Album Of The Year - Arno Carstens - Die Aandblom 13
Award Winning Works
2021 WInner - South African Music Awards (SAMA) Beste Kontemporêre Musiek Album - Die Heuwels Fantasties - Herverbeel
2020 Winner - South African Music Awards (SAMA) Best Rock Album Of The Year - Francois Van Coke - Dagdrome in Surburbia
2018 Winner - South African Music Awards (SAMA) Beste Pop Album Of The Year - Kurt Darren - Laat Die Dansvloer Brand
2015 Winner - South African Music Awards (SAMA) Best Rock Album Of The Year - aKing - Morning After
Multiple South African Music Award (SAMA) Nominee
Education/Academic qualification
MA equivalent - Berklee College Of Music
Person Types
- Staff