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M OT I O N P I CTU R E S O U N D E D I TO R S 65 slippers. I think he literally rolled out of bed and came to editorial that morning. He is not conventional, and there was nothing conventional about the show. I know half-hour comedies can sometimes be looked down upon as not much work, at least for music, but that has never been the case on Dave. From the first episode, this show was looking to break norms and that carried through the entire post process, often leaving us to scurry to put it all together at the last minute. Perry: With all the content created nowadays, you must be pleasantly surprised that so many shows are budgeting for and working with music editors. Would you care to speak to that and what you think the future of this side of the business holds? Amber: We hope that more shows see the value in bringing on a music editor. There are still a lot of sitcoms, animated shows, reality shows, and indie films that do not include budget for a music editor as part of their post team. We think there is space for using music editors in gaming audio as well and are hoping to become a part of that world. It's hard to say what will happen as we move forward. Streaming boomed between 2019 and 2022, and now it's contracting. The pandemic shifted everyone to remote work and introduced new technology for spotting sessions and mix playbacks. No one could've predicted that shift happening so quickly. There's always been a level of work from home for music editors, but now you can literally do it all from home if you want. We really believe as a company that everyone benefits from a hybrid work schedule. It gives people James Sullivan and Amber Funk, winners of the Broadcast Short Form Music Editing Award for Dave: Met Gala at the 71st Annual MPSE Golden Reel Awards on March 3, 2024. Photo by Chris Schmitt Photography. Sharyn Gersh, Bobby Avila & Aurora Kaye at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre for the 71st Annual Golden Reel Awards.