Guy Fixsen is an award-winning London-based Sound Artist / Composer / Sound Engineer / Music Producer / Musician. Best-known for his work with leftfield rock bands My Bloody Valentine, Stereolab and The Pixies, and for forming the electronica-pop/post-rock band Laika with which he made 4 studio albums on Beggars Banquet Records, touring with the likes of Radiohead and Tricky. In recent years, he has added fresh challenges in the world of film and sound art, working variously as Sound Designer, Composer and Recordist on several shorts and features and creating sound art installations. His feature "Papagajka", which he Composed, Sound Designed, Recorded and Co-Produced was premiered at South by Southwest Film Festival.

Guy Fixsen

Guy Fixsen is an award-winning London-based Sound Artist / Composer / Sound Engineer / Music Producer / Musician. Best-known for his work with leftfield rock bands My Bloody Valentine, Stereolab and The Pixies, and for forming the electronica-pop/post-rock band Laika with which he made 4 studio albums on Beggars Banquet Records, touring with the likes of Radiohead and Tricky. In recent years, he has added fresh challenges in the world of film and sound art, working variously as Sound Designer, Composer and Recordist on several shorts and features and creating sound art installations. His feature "Papagajka", which he Composed, Sound Designed, Recorded and Co-Produced was premiered at South by Southwest Film Festival.

