This is the Rhythm Division, or “rdiv” website. Rhythm Division is no longer a functioning studio – this site is here for archival and legacy purposes:
Kevan Staples and Jim Longo formed Rhythm Division in 1995 and closed the studio in 2012. Both are still active and can be reached respectively at their websites, Kevan Staples and Jim Longo.
Please view the details of some of the more memorable projects which comprise the work of Rhythm Division.
Helicopters, explosions, post-production audio and mixing on 39 episodes of the teen spy drama Connor Undercover.
Robin is the strange story of 2 slackers and their weird acquaintances, told in 26 interstitials on MTV. Music, sfx, voices, and everything else audio by Jim and Kevan at Rhythm Division. Created by the brilliant Magnus Carlsson and co-produced by Wigelius / Nelvana.
Music originally produced by Magnus from record samples, was reproduced with live musicians, yet still has that looped quality so important to the feel.
A show designed to offend just about everybody, The Dating Guy is a half-hour animated comedy about the single life of twenty-somethings in the city. Airing in Canada on Teletoon at Night.
26 Gemini Award winning episodes of intense action and beauty wrapped in sci-fi splendor, produced by 9 Story Entertainment and Method Films for Nicktoons. The series was directed by Emmanuel Gorinstein and produced by Marilyn McAuley and Cedric Pilote.
Intriguing and captivating documentary film about the life and legacy of Mary Magdalene. The film was produced by Ellis Entertainment for Vision TV.
It was recorded, edited and mixed in 5.1 at Rhythm Division. The original music score for the film was composed by Kevan Staples. Written and produced by Marianne Kushmaniuk. It was directed by Harvey Crossland, and the executive producer was Kip Spidell.
The Autism Enigma is a film that looks at the progress of an international group of scientists who are looking for clues to this baffling disorder. Written and produced by Marion Gruner and Chris Sumpton for Cogent-Benger Productions as part of CBC’s “The Nature of Things with David Suzuki”.
