CSS Studios
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CSS Studios, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Discovery Communications, Inc. (DCI) , an American
global media and entertainment company.
The company's main activity is to provide creative and technical post production sound and music services for motion picture studios, independent producers, broadcast networks, cable channels,
advertising agencies and other companies that produce, own or distribute content. The company maintains facilities in Hollywood, CA, Burbank, CA, Santa Monica, CA and New York, NY.
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.http://corporate.discovery.com/brands/css-studios/
The company and its key creative staff has won Academy Awards
for Best Sound and Best Sound Editing.
United States
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global media and entertainment company.
The company's main activity is to provide creative and technical post production sound and music services for motion picture studios, independent producers, broadcast networks, cable channels,
advertising agencies and other companies that produce, own or distribute content. The company maintains facilities in Hollywood, CA, Burbank, CA, Santa Monica, CA and New York, NY.
The services of CSS Studios are marketed under the brand names Todd-AO
Todd-AO
Todd-AO is a post-production company founded in 1953, providing sound-related services to the motion picture and television industries. The company operates three facilities in the Los Angeles area.-History:...
, Sound One, Soundelux
Soundelux
Soundelux is an audio post production company based in Hollywood, California. Founded by Lon Bender and Wylie Stateman in 1982, Soundelux is currently a member of the CSS Studios, LLC consortium of sound companies....
, POP Sound, Modern Music, Soundelux Design Music Group and The Hollywood Edge.http://corporate.discovery.com/brands/css-studios/
The company and its key creative staff has won Academy Awards
Academy Awards
An Academy Award, also known as an Oscar, is an accolade bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers...
for Best Sound and Best Sound Editing.
History
- 2008: Ascent Media Group's Creative Sound Services group spun off from Discovery Holding Company to create CSS Studios, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Discovery Communications. This included the assets of Todd-AOTodd-AOTodd-AO is a post-production company founded in 1953, providing sound-related services to the motion picture and television industries. The company operates three facilities in the Los Angeles area.-History:...
, SoundeluxSoundeluxSoundelux is an audio post production company based in Hollywood, California. Founded by Lon Bender and Wylie Stateman in 1982, Soundelux is currently a member of the CSS Studios, LLC consortium of sound companies....
, Sound One, POP Sound, Modern Music, Soundelux Design Music Group and The Hollywood Edge.http://www.postmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=news&mod=News&mid=9A02E3B96F2A415ABC72CB5F516B4C10&tier=3&nid=9C0B951DFA8C48CA9DC5F40AFDAE6566
Subsidiaries
- Todd-AOTodd-AOTodd-AO is a post-production company founded in 1953, providing sound-related services to the motion picture and television industries. The company operates three facilities in the Los Angeles area.-History:...
- Burbank, CA
- Hollywood, CA
- Santa Monica, CA
- SoundeluxSoundeluxSoundelux is an audio post production company based in Hollywood, California. Founded by Lon Bender and Wylie Stateman in 1982, Soundelux is currently a member of the CSS Studios, LLC consortium of sound companies....
- Hollywood, CA
- Sound One
- New York, NY
- Modern Music
- Hollywood, CA
- POP Sound
- Santa Monica, CA
- The Hollywood Edge
- Hollywood, CA
- Soundelux Design Music GroupSoundelux Design Music GroupSoundelux Design Music Group is a sound studio located in Hollywood, California.Soundelux Design Music Group specializes in sound design, music composition and voiceover recording for video games....
- Hollywood, CA
Feature Films
- Bill Abbott - Music Editor - Alice in Wonderland; Terminator Salvation; Spider-Man 2; Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- Karen Baker Landers - Supervising Sound EditorSupervising Sound EditorThe supervising sound editor, or sound supervisor, is a creative role, working with the Director, Picture Editor and Producer, and is the person responsible for overseeing most aspects of post-production audio on a film or television show. This person coordinates sound editors, sound designers,...
