LIFE OF STRIFE PRODUCTIONS is built on two people who take sound and image seriously: one behind the desk, one behind the design. ​

Mao Holiday

Audio Recording Engineer, Producer, Sound Designer

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Mao Holiday is an Audio Recording Engineer, Sound Designer, Music Producer, and Musician. He holds a BA in Audio Mixing and Mastering from the University of West London (United Kingdom), and trained as a music producer and sound designer at City & Islington College and IMW Studios (London). In 2020, Mao was awarded Best Radio Production by the Ministry of Culture of Colombia for the project "Conversando con Mi Abuela" (Conversing with My Grandma). He has recorded and produced for artists and organizations including:

MACAM — Modern and Contemporary Art Museum (Lebanon) Disorder (UK) Punk Al Parke Festival (Colombia) Disturbance (Netherlands) Human Dogfood (Paris) The Babes (London) The Wuhan Bats (UK / Netherlands) Opera Minamiguci (Japan) Radio Guía (Colombia) Abolition (Paris) Red Moon Heroes (Italy) Casa de La Cigarra (Colombia) Juliette Ashby (London) B.A.M (Switzerland) Shao Hao (London) Swaraj Chronos (London) Chain of Panic (London) ‍ ‍Sin Pudor (Colombia) Grenadine Vengeance (Paris)

Mao also designs sound effects and does Foley work for films, podcasts, and audiobooks — see examples on the [Our Productions] page. He is fluent in Spanish, English, and French, plays bagpipes and shouts with his band The Babes, and occasionally promotes concerts, tours, and festivals. www.thebabesuk.com