Academy Award-winning Sound Designer, Musician, Re-recording mixer and Lecturer, Mark Mangini has made his life's work creating unimagined aural worlds and fabricating sonic realities for theatrical motion pictures. Born in the suburbs of Boston, Mark dropped out of college at 19 to move to Los Angeles and pursue a career in film. His first job was as a cartoon sound editor at Hanna Barbera Studios followed by a 25 year run as owner and operator of the successful Post Production Sound Company, Weddington Productions Inc. His studio is part of the Formosa Group, in Hollywood. Mark has worked on such notable films as: Raiders of the Lost Ark, Gremlins, Die Hard, Star Trek, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Fifth Element, The Green Mile, Warrior and Jack the Giant Slayer. He is currently (2015) a Governor of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences representing the Sound Branch.
Memberships:
AMPAS - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences M.P.S.E.- Motion Picture Sound Editors A.S.C.A.P.- American Society of Composers and Performers S.M.P.T.E - Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers MPEG - Motion Picture Film Editors Guild local 700 S.A.G. - Screen Actors Guild
Guest Lecturer:
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Savannah College of Art and Design Film School Cologne Sedona Film Festival G.D.C. Game Developers Conference Audio Engineering Society S.M.P.T.E. Kunst Museum Bonn, Germany Xerox P.A.R.C. Comicon D.A.R.P.A.
Developer:
Netmix Pro Project Manager - Co-Developer Arturia Spark - Sequence and Sample Library Developer