- The Wolfman; G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra; The Bourne Ultimatum; Ray; American Gangster;; - Michael Barry - Re-recording mixerRe-recording mixerA re-recording mixer, formerly known as a dubbing mixer, is a person who is part of a post-production sound team and works specifically with dialog, music and sound effects to create the final soundtrack for a production...
- Mamma Mia; Michael Clayton; Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? - Tom Bellfort - Supervising Sound EditorSupervising Sound EditorThe supervising sound editor, or sound supervisor, is a creative role, working with the Director, Picture Editor and Producer, and is the person responsible for overseeing most aspects of post-production audio on a film or television show. This person coordinates sound editors, sound designers,...
- The Pacific; Fracture; Titanic; Mission: Impossible; Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace - Lon Bender - Supervising Sound EditorSupervising Sound EditorThe supervising sound editor, or sound supervisor, is a creative role, working with the Director, Picture Editor and Producer, and is the person responsible for overseeing most aspects of post-production audio on a film or television show. This person coordinates sound editors, sound designers,...
- Defiance; The Blood Diamond; We Were Soldiers; Mulan - Andrew DeCristofaro - Supervising Sound EditorSupervising Sound EditorThe supervising sound editor, or sound supervisor, is a creative role, working with the Director, Picture Editor and Producer, and is the person responsible for overseeing most aspects of post-production audio on a film or television show. This person coordinates sound editors, sound designers,...
- A Nightmare on Elm Street; Crazy Heart; Borat; Little Miss Sunshine - Lee Dichter - Re-recording mixerRe-recording mixerA re-recording mixer, formerly known as a dubbing mixer, is a person who is part of a post-production sound team and works specifically with dialog, music and sound effects to create the final soundtrack for a production...
- Julie & Julie; Doubt; Across the Universe; Match Point; Far and Away - Roberto Fernandez - Re-recording mixerRe-recording mixerA re-recording mixer, formerly known as a dubbing mixer, is a person who is part of a post-production sound team and works specifically with dialog, music and sound effects to create the final soundtrack for a production...
- Precious; Doubt; Frida; Sleepy Hollow - Marc Fishman - Re-recording mixerRe-recording mixerA re-recording mixer, formerly known as a dubbing mixer, is a person who is part of a post-production sound team and works specifically with dialog, music and sound effects to create the final soundtrack for a production...
- Law Abiding Citizen; The Secret Life of Bees; John Adams; Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay - Scott M. Gershin - Supervising Sound EditorSupervising Sound EditorThe supervising sound editor, or sound supervisor, is a creative role, working with the Director, Picture Editor and Producer, and is the person responsible for overseeing most aspects of post-production audio on a film or television show. This person coordinates sound editors, sound designers,...
- Season of the Witch; Hellboy II; The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Per HallbergPer HallbergPer Hallberg, born December 30, 1958 in Borgholm, is a Swedish film sound editor whose work has appeared in over 40 movies. He has won two Academy Awards for Best Sound Editingfor the films Braveheart and The Bourne Ultimatum...
- Supervising Sound EditorSupervising Sound EditorThe supervising sound editor, or sound supervisor, is a creative role, working with the Director, Picture Editor and Producer, and is the person responsible for overseeing most aspects of post-production audio on a film or television show. This person coordinates sound editors, sound designers,...
- American Gangster; The Bourne Ultimatum; Ray; Seabiscuit; Black Hawk Down - Gary Hecker - Foley ArtistFoley artistFoley is the reproduction of everyday sounds for use in filmmaking. These reproduced sounds can be anything from the swishing of clothing and footsteps to squeaky doors and breaking glass. The best foley art is so well integrated into a film that it goes unnoticed by the audience. It helps to...
- Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps; Robin Hood; Nightmare on Elm Street; New Moon; Angels & Demons - Adam Jenkins - Re-recording mixerRe-recording mixerA re-recording mixer, formerly known as a dubbing mixer, is a person who is part of a post-production sound team and works specifically with dialog, music and sound effects to create the final soundtrack for a production...
