Todd-AO, Soundelux, Sound One and Modern Music Artists Receive Emmy Award Nominations for Sound

July 8, 2010 - PRLog -- HOLLYWOOD–Artists from CSS Studios’ Todd-AO, Soundelux, Sound One and Modern Music facilities have received a total of seven nominations for sound in contention for the 2010 Emmy Awards.
Todd-AO Re-Recording Mixers Michael Minkler and Daniel J. Leahy received four nominations for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Mini-series or Movie for HBO’s “The Pacific” (Parts Two, Five, Eight and Nine). Todd-AO Re-Recording Mixers Craig Mann and Marc Fishman each received one nomination in the category. The Todd-AO artists share the nominations with Production Mixers Andrew Ramage and Gary Wilkins.
Soundelux Supervising Sound Editor Tom Bellfort is nominated for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Mini-series or Movie for “The Pacific” (Part Five). He shares the nomination with artists from Soundelux, Modern Music, Todd-AO and other facilities, including Supervising Sound Effects Editor Benjamin Cook; Supervising Dialogue and ADR Editor Daniel S. Irwin; Sound Effects Editor Hector Gika; Sound Effects Editors Charles Maynes and Paul Aulicino; Dialogue and ADR Editors John C. Stuver, David Williams and Michelle Pazer; Music Editor John Finklea; and Foley Artists Jody Thomas and Katie Rose.
Todd-AO Re-Recording Mixers Dennis Kirk and Alec St. John received a nomination for Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) for the episode “One Car, Two, Car, Red Car, Blue Car” of the HBO Series “Entourage.” They share the nomination with Production Mixer Tom Stasinis. Kirk has won two previous Emmy Awards for his work on “Entourage,” including last year.
sound One Re-Recording Mixer Dominick Tavella received a nomination for Outstanding Sound Mixing for Nonfiction Programming for PBS’s “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea.”
“On behalf of all of us at CSS Studios, I congratulate these talented artists on their Emmy nominations,” said CSS Studios President, Robert C. Rosenthal. “We take great pride in our association with dedicated professionals such as these who represent the pinnacle of the craft of sound.”

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About CSS STUDIOS, LLC
Hollywood, California-based CSS Studios is a wholly owned subsidiary of Discovery Communications (NASDAQ- DISCA, DISCB, DISCK), the world’s number one nonfiction media company reaching more than 1.5 billion cumulative subscribers in over 170 countries. CSS Studios provides creative services to major motion picture studios, independent producers, broadcast networks, cable channels, advertising agencies and interactive producers. The services of CSS Studios are marketed under the brand names Todd-AO, Sound One, Soundelux, POP Sound, Modern Music, Soundelux Design Music Group and The Hollywood Edge, with facilities in Los Angeles and New York. With more than 50 years of experience in providing creative sound services and technical solutions, the companies, collectively, have garnered more than 50 Academy Award nominations and won 26 Academy Awards®.