David E. Fluhr
Having been a composer and a performer since an early age, David attended the Manhattan School of Music and Crane School of Music in New York with a major in Electronic Music Composition and Recording. David came to California in 1980, where he worked his way up as a studio assistant/vault manager, sound recordist, and sound editor, learning the art of sound for picture at Compact Video. David began mixing solo in 1984 and soon became one of the "go-to" mixers for music on television. During this period, David won six Emmy Awards with 38 nominations; his first for Andre Previn and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, to a Dolly, Kenny, and Willie music special. In a move towards his goal to mix feature films, David worked at Larson Studios in 1991. There, he mixed movies for television, hour-long dramatic series, and feature films. In 1996, David moved to TODD-AO Studios. There, David won three more Emmys, 1 CAS Award, and 5 Golden Reels. David then transitioned to mixing feature films full time. In 2004, David was invited to Walt Disney Studios' Stage A, gaffing a two-mixer feature film stage. Working with Disney's Feature Animation and Live-Action divisions has provided him with a wide range of film genres. During this time, David has developed many close relationships with directors, picture editors, sound editors, composers, and music editors. IN 20122-2012 David researched and developed the Atmos workflows for Disney Studios and has continued to refine this for Disney Animation films. David also gives frequent lecture demonstrations about postproduction sound mixing for film. Participants include studio executives, film students, high school students, and others. He has to date won 9 Emmys, 5 CAS Awards, and numerous other sound nominations and acknowledgments. He enjoys baseball, swimming, computers, ham radio (KC6MEW), water skiing, and running. He is a former governor of the Sound Branch of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences; a member of the Cinema Audio Society Board of Directors since 1986, and elected CAS President for two terms in 2012; David is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Sound Branch. Information above via their homepage.
Filmography (55)
Zootopia 2
Moana 2
Descendants: The Rise of Red
Strange World
Encanto
Raya and the Last Dragon
The Little Things
Good Boys
Descendants 3
Smallfoot
Descendants 2
Moana
Zootopia
The Founder
Descendants
Big Hero 6
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast
Teen Beach Movie
Wreck-It Ralph
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!
Secret of the Wings
30 Minutes or Less
Winnie the Pooh
Lemonade Mouth
Tangled
The Princess and the Frog
The Uninvited
Surrogates
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
Bolt
College Road Trip
Enchanted
Black Snake Moan
Red Eye
Cursed
The Pacifier
Chicken Little
The Great Raid
The Last Shot
Against the Ropes
The Recruit
Windtalkers
The New Guy
Clockstoppers
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
Urban Legends: Final Cut
Thirteen Days
Where the Heart Is
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Dick
Permanent Midnight
Paulie
When Trumpets Fade