- Law Abiding Citizen; Forgetting Sarah Marshall; Thank You For Smoking ; Crash - Kenneth Karman - Supervising Music Editor - A Christmas Carol; G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra; Beowulf; Van Helsing; Enchanterd
- Mark Mangini - Supervising Sound EditorSupervising Sound EditorThe supervising sound editor, or sound supervisor, is a creative role, working with the Director, Picture Editor and Producer, and is the person responsible for overseeing most aspects of post-production audio on a film or television show. This person coordinates sound editors, sound designers,...
/Re-recording mixerRe-recording mixerA re-recording mixer, formerly known as a dubbing mixer, is a person who is part of a post-production sound team and works specifically with dialog, music and sound effects to create the final soundtrack for a production...
- Ghosts of Girlfriends Past; Blades of Glory; Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy - Dave McMoyler - Supervising Sound EditorSupervising Sound EditorThe supervising sound editor, or sound supervisor, is a creative role, working with the Director, Picture Editor and Producer, and is the person responsible for overseeing most aspects of post-production audio on a film or television show. This person coordinates sound editors, sound designers,...
- Final Destination 3; Snakes on a Plane; Flightplan; Wedding Crashers - Scott Millan - Re-recording mixerRe-recording mixerA re-recording mixer, formerly known as a dubbing mixer, is a person who is part of a post-production sound team and works specifically with dialog, music and sound effects to create the final soundtrack for a production...
- The Bourne Ultimatum; World Trade Center; Ray; Gladiator - Michael MinklerMichael MinklerMichael Minkler is a Motion Picture Sound Re-Recording Mixer. His Oscars are for the work done on Dreamgirls, Chicago and Black Hawk Down, but Minkler has a varied career that includes films like Inglourious Basterds, JFK and Star Wars, as well television programs like The Pacific and John Adams...
- Re-recording mixerRe-recording mixerA re-recording mixer, formerly known as a dubbing mixer, is a person who is part of a post-production sound team and works specifically with dialog, music and sound effects to create the final soundtrack for a production...
- Inglourious Basterds; Chicago; Dreamgirls; Black Hawk Down - Kevin O'ConnellKevin O'ConnellKevin O'Connell is the chief weather anchor for WGRZ-TV, the NBC affiliate in Buffalo, New York. O'Connell also sub-hosted on The David Letterman Show on NBC, hosted the game show Go on NBC from October 1983 to January 1984, and presented the syndicated disco series Disco Step-by-Step from 1977 to...
- Re-recording mixerRe-recording mixerA re-recording mixer, formerly known as a dubbing mixer, is a person who is part of a post-production sound team and works specifically with dialog, music and sound effects to create the final soundtrack for a production...
- Transformers; Apocalypto; Spider-Man; Memoirs of a Geisha - Mike Prestwood Smith - Re-recording MixerRe-recording mixerA re-recording mixer, formerly known as a dubbing mixer, is a person who is part of a post-production sound team and works specifically with dialog, music and sound effects to create the final soundtrack for a production...
- - Wylie StatemanWylie StatemanWylie Stateman is an American-born supervising sound editor. Stateman’s been nominated for multiple industry awards, including five Academy Awards, four BAFTA Awards and 15 Motion Picture Sound Editor Awards...
- Supervising Sound EditorSupervising Sound EditorThe supervising sound editor, or sound supervisor, is a creative role, working with the Director, Picture Editor and Producer, and is the person responsible for overseeing most aspects of post-production audio on a film or television show. This person coordinates sound editors, sound designers,...
- Robin Hood; Inglourious Basterds; Memoirs of a Geisha; Kill Bill; Natural Born Killers; JFK - Reilly Steele - Re-recording mixerRe-recording mixerA re-recording mixer, formerly known as a dubbing mixer, is a person who is part of a post-production sound team and works specifically with dialog, music and sound effects to create the final soundtrack for a production...
