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Sound recordist and production sound mixer who entered New Zealand film with NATE AND HAYES (1983). Other feature film credits include PALLET ON THE FLOOR and HEART OF THE STAG (both 1984), THE QUIET EARTH and CAME A HOT FRIDAY (both 1985), BRIDGE TO NOWHERE (1986), WHITE WATER SUMMER (1987), OLD SCORES (1991), HEAVENLY CREATURES (1994), THE FRIGHTENERS (1996), THE LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy (2001-2003), THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT and THE LEGEND OF JOHNNY LINGO (both 2003), MEET ME IN MIAMI and KING KONG (both 2005), and Peter Jackson's THE LOVELY BONES (scheduled for release in 2009).  Nominated for Achievement in Sound 2001: THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (w. Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick & Gethin Creagh)  Nominated for Achievement in Sound 2002: THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (w. Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges)  Best Achievement in Sound Mixing 2003: THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (w. Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges)  Best Achievement in Sound Mixing 2005: KING KONG (w. Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges) 4 nominations, 2 Awards