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Analog Shift Post Inc. (ASP) is an American sound post-production company which was founded by sound designer and editor Jeremy Jackson in May 2005. Headquartered in Bell Gardens, California, the company is notably known for contributing on found footage films and analog horror webseries.
Bio[]
Analog Shift Post was founded on May 16, 2005, in Bell Gardens, California, by veteran sound designer and editor Jeremy Jackson. A former Foley artist and analog tape enthusiast who had worked on low-budget horror films and underground music videos during the 1990s, Jackson envisioned a company that would specialize in the eerie, the unsettling, and the raw. With a background steeped in reel-to-reel machines, magnetic tape, and modular synths, Jackson believed that modern digital tools had begun to sterilize the emotional intensity of sound. His mission: to blend analog warmth with digital precision in the post-production world.
The company started in a converted auto garage on Gage Avenue with just three employees, a refurbished Otari MTR-90 tape machine, and an arsenal of salvaged audio gear. Early on, ASP focused on indie horror shorts, handling ADR, foley, and final mix for underground filmmakers coming out of Los Angeles's DIY horror scene.
ASP’s breakthrough came in 2007 when they, in collaboration with Wong Sound Effects Studio, were brought on to handle sound design for Fortunes of the Fallen, an independent found footage horror that premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival. The film's unsettling, lo-fi aesthetic was deeply enhanced by ASP’s experimental layering of degraded tape hiss, distorted radio transmissions, and spatialized mono channel effects. The film gained a cult following and became a touchstone of the second-wave found footage movement.
Between 2008 and 2012, ASP became the go-to sound facility for a wave of found footage and analog horror productions, including cult webseries such as Signal Bleed, Threshold Files, and the early episodes of The Camden Tapes. Their work was defined by a commitment to sonic imperfection — dropouts, overmodulated whispers, erratic mic handling — all carefully curated to evoke authenticity and unease.
By 2013, ASP had grown from a niche garage outfit into a respected boutique facility with a dozen employees. The company moved into a larger facility in an old film lab warehouse just outside downtown Bell Gardens, where they built a unique hybrid studio featuring analog gear integrated with Pro Tools HD systems. Jackson insisted on keeping a “degradation lab,” where sound was bounced through tape loops, VHS decks, and even cassette boomboxes before being re-digitized.
During this era, ASP began offering sound services for ARG (alternate reality game) projects and immersive horror installations. They collaborated with up-and-coming YouTube creators and helped define the audio identity of the analog horror genre with their work on The Cyclopean Archives (2015–2017), which would later be credited with launching a new wave of narrative horror on the web.
As the analog horror genre blossomed, ASP became a beloved institution among indie creators. Their name was often hidden in end credits, but their influence was unmistakable — a specific texture and audio signature fans began to associate with the uncanny. In 2020, ASP released a documentary-style short film titled Hiss & Echoes: The Sonic DNA of Fear, in which Jackson detailed the company’s ethos of "imperfection as immersion." Despite its niche status, ASP's methods were studied in film schools and media programs across the country. Their unique fusion of old-world tape manipulation with modern horror sensibilities inspired a new generation of sound editors and designers.
As of 2025, Analog Shift Post remains privately owned and operated by Jeremy Jackson, who still leads the company’s creative direction. The studio continues to specialize in found footage, experimental horror, and immersive media, recently expanding into VR horror experiences and retro-themed podcasts. While larger studios have tried to replicate ASP’s style, none have matched the haunting intimacy of their approach — one built on the hiss of a dying tape, the pop of a mic too close to a scream, and the silence that follows a forgotten broadcast.
Projects[]
- Andy's Apple Farm (2021; in collaboration with Wong Sound Effects Studio)
- The Camden Tapes (early episodes, 2011)
- The Cyclopean Archives (2015–2017)
- Dead Frequency: A VR Descent (2023)
- Fortunes of the Fallen (2007; in collaboration with Wong Sound Effects Studio)
- Hiss & Echoes: The Sonic DNA of Fear (2020)
- The Lost Fragments (2008)
- Nocturne Channel (2019, web anthology)
- Signal Bleed (2009–2010)
Staff[]
- Jeremy Jackson (Founder/CEO; Sound Designer/Editor & Re-Recording Mixer)
- Albert O'Brien (COO)
- Kyle Durham (Studio Manager)
- Meredith Winter (General Manager)
- Patrick Schneider (Re-Recording Mixer)
- Victor Orr (Sound Designer/Editor & Re-Recording Mixer)
- Robin Strong (Sound Designer/Editor)
- Rachael Walton (Dialogue Editor)
- Melinda Elkins (Dialogue Editor)
- Carrie Dixon (Re-Recording Mixer)
- Jason Langley (Sound Designer/Editor)
- Terry McNamara (Sound Designer/Editor)
- Frederick Shapiro (Sound Designer/Editor)
- Brian Boyer (Re-Recording Mixer)
- Adrian Hendrickson (Foley Artist)
- Todd Huber (Foley Editor)
- Todd Beard (ADR Mixer)
- Peter Nelson (ADR Editor)
- Darrell Delaney (Foley Mixer)
- Jon McPherson (Sound Designer/Editor)
- Brent Bentley (Foley Editor/Mixer)