- Precious; Synedoche, New York; Lust, Caution; Brokeback Mountain; Bowling for Columbine - Mark Stoeckinger - Supervising Sound EditorSupervising Sound EditorThe supervising sound editor, or sound supervisor, is a creative role, working with the Director, Picture Editor and Producer, and is the person responsible for overseeing most aspects of post-production audio on a film or television show. This person coordinates sound editors, sound designers,...
- Unstoppable; Star Trek; Mission: Impossible 3; The Last Samurai; The Italian Job - Gary Summers - Re-recording mixerRe-recording mixerA re-recording mixer, formerly known as a dubbing mixer, is a person who is part of a post-production sound team and works specifically with dialog, music and sound effects to create the final soundtrack for a production...
- Avatar; Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen; Charlotte's Web; Cars; Jurassic Park III - Dominick Tavella - Re-recording mixerRe-recording mixerA re-recording mixer, formerly known as a dubbing mixer, is a person who is part of a post-production sound team and works specifically with dialog, music and sound effects to create the final soundtrack for a production...
- Mamma Mia; The Wrestler; Chicago - Michael Wilhoit - Supervising Sound EditorSupervising Sound EditorThe supervising sound editor, or sound supervisor, is a creative role, working with the Director, Picture Editor and Producer, and is the person responsible for overseeing most aspects of post-production audio on a film or television show. This person coordinates sound editors, sound designers,...
- Furry Vengeance; Hurricane Season; Madea Goes to Jail; 21; Almost Famous
Television
- Andy D'Addario - Re-recording mixerRe-recording mixerA re-recording mixer, formerly known as a dubbing mixer, is a person who is part of a post-production sound team and works specifically with dialog, music and sound effects to create the final soundtrack for a production...
- CSI: New York; Brothers & Sisters; Alias; The Spy Next Door - Jim Fitzpatrick - Re-recording mixerRe-recording mixerA re-recording mixer, formerly known as a dubbing mixer, is a person who is part of a post-production sound team and works specifically with dialog, music and sound effects to create the final soundtrack for a production...
- Family Guy; American Dad; The Cleveland Show; Melrose Place - Dennis Kirk - Re-recording mixerRe-recording mixerA re-recording mixer, formerly known as a dubbing mixer, is a person who is part of a post-production sound team and works specifically with dialog, music and sound effects to create the final soundtrack for a production...
- Big Love; Entourage; Supernatural; Prison Break - Mace Matiosian Supervising Sound EditorSupervising Sound EditorThe supervising sound editor, or sound supervisor, is a creative role, working with the Director, Picture Editor and Producer, and is the person responsible for overseeing most aspects of post-production audio on a film or television show. This person coordinates sound editors, sound designers,...
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; Star Trek: Deep Space Nine; Star Trek: The Next Generation - Todd Orr - Re-recording mixerRe-recording mixerA re-recording mixer, formerly known as a dubbing mixer, is a person who is part of a post-production sound team and works specifically with dialog, music and sound effects to create the final soundtrack for a production...
- Big Love; The Sopranos; Band of Brothers - Yuri Reese - Re-recording mixerRe-recording mixerA re-recording mixer, formerly known as a dubbing mixer, is a person who is part of a post-production sound team and works specifically with dialog, music and sound effects to create the final soundtrack for a production...
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; CSI: Miami; Without a Trace - Greg Schorer - Supervising Sound EditorSupervising Sound EditorThe supervising sound editor, or sound supervisor, is a creative role, working with the Director, Picture Editor and Producer, and is the person responsible for overseeing most aspects of post-production audio on a film or television show. This person coordinates sound editors, sound designers,...
- NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service; JAG; - William Smith - Re-recording mixerRe-recording mixerA re-recording mixer, formerly known as a dubbing mixer, is a person who is part of a post-production sound team and works specifically with dialog, music and sound effects to create the final soundtrack for a production...
