# Todd Soundelux

Todd Soundelux is an American creative entertainment services 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 three facilities in California in Hollywood, Burbank, and Santa Monica.

## 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-AO, Soundelux, Sound One, POP Sound, Modern Music, Soundelux Design Music Group and The Hollywood Edge.
* 2012: On September 19, Empire Investment Holdings announced it had acquired CSS Studios, LLC from Discovery Communications, Inc.
* 2013: In January 2013, CSS Studios announced it would rename the company as Todd-Soundelux.
* 2014: In May 2014, Todd Soundelux filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and was seeking to reorganize. As part of the bankruptcy proceedings, they closed their Hollywood and Santa Monica facilities, leaving only their Burbank location operational.

## Related companies
### Subsidiaries

* Todd-AO
** Burbank, California
** Hollywood, California
** Santa Monica, California
* Soundelux
** Hollywood, California
* Hollywood Edge
** Hollywood, California

## Notable creative staff
### Feature films

* Bill Abbott - music editor - Oz the Great and Powerful;Brave; Men In Black 3; Spider-Man 2; Alice in Wonderland
* Tom Bellfort - Supervising Sound Editor - Source Code; The Pacific; Titanic; Mission: Impossible; Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
* Lon Bender - Supervising Sound Editor - 2 Guns; The Hunger Games; Drive; Defiance; The Blood Diamond
* Kelly Cabral - Supervising Sound Editor - The Purge; Dark Skies; Kill the Irishman; The Perfect Storm
* Patrick Cyccone - Re-recording mixer - The Descendants; Day Watch; Halloween 2; Mean Girls
* Andrew DeCristofaro - Supervising Sound Editor - Iron Man 3; The Heat; A Nightmare on Elm Street; Little Miss Sunshine
* Marshall Garlington - Re-recording mixer - CBGB; The Perks of Being a Wallflower; Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
* Gary Hecker - Foley Artist - Man of Steel; Pacific Rim; Django Unchained; Robin Hood; The Hunger Games; Nightmare on Elm Street
* Adam Jenkins - Re-recording mixer - Law Abiding Citizen; Forgetting Sarah Marshall; Thank You For Smoking; Crash
* Kenneth Karman - supervising music editor - Flight; The A-Team; A Christmas Carol; G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra; Beowulf
* Tony Lamberti - Re-recording mixer - Django Unchained; The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 & 2; RED; Inglourious Basterds
* Daniel J. Leahy - Re-recording mixer - Olympus Has Fallen; Alex Cross; Kiss Kiss Bang Bang; The Fast and the Furious
* Dave McMoyler - Supervising Sound Editor - Final Destination 5; RED; Snakes on a Plane; Flightplan; Wedding Crashers
* Christian P. Minkler - Re-recording mixer - Riddick; The Heat; End of Watch; Babel
* Michael Minkler - Re-recording mixer - Django Unchained; Inglourious Basterds; Chicago; Dreamgirls; Black Hawk Down
* Kevin O′Connell - Re-recording mixer - Muppets Most Wanted; Transformers; Apocalypto; Spider-Man 2; Memoirs of a Geisha
* Mark Paterson - Re-recording mixer - The World′s End; Les Misérables; Attack the Block; Children of Men
* Wylie Stateman - Supervising Sound Editor - Django Unchained; Robin Hood; Inglourious Basterds; Memoirs of a Geisha; Kill Bill; Natural Born Killers; JFK
* Michael Wilhoit - Supervising Sound Editor - Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa; Furry Vengeance; Hurricane Season; Madea Goes to Jail; Almost Famous

### Television

* Onnalee Blank - Re-recording mixer - Game of Thrones
* Jim Fitzpatrick - Re-recording mixer - Family Guy; American Dad; The Cleveland Show; Melrose Place
* Dennis Kirk - Re-recording mixer - The Newsroom; Big Love; Entourage; Supernatural; Prison Break
* Mace Matiosian Supervising Sound Editor - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; Star Trek: Deep Space Nine; Star Trek: The Next Generation
* Todd Orr - Re-recording mixer - Big Love; The Sopranos; Band of Brothers: Flipper
* Yuri Reese - Re-recording mixer - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; CSI: Miami; Without a Trace
* Keith Rogers - Re-recording mixer - Perception; Person of Interest; Bones
* Alec St. John - Re-recording mixer - Mad Men; The Glades; Body of Proof; Entourage
* Greg Schorer - Supervising Sound Editor - NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service; JAG;
* William Smith - Re-recording mixer - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; CSI: Miami; Without a Trace
* Ken Teaney - Re-recording mixer - Mad Men; Saving Grace; Dollhouse;
* Scott Weber - Re-recording mixer - Person of Interest; TRON: Uprising; Alacatraz; Lost

