Colombo, Sri Lanka · Available worldwide

Sound is invisible craft. I make it flawless.

I'm Chandana Dassanayake — audio engineer, composer and consultant. For 13+ years I've captured, shaped and scored sound for international cinema, live stages and broadcast.

Hear the work Start a project
  • Production Sound
  • Mixing & Mastering
  • Composition
  • Consultation
Chandana Dassanayake resting between takes in a warmly-lit studio, surrounded by acoustic gear
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Chandana operating a boom microphone on a film location beneath draped black flags and rock

FIELD On location — boom & production sound for feature cinema.

The person behind the sound

An engineer's precision.
An artist's ear.

I work in the space between technology and feeling. Whether I'm mixing in the studio, operating boom on a remote location, tuning a broadcast chain, or scoring a scene, the goal never changes — elevate the final product through exceptional sound.

My work spans production sound for international film, original composition for narrative and commercial projects, and technical consultation for studios and crews. I'm as comfortable troubleshooting a signal-flow problem under pressure as I am shaping a melody. Off the clock, I'm an audiophile, an enthusiastic traveller and a devoted food lover.

  • 13+ Years in professional audio
  • 17k Largest live audience mixed
  • 100+ Radio drama productions
  • 4 Disciplines under one ear

Selected credits

The work speaks
before I do.

From Palme d'Or cinema to seventeen-thousand-seat stages — a body of work built on getting sound right the first time.

  1. Untitled Feature — Apichatpong Weerasethakul — International Cinema 01

    International Cinema

    Untitled Feature — Apichatpong Weerasethakul

    Second Crew Sound Recordist & Boom Operator

    An Indochina production directed by Palme d'Or winner Apichatpong Weerasethakul, working alongside supervising sound recordist Raúl Locatelli. Managed complex environmental audio conditions and maintained detailed daily sound logs across international shoots.

    • Production Sound
    • Boom
    • Field Recording

    Title withheld pending official release

  2. Thus Have I Heard — Dubbing & Animation 02

    Dubbing & Animation

    Thus Have I Heard

    Sinhala-language dubbing & full audio production

    Led the complete audio production and Sinhala-language dubbing for this animated feature, produced by Shraddha Media Network — from recording sessions through final mix.

    • Dubbing
    • Post Audio
    • Mix
  3. Large-Scale Live Events — Live Sound 03

    Live Sound

    Large-Scale Live Events

    System design & live mixing — audiences up to 17,000

    Front-of-house system design and live mixing for large-scale events on professional consoles including the DiGiCo S21, delivering high-quality sound to crowds of up to seventeen thousand.

    • System Design
    • FOH Mix
    • DiGiCo
  4. 100+ Radio Drama Productions — Broadcast & Radio 04

    Broadcast & Radio

    100+ Radio Drama Productions

    Full audio production — record through final mix

    Produced over one hundred radio drama productions and designed custom workflows and KPIs for radio, television and podcast audio teams.

    • Broadcast
    • Workflow
    • Production

What I do

Six disciplines,
one signal chain.

01

Production Sound & Audio Engineering

On-set sound recording, boom operation, multi-track mixing and mastering for international feature films and media productions.

02

Studio Recording, Mixing & Mastering

Professional studio recording, mixing and mastering for music and media — delivering polished, release-ready sound.

03

Live Sound & Venue System Design

System design and live mixing for large-scale events, with experience delivering high-quality sound for audiences of up to 17,000.

04

Broadcast & Radio Production

Audio production, broadcast systems design and audio tuning for radio, television and podcast platforms.

05

Music Composition

Original scoring and musical composition tailored to narrative storytelling and commercial projects.

06

Audio Consultation & Education

Workflow optimization, field-recording hardware configuration (incl. Comtek wireless), technical troubleshooting, plus specialized bootcamps and mentorship for audio professionals.

The toolkit

Fluent across the
industry's best gear.

Consoles, converters, microphones, plug-ins and field systems — I choose the right tool for the sound, not the other way around.

Chandana works fluently with equipment and software from AVID, DiGiCo, Midas, Allen & Heath, Yamaha, UAD, Orban, dbx, Soundcraft, Behringer, Focusrite, Genelec, Alesis, Audient, Neumann, Shure, Sennheiser, RØDE, Telefunken, Rycote, Ambient, Hollyland, Roland, RCF, JBL, Korg, Takamine, Novation, Sommer, Neutrik, Steinberg, Logic Pro, Pro Tools, Native Instruments, Waves, SSL, Shadow Hills, Brainworx, Klark Teknik, Lexicon, iZotope, Smart, Wheatstone, Sound Devices, Lectrosonics, Bubblebee, Sony, Beyerdynamic, Audio-Technica, Antares, Celemony, Spectrasonics, Nexus, Philharmonik.

Let's talk

Let's discuss your
next project.

Available for film production, studio mixing, original composition and technical consultation. Tell me what you're building and let's make it sound extraordinary.

chaindmail@gmail.com