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Former Lead Foley Artist of Skywalker Sound

John Roesch Speaking Fee: $10,000 to $20,000

Former Lead Foley Artist of Skywalker Sound

Speaker Profile Thumbnail for John Roesch
Speaking Fee:
$10,000 to $20,000

Travels From:
Available Upon Request

Primary Topic Category:
Creativity and Innovation

Secondary Topic Category:
Comedy and Entertainment

 

John Roesch Speaker Profile: At A Glance

Legendary Foley artist John Roesch created sounds for the greatest films for over 45 years. His credits include ET, Empire Strikes Back, Toy Story, Marvel's Avengers, The Lion King, Back to the Future, The Matrix, Interstellar, Halo 5: Guardians, and hundreds more. He shares stories and excitement from “behind the scenes in Hollywood” for client and employee engagement programs, and also offers engaging, interactive live Foley demonstrations.

John Roesch is a legendary Foley artist with over 45 years of experience in the film industry. He has worked on countless movies, commercials, and video games. His credits include ET, Empire Strikes Back, Toy Story, Marvel's Avengers, The Lion King, Back to the Future, The Matrix, Interstellar, Halo 5: Guardians, and hundreds more. As John loves to put it, there are more astronauts on earth than there are working Foley artists. John always had his eyes set on Hollywood. However, he wanted to be an actor or director rather than a Foley artist. In the mid-1970s, John Roesch earned a degree in filmmaking from New York University. It was only by happenstance that John got involved in Foley when he did the work for a friend's film. “Boy, what a stupid job,” Roesch thought to himself as he started his life-long career. Incidentally, his apartment manager was award-winning Foley artist Joan Rowe. She offered him work as her partner at Gomillion Sound and the rest is history. Today, John Roesch is the co-founder of Audible Bandwidth Productions which produces films, television shows and live foley demonstrations. He is also one of the most sought-after keynote speakers in the world sharing his stories and excitement from behind the scenes in Hollywood for client and employee engagement programs today. His audiences learn how to find the fun in everyday life, recognize what their passions are, and learn about what has gone into making the sound in (virtually) every movie or video game they've ever experienced.
"Randy Thom- ( Academy Award winner ) “ ​​I have worked closely with John Roesch for years, and I’ve always been impressed with his creative and collaborative talents. John has built and supervised many teams during his career. His ability to organize and inspire a group of colleagues to accomplish great things together is truly amazing.” " "Randy Thom Director of Sound Design Skywalker Sound A Division of Lucasfilm and the Walt Disney Company" I don't think many people knew who John was before the bash, but he blew our audience out of the water. He was so wonderful, engaging and at the after party there was a table huddled around him hearing his experience, his advice. I know he was a favorite speaker of our audience. I would absolutely recommend him as a speaker. Meryn Hayes, Executive Producer, Dash “There is much more to John than just a Foleyman par excellence. He is a magnificent storyteller of the sound industry. His career spanned the revolutionary era where creative sound was highly energized. He worked for the giants of the industry. His tales of sound people, the craziness of the business, and the fascinating artists of sound craft, were all observed and catalogued in his brain. He thus is a "Mark Twain” of Hollywood anecdotes, which he can recount with great insight and humor." Ben Burt
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