## Notable industry recognition

| Year | Award | Category | Type | Title | Honorees |
| 2014 | Academy Award | Best Sound Editing | Nominated | Lone Survivor | Wylie Stateman |
| 2014 | Academy Award | Best Sound Mixing | Nominated | Lone Survivor | Andy Koyama, Beau Borders, David Brownlow |
| 2014 | CAS Award | Sound Mixing - Motion Picture - Live Action | Nominated | Lone Survivor | Andy Koyama, Beau Borders, David Brownlow, Satoshi Mark Noguchi, Gregory Steele, Nerses Gezalyan |
| 2014 | CAS Award | Sound Mixing - Television Series | Nominated | Game Of Thrones, The Rains of Castamere | Onnalee Blank, Mathew Waters, Ronan Hill, Brett Voss |
| 2014 | CAS Award | Sound Mixing - TV Non-Fiction, Variety, Music Series or Specials | Nominated | 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony | Michael Minkler, Greg Townsend |
| 2013 | Emmy Award | Sound Mixing - Comedy Or Drama Series | Nominated | Game Of Thrones, And Now His Watch Is Ended | Mathew Waters, Onnalee Blank, Ronan Hill |
| 2013 | Emmy Award | Sound Editing - Series | Nominated | Game Of Thrones, And Now His Watch Is Ended | Tim Kimmel, Paula Fairfield, Jed M. Dodge, Bradley C. Katona, David Klotz, Brett Voss, Jeffrey Wilhoit, James Moriana |
| 2013 | Emmy Award | Sound Mixing - Comedy Or Drama Series | Nominated | Mad Men, The Flood | Ken Teaney, Alec St. John, Peter Bentley |
| 2013 | Emmy Award | Sound Editing - Series | Nominated | Nikita, Aftermath | George Haddad, Ruth Adelman, Chad J. Hughes, Steve Papagiannis, Dale Chaloukian, Ashley Revell, James M. Bailey |
| 2013 | Emmy Award | Sound Editing - Miniseries, Movie or Special | Nominated | Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden | Christopher Kaller, Trip Brock, Peter D. Lago, Steven Avila, Alexander Pugh, Kate Sheil, Greg Mauer, Rick Owens |
| 2013 | Academy Award | Best Sound Editing | Won | Skyfall | Per Hallberg, Karen Baker Landers |
| 2013 | Academy Award | Best Sound Editing | Nominated | Django Unchained | Wylie Stateman |
| 2013 | BAFTA Award | Best Sound | Nominated | Skyfall | Per Hallberg, Karen Baker Landers, Scott Millan, Gregg Russell, Stuart Wilson |
| 2013 | BAFTA Award | Best Sound | Nominated | Django Unchained | Wylie Stateman, Michael Minkler, Tony Lamberti, Mark Ulano |
| 2013 | CAS Award | Sound Mixing - Television Series | Nominated | Game Of Thrones, Blackwater | Onnalee Blank, Mathew Waters, Ronan Hill, Brett Voss |
| 2013 | CAS Award | Sound Mixing - Television Series | Nominated | Mad Men, Commissions and Fees | Ken Teaney, Alec St. John, Peter Bentley |
| 2012 | Emmy Award | Sound Editing - Series | Nominated | CSI: Miami, Blown Away | Timothy I. Kimmel, Brad Katona, Ruth Adelman, Todd Niesen, Skye Lewin, Joseph Sabella, James Bailey |
| 2012 | Emmy Award | Sound Editing - Series | Won | Game Of Thrones, Blackwater | Peter Brown, Kira Roessler, Tim Hands, Paul Aulicino, Stephen P. Robinson, Vanessa Lapato, Brett Voss, James Moriana, Jeffrey Wilhoit, David Klotz |
| 2012 | Emmy Award | Sound Mixing - Comedy Or Drama Series | Won | Game Of Thrones, Blackwater | Matthew Waters, Onnalee Blank, Ronan Hill, Mervyn Moore |
| 2012 | Emmy Award | Sound Mixing - Comedy Or Drama Series | Nominated | Entourage, The End | Tom Stasinis, Dennis Kirk, Todd Orr |
| 2012 | Academy Award | Best Sound Editing | Nominated | Drive | Lon Bender, Victor Ray Ennis |
| 2011 | Emmy Award | Sound Mixing – Comedy or Drama | Won | Family Guy: Road to the North Pole | James F. Fitzpatrick, Patrick Clark |
| 2011 | Emmy Award | Sound Mixing | Nominated | Mildred Pierce (Part Five) | Drew Kunin, Leslie Shatz, Bobby Johanson, Joshua Reinhardt |
