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Eimear's path from DkIT Graduate to rising talent in Audio Post-Production

13 January 2025

Eimear Mattison, a 22-year-old from Blackrock, County Louth, initially considered a career in aviation management but discovered a passion for audio production, earning a BA (Hons) in Audio and Music Production at DkIT. After graduation, Eimear secured a freelance sound editing role with Raygun Post Production, working on the animated series The Scavengers created by Little Moon Animations and taking on responsibilities like sound design and editing.

Her current role with Raygun is one she claims to have gotten by pure luck, but it was a road of hard work and determination that landed her there. Eimear’s journey into post-production began with work experience at Windmill Lane Studios and a placement at Clean Cuts in Washington DC. Through persistent networking and hard work, she impressed Raygun’s team, ultimately landing a role on The Scavengers. She’s grateful for her current position, where she’s excited to learn and grow.



After gaining her first taste of post-production during work experience at Windmill Lane Studios, Eimear realised she was more drawn to audio than music production, leading her to focus on sound design and editing.

“My first exposure to post-production was during work experience at Windmill Lane Post Production Studios in secondary school. After realising I didn’t want to be a music producer but still wanted to work in audio, I discovered the role of re-recording mixer, which intrigued me.”

Her hard work and persistence paid off as her talent was recognised and Eimear is thriving in a role which she loves.

“I am learning more than I could imagine and the atmosphere in Raygun is the stuff of dreams for my first job in industry. I enjoy what I do so much and I wake up every day excited to work on the shows,”

she says.

She also credits her time at DkIT, where she was recently awarded the President’s Prize for Excellence, for her success:

“I think DkIT influenced my career path because my lecturers cared and pushed me to be the greatest I could be. They didn't laugh at how ambitious and maybe, at times, too optimistic I was and believed in my abilities even when I didn’t.”

Moving to Ireland from America at the age of six, Eimear was interested in music from a very young age. Watching The X Factor at the age of seven was the catalyst for her love of music, music production and the music industry.

When I found out you could make music for others to sing and perform to, I was hooked,” she recalls.

Receiving a drum set for her 10th birthday, followed by a keyboard for Christmas, Eimear taught herself how to play and started mashing up songs. She was then gifted an old guitar from an aunt, which further increased her interest in making music, followed by an introduction to GarageBand, which helped her realise her passion for creating songs.

Her parents also spotted Eimear’s talent and recognised the need for her to explore it as a career. The Audio Music course seemed like the perfect fit for Eimear and the facilities available really appealed to her. Recalling her first visit to the college she said:

What drew me to the course was the facilities. DKIT has state-of-the-art studios and equipment and they are all exclusive to students which isn't the norm for other music courses around the country.”

Like many other students, Eimear had to navigate the difficulties of beginning her course during the COVID lockdowns. Despite the challenges this threw her way, she really enjoyed all the opportunities her course provided over the four years with very supportive lecturers and “a heavy focus on music production and live sound” throughout.

She recalls some of her favourite things about the course as getting to work on her Major Project, creating an EP with an artist and recording it in the studio throughout her whole last year. She also credits the DkIT lectures for their “approachable and caring” nature, which greatly contributed to her positive experience in third-level.

A visit to Porto to participate in a project about Arts and Mindfulness in Education, including creating resources for teachers to use to incorporate mindfulness into their classrooms, evening recording sessions and working on a wide array of interesting projects such as a collaboration with science students for a podcast, were just some of the highlights of DkIT for Eimear.  She also recalls the amazing experience of being given the keys to the recording studios after hours and we get to work on our projects and says that

“It really felt like what it would look like as a career in the future and the energy in the room was always filled with excitement.”

Clearly loving her new position, Eimear is so full of gratitude for her success and thankful for securing such a fantastic role. For anyone aspiring to work in this field, she recommends trying to find experience wherever you can to build up your CV and putting yourself out there at every opportunity.

“Experience and internships are so important. I think a lot of the time you hear “It’s all about who you know” when it comes to entering this industry and getting work but that’s not exactly true. Of course, it helps for sure, but really it’s about your drive and passion for the work because that comes across when you're in interviews.”

In the future, Eimear aspires to work in Los Angeles and sees herself pushing boundaries in the post-production industry, possibly working on major Hollywood projects. She's determined to pave the way for more women in the field, hoping to inspire a new generation of audio professionals and is adamant that the women working behind the scenes in some of the most well know Hollywood productions get more credit and publicity for their skills.

“I’m interested in staying in post-production and my sights have always been on working in Los Angeles. I think I eventually want to end up there or at least try it out for a while. It’s where the ‘big leagues’ are and that is where I want to be. Some people may think I have unrealistic goals but I think go big or go home!”

For Eimear, the journey is only just beginning.

just go for and you never know where it will lead” she says. “Audio post production is such a fun, creative and fast paced career and I would also like to see more women in audio careers because it’s not impossible and it’s really, really fun.”

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