Professional Spotlight: Luke Dante, one of the sound effect wizards behind PAW Patrol

VINCENT TEETSOV

If you have kids in your family or kids of your own, you will very likely be acquainted with the rescue operations of Ryder and the dogs of PAW Patrol. You will also certainly have seen these heroic animated characters on merchandise all over. Action figures, backpacks, lunchboxes, posters. But none of this would have the same magnitude if it weren’t for the hit animated TV show that it’s all sourced from.

And with all of the whooshing, running, engines, sirens, and more, the thrill factor of this show is dependent on its sound! Together with his studio colleagues, Luke Dante, an American-Canadian with Estonian and Puerto Rican heritage, is on the case to add sounds like these. How did he get involved?

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Photo used with permission from Luke Dante.