The Essential List: Hayley Livingston
Hayley Livingston is a sound designer, musician, and sushi enthusiast. She spends her time watching movies, thinking of puns, and begging her cat to be normal. A lover of guitar music, she plays shows around Brooklyn with her best friends/bandmates.
Lifestyle
o Place of birth: San Francisco, CA
o Hometown: Orinda, CA
o Staycation: Chilling by the ocean in Connecticut!
o Vacation: I’ve always wanted to go to New Zealand. Even before I ever saw Lord of the Rings
o Pet: My beautiful domestic shorthair cat Chicken Nugget
o Place of work: One Thousand Birds in New York, NY
o Place of workout: Anderson’s Martial Arts Gym in New York, NY
o Side project: Playing guitar in the wonderful band gobbinjr
o Mode of transport: Subway/Bus
o Bonus travel essential: I always need my coffee while commuting
Culture
o Artist: Moebius, the iconic French illustrator
o Musician: Too many to count but right now Wu Tang Clan is my go-to every time I put my headphones on
o Commercials / music video director: Hiro Murai
o Film director: Denis Villeneuve. I am already losing it with excitement over the new Dune movie he’s making
o Film: Of all time, Blade Runner. The last movie I watched that floored me was Election 2 by Johnnie To.
o Series: I’ve really been enjoying the series Warrior on Max. They just returned after a three year hiatus and the show is better than ever.
o Commercial: Crown Royal Super Bowl Ad with David Grohl and Donna Grantis. I’m biassed because I mixed it!
o Music video: I really enjoyed the Kill Bill video from SZA
o Video game: The new Legend of Zelda game has pretty much absorbed all my free time since it came out
o Board game: Dune: The Board Game. It’s extremely complicated but very cool
o Book: The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula Leguin - a perfect, breezy, thought-provoking, and exciting novella
o Graphic novel: Swamp Thing by Alan Moore. A spooky journey through the Louisiana swamp and realms beyond
o Podcast: The only podcast I listen to is the Always Sunny Podcast. And usually I just watch the video version
Food and Drink
o Breakfast: Usually just coffee, unfortunately for my stomach!
o Restaurant: Trad Room in Bed-Stuy
o Cheap bite: I’m always searching for the remaining dollar pizza spots left in Manhattan
o Working lunch: An Italian sandwich from the various shops around SoHo
o Favourite dish: I could eat sushi every day for the rest of my life
o Signature dish: I don’t cook a whole lot but if I do there’s a good chance it will be pasta with soyrizo and spinach
o Snack: I’ve never been able to resist pretzels
o Guilty pleasure: Fried Chicken sandwich AND the mac n cheese side from Pelicana
o Bar: Saint Vitus
o Booze: An ice cold beer
o Not booze: Chai Latte!
Kit
o Phone: Any iPhone that still has the aux cord
o Computer: Macbook
o TV: Hisense 4K TV
o Headphones: My trusty Audio-Technica M50s. Always!
o Soundsystem: At home I listen to everything on my Vizio Soundbar
o Where you document an idea: iPhone notes or a special secret word doc on my computer!
o Casual clothing: T-shirt and jeans
o Smart clothing: A slightly nicer t-shirt and skirt
o Footwear: Pretty much any all-black sneaker
o Favourite social media feed: Letterboxd. Social media for film watching!
o Work program: Pro Tools forever
o Digital work tool: My secret weapon is the reverse function of Pro Tools. Everything sounds better reversed!
o Analogue work tool: A shotgun mic for recording foley
o Morning grooming / makeup essential: A nice blue mascara
o Bonus kit essential: A guitar pick. Who knows when you’ll need to rock??
