David Schmidt

Current

Sound Designer and Owner at Acapella Audio

Past

Managing Sound Designer at MVI Post
Audio Engineer at Bias Recording Company

Education

American University

Recommended

12 people have recommended David

Connections

88 connections

Industry

Motion Pictures and Film

Websites

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David Schmidt’s Summary

David Schmidt started his audio career after graduation from the Audio Engineering program at American University in Washington, DC. He immediately began recording and producing CD projects for groups such as House of Cards and Apricot Fantasy among others. Live sound soon called, and he was found in clubs and bars across the DC area mixing for a variety of acts. He decided to make the jump to sound for picture and joined the staff of MVI Post. He was quickly in demand and earned the respect of clients such as The Discovery Channel, The National Geographic Channel, and The History Channel. 5.1 surround sound mixes for Discovery HD Theater mixed by David were some of the first Dolby Digital Surround HD productions to appear on television. David also mixed high profile shows, such as the BBC productions of Walking with Dinosaurs and the live Raising the Titanic with Jim Cameron. He honed his craft directing hundreds of narration sessions, selecting thousands of music cuts, and editing tens of thousands of sfx in productions for film, TV, corporate, radio, and the web. In 2004, David opened Acapella Audio in Asheville, North Carolina to better serve his clients. He currently mixes in stereo and surround for long time clients from the DC area as well as many local and national clients. As part of his post-production mix, David draws on his studio’s high-quality sfx library and offers clients music composition. In addition to his mixing, David is frequently called upon for location sound. He’s recorded location sound for clients as diverse as HGTV, Speed Channel, and Good Morning America..

David Schmidt’s Specialties:

Does it make a sound? I'll record it, edited it, mangle it, mix it and export it! Don't know what sound it makes? That's the fun part! Sound Design time!

David Schmidt’s Experience

Sound Designer and Owner

Acapella Audio

(Motion Pictures and Film industry)

November 2004 — Present (4 years 9 months)

Audio Production and Post Production for Film and Television. High resolution recording and mixing using state of the art music, sfx and tools.
Managing Sound Designer

MVI Post

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Motion Pictures and Film industry)

October 1991 — November 2004 (13 years 2 months)
Audio Engineer

Bias Recording Company

(Music industry)

January 1991 — December 1991 (1 year)

Audio engineer recording, editing and mixing bands on 24 track tape machines. Responsible for setup, running sessions and breaking down all equipment in state of the art analog music studio.