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Mike Jaballah recording location sound with a boom microphone

LOCATION SOUND · DRONE · LIVE AUDIO

MIKE
JABALLAH.

Location sound and licensed aerials from one crew member.
Melbourne based, on location anywhere the shoot goes.

CHECK AVAILABILITY Kit & licences
MELBOURNE / NAARMFOUNDER, CREATIVE KICKS MEDIA

FEATURED WORK

SELECTED
PRODUCTIONS.

Adventure reality. Nature documentaries. Sport. Music. A selection of productions I’ve worked on, and what I did on each.

Mike and the camera crew on location in Namibia
ADVENTURE REALITY2025

The Amazing Race

Season 9, Celebrity · Eureka

Running Crew, Sound Recordist
Crowds watching Australian Open 2025 coverage on outdoor screens
LIVE SPORT2025

Australian Open

AO Media

Audio Director, Screens
2024 / BPC & NETFLIX

All the Sharks

Sound Recordist / Drone Operator
2025 / KEVIN & CO

Taskmaster S6

Drone Operator
2024 / CREATIVE HEAD

Carl Cox UNVRS Promo

Sound Recordist
2019 / RED BULL TV

Mark Matthews,
The Other Side of Fear

Sound Recordist
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AIRED ON

  • Netflix
  • ABC
  • SBS
  • Channel 9
  • Channel 10
  • Red Bull TV
  • Discovery Channel
  • Bloomberg TV
  • ITV

LIFE ON LOCATION

BEHIND
THE SCENES.

People, places and moments from the field. Select a photo to view it full size.

Mike holding a boom microphone beside a horse and dog in a paddock at sunset
Some days, the crew looks a little different.
Camera and sound crew filming a group in shallow water on a sandbank
Sound crew on the sandbank
Mike and three crew members seated beneath a thatched shelter in the water, with a camera in the foreground
Behind the camera · Belize
Mike with his recording equipment posing with a group beneath trees in the Solomon Islands
On location · Solomon Islands
Mike wearing headphones and carrying his sound kit on a chair beside the water in Belize
A moment between takes · Belize

OUT IN THE FIELD

A DIFFERENT LOCATION.
THE SAME ATTENTION TO DETAIL.

Aerial view of Wolf Island in the Galápagos
Wolf Island, GalápagosDrone photography
An underwater volcanic eruption breaking the ocean surface in the Solomon Islands
Solomon IslandsOn location
Aerial view of golden and white salt flats near Mildura
Mildura salt flatsFrom above

ABOUT MIKE

PREPARED.
PART OF THE CREW.

I’m Mike. A sound recordist, sound engineer and drone operator based in Melbourne.

I started in live audio, studied technical production at RMIT and have worked across television, documentaries, live events and commercial shoots.

I believe in being well and truly prepared, then going with the flow. I like solving problems, helping the crew and getting on with the job. Away from the shoot, it’s music, building, fixing and tinkering.

I’m also the founder of Creative Kicks Media.

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Mike Jaballah wearing his location sound kit in Morocco

TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS

CASA ReOCCASA.ReOC.7858 · AVIASSIST · 2022
CASA RePLAVIASSIST · 2020
Aeronautical Radio Operator Certificate (AROC)AVIASSIST · 2019
Shure Wireless Workbench2018
Music Industry (Technical Production)RMIT University · 2007–2010

KIT & LICENCES

MY OWN KIT.
FULLY LICENSED.

I turn up with my own sound package and drones, charged and tested. Licensed by CASA and insured for $20 million.

Location sound

  • Sound Devices 833 recorder and mixer
  • 12 channels of Lectrosonics wireless
  • 8 Tentacle Sync timecode boxes
  • Schoeps Mini CMIT and CMC641 on the boom
  • Sanken COS11D and DPA lavaliers
  • 8 Sennheiser G4 IFB receivers
Location sound

Drone

  • DJI Mavic 3 Cine
  • DJI Mavic 2 Pro
  • DJI Mini 3 Pro
  • ND filters and spare batteries for every aircraft
Drone operator
  • CASA ReOCCASA.ReOC.7858
  • CASA RePLRemote pilot licence
  • AROCAeronautical radio
  • $20M public liabilityChubb
Full equipment list

WORK WITH MIKE

GOT A SHOOT
COMING UP?

Let’s talk dates, location and what you need.

Send your dates, location, production type and the support you need: location sound, drone or live audio.

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FULL PRODUCTION CREDITS

2019–2026

PRODUCTIONS I'VE WORKED ON.

Credits by year: production, company and my role on each.

