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Full Sail Announces 05 HOF Inductees

23/10/2015

WINTER PARK, FL - Full Sail University (www.fullsail.edu) has announced its 2015 Hall of Fame class, which is comprised of six graduates recognized for outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment, media, and the arts. The induction of the new class of honorees will take place during Full Sail's 7th Annual Hall of Fame Week, scheduled for February 2016.

The 7th Annual Hall of Fame schedule will include a week-long series of campus-wide events featuring VIP speaking engagements, guest lectures, and live musical performances. Several events will be open to the public and made available via streaming. The week will culminate with an induction ceremony to celebrate and recognize the latest class of inductees.

The inductees to be honored as part of Full Sail University's 7th Annual Hall of Fame Week are:

Keith Guerrette

Current Title: Visual Effects Artist

Industry Credits: Keith Guerrette is an award-winning Visual Effects Artist best known for breaking new ground in narrative-driven video games. As a leader across the entertainment, VR, and educational industries, his influence is well recognized in the visually stunning and critically acclaimed Uncharted series and The Last of Us franchise. For these projects, Keith and the VFX team at Sony Computer Entertainment's Naughty Dog Studios received numerous industry accolades including BAFTA and DICE awards for developing new cinematic and immersive graphic technologies from the ground up, as well as playing a key role in the Game of The Year' studio honors for each title. In 2012, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves was inducted in the Smithsonian American Art Museum for its role in the development of the real-time interactive art medium.

Over the years, Keith has been a keynote speaker and presented at leading industry conferences, sharing and inspiring educational advancement for visual effects growth in the interactive entertainment field.

In 2014, Keith was profiled on the Annual Forbes 30 Under 30 list, highlighting some of the most talented young professionals in the industry today.

2004 Graduate (Computer Animation) & 2005 Graduate (Entertainment Business)

Ashish Manchanda

Current Title: Recording Engineer / Producer, Educationist, Entrepreneur and Founder of Flying Carpet Productions in Mumbai, India.

Industry Credits: Ashish Manchanda has achieved a rare distinction of success as a studio professional, live concert engineer, re-recording mixer / sound designer, and music producer. He has worked on over 100 film projects ranging from India's popular Bollywood films to mainstream offerings including: Dev D, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, Khosla Ka Ghosla, and The Chronicles of Narnia.

Ashish has been a close collaborator with independent artists Ranjit Barot, Raghu Dixit, worked on live concert productions and studio work with Grammy / Oscar-winning artist AR Rahman, and has worked closely with music composers Amit Trivedi, Vishal-Shekhar, Anu Malik, and Ismail Darbar. In addition, Ashish has worked with legendary Engineer / Producer Bruce Swedien and was featured in Mr. Swediens biography In the Studio with Michael Jackson. At New York's Effanel Music, Ashish worked with artists including: Garth Brooks, Wynton Marsalis - Jazz at the Lincoln Center, James Taylor & Boz Scaggs among others.

Ashish is a three-time winner of the IRAA (Indian Recording Arts Academy) award for Best Sound Engineer / For Outstanding Work on the movie DevD, Sona Mohapatras debut album, and as a live concert FOH Engineer in 2012-2013.

He founded Flying Carpet Productions offering 360-degree solutions in the entertainment business through studio facilities, an indie record label, talent management, video production & designing on-ground entities.

Ashish & his wife Ujjla run an award-winning institute called The Media Tribe training young students in Mumbai in sound engineering and music production. In addition, Ashish frequently participates in industry conferences as a panelist, offering insights in creative, technical and business aspects of the media arts.

In recent years, Ashish has been a close collaborator with MTV India for Coke Studio and MTV Unplugged, featuring a variety of live music acts for the global music channel.

1997 Graduate (Recording Arts)

Michelle Sabolchick Pettinato

Current Title: FOH Engineer

Industry Credits: With a career in professional concert sound that spans more than 25 years, Michelle Sabolchick Pettinato has been FOH Engineer for a diverse roster of musical acts.

After starting her touring career mixing the band Spin Doctors in the early 90s, Michelle has been on numerous world tours as FOH Engineer for some of the most recognizable names in music including: Styx, Gwen Stefani, Goo Goo Dolls, Melissa Etheridge, Indigo Girls, Mr. Big, Natasha Bedingfield, Joan Osborne, Big Time Rush, Ke$ha, Jewel, Collective Soul, Fuel, Tokio Hotel, Thievery Corporation, Luscious Jackson, Christina Aguilera, General Public, Fastball, Adam Lambert, and more.

Michelle has been an active participant in industry conferences participating as a panelist discussing FOH and Monitor Mixers, Does it Take Two? at the 2005 Pro Production Conference, AES 2001 as a mentor for the student program, and at AES 2012 on the Women of Live Sound panel. Michelle will appear as a panelist at the upcoming AES 2015 workshop - The X-Factor in Audio.

In 2013, Michelle Co-Founded SoundGirls.Org to create a supportive community for women working in professional audio, while also inspiring and empowering the next generation.

She has written numerous articles on topics ranging from career development to live sound techniques and has contributed to professional journals such as Live Sound International, Load In International, and various industry websites.

1989 Graduate (Recording Arts)

Frank Scheuring

Current Title: Mixer and
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