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; CSI: Miami; Without a Trace - Ken Teaney - Re-recording mixerRe-recording mixerA re-recording mixer, formerly known as a dubbing mixer, is a person who is part of a post-production sound team and works specifically with dialog, music and sound effects to create the final soundtrack for a production...
- Mad Men; Saving Grace; Dollhouse;
Notable Industry Recognition
| Year | Award | Category | Type | Title | Honorees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Emmy Award | Sound Mixing | Win | Family Guy "Road to the North Pole" | James F. Fitzpatrick, Patrick Clark |
| 2011 | Emmy Award | Sound Mixing | Nomination | Mildred Pierce (Part Five) | Drew Kunin, Leslie Shatz, Bobby Johanson, Joshua Reinhardt |
| 2011 | Emmy Award | Sound Mixing | Nomination | Mad Men "The Suitcase" | Ken Teaney, Todd Orr, Peter Bentley |
| 2011 | Emmy Award | Sound Editing | Nomination | Nikita" | George Haddad, Dale Chaloukian, Ruth Adelman, Chad J. Hughes, Ashley Revell, James Bailey, Joseph T. Sabella |
| 2011 | Emmy Award | Sound Editing | Nomination | CSI: NY "Life Sentence" | Mark Relyea, Edmund Lachmann, David Barbee, Ruth Adelman, Kevin McCullough, Joshua Winget, Joseph T. Sabella, James M. Bailey |
| 2011 | Academy Award | Best Sound Editing | Nomination | Unstoppable | Mark Stoeckinger |
| 2011 | BAFTA Film Award | Best Sound | Nomination | Black Swan | Dominick Tavella, Craig Henighan, Ken Ishii |
| 2010 | Emmy Award | Sound Editing - Miniseries or Movie | Win | The Pacific, Part Five | Tom Bellfort, Benjamin Cook, Daniel S. Irwin, Hector Gika, Charles Maynes, Paul Aulicino, John C. Stuver, David Williams, Michelle Pazer, John Finklea, Jody Holwadel Thomas, Katie Rose |
| 2010 | Emmy Award | Sound Mixing - Miniseries or Movie | Win | The Pacific, Part Two | Michael Minkler Michael Minkler Michael Minkler is a Motion Picture Sound Re-Recording Mixer. His Oscars are for the work done on Dreamgirls, Chicago and Black Hawk Down, but Minkler has a varied career that includes films like Inglourious Basterds, JFK and Star Wars, as well television programs like The Pacific and John Adams... , Daniel Leahy, Andrew Ramage |
| 2010 | Emmy Award | Sound Mixing - Miniseries or Movie | Nomination | The Pacific, Part Five | Michael Minkler Michael Minkler Michael Minkler is a Motion Picture Sound Re-Recording Mixer. His Oscars are for the work done on Dreamgirls, Chicago and Black Hawk Down, but Minkler has a varied career that includes films like Inglourious Basterds, JFK and Star Wars, as well television programs like The Pacific and John Adams... , Daniel Leahy, Craig Mann, Andrew Ramage |
| 2010 | Emmy Award | Sound Mixing - Miniseries or Movie | Nomination | The Pacific, Part Eight | Michael Minkler Michael Minkler Michael Minkler is a Motion Picture Sound Re-Recording Mixer. His Oscars are for the work done on Dreamgirls, Chicago and Black Hawk Down, but Minkler has a varied career that includes films like Inglourious Basterds, JFK and Star Wars, as well television programs like The Pacific and John Adams... , Daniel Leahy, Marc Fishman, Gary Wilkins |
| 2010 | Emmy Award | Sound Mixing - Miniseries or Movie | Nomination | The Pacific, Part Nine | Michael Minkler Michael Minkler Michael Minkler is a Motion Picture Sound Re-Recording Mixer. His Oscars are for the work done on Dreamgirls, Chicago and Black Hawk Down, but Minkler has a varied career that includes films like Inglourious Basterds, JFK and Star Wars, as well television programs like The Pacific and John Adams... , Daniel Leahy, Gary Wilkins |
