Editor | Colourist | Sound Designer | Composer

Mike Southworth

Mike is an award-winning video editor, sound designer, composer, and mixer. He leads our team as post production supervisor and head editor.

Mike has worked on hundreds of commercials, music videos, and films over the past twenty years with clients like Google, Amazon, Telus, Nintendo, Valve, Electronic Arts, RBC, Ford, Mini and Chevrolet.

His work as post production supervisor, video  editor and composer for The International DOTA2 championships helped the team win a technical achievement EMMY award in 2021. His work has also won multiple awards from Applied Arts, the Junos and the WCMAs.

Mixer | Producer | Sound Designer

Jamie Kuse

Jamie is a Juno Award winning mix engineer and producer with credits racking up over half a billion streams. 

He served as lead soundtrack engineer for the hit Netflix series "Riverdale" and continues to work with Canada's biggest artists and production companies as a mixer, producer and sound designer.

Colourist

Devan Scott

Devan Scott brings his background in cinematography and a narrative-first approach to the grading suite, specializing in custom film emulation and the intersection of digital innovation and classical film aesthetics.

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Devan has worked on over 80 feature, doc and shorts with work featured at major festivals including TIFF, VIFF, and Raindance.

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In the commercial space, he has graded campaigns for brands like Google, Lululemon, Telus, and Lush.

Devan focuses on delivering precise, story-driven visuals across features, documentaries, and high-end commercial formats.

Composer

Hilary Grist

Hilary’s music can evoke emotion with ease, and their cinematic conductivity translates as well to the big and small screens as it does to her listeners’ real-life narratives.

Her music has enhanced dramatic and romantic sequences in a vast number of television programs, including Grimm (NBC), Being Human (NBC), Arctic Air (CBC), Hello Goodbye (CBC), Heartland (CBC), Continuum (Showcase), Degrassi (MuchMusic), and many more.

Producer

Joanna Dundas

Joanna is a key part of the NOVA team because of her mastery of managing complex project schedules and deadlines. She has over 20 years of experience working as a producer in Vancouver’s cultural community. Trained as a professional singer, she has also served in a variety of roles off-stage: theatre, audio and video producer, video director and editor, project manager, facilitator and digital strategist, among others.

Editor | Engineer | Composer

Doug Fury

Every team needs a Rockstar, and Doug is ours. Doug has written songs on many Gold and Platinum hit albums and has toured the world playing guitar. He brings out his rock and pop chops when we need an original composition or score that sounds like a radio hit. 

Doug is also an established video editor with 10 years of experience in commercial, corporate and music videos.

Engineer | Composer

Gabriel Macdonald

Gabriel is a composer and audio engineer with a diverse background spanning feature film, multimedia production, and live performance. He studied Film Scoring and Audio Production at Selkirk College for Contemporary Music & Technology, and is also a graduate of the Canadian College of Performing Arts. As a mixer and producer, Gabriel has collaborated with artists across a wide range of genres. As a vocalist, he is an award-winning performer who has toured across Canada and internationally, and has held leading roles in professional musical theatre productions nationwide.