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Guy Fixsen is an award-winning London-based Sound Artist / Composer / Sound Engineer / Music Producer / Musician. Best-known for his work with leftfield rock bands My Bloody Valentine, Stereolab and The Pixies, and for forming the electronica-pop/post-rock band Laika with which he made 4 studio albums on Beggars Banquet Records, touring with the likes of Radiohead and Tricky. In recent years, he has added fresh challenges in the world of film and sound art, working variously as Sound Designer, Composer and Recordist on several shorts and features and creating sound art installations. His feature “Papagajka”, which he Composed, Sound Designed, Recorded and Co-Produced was premiered at South by Southwest Film Festival.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Recordist at BBC Studioworks / EastEnders
January 1, 2026 - Present
Ongoing recording for EastEnders TV series; various episodes.
Sound Assistant at BBC Studioworks
January 1, 2026 - Present
EastEnders – TV series; sound department.
Recordist at Puig / J.P. Gaultier/Rabanne Videos
January 1, 2026 - Present
Video shoots for Puig campaigns; recordist on various videos directed by Alex Massek and Ampersand.
Sound Designer at Death Cries Alone
January 1, 2026 - Present
Feature film; Sound Design.
Sound Designer at Twelve Prod
January 1, 2026 - Present
Mölnlycke Promo; Promo Sound Design (dir. J Nicol).
Recordist at Flight Story
January 1, 2026 - Present
Diary of a CEO / podcast; Recordist.
Sound Designer at Company Unknown
January 1, 2026 - Present
Promo / other 2026 projects listed in resume; Sound Design.
Composer / Sound Designer at London Short Film Festival
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Trailer / soundtrack work; Composer, Sound Design, Recordist.
Sound Designer at Red X
January 1, 2025 - Present
Short film; Sound Design.
Sound Designer at Foreclosure / The Last Rehearsal
January 1, 2025 - Present
Short films; Sound Design (and related duties).
Recordist at Science Museum
January 1, 2025 - Present
Tim Peake livestream; Recordist.
Recordist at Chelsea WFC
January 1, 2025 - Present
Interviews; Recordist.
Recordist at Theresa May / interview
January 1, 2025 - Present
Interview recording; Recordist.
Sound Designer at Life Before Frank / Material Exchange
January 1, 2024 - Present
Ad; Sound Design and Recordist.
Composer / Sound Design / Recordist at London Short Film Festival
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Trailer; Composer, Sound Design, Recordist.
Composer / Sound Design at El Vaquero
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Feature; Composer, Sound Design.
Sound Designer / Recordist at Hedgehog
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Short; Sound Design, Recordist.
Sound Designer at Hood Western
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Short; Sound Design.
Sound Designer at With/Out
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Short; Sound Design.
Composer / Recordist at My Week with Maisy
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
Short; Composer, Recordist.
Sound Designer / Recordist at Anansi
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
Puppetry; Sound Design, Recordist.
Sound Designer / Mix at The Good Witch
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
Short; Sound Design, Recordist & Mix.
Composer / Sound Design / Mix at Walden {verb}
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
Feature; Composer, Sound Design & Mix.
Senior Audio Install Technician at The Burnt City / Punchdrunk
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
Immersive theatre; Senior Audio Install Technician.
Sound Designer at Meet Me on the Radio / The Albany
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Radio show; Sound Design.
ReRecording Mixer at The Battle of Denham Ford
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Short; ReRecording Mixer.
Sound Designer / Recordist / Mix at Cartwheel
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Short; Sound Design, Recordist & Mix.
Sound Design / Mix at Red Carpet
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Feature; Sound Design & Mix.
ReRecording Mixer at Blue Room
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Short; ReRecording Mixer.
Sound Design / Mix at Wildfire
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Short; Sound Design & Mix.
Sound Designer / Recordist at 2 Door Cinema Club promo
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Promo; Sound Design, Recordist.
Sound Designer at The Detectives
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017
TV series, 2 episodes; Sound Design.
Sound Designer / Mix at Damascene
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017
Feature; Sound Design & Mix.
Sound Designer at A&E on the Road
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016
TV series, 10 episodes; Sound Design.
Sound Designer at The Big Food Rescue
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016
TV series, 5 episodes; Sound Design.
Sound Designer at Neighbourhood Blues
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016
TV series, 2 episodes; Sound Design.
Sound Designer at TT Blues
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016
TV series, 2 episodes; Sound Design.
Sound Design / Mix at Virgin Trains promo
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016
Promo; Sound Design & Mix.
Sound Design / Mix at Tuesday
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016
Short; Sound Design & Mix.
Sound Design / Recordist at #HoodDocumentary
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016
TV series; Sound Design and Recordist.
Sound Design / Recordist at Top Tens
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016
Comedy Sketches; Sound Design and Recordist.
Sound Design / Mix at Brakes
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015
Feature; Sound Design & Mix.
Composer / Sound Design / Recordist / Mix at Papagajka
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015
Feature; Composer, Sound Design, Recordist, Mix.
Composer / Sound Design / Recordist / Mix at Girl Like You
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015
Short; Composer, Sound Design, Recordist, Mix.
Composer / Sound Design / Recordist / Mix at Play Loud
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015
Short; Composer, Sound Design, Recordist, Mix.
Sound Designer / Mix at Ambiguity of David Thomas Broughton
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015
Feature; Sound Design & Mix.
Composer / Sound Design / Mix at The Dog, the Dick...
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015
Short; Composer, Sound Design, Mix.
Sound Designer / Recordist / Mix at Smile
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015
Short; Sound Design, Recordist, Mix.
Sound Design / Recordist / Mix at Bosch Powerwasher
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015
Advert; Sound Design, Recordist, Mix.
Sound Design / Recordist / Mix at Isla Traena
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015
Short; Sound Design, Recordist, Mix.
Composer / Sound Design / Mix at Girl Like You
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015
Short; Composer, Sound Design, Recordist, Mix.
Sound Editor / Mix at Lithuanian Consulate
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013
Short; Sound Editor & Mix.
Composer / Sound Design / Mix at Ian Scott Kettle & Hemsley Bags
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013
Shorts; Composer, Sound Design & Mix.
Sound Designer / Recordist / Mix at 6ix Seconds to Die
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013
Short; Sound Design, Recordist & Mix.
Composer / Sound Design / Mix at Masters of the Universe
January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012
Short; Composer, Sound Design & Mix.
Sound Editor at In the Morning
January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012
Short; Sound Editor, Boom Operator.
Composer / Sound Design / Recordist / Mix at Campers
January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011
Short; Composer, Sound Design, Recordist, Mix.
Music Recording / Final Mix at The Storymaker
January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2008
Short; Music Recording, Final Mix.
Trainee operational engineer at South Western Electricity Board
August 1, 1986 - Present
Trainee operational engineer
Assistant Engineer at Falconer Studios, London
January 1, 1988 - December 31, 1989
Assistant engineer at Falconer Studios
Assistant Engineer at Sam Therapy Studios, London
January 1, 1988 - December 31, 1989
Assistant engineer
Chief Engineer/Producer at Protocol Studios, London
January 1, 1989 - December 31, 1993
Chief Engineer/Producer
Freelance Producer/Engineer/Tour Manager at Beggars Banquet
January 1, 1993 - Present
Freelance producer/engineer/tour manager & recording artist
Sound Designer, ReRecording Mixer at Damascene / Freddy Syborn / Wits End Prod
January 1, 2017 - Present
Sound Design & Mix for feature
ReRecording Mixer at The Battle of Denham Ford / Extinction Rebellion
January 1, 2020 - Present
ReRecording Mixer
Sound Designer, Recordist & Mix at Cartwheel / Donut Films
January 1, 2020 - Present
Sound Design, Recordist & Mix
Composer, Sound Designer, Recordist at London Short Film Festival
January 1, 2023 - Present
Trailer work including composition and sound design

Education

Location Sound Course at National Film and Television School
January 1, 2011 - June 13, 2026
Cinetrain Project at Cinetrain
January 1, 2014 - June 13, 2026
Electrical & Electronic Engineering at Bath University
January 11, 2030 - June 15, 2026
Location Sound Course at National Film and Television School
January 1, 2011 - June 15, 2026
Cinetrain Project at Cinetrain Project
January 1, 2014 - June 15, 2026
Berlin Talents - Spatial Audio Wave Field Synthesis Sound Design competition at Fraunhofer HHI
January 1, 2014 - June 15, 2026

Qualifications

Location Sound Course
January 11, 2030 - June 13, 2026
Cinetrain Project
January 11, 2030 - June 13, 2026
Location Sound Course
January 1, 2011 - June 15, 2026
Berlin Talents - Spatial Audio Wave Field Synthesis Sound Design
January 1, 2014 - June 15, 2026
Cinetrain Project
January 1, 2014 - June 15, 2026
Electrical & Electronic Engineering (Bath University)
January 11, 2030 - June 15, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services, Government
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