| 2010 | Emmy Award | Sound Mixing - Comedy or Drama Series | Win | Entourage, Part Eight | Dennis Kirk, Alec St. John Todd Orr, Tom Stasinis |
| 2010 | Emmy Award | Sound Mixing - Nonfiction Programming | Nomination | The National Parks: America's Best Idea | Dominick Tavella |
| 2010 | BAFTA Film Award | Best Sound | Nomination | Star Trek | Mark Stoeckinger |
| 2009 | Academy Award | Best Sound Editing | Nomination | Star Trek | Mark Stoeckinger and Alan Rankin |
| 2009 | Academy Award | Best Sound Editing | Nomination | Inglourious Basterds | Wylie Stateman Wylie Stateman Wylie Stateman is an American-born supervising sound editor. Stateman’s been nominated for multiple industry awards, including five Academy Awards, four BAFTA Awards and 15 Motion Picture Sound Editor Awards... |
| 2009 | Academy Award | Best Sound Mixing | Nomination | Inglourious Basterds | Michael Minkler Michael Minkler Michael Minkler is a Motion Picture Sound Re-Recording Mixer. His Oscars are for the work done on Dreamgirls, Chicago and Black Hawk Down, but Minkler has a varied career that includes films like Inglourious Basterds, JFK and Star Wars, as well television programs like The Pacific and John Adams... and Tony Lamberti |
| 2009 | BAFTA Film Award | Best Sound | Nomination | Quantum of Solace | Eddy Joseph |
| 2009 | Emmy Award | Sound Mixing - Comedy or Drama | Win | Entourage | Dennis Kirk, Bill Jackson, Tom Stasinis |
| 2009 | Emmy Award | Sound Editing - Series | Nomination | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Mace Matiosian, Ruth Adelman, Jivan Tahmizian, David Van Slyke, Joseph Sabella, James Bailey. |
| 2008 | Emmy Award | Sound Editing, Miniseries or Movie | Win | John Adams | Alex Gibson |
| 2008 | Emmy Award | Sound Mixing, Miniseries or Movie | Win | John Adams | Marc Fishman and Tony Lamberti |
| 2008 | Emmy Award | Sound Mixing, Miniseries or Movie | Nomination | John Adams | Michael Minkler Michael Minkler Michael Minkler is a Motion Picture Sound Re-Recording Mixer. His Oscars are for the work done on Dreamgirls, Chicago and Black Hawk Down, but Minkler has a varied career that includes films like Inglourious Basterds, JFK and Star Wars, as well television programs like The Pacific and John Adams... and Bob Beemer |
| 2008 | Emmy Award | Sound Editing - Series | Nomination | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Mace Matiosian, Ruth Adelman, Jivan Tahmizian, David Van Slyke, Chad Hughes, Joseph Sabella, Zane Bruce. |
| 2008 | Emmy Award | Sound Mixing, Nonfiction | Nomination | The War | Dominick Tavella |
| 2008 | Emmy Award | Sound Mixing - Comedy or Drama | Nomination | Entourage | Dennis Kirk and Bill Jackson |
| 2008 | Academy Award | Best Sound Mixing | Win | The Bourne Ultimatum | Scott Millan and David Parker |
| 2008 | Academy Award | Best Sound Editing | Win | The Bourne Ultimatum | Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers |
| 2008 | Academy Award | Best Sound Editing | Nomination | Wanted | Wylie Stateman Wylie Stateman Wylie Stateman is an American-born supervising sound editor. Stateman’s been nominated for multiple industry awards, including five Academy Awards, four BAFTA Awards and 15 Motion Picture Sound Editor Awards... |
| 2008 | BAFTA Film Award | Best Sound | Win | The Bourne Ultimatum | Per Hallberg, Karen Baker Landers, Scott Millan, David Parker |