FILTER BY ROLE
2026
Ball Magnets x NFLWildcard TGIPodcast Producer
ConsumerismMatt D’Avella, Could BeSound Recordist
Lego x EFCBrightworksSound Recordist
That Pacific Sports ShowABC InternationalSound Recordist
NFL x UFC Game Recognise GameOutroSound Recordist
NFL x Cricket Aus Game Recognise GameOutroSound Recordist
Off Day with Nick KyrgiosUltraboom MediaSound Recordist
Australian Open 2026AO MediaAudio Director, Screens
2025
The Yes ExperimentCh 10/1440 ProductionsDrone Operator
AFLW 2025 Silo ProjectionAFLWDrone Operator
Playing On A Prayer DocumentaryABCSound Recordist
Play OnABC TVSound Recordist
REA TVCArloSound Recordist
Gigacomm TVCArlo AgencySound Recordist
Taskmaster S6Kevin & CoDrone Operator
Gulf 1 Live ExportBloomberg TVSound Recordist / Drone Operator
Everyday Gourmet, New YorkH SquaredSound Recordist
The Amazing Race S9, CelebrityEurekaRunning Crew, Sound Recordist
Taskmaster S5Kevin & CoDrone Operator
Australian Open 2025AO MediaAudio Director, Screens
2024
Carl Cox UNVRS PromoCreative HeadSound Recordist
MockbusterMostly Fish ProductionsSound Recordist
All the SharksBPC & NetflixSound Recordist / Drone Operator
The Amazing Race S5, CelebrityEurekaRunning Crew, Sound Recordist
The Bachelorette USAWarner BrothersSound Recordist
Australian Open 2024Tennis AustraliaAudio Director, Screen
2023
Everyday Gourmet FranceH SquaredSound Recordist (Ongoing)
The Amazing Race S4, CelebrityEurekaRunning Crew, Sound Recordist
Love Triangle Season 2Endemol ShineSound Recordist
Design Down UnderRIVR / MagnoliaSound Recordist (Ongoing)
Everyday Gourmet Season 13H SquaredSound Recordist (Studio Ongoing)
The Real SharkanoBPC/Discovery ChannelSound Recordist
Miles in Front DocumentaryEntainSound Recordist
A League Soccer, All AccessJam TVSound Recordist
Million Dollar Island S1Eureka ProductionsSound Recordist
2022
Freshly Picked MilduraH SquaredSound Recordist
BET365 x Hayes Family TVCCraterSound Recordist / Drone Operator
Vitasoy “EPIC” TVCPixelSound Recordist
Cricket Australia, Strategy PromoKOJOSound Recordist
Emergency Management TVCBalmer AgencyDrone Operator
Freshly PickedH SquaredSound Recordist, Studio (Ongoing)
Hiltaba Reserve x GRACSafari GlobalSound Recordist / Drone Operator / Field Producer
Australian Hotel Association TVCSafari GlobalSound Recordist
Next in Wine: Survival and SuccessionDundas MediaSound Recordist
Art WorksABC TVSound Recordist (Ongoing)
The Bachelor Back StoriesWarner BrosSound Recordist
The Traitors Back StoriesEndemol ShineSound Recordist
Love Triangle Season 1Endemol ShineSound Recordist
Daimler Truck TVCRawkus ContentSound Recordist
Everyday GourmetH SquaredSound Recordist (Ongoing)
The Amazing Race S3Eureka ProductionsRunning Crew, Sound Recordist
Loose Women Neighbours SegmentITVSound Recordist
Australian Open 2022AO MediaAudio Director, Screens Control
2021
Demolition DownunderWildbear.TVDrone Operator
Aussie Gold Hunters 7Electric PicturesSound Recordist / Drone Operator
Advancing AustraliaBengar Films, Ch 10Sound Recordist
Art WorksABC TVSound Recordist (Ongoing)
The BlockChannel 9Sound Recordist
Survivor Back StoriesEndemol ShineSound Recordist
Cheese Slices with Will StuddSBS FoodSound Recordist
Australian Open 2021AO MediaAudio Director, Screens Control
The Newsreader EPK InterviewsABC TVSound Recordist
2020
Australia’s Best HouseAbode EntertainmentSound Recordist
Thirsty Camel TVCVisible StudiosSound Recordist
The Amazing Race S2Eureka ProductionsRunning Crew, Sound Recordist
Advancing AustraliaBengar Films, Channel 10Sound Recordist
The Healthy CooksBengar Films, Channel 10Sound Recordist
2019
Mark Matthews, The Other Side of FearRed Bull TVSound Recordist
Greencross Vets TVCBastion BengarSound Recordist / Boom Operator
Red Bull Music Festival, Baker BoyRed Bull TVSound Recordist
Continence TVCGot it Made MediaSound Recordist / Boom Operator
Very Special Kids Doco trailerDavid HansenSound Recordist / Drone Operator