Who are we?
Sippy Cup Audio is a team that fosters fun and active collaborations to every production table we join. Whether it’s only a dialogue edit or a full on sound design, if you have a vision, we’re dedicated to helping you produce quality audio to match it.
Our studio offers a wide range of audio services, from on-set location recording, to creative consultation and post-audio editing. In a nut shell, we’re ready to be there with your creative team every step of the way.
We’re always continuously seizing the opportunities to explore the storytelling boundaries of entertainment sound. Come experience the process and see where the sound can take your production.
Meet the Team
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Anita Yung
FOUNDER / CHIEF SOUND EDITOR
Originally a voice over actor, Anita uses her former skills to influence her audio storytelling choices. She worked on the popular kids’ series, Paw Patrol, receiving the Canadian Screen Award for Best Sound Animation, and its spin-off series, Rubble and Crew. As a location sound recordist, Anita has worked with commercial clients like TSN, Tim Hortons, Nestle and McDonald’s; as well as films and documentaries like, What The Hell Happened to Blood Sweat and Tears - nominated for Best Music Documentary at the Critics Choice Awards.
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Pournam Abbasi
SOUND EDITOR
Poumam Abbasi is a seasoned audio engineer and sound designer with over two decades of expertise spanning music production, studio recording, and post-audio for film and commercials. His work includes sound supervising the internationally acclaimed documentary, Boat People: A 50 Year Journey, and managing high-stakes audio post-production for clients like Ellisdon.
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Carlos Valdez
SOUND EDITOR / LOCATION SOUND
Carlos Valdez is a sound designer, TV & film sound mixer/boom operator, and electronic music producer. He has worked for clients like Discovery Channel, National Geographic, Animal Planet, Sony Pictures, MTV, VH1, BBC among others. Carlos specializes in audio for TV & film (pre-production, production, post-production), and electronic music production for audiovisual media.
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Paula Saran
COMPOSER
Paula Saran is a sound engineer and emerging composer dedicated to crafting emotive compositions that seamlessly translate abstract ideas into immersive sonic narratives. Her work bridges the connection between sound and visual storytelling, ranging from orchestral scores to experimental electronic pieces. Drawing inspiration from artists such as Aphex Twin and Sigur Rós, she explores a diverse sonic palette to create evocative and dynamic soundscapes.
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Yui See
COMPOSER & SONGWRITER
MUSIC PRODUCER
Yui See Lau is the founder of and creative director for Track Ops Music, a songwriting and music production team that specializes in delivering original top 40 style commercial pop, hip hop, R&B and electronic music for record label and sync placement. His credits and clients include major US networks such as Disney, ABC, ESPN, FOX Sports, MTV, VH1 & Oxygen, with music that has been featured in the North American television broadcasts of high-profile events such as FIFA World Cup and The Oscars. -
Tangela
COMPOSER & SOUND EDITOR
Tangela is a live sound and audio engineer out of Texas. Working with large-scale events like the Austin Film Festival, and venues such as the Bass Concert Hall, Georgetown Palace Theatre, Texas State University, and Lone Star Cowboy Church. In post-production, Tangela’s portfolio includes commercials, music production, and sound design for musicals. Specializing in podcast productions, Tangela is the producer and host of the Let's Talk… audio podcast, which focuses on audio-professional minorities in the industry, while contributing her expertise to other people's podcasts like, The Music Executive. With a creative ear and technical skills, Tangela's mission is to help other's audio dreams come to life.
Let the Fun Begin
The Sippy Cup Backstory.
When Anita was a kid, her dad gifted her a RCA Portable Cassette Shoebox Recorder (picture below) for Christmas. Her very first electronic. It was never on her wish list, but she smiled, and took it away to play. Turns out, it would be the best gift, ever! After discovering that she could record anything without a wired mic, her mind began buzzing with ideas.
She experimented with proximity, making funny voices and impersonating an investigative reporter. No stuffed animal was safe.
At snack time, while sipping from a sippy cup, she wondered, what her voice would sound like with apple juice? She debated for a minute, and in the name of exploration, she did it.
She tipped her cup, poured apple juice into the speaker, and hit play. A cool garble effect layered overtop her voice. She was AMAZED! So she poured more. The garble became thick. Anita was mesmerized by her own genius. Did anyone else know about this?! Did she just stumbled onto a new… !?! … silence … it died.
Scared about getting in trouble, Anita hid the body and walked out to the living room. When her dad asked where the recorder was, she replied nonchalantly, “I got tired of it”… but really, she was heartbroken. It had only been two days, and throughout that time they were inseparable.
And so, the Sippy Cup Audio name was born in honour of that audio endeavour. As a reminder, and a promise to maintain the fun and creative process of that inner-child, while cultivating quality sound pieces.
