TomMiskin
- Sound
Tom Miskin began his creative career as a keyboardist for The Chills, before retraining as a sound engineer for film and television. His work as a sound mixer appears on a long list of hit TV dramas and feature films — including Outrageous Fortune, Go Girls, Bellbird and documentaries My Year with Helen and McLaren. Miskin has been nominated for several awards for his sound work on projects, including Hillary and One Lane Bridge.
Screenography
Biography
Sound mixer Tom Miskin’s measure of success has always been to "disappear" into the production. "With sound, my job is to say 'what’s the most I can do here, what’s the least, and how does that enhance or strengthen the client's vision?'"
Awards
2025 New Zealand Screen Awards/Ngā Taonga Whakaata O Aotearoa
Best Contribution to a Soundtrack - Series: for Secrets and Red Rocks (shared with Melanie Graham, Mike Bayliss and Steve Finnigan)
2024 New Zealand Television Awards / Ngā Taonga Whakaata O Aotearoa
Nominated for Best Contribution to a Soundtrack (with Alan Kidd, Mike Bayliss and Steve Finnigan): for Far North
“Mixing is super technical and super creative; I like that combo.”