It should come as no surprise to any of us in the industry, that in order to have your creative vision become a reality, professionals rely on powerful industry tested technologies. So when Avid customers working on high-quality programs that were not only nominated, but winners of the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards presented by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). The technology used is Avid!
From picture editing, sound editing, and sound mixing the Avid solution is dominate in all the stages of the post production process. The long list of Avid solutions include Media Central Platform which in a “nutshell” enables you to boost efficiency, collaborate remotely, and access projects and media from everywhere. Avid Media Composer, hands down- the flagship of top movie, television, and broadcast editors. Don’t believe it? Try a 30-day trial for FREE here: connect.avid.com/media-composer-trial.html. Avid Pro Tools 
the absolute industry standard for all things audio used by the world’s top artists, producers, and mixers. Pro Tools is designed to bring out the creative spirit in the composing, recording, editing, and mixing music and soundtracks easy and efficiently! The Avid VENUE Profile System with VENUE Software are not only fully integrated mixing systems for live performance production and recording, but they are award winning!
Music Mixer, Randy Faustino was nominated for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety or Series Special for his work on The Voice. He’s been a mixer for NBC’s reality TV singing competition since its first season in 2011. “For The Voice, I use the Avid VENUE | Profile System with VENUE Software and Pro Tools,” Faustino said. “My goals are always simple – to have the best sounding mixes possible on air, and for the producers to be happy with how the show sounds at home for viewers, and Avid helps me do that.”
Now onto the long list of Avid users that were either recognized, nominated, or winners of the prestigious 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards:
OUTSTANDING SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
Game Of Thrones • Battle Of The Bastards – WINNER
HBO
Tim Porter, Editor
Better Call Saul • Nailed
AMC
Kelley Dixon, Editor
Chris McCaleb, Editor
Better Call Saul • Rebecca
AMC
Kelley Dixon, Editor
Game Of Thrones • Oathbreaker
HBO
Katie Weiland, Editor
Narcos • Descenso
Netflix
Leo Trombetta, Editor
Veep • Mother
HBO
Shawn Paper, Editor
OUTSTANDING SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend • Josh Just Happens To Live Here! – WINNER
CW
Kabir Akhtar, Editor
Silicon Valley • Daily Active Users
HBO
Tim Roche, Editor
Silicon Valley • The Uptick
HBO
Brian Merken, Editor
Veep • Inauguration
HBO
Steven Rasch, Editor
Veep • Mother
HBO
Shawn Paper, Editor
OUTSTANDING MULTI-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
The Big Bang Theory • The Opening Night Excitation – WINNER
CBS
Peter Chakos, Editor
Horace and Pete • Episode 103
LouisCK.net
Gina Sansom, Editor
Last Man Standing • The Road Less Driven
ABC
Kris Trexler, Editor
Mom • Atticus Finch And The Downtrodden
CBS
Ben Bosse, Editor
2 Broke Girls • And The Sax Problem
CBS
Darryl Bates, Editor
OUTSTANDING SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A LIMITED SERIES OR A MOVIE
Fargo • Did You Do This? No, You Did It!
FX Networks
Curtis Thurber, Editor
Skip Macdonald, Editor
Fargo • Waiting for Dutch
FX Networks
Skip Macdonald, Editor
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story • From The Ashes of Tragedy
FX Networks
Adam Penn, Editor
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story • The Verdict
FX Networks
Stewart Schill, Editor
OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR VARIETY PROGRAMMING
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver • Public Defenders (segment)
HBO
Anthony Miale, Editor
OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A STRUCTURED OR COMPETITION REALITY PROGRAM
The Amazing Race • We’re Only Doing Freaky Stuff Today
CBS
Andy Castor, Editor
Julian Gomez, Editor
Andrew Kozar, Editor
Ryan Leamy, Editor
Jennifer Nelson, Editor
Jacob Parsons, Editor
Paul C. Nielsen, Editor
Survivor • Signed, Sealed And Delivered
CBS
Editing Team
The Voice • Episode 1005
NBC
Editing Team
OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR AN UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM
Project Greenlight • “Accident Waiting To Happen” – WINNER
HBO
Steve Lichtenstein, Lead Editor
Craig A. Colton, Editor
Nena Erb, Editor
Dan Golding, Editor
Born This Way • Don’t Limit Me
A&E
M’daya Meliani, Editor
Chris Ray, Editor
Dan Zimmerman, Editor
Deadliest Catch • Carpe Diem
Discovery Channel
Josh Earl, ACE, Supervising Editor
