159 Sheen Lane, London SW14 8NA. Mobile: 07973 671053 Home: 0208 878 2907
Email: simon@simon-hayes.com

AWARDS: CONCH Awards. Best Production Sound Mixer, 2008 & 2009.
Golden Reel Awards, USA 2000 ( view details 1 picture )
Best Production Sound Mixer for ‘Snatch’
HONOURS: Member of the AMPS Council. ( www.amps.net )
BAFTA Jury Panel 2003 (Judge for Best Sound)
AudioMedia Magazine sound recording correspondent
AGENT: ICM, Oxford House, 76 Oxford Street, London W1D 1BS
Phone: 0207 6366565 Fax: 0207 3230101
Features contact: Sue Greenleaves suegreenleaves@icmlondon.co.uk
Commercials contact: Rachael Taylor rachaeltaylor@icmlondon.co.uk
IMDB: Simon Hayes IMDb Page


BEL AMIS ( production info )
Redwave Films. Feature Film. Directed by Declan Donnellan & Nick Ormerod, 2010

NANNY McPHEE RETURNS ( production info )
Working Title. Feature Film. Directed by Susanna White, 2009

HARRY BROWN ( production info )
Marv Films. Feature Film. Directed by Daniel Barber, 2009

KICK ASS ( production info )
Marv Films. Feature Film. Directed by Matthew Vaughn, 2008

LESBIAN VAMPIRE KILLERS ( production info )
AV Pictures. Feature Film. Directed by Phil Claydon, 2008

GREEN ZONE ( production info )
Working Title. Feature Film. Directed by Paul Greengrass, 2008

MAMMA MIA! ( production info )
Starplay. Feature Film. Directed by Phyllida Lloyd, 2007

FRANKLYN ( production info )
Recorded Picture Company. Feature Film. Directed by Gerald McMorrow, 2007

FILTH AND WISDOM ( production info )
HSI London. Short Film. Directed by Madonna, 2007

INCENDIARY ( production info )
Capitol Films. Feature Film. Directed by Sharon Maguire, 2007

THE BANK JOB ( production info )
Arclight Films. Feature Film. Directed by Roger Donaldson, 2007

28 WEEKS LATER... ( production info )
DNA Films. Feature Film. Directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, 2006

STARDUST ( production info )
Marv Films. Feature Film. Directed by Matthew Vaughn. (Starring Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer.) 2006

SIXTY SIX ( production info 5 pictures )
Working Title. Feature Film. Directed by Paul Weiland, 2005

LOVE AND OTHER DISASTERS ( production info 1 picture )
Studio Canal. Feature Film. Directed by Alek Keshishian, 2005

COPYING BEETHOVEN ( production info 1 picture )
Sidney Kimmel Entertainment. Feature Film. Directed by Agnieszka Holland, 2005

REVOLVER ( production info )
Revolver Man/Studio Canal. Feature film. Directed by Guy Ritchie, 2004

NANNY McPHEE ( production info 2 pictures )
Working Title. Feature film. Directed by Kirk Jones (starring Emma Thompson), 2004

BRIDGET JONES DIARY 2: THE EDGE OF REASON ( production info 4 pictures )
Working Title. Feature film. Directed by Beeban Kidron (starring Renée Zellweger) 2004

LAYER CAKE ( production info 1 picture )
SKA Films. Feature film. Directed by Matthew Vaughn, 2003

SHAUN OF THE DEAD ( production info )
Working Title. Feature film. Directed by Edgar Wright, 2003

IF ONLY ( production info 1 picture )
Box Films. Feature film. Directed by Gill Junger (starring Jennifer Love-Hewitt), 2003

THE CALCIUM KID ( production info 4 pictures )
Working Title. Feature film. Directed by Alex de Rakoff, 2002

I’LL BE THERE ( production info 1 picture )
Warner Bros. Feature film. Directed by Craig Ferguson (starring Charlotte Church), 2002

SWEPT AWAY ( production info 1 picture )
SKA Films. Feature film. Directed by Guy Ritchie (starring Madonna), 2001

COLLUSION ( production info)
Third Wave Films. Feature film. Directed by Richard Burridge, 2001

