Perry R. Cheatham

Born and raised in Henderson, NC.

Sc.B. Electronic Engineering/Music, Brown University, 1976.

Technical Director, McColl Studios for Electronic Music, Brown University 1975-1979.

Staff Engineer and Crew Chief, Fedco Audio Labs 1976-1979.

Chief Engineer, Sound Trax Recording Studios, 1980-2007.

Perry has spent his entire working life
doing one thing . . . sound.

But when he's not working he likes to keep busy
hiking, skiing, and mostly sailing.
 
He and his wife Susan can be found most
any day when the wind is blowing. . .

 

less than 40 and the temperature is above 32. . .
on the Neuse River sailing their 38 ft. cutter "Grace."
   
Grace has recently been endowed with a full set of "monkey bars" which will keep her pointed in the right direction
while Perry and Susan enjoy the sights.

 

Credits
Assistant Engineer "Big Band Bash" produced by WNET-TV, Winter 1977
     Count Basie, Woody Herman and others. Recorded live at the Meadowbrook in NJ.
Assistant Engineer "Common Ground" by the Paul Winter Consort, Summer 1978
     Lived and worked for 4 weeks at Paul Winter's farm in Connecticut while recording this groundbreaking album.
Sound Designer/Engineer "Here Katta", Old Salem Inc., Spring 1986
     Children's program for Old Salem from a cat's perspective.
Recording/Mixing Engineer Symphonic soundtrack for "Unto These Hills", Spring, 1988
     Music Director/Arranger McCray Hardy, performed by the NC Symphony.
Sound Designer/Engineer "Day of Peace" - Old Salem Inc., Summer 1989
      Orientation program for Old Salem from a young child's viewpoint.
Sound Designer/Engineer "All Things are Connected" produced by the NC Wildlife Commission. Summer 1991.
    A beautiful and heartfelt video presentation of Chief Seattle's 1895 speech to the United States Congress,
    narrated by Bill Trotman
Sound Designer/Engineer "Good Night Alden" produced by Leighton Films, Winter 1992
Designer/Construction Manager New facility for Sound Trax at Gingko Square '93-'94
Audio Post Production Engineer "River Run" produced by UNC Public Television, Spring 1994
     A trip down the Cape Fear River with UNC-Wilmington's Chancellor, James Leutze.
Sound Designer/Engineer "Pinehurst" a film by Jeff Leighton, 1995
Sound Designer/Mixing Engineer "Sax Man" produced by Allen Serkin, Fall 1995
Sound Designer/Engineer "Roundhouse Exhibit" produced by NC Historic Sites, Summer 1996
     An audio re-creation of a working steam locomotive maintenance bay.
Sound Designer/Engineer "Living on the Edge" produced by Michael Sheehan for UNC Public Television, Summer 1996.
    An in-depth program about construction and development on the NC Outer Banks.
Sound Designer/Engineer "Town Creek Burial Mound" produced by NC Historic Sites, Fall 1997
     Sound track to accompany diorama depicting the burial of young Native American girl.
Audio Post Production/Mixing "Breakthrough"
    An award winning  weekly news magazine aired on PBS stations nationwide. 1997-1998
Supervising Engineer "Where Water and Life Begin" An introductory video for the Pisgua National Forest, Wildlife Education Center.
Produced on DVD with 5.1 Surround Sound.
Sound Design/Mixing

"Wilderness North Carolina" Produced for the NC Museum of Natural History by Napro Communications.
A High Definition theatrical presentation with 5.1 Surround Sound