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Eye on GUY CHARBONNEAU With a perspective that spans more than three decades, Guy Charbonneau is uniquely positioned to bring a wealth of hands-on experience to any audio or video production via his Le Mobile operation. “Given the complexity of today's multimedia projects,” the seasoned veteran offers with a knowing grin, “I firmly believe in The Team Approach. With many years experience of recording live events around the world we know what it takes to plan, execute and post-produce any type of audio or video event using either our full-equipped truck or state-of-the-art portable systems.” During the past 30+ years Guy Charbonneau has recorded and mixed productions for a wide range of talent within the music, TV and motion-picture industries. His reputation for clean, pristine sound quality, and his world-renowned experience of working within the music industry, ensures that Guy remains one of pro-audio’s foremost sound engineers. “Our ability to interpret diverse types of music and constantly capture the ambience of a live event,” he concedes, “makes Le Mobile an invaluable asset to any recording project.” In addition to keeping Le Mobile one step ahead of his clients needs, Guy’s passion for recording music remains unparalleled. Our story begins in 1973, when a leading Montreal radio station came to Guy’s high-end audiophile store to seek his advice about recording a live-music broadcast. Guy not only supplied the equipment but went on to engineer 100 more shows for Canadian radio and TV. His three life-long obsessions - music, audio electronics and cars - inevitably lead to the design of Le Mobile. “It was the only truck of its kind in Canada,” Guy recalls, “and it combined my passion for customizing autos and a new-found talent for on-location recording.” The winning combination brought Charbonneau to record multiple Gold and Platinum albums. After a 1977 recording at New York’s Carnegie Hall for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, famed music producer Phil Ramone saw Le Mobile and insisted that Guy come to Cleveland to record One Trick Pony, the movie soundtrack with Paul Simon. As a result, in 1980 Guy relocated to New York as his base of operations with a newly remodeled Le Mobile, followed four years later with a permanent move to Southern California. And industry awards soon followed in recognition of Charbonneau’s long and prestigious career in live remote recordings, production and mixing. Guy has received Mix magazine’s coveted TEC/Technical Excellence & Creativity Award in the category of Outstanding Institutional Achievement, Remote/Location Recording Engineer. He was awarded an Emmy® at the 52nd Annual Creative Arts Awards for his TV productions. Over the years, Guy has developed an unsurpassed style that allows the ambience of a live environment to be recorded without having to re-create it later in a studio environment. Le Mobile’s team approach is evident from recent productions. Guy recorded No Doubt’s Rock Steady tour in Long Beach, CA, and then mixed the project for stereo video and 5.1 DVD release. He did the same for The Pretenders’ Loose in L.A. DVD. For country superstar Kenny Chesney, Le Mobile traveled to Knoxville, TN, for tracking of his Back Where I Come From Party. When the truck returned to its home base in California, Charbonneau handled the stereo mix for a CMT broadcast, as well as premixing for a 5.1 DVD release. He recorded and mixed 12 tracks from the 2007 Crossroads Music Festival, which featured over 20 of the world’s greatest guitar players. He also recorded/mixed the live recordings of Gwen Stefani’s Harajuku Girls Lovers Live, as well as her forthcoming Sweet Escape Live DVD. “My motto is: ‘Do it right the first time for the best recording’,” he emphasizes. |
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