My name is Thanos Zarkalis and I am a Sound Designer and Re-Recording Mixer with a strong focus on Television Series Movies and Animation. My practice combines Foley performance, sound effects design, and sound synthesis to support storytelling, character, and emotional impact across screen-based media.

Thanos Zarkalis

My name is Thanos Zarkalis and I am a Sound Designer and Re-Recording Mixer with a strong focus on Television Series Movies and Animation. My practice combines Foley performance, sound effects design, and sound synthesis to support storytelling, character, and emotional impact across screen-based media.

Available to hire

My name is Thanos Zarkalis and I am a Sound Designer and Re-Recording Mixer with a strong focus on Television Series Movies and Animation. My practice combines Foley performance, sound effects design, and sound synthesis to support storytelling, character, and emotional impact across screen-based media.

See more

Language

Greek, Modern
Fluent
English
Intermediate

Work Experience

Assistant Technician at Grindhouse Studios Athens
November 1, 2024 - September 1, 2025
Prepared sessions for mixing, set up microphones for recording, managed cables, performed music editing, and conducted research and development for new equipment. Optimized resources management by 50%, increased productivity by 50%, and trained over 10 new employees and interns.
Sound Engineer & Coordinator at Power Media Productions Athens
October 1, 2022 - September 1, 2025
Recorded, edited, and cleaned dialogue; monitored and gathered materials, sorted data on hard drives; communicated with production and partners; delivered customized materials on time, managing packaging and shipping to various platforms.
Sound Engineer & Production Technical Support at Power Media Productions Athens
November 1, 2019 - September 1, 2025
Recorded, edited, and cleaned dialogue; liaised with directors and actors during recording; improved Pro Tools efficiency through keyboard shortcuts and developed better recognition of body language during recording sessions.
Sound Engineer at Power Media Productions Athens
April 1, 2016 - September 1, 2025
Assisted six studios by cleaning consoles and controllers; prepared studios for recording, editing, and mixing; managed equipment including machines and cables; assisted in recording and editing processes.
Internship at Power Media Productions Athens
February 1, 2016 - September 1, 2025
Handled sound engineering for short film shootings including sound design, 5.1 surround mixing, music production, recording, music editing, mixing, and live recording technical support.
Sound Engineer at Istorima
April 1, 2024 - September 1, 2025
Performed audio de-noising and mixing on interviews.
Sound Designer at Freelance
June 1, 2022 - Present
Provided sound design services on multiple projects.
Sound Engineer at Tanweer Studios
October 1, 2024 - Present
Handled recording and editing tasks.
Mixing Engineer at DNAlab Studios
May 1, 2025 - Present
Performed sound design, editing, and mixing.
Assistant Technician at Grindhouse Studios Athens
November 1, 2019 - November 1, 2024
Prepared sessions for mixing, set up microphones for recording, cable management, music editing, R&D for new equipment, recording/editing and dialogue cleaning, material management, coordination with production and partners, on-time delivery.
Sound Engineer & Coordinator at Power Media Productions Athens
November 1, 2019 - October 1, 2022
Sound engineer and production technical support; liaised with director during recording; optimized Pro Tools workflow; improved body language recognition; ensured on-time delivery.
Sound Engineer & Production Technical Support at Power Media Productions Athens
February 1, 2017 - November 1, 2019
Recorded, edited, dialogue cleaning; liaised with director/actor during recording; faster Pro Tools workflow via keyboard shortcuts; enhanced awareness of surrounding body language.
Intern at Power Media Productions Athens
September 1, 2015 - February 1, 2016
Sound engineer for short film shootings; sound design; 5.1 Surround Mixing; music production; recording, editing, mixing; live recording technical support.
Sound Designer at Istorima
February 1, 2023 - April 1, 2024
Sound design for Istorima projects.
Sound Engineer at Freelance
June 1, 2022 - Present
Recording, editing, mixing; various freelance projects.
Recording Engineer at Tanweer Studios
October 1, 2024 - Present
Recording, editing
Sound Designer at DNA Lab Studios
May 1, 2025 - Present
Sound design, editing, mixing

Education

Music Technology at IEK AKMI
February 1, 2016 - September 1, 2025
Jazz Harmony at Conservatory
September 1, 2019 - June 1, 2021
Ear Training at Conservatory
September 1, 2018 - June 1, 2020
Saxophone at Conservatory
March 1, 2017 - June 1, 2022
Music Theory 1,2,3 at Conservatory
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2017
Drums at Conservatory
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2016
Jazz Ensembles at Conservatory
October 1, 2021 - June 1, 2022
Music Technology at IEK AKMI
February 1, 2016 - January 4, 2026
Jazz Harmony at Conservatory
September 1, 2019 - June 1, 2021
Ear Training at Conservatory
September 1, 2018 - June 1, 2020
Saxophone at Conservatory
March 1, 2017 - June 1, 2022
Music Theory 1,2,3 at Conservatory
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2017
Drums at Conservatory
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2016
Jazz Ensembles at Conservatory
October 1, 2021 - June 1, 2022

Qualifications

Audio & Visual Technologies in the Entertainment Industry
May 1, 2014 - September 1, 2025
Entrepreneurship in the Music Industry
December 1, 2014 - September 1, 2025
Audio Engineering: Signal Flow – How to prepare & share sessions & files – Your First Home Recording Studio – Udemy
February 1, 2019 - September 1, 2025
Sound Affects! – Udemy
April 1, 2019 - September 1, 2025
Sound Improvement in the Home Studio Environment – IEK Delta
May 1, 2019 - September 1, 2025
Audio Engineering: All About EQ – Udemy
June 1, 2019 - September 1, 2025
Audio Engineering: Basic of Compression – Udemy
March 1, 2020 - September 1, 2025
From Productions to Mixing – MIA Labs
March 1, 2020 - September 1, 2025
4th Course of Audio Study – ThessPro
February 1, 2021 - September 1, 2025
Learn Guitar Repair - Module 1, Maintaining Your Guitar – Udemy
March 1, 2021 - September 1, 2025
Dance Orchestra Seminar with James Wylie & Fausto Sierakowski – Music Village
August 1, 2021 - September 1, 2025
Drum Recording Workshop – Studio Aspiotis
April 1, 2022 - September 1, 2025
Audio & Visual Technologies in the Entertainment Industry
May 1, 2014 - January 4, 2026
Entrepreneurship in the Music Industry
December 1, 2014 - January 4, 2026
Audio Engineering: Signal Flow – How to prepare & share sessions & files – Your First Home Recording Studio
February 1, 2019 - January 4, 2026
Sound Affects!
April 1, 2019 - January 4, 2026
Sound Improvement in the Home Studio Environment
May 1, 2019 - January 4, 2026
Audio Engineering: All About EQ
June 1, 2019 - January 4, 2026
Audio Engineering: Basic of Compression
March 1, 2020 - January 4, 2026
From Productions to Mixing
March 1, 2020 - January 4, 2026
4th Course of Audio Study
February 1, 2021 - January 4, 2026
Learn Guitar Repair - Module 1, Maintaining Your Guitar
March 1, 2021 - January 4, 2026
Dance Orchestra Seminar with James Wylie & Fausto Sierakowski
August 1, 2021 - January 4, 2026
Drum Recording Workshop
April 1, 2022 - January 4, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Education, Other, Software & Internet