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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 9 David Barber Saving the Arts from Generative AI; A Path Forward David is a supervising sound editor and re- recording mixer. During his 22-year career, he has logged over 225 credits in feature films and television shows. He is a 15-time nominee and 3-time winner of the MPSE Golden Reel Award and is the current President of the Motion Picture Sound Editors. Steve Lee, THSM Founder Louis and Bebe Barron: Forbidden Planet Steve Lee has had a career in film sound spanning over 30 years, contributing sounds and voices to films including The Lion King, Apollo 13 and A Goofy Movie. He has been featured in several documentaries on sound history, including RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop and The Wilhelm Scream. He is the founder of The Hollywood Sound Museum. His first novel, a work of nonsense fiction titled A Frivolous Conundrum, is now available through Lulu.com. He is currently at work on an unauthorized autobiography. Eric Marks MPSE Becky Allen; Modular World Building in Borderlands 4; The Subconscious Cues of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach Eric is a Supervising Sound Editor and Re- Recording Mixer with over fifteen years of post production sound experience. He currently heads Pacific Standard Creative (a division of Hollywood powerhouse Pacific Standard Sound), a leading creative house dedicated to delivering world-class audio for games, trailers, ads, indie films, and music. He is the former Vice President of the Motion Picture Sound Editors, where his work has been nominated for six MPSE Golden Reel Awards. Formerly, Eric was the CEO of Transported Audio & Music where he oversaw sound for a number of cinematics and trailers for Fortnite, Battlefield, Apex Legends, Valorant and PlayStation titles. They were the go-to studio for dialogue recording and editorial for Star Wars Jedi Survivor. Eric has supervised the audio on more than 400 game trailers, including internally at EA and BioWare where he started his career. He's also supervised a number of commercial campaigns for ad agencies, NFL Network as well as feature films that have premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, Tribeca, TIFF and SXSW. He led the sound team on NFL 360: The Indelible Legacy of Jimmy Raye, which won a Sports Emmy. Charles Maynes MPSE Breaking & Entering; Yes, Time Alignment is a Little Like Rocket Science Charles Maynes MPSE, sound designer, musician, family guy & cat lover… Member of MPSE Board of Directors, and always looking for creative partners. Garrett Montgomery MPSE Game Audio: The Evolving Craft of Audio; Ghost of Yōtei; Battlefield 6 Source, Texture and Impact Garrett Montgomery, MPSE, is a sound designer, recording engineer, and dialogue specialist with close to 30 years of experience across games, film, music, television, and advertising. He has contributed to more than 200 video games and several feature films. His work has earned 11 MPSE Golden Reel nominations and a 2025 MPSE Golden Reel Award for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 in the Sound Effects and Foley category. Now serving his fourth term on the Board of Directors for the Motion Picture Sound Editors, Garrett chairs both the Game Audio and Website Committees and is the Editor-in-Chief of the annual Wavelength Game Audio Edition. Garrett is the founder of Pacific Coast Audio Post LLC, an audio post-production company focused on the unique demands of game audio. As the company approaches its 10-year anniversary, Pacific Coast Audio Post supports developers, publishers, and audio teams across dialogue editorial, localization mastering, ADR and VO recording, cinematic mixing and sound design. Passionate about modular and analog synthesis, particularly Eurorack systems, he also draws inspiration from fine carpentry, HO scale model railroads, downhill and off-road electric skateboarding, boating, and fishing. Whether creating a new patch, woodworking, or riding a fast line downhill, those interests all connect to the same creative rhythm and energy that drives his approach to sound and storytelling. Mentorship and community-building are also central to his work. Garrett is committed to helping the next generation of sound editors and designers feel as inspired and supported as he did when entering the industry. Korey Pereira MPSE A Space for Ongoing Conversation (Discord) Korey Pereira, MPSE, is an award-winning dialogue editor. He received a Primetime Emmy for his work on Stranger Things Season 4 and a Golden Reel for Prey. In 2023 he was elected to a second term on the Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) board of directors. In 2026 he was appointed Interim Vice President of the MPSE. He is also an assistant professor of practice and audio area head at the University of Texas at Austin's Department of Radio, Television and Film. In 2024 he was named one of the "Texas Ten," the Texas Exes' most prestigious teaching award. His writing credits include content for the MPSE Wavelength magazine, Pro Sound Effects, and Production Expert. He authored the newly released third edition of Dialogue Editing for Motion Pictures and Television: The Invisible Art. Earl Scioneaux, III Thoughts on Game Mixing Based in New Orleans, Earl is an Audio Director by way of technical sound design, with a finesse for interactive audio systems. His career spans AAA games, independent film, and more than two decades of music production, engineering, arranging, and composition. M PS E CO N T R I B U TO R S