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Michael Olman, C.A.S. is a re-recording mixer who worked on the Re-imagined Series and Caprica. His distinguished career in sound recording spans over three decades, earning him multiple Emmy Awards and establishing him as one of television's most respected sound professionals.
Early Career
Olman began his career in Detroit's music scene before transitioning to sound work for television and film.[1] Throughout his career, he has worked in nearly every role in sound for television and film, from sound and video transfer to his eventual specialization as a supervising re-recording mixer.[1]
Olman is an alumnus of Michigan State University's College of Communication Arts & Sciences, which honored him with its prestigious Outstanding Alumni Award in 2006.[1]
Throughout his professional career based in Los Angeles, Olman worked for most of the major entertainment studios.[2]
Battlestar Galactica
Olman joined the Battlestar Galactica sound team beginning with the episode "Scattered" in Season 2, where he and Kenneth Kobett replaced Kevin Burns and Todd Orr as re-recording mixers.[3] Olman and Kobett formed a long-standing professional partnership, with Olman typically mixing dialogue while Kobett handled sound effects.[4]
The duo worked on 39 episodes of Battlestar Galactica from 2005 to 2009,[5] and received an Emmy nomination for their work on the series finale "Daybreak, Part II" in 2009.[6] They continued their collaboration on the prequel series Caprica.[7]
Other Notable Work
Olman is perhaps best known for his extensive work on the television series 24, where he and Kobett served as re-recording mixers throughout the show's run from 2001 to 2010.[8] The pair earned seven consecutive Emmy nominations for their work on 24, winning the Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series twice.[8] They also received an Emmy nomination for the television film 24: Redemption.[8]
Additional credits include work on The Shield, the Discovery Channel documentary When Dinosaurs Roamed America (for which he won a Cinema Audio Society Award), and numerous other television productions.[1]
Awards and Recognition
Throughout his career, Olman has received:
- 14 Primetime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Sound Mixing[1]
- Three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Sound Mixing[1]
- 18 Cinema Audio Society Award nominations for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing[1]
- Three Cinema Audio Society Awards, including wins for 24 (multiple wins) and When Dinosaurs Roamed America[1]
- Several MPSE Golden Reel Award nominations[1]
- Six MIX Magazine TEC Awards nominations for Technical Excellence and Creativity[1]
- Michigan State University's Outstanding Alumni Award (2006)[1]
Industry Service
Beyond his work as a re-recording mixer, Olman has been actively involved in industry organizations and educational outreach. He has served as a governor for the Television Academy, holding two terms on the Board of Governors,[2] and held positions on multiple committees, including:
- Awards Anomalies Committee[1]
- Membership Committee[1]
- Technology and Convergence Committee[1]
- Budget Review Committee (elected member, later appointed chair in 2010)[1]
- Theatrical Standards Committee (co-chair, appointed 2010)[1]
Olman served several terms on the Cinema Audio Society's Board of Directors[2] and has donated his time as a guest lecturer at UCLA, panelist at industry conferences and conventions, and jurist for international film festivals.[1]
He was also a founding member and past Secretary for the Golden Eagle Leather Guard of the Inland Empire, located in Southern California,[2] and was an active member of Rainbow Bowlers.[2]
Personal Life
Olman married Peter Hayashida on June 20, 2008, in a civil ceremony in the City of West Hollywood.[9] The marriage occurred shortly after California's Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage in the state. At the time of their marriage, the couple had already been together for fourteen years.[9]
Olman and Hayashida were featured in a Pacifica Radio interview discussing marriage equality and their recognition by the state of California.[9]
Hayashida is a senior consultant and principal at Marts & Lundy, serving as Chair of the Board of Directors since March 2024.[10] He previously served as Vice Chancellor for Advancement at University of California, Riverside from 2009 through 2021, where he led UCR's first comprehensive fundraising campaign, surpassing its $300 million goal.[10] Before that, he spent 19 years at UCLA on the advancement executive team.[10] Hayashida earned a BA in communication studies from UCLA and an MBA from California State University, Northridge.[10] He served for ten years on the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles LGBT Center.[10]
Hayashida grew up in Hawaii,[9] and after living in Los Angeles for their professional careers, both Olman and Hayashida relocated to Honolulu, O'ahu.[2][10] Since moving to Honolulu, Olman has become actively involved in the local LGBTQ+ community, serving as Treasurer on the board of the Hawaii Gay Kickball League.[2] He is an avid cyclist and swimmer, is heavily involved in photography working with models and commercial clients, and enjoys hiking, good food, and travel.[2]
External links
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 Michael Olman, CAS (backup available on Archive.org) . Television Academy. Retrieved on 14 November 2025.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Michael Olman (backup available on Archive.org) . Hawaii Gay Kickball. Retrieved on 14 November 2025.
- ↑ Credits for Scattered (backup available on Archive.org) . Battlestar Wiki. Retrieved on 14 November 2025.
- ↑ Michael Olman (backup available on Archive.org) . The Shield Wiki. Retrieved on 14 November 2025.
- ↑ Battlestar Galactica (TV Series 2004-2009) - Full Cast & Crew (backup available on Archive.org) . Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 14 November 2025.
- ↑ FRAK - Battlestar Galactica (backup available on Archive.org) . Frakked Blog. Retrieved on 14 November 2025.
- ↑ Michael Olman (backup available on Archive.org) . Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 14 November 2025.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Michael Olman (backup available on Archive.org) . Wiki 24. Retrieved on 14 November 2025.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 The Marriage of Michael and Peter (backup available on Archive.org) . Courting Equality (23 June 2008). Retrieved on 14 November 2025.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 Peter Hayashida (backup available on Archive.org) . Marts & Lundy. Retrieved on 14 November 2025.