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60 M PS E . O R G Creating Harmony in & SHARYN GERSH MPSE AMBER FUNK MPSE SHARYN AND AMBER are multi-award-winning music editors with a long- standing friendship for more than 20 years, and have been business partners for the past five years. Collectively, they have won two Primetime Emmys, plus 16 Emmy nominations, and 10 Golden Reel Awards, plus 44 MPSE Award nominations—an astounding achievement to say the least! Sharyn received her first Primetime Emmy in 1999 for ER and again in 2001 for ER. She received her first Golden Reel Award in 2001 for Ally McBeal, and three more Golden Reel Award trophies for American Dreams (2003), Raising Hope (2012), and Teen Beach 2 (2016), shared with Amber Funk. Amber has been nominated for two Primetime Emmys for Star Trek: Lower Decks (2021) and Reservation Dogs (2023). In 2008, Amber won her first Golden Reel Award for High School Musical 2, followed by three more Golden Reel Award trophies for Let It Shine (2013), Teen Beach 2 (2016), shared with Sharyn Gersh, and Dave: Met Gala (2024), shared with James Sullivan. In 2019, Sharyn and Amber became business partners and formed their company, Create Harmony Media, Inc., which has grown from just the two of them to adding three employees. Their recipe for success is clearly displayed by their passion in what they do: immense work ethics and technical skills, their multi-talented and harmonically creative winning team, and their bonded friendships. – E D I TO R BY PERRY LA MARCA MPSE