Sushko Joins L.A. Studio

Orest Susko, an accomplished professional in the field of music recording, has another laurel to his credit.  The Ukrainian Canadian has been appointed as a lead re-recording mixer for Todd AO studios in Los Angeles, California.

Orest has joined the ranks of a multiple Oscar-winning team in the Ascent Media Group Creative Sound Services division that mixes theatrical feature films out of the Todd AO West-Lantana complex located in Santa Monica.

Prior to joining Todd AO, Orest spent 10 years as a senior re-recording mixer with Alliance Atlantis Communications in Toronto, working on both national and international television and film projects.

After graduating from McMaster University in Hamilton and studying in Toronto, Orest worked as a recording engineer for music and television projects at Master’s Workshop in Toronto. Orest has mixed several films for acclaimed Canadian director David Cronenberg including Crash, Spider and most recently A History of Violence. His work has garnered him 12 Gemini nominations, 3 Genie nominations, a CAS award, an International Monitor award, 2 primetime Emmy nominations and an Emmy.

In the music realm, Orest has worked with Canadian and International artists such as Sarah McLachlan, Barenaked Ladies, Kim Mitchell and Cowboy Junkies.  In the Ukrainian community, he has worked with groups across North America, including the Vesnivka Choir of Toronto, the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus in Detroit, and the Kubasonics from Edmonton. His has also worked on live concert and theatrical productions, film scores, commercials, variety specials and IMAX films.

Orest is a current member of the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus, following in the footsteps in his father and his grandfather, the late Paul Stepowy–a bandura craftsman from Grimsby, Ontario. The son of Makar and Orysia Sushko, Orest attended St Vladimir Ukrainian School in Hamilton, danced with the church’s dance ensemble, played trumpet in the Vodohray orchestra and is past president of Hamilton SUMK and Eastern Canada SUMK. He also danced with the Marion dancers and Desna in Toronto and played with Bukovina Brass.

Orest is also well known in many communities for his tsymbaly playing. In this capacity, he has performed at numerous festivals, including Metro Toronto International Caravan, Carassauga and the Bloor West Village Festival in Toronto. He continues to entertain audiences in many locales.