THUNDERFISH
Great sound is a team sport.
Thunderfish is the production sound shop of mixer Sam Thompson: location audio for broadcast, documentary, narrative and corporate, rental gear that shows up working, and free resources for the people on set. (placeholder copy)
Book Sam. Rent the kit. Take the resources.
Everything here points back to one idea: the work is more fun when the good stuff gets shared. Start wherever you need to. (placeholder)
01 · Book Direct
Book Sam
Production sound for broadcast, documentary, narrative and corporate. Send your dates, get a straight answer.
Book Sam →
Work directly with Sam.
Production sound mixer based in Columbus. Ten-plus years on set across broadcast, reality and documentary. Send him your dates and he’ll get right back to you. (placeholder)
Is Sam unavailable?
There are plenty of fish in the sea.
Built for the community
Not a brochure — a genuinely useful shelf of things the crew has built and figured out. Free, no login. (placeholder)
Gear Manuals
Quick-reference guides for the kit you actually use.
3D-Print Files
Mounts, brackets and on-set fixes — download & print.
Frequency Coordination
Wireless that just works, wherever you land.
Cable & Routing Maps
The chart you keep losing, kept in one place.
Pro gear, local & ready
Reserve the kit you need and pick it up in Columbus — or arrange local delivery. By the day or the project. (placeholder)
In the end, it’s the people.
The gear is great and the mixes are clean — but what people remember is the crew that kept the day moving and made the hard problem look easy. That’s the whole brand. That’s Thunderfish. (placeholder)
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