Audio Post Moves: Phil Loeb, Keith Reynaud, and Gloria Pitagorsky Depart Sound Lounge, Announce New Audio Company

Three audio post veterans have left Sound Lounge, and teamed up to form a new full-service audio studio in NYC.

Philip Loeb and Gloria Pitagorsky have departed Sound Lounge to start a new studio -- they are joined by Sound Lounge alum Keith Reynaud (not pictured).

The new facility, founded by Mixer Phil Loeb, Mixer Keith Reynaud, and Managing Director Gloria Pitagorsky, will be located on the 5th Floor of 16 West 22nd Street. Construction is currently under way at the site, but Loeb and Reynaud have already completed inaugural sessions by working out of two studios elsewhere in the building.

The new company is yet to be named, but for now can be visited at the temporary Website have-you-heard.co. Presumably an audio-post centric entity, the founders are looking to create “an exciting next-generation studio that will work on commercial as well as entertainment projects.”

Loeb has been a part of Sound Lounge since that company’s inception in 1998, building an extremely deep portfolio of blue-chip credits that includes Google, Heineken, Canon, Land Rover, the NFL, Mercedes Benz, and AT&T. He departs Sound Lounge as a Partner/Mixer.

Reynaud joined Sound Lounge in 2002, building up mix credits that include Puma Social, ESPN, Dell, and Cablevision.

Prior to Sound Lounge, Pitagorsky worked with several of NYC’s other audio post giants, including audioEngine, Nutmeg, and the now-shuttered HSR.

In a joint statement, Loeb and Reynaud said, “These past years at the Lounge have been wonderful and we are very proud of what we’ve accomplished. Tom Jucarone, Peter Holcomb and Marshal Grupp have been instrumental to our careers and we will always be grateful. However, having the chance to build something from scratch is a once-in-a-career opportunity. ”

As NYC’s audio post industry deals with an overall climate of downward pressure on pricing, the timing of the new studio is intriguing. The view of the 5th floor space on the company’s Website gives the impression of a sizable space, indicating that the trio intends to provide some healthy new competition to the city’s established sound-for-picture mix facilities.

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