- Having been a composer and a performer since an early age, David attended 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 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 genre. During this time, David has developed many close relationships with directors, picture editors, sound editors, composers, 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 post production 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.
Specialties: Dialog and Music post production mixing for documentaries, live action and animated film and television.- IMDb Mini Biography By: David Fluhr
- Member of C.A.S. (Cinema Audio Society).
- Telling a story through sound has always been my dream. Having been a composer and a musician from a very early age has allowed me to achieve this goal. I am so grateful to be living it. I love the collaboration of filmmaking and the thrill of helping a director reach an audience through film. I believe it is an important responsibility to 'give back' to the sound community by participating in our sound guilds, and also by helping young people to reach their goals in the craft of sound
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