MEAN MACHINE ( production info 2 pictures )
SKA Films. Feature film. Directed by Barry Skolnick, 2001

JACK BROWN & THE CURSE OF THE CROWN ( production info )
Feature film. Directed by Andrew Gillman, 2001

BIRTHDAY GIRL ( production info )
(Re- Shoots). Miramax. Feature film. Directed by Jez Butterworth (starring Nicole Kidman), 2000

SNATCH. ( production info 4 pictures )
SKA Films. Feature film. Directed by Guy Ritchie, 2000
*Winner of Golden Reel Awards - Best Sound, 2000

TUBE TALES ( production info )
BSkyB. Feature film. Directed by Bob Hoskins, Jude Law, Amy Jenkins, 1999

FANNY & ELVIS ( production info )
Scala Films. Feature film. Directed by Kay Mellor, 1998

LOCK, STOCK & TWO SMOKING BARRELS ( production info 2 pictures )
SKA Films. Feature film. Directed by Guy Ritchie, 1997

4 MEN IN A CAR ( production info )
The Comic Strip Presents… Television film. Directed by Peter Richardson, 1998


PRINTED ARTICLES

AudioMedia Magazine
- "Simon Hayes, The Picture Person"
- "Layer Cake - final cut article"
- "Swept Away - final cut article"

NAGRA Magazine
- "Nagra V Gets Feature Approval"
- "The Making of Layer cake : 24bit Film Dialogue"

AMPS Journal
- "28 Weeks Later... A Production Sound Overview"
- "Two Nagra Vs Alpine freeze on Bridget Jones"
- "Mixing sound on 'Sixty Six' (front-cover picture)"
- "Hot and Cold Sound Matters on Stardust (cover story)"
-  Front Cover Picture for 'Love & Other Distasters'

COMMERCIALS

BARCLAYCARD - The Rowan Atkinson ‘Bough & Latham’ campaign, directed by Mark Chapman, Tiger Aspect.
NISSAN ALMERA – ‘The Sweeney’, directed by Peter Richardson, The Comic Strip.
ADIDAS – ‘David Beckham’, directed by Stuart Douglas, D Films.
WH SMITH - Nicholas Lyndhurst campaign, directed by Syd Roberson, Roberson Films.
TESCO - Prunella Scales and Jane Horrocks campaign, directed by Mark Chapman, Tiger Aspect.
AUDI - Douglas & Jones - Directed by Andrew Douglas.
VODAPHONE - Godmans - Directed by Vaughn Arnell.
DATEK ONLINE - Gerard de Thame Films, Directed by Gerard de Thame.
TESCO - Rose Hackney Barber - Directed by Graham Rose.
VIRGIN ATLANTIC - Stark Films - Directed by Geoff Stark.
REEBOK - Partizan - Directed by Traktor.
SCHOOLS ONLINE - 400 Films - Directed by Stuart Douglas.
IBM - Lucky Strike - Directed by Joe Pytka.

EQUIPMENT

Extensive, full feature film Sound Recordist’s kit using 10 track Deva hard disk and DVD-RAM with Nagra V hard disk and timecode DAT backups, Schoeps and Sennheiser boom mics, Audio Limited diversity radio mics and multiple sets of radio headphones. Full equipment list available on request.

Our Deva DVD-RAM multitracks can be downloaded directly into Avid and Lightworks systems, making download times obsolete.

Fully equipped sound van.

Also available: Motorola walkie-talkies.

REFERENCES

Bernie Bellew - Line Producer
Mike Dowson - Dubbing Mixer - Shepperton Sound, Shepperton Studios
Eric Fellner - Working Title
Glenn Freemantle - Sound Designer - Reel Sound, Pinewood Studios
Nigel Heath - Sound Designer - Hackenbacker Sound Studio
Gill Junger - Director
Guy Ritchie - Director
Danny Sheehan - Dialogue Editor & Sound Design - Phaze UK
Matthew Vaughn - Director and Producer
Natascha Wharton - Working Title
Sarah-Jane Wright - Working Title

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Simon Hayes. Production Sound Mixer. Email: simon@simon-hayes.com