Ben Bulatao, ACE, Editor
Naked And Afraid XL • 40 Days Jungle Rich
Discovery Channel
Malinda Zehner, Editor
Mike Bary, Editor
Todd Beabout, Editor
Jacob Parsons, Editor
Eric Goldfarb, Editor
Mike Levine, Editor
Andrew P. Jones, Editor
OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A SERIES
Black Sails • XX – WINNER
Starz Originals
Benjamin Cook, Supervising Sound Editor
Sue Cahill, Supervising Dialogue Editor
Jeffrey A. Pitts, Sound Effects Editor
Tim Tuchrello, Sound Effects Editor
Brett Voss, Sound Effects Editor
Michael Baber, Music Editor
Jeffrey Wilhoit, Foley Artist
Game Of Thrones • The Door
HBO
Tim Kimmel, Supervising Sound Editor
OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (Masterpiece)
PBS
Douglas Sinclair, Supervising Sound Editor
Paul McFadden, Dialogue Editor
Jonathan Joyce, Sound Editor
Stuart McCowan, Sound Editor
OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM (SINGLE OR MULTI-CAMERA)
He Named Me Malala
National Geographic Channel
Skip Lievsay, Supervising Sound Editor
PK Hooker, Sound Editor
Susan Dubek, Dialogue Editor
Bill Bernstein, Music Editor
OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (ONE HOUR)
Game Of Thrones • Battle Of The Bastards – WINNER
HBO
Onnalee Blank, C.A.S., Re-Recording Mixer
Mathew Waters, C.A.S., Re-Recording Mixer
Richard Dyer, Production Mixer
Ronan Hill, C.A.S., Production Mixer
Better Call Saul • Klick
AMC
Larry B. Benjamin, Re-Recording Mixer
Kevin Valentine, Re-Recording
Mixer Phillip W. Palmer, Production Mixer
Downton Abbey • Episode 9
PBS
Nigel Heath, Re-Recording Mixer
David Lascelles, Production Mixer
OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Fargo • Gift Of The Magi
FX Networks
Martin Lee, Re-Recording Mixer
Kirk Lynds, Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Playfair, C.A.S., Production Mixer
The Night Manager • Episode 5
AMC
Howard Bargroff, Re-Recording Mixer
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (Masterpiece)
PBS
Howard Bargroff, Re-Recording Mixer
John Mooney, Production Mixer
Peter Gleaves, ADR Mixer
OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (HALF-HOUR) AND ANIMATION
Modern Family • The Storm
ABC
Brian R. Harman, Re-Recording Mixer
Dean Okrand, Re-Recording Mixer
Stephen A. Tibbo, Production Mixer
OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A VARIETY OR SERIES SPECIAL
Grease: Live
FOX
Biff Dawes, Music Mixer
Eric Johnston, Playback and SFX Mixer
Bob LaMasney, Audience Sweetener
Pablo Munguia, Protools Playback Music Mixer
The Oscars
ABC
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Paul Sandweiss, Broadcast Production Mixer
Tommy Vicari, Broadcast Music Mixer
Marc Repp, Broadcast Music Mixer
Pablo Munguia, Pro Tools Mixer
Michael Parker, Monitor Mixer
Tom Pesa, Orchestra Monitor Mixer
Patrick Baltzell, FOH Mixer
Kristian Pedregon, Post Production and Package Mixer
Bob LaMasney, Audience Sweetener
The Voice • Episode 1018A
NBC
Michael Abbott, Broadcast Production Mixer
Randy Faustino, Broadcast Music Mixer
OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A NON-FICTION PROGRAM (SINGLE OR MULTI-CAMERA)
Deadliest Catch • Carpe Diem
Discovery Channel
Bob Bronow, C.A.S., Re-Recording Mixer
“We are delighted that the industry’s top creative professionals continue to embrace Avid Everywhere™ and our proven and trusted audio and video solutions to create some of the most watched and loved shows on television,” said Avid Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Louis Hernandez, Jr. “Avid Artist Suite solutions give professionals the creative freedom they need to bring high-quality content to the TV screen. We congratulate all of our customers on their outstanding achievements and wish them continued success.”
About Avid
Through Avid Everywhere™, Avid delivers the industry’s most open, innovative and comprehensive media platform connecting content creation with collaboration, asset protection, distribution and consumption. Media organizations and creative professionals use Avid solutions to create the most listened to, most watched and most loved media in the world—from the most prestigious and award-winning feature films, to the most popular television shows, news programs and televised sporting events, as well as a majority of today’s most celebrated music recordings and live concerts. Industry leading solutions include Pro Tools®, Media Composer®, ISIS®, Avid NEXIS™, Interplay®, ProSet and RealSet, Maestro, PlayMaker, and Sibelius®. For more information about Avid solutions and services, visit www.avid.com, connect with Avid on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, or subscribe to Avid Blogs.x
Matt and his family currently reside in the Washington, D.C metro area.
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