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C A S Q U A R T E R L Y I W I N T E R 2 0 2 2 31 The Cinema Audio Society has announced that the organization will honor multiple CAS, Oscar ® , and BAFTA winner and nominee, sound mixerPaul Massey with the Cinema Audio Society's highest accolade, the CAS Career Achievement Award, to be presented at the 58th CAS Awards on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown Wilshire Ballroom. "The Cinema Audio Society is delighted to announce Paul Massey as this year's Career Achievement recipient. Paul has been crafting the final sound for films that have become part of the fabric of our popular culture and collective experience for decades," said Karol Urban. "The success of these contributions has yielded him an Oscar, four BAFTA's, and four CAS Awards, and an imposing number of nominations. Additionally, his continued boundless enthusiasm, energy, and talent for sound mixing and the sound mixing community make him an ideal recipient of this honor." Upon hearing the news that he was to receive the highest honor of the CAS, Paul said, "I am overjoyed, honored, and humbled to receive this CAS Career Achievement Award. It means so much to me accepting this recognition from my peers who I respect so much." Massey was born near Pinewood Studios, London.As a teenager, he studied music through the Royal Academy of Music, playing in various bands and orchestras. At age 19, Paul emigrated to Toronto, Canada, to work as an assistant recording engineer at a prominent recording studio. However, upon arrival, the job was no longer available. Faced with not having enough money to return to London, he worked for bands and on construction crews until he decided to go to Fanshawe College to study recording engineering. After almost a year, he was fortunate enough to obtain an assistant position at Master's Recording Studio, so he left college and never looked back. Over the next nine years, Massey recorded and mixed albums, commercials, and scores with various musicians. He then had an opportunity to record and mix live tours with bands such as Yes, Supertramp, The Police, The Band, and Tears for Fears for a series of TV concert films, utilizing world-class recording trucks from Le Mobile and Record Plant amongst others. This experience introduced Massey to mixing sound for picture, and he loved it! During this b y D o r o t h e a S a r ge n t