| 2011 | Emmy Award | Sound Mixing – Comedy or Drama | Nominated | Mad Men, The Suitcase | Ken Teaney, Todd Orr, Peter Bentley |
| 2011 | Emmy Award | Sound Editing – Series | Nominated | Nikita, Pandora | George Haddad, Dale Chaloukian, Ruth Adelman, Chad J. Hughes, Ashley Revell, James Bailey, Joseph T. Sabella |
| 2011 | Emmy Award | Sound Editing – Series | Nominated | 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 | Nominated | Unstoppable | Mark Stoeckinger |
| 2011 | BAFTA Award | Best Sound | Nominated | Black Swan | Dominick Tavella, Craig Henighan, Ken Ishii |
| 2010 | Emmy Award | Sound Editing - Miniseries or Movie | Won | 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 | Won | The Pacific, Part Two | Michael Minkler, Daniel Leahy, Andrew Ramage |
| 2010 | Emmy Award | Sound Mixing – Miniseries or Movie | Nominated | The Pacific, Part Five | Michael Minkler, Daniel Leahy, Craig Mann, Andrew Ramage |
| 2010 | Emmy Award | Sound Mixing – Miniseries or Movie | Nominated | The Pacific, Part Eight | Michael Minkler, Daniel Leahy, Marc Fishman, Gary Wilkins |
| 2010 | Emmy Award | Sound Mixing – Miniseries or Movie | Nominated | The Pacific, Part Nine | Michael Minkler, Daniel Leahy, Gary Wilkins |
| 2010 | Emmy Award | Sound Mixing - Comedy or Drama Series | Won | Entourage, Part Eight | Dennis Kirk, Alec St. John, Todd Orr, Tom Stasinis |
| 2010 | Emmy Award | Sound Mixing - Nonfiction Programming | Nominated | The National Parks: America's Best Idea | Dominick Tavella |
| 2010 | BAFTA Award | Best Sound | Nominated | Star Trek | Mark P. Stoeckinger, Peter J. Devlin, Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Ben Burtt |
| 2010 | Academy Award | Best Sound Editing | Nominated | Star Trek | Mark P. Stoeckinger, Alan Rankin |
| 2010 | CAS Award | Sound Mixing - Television Series | Won | Mad Men, Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency | Ken Teaney, Todd Orr, Peter Bentley |
| 2009 | Academy Award | Best Sound Editing | Nominated | Inglourious Basterds | Wylie Stateman |
| 2009 | Academy Award | Best Sound Mixing | Nominated | Inglourious Basterds | Michael Minkler and Tony Lamberti |
| 2009 | BAFTA Award | Best Sound | Nominated | Quantum of Solace | Eddy Joseph |
| 2009 | Emmy Award | Sound Mixing - Comedy or Drama | Won | Entourage | Dennis Kirk, Bill Jackson, Tom Stasinis |
| 2009 | Emmy Award | Sound Editing - Series | Nominated | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Mace Matiosian, Ruth Adelman, Jivan Tahmizian, David Van Slyke, Joseph Sabella, James Bailey. |
| 2009 | Academy Award | Best Sound Editing | Nominated | Wanted | Wylie Stateman |
| 2008 | Emmy Award | Sound Editing, Miniseries or Movie | Won | John Adams | Alex Gibson |
| 2008 | Emmy Award | Sound Mixing, Miniseries or Movie | Won | John Adams | Marc Fishman and Tony Lamberti |
| 2008 | Emmy Award | Sound Mixing, Miniseries or Movie | Nominated | John Adams | Michael Minkler and Bob Beemer |
| 2008 | Emmy Award | Sound Editing - Series | Nominated | 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 | Nominated | The War | Dominick Tavella |
| 2008 | Emmy Award | Sound Mixing - Comedy or Drama | Nominated | Entourage | Dennis Kirk and Bill Jackson |
| 2008 | Academy Award | Best Sound Mixing | Won | The Bourne Ultimatum | Scott Millan and David Parker |
| 2008 | Academy Award | Best Sound Editing | Won | The Bourne Ultimatum | Karen M. Baker, Per Hallberg |
| 2008 | BAFTA Award | Best Sound | Won | The Bourne Ultimatum | Karen M. Baker, Per Hallberg, Kirk Francis, Scott Millan, David Parker |