Marty Fay

  • Location Sound Recordist 34 years experience across six continents.
  • Long-format documentaries, TVC, drama and all genres of production.
Brisbane
34 years. Six continents. Every kind of impossible. Marty Fay is one of Australia's pre-eminent documentary sound recordists — known for capturing the intimate, unrepeatable moments that make films unforgettable.

Lists as:

  • Production Sound Mixer / Recordist

Sound That Goes Anywhere
Every kind of impossible.
34 years. Six continents. 30+ Countries (and still counting)

Marty Fay is one of the global industry’s preeminent location sound recordists, offering a rare combination of veteran location sound recording and a studio drama skill set. With over three decades of experience across the world’s most demanding environments, Marty has built a reputation among producers and directors for capturing “unrepeatable moments” with absolute fidelity. Operating under the ironclad philosophy of “Fix it on location. Not in post,” Marty ensures that the sonic narrative carries the same weight and emotional resonance as the visual capture.

CREDITS:
*overview of the last ten years

2025 – How The West Was Won (Documentary 3x40min) A History of Hip Hop in LA. Rhyme Pays/In Three Production
2024 – Black Sunday (Documentary 3x40min) A New York Fire Department tragedy. Black Sunday Productions
2023 – Strange Journey (Documentary Feature) 50 years of ‘Rocky Horror’. Margott Station Production
2023 – Same Same But Different (Documentary Feature) Argus 74, retrospective look at the first ‘top deck tour’ through Europe
2023/2024 – The Actually Really Very Difficult Show (Children’s TV series 200 Episodes)
2022 – Flyways (Documentary Feature) migratory Shorebirds
2022/2023/2024 – Australian Timbersports Championships (Series and Live Events)
2021 – Beyond The Reef (Documentary Feature) Alook at the Great Barrier Reef Today
2021 – Grounded (Documentary), when the world stopped in 2020 for the travel industry
2020 – Plant Delicious (documentary short – 30min) stories of award-winning chefs and sustainability
2017/2018/2019 – 48 Hour Destination (Travel Series), a worldwide travel series
2016 – Surfing The Menu (Cooking Travel Series), a cooking show mixed with travel and adventure
2015 – The Logan Project (documentary) 2x50min