Dave Warburton

Biography

Dave joined the staff at Belmont University in 2015 after having spent over a decade working in the TV and Film industry in Los Angeles.  Dave spent eight years as the Manager of Film and Recording Studios for CEMB before switching to full time faculty as a Professor of Practice in 2023.

Dave grew up in North Platte, Nebraska and received a Bachelor’s degree in Audio Production from Emerson College in Boston, MA.  He moved to Los Angeles his final semester of college and began his career in motion pictures post production at a boutique post facility working on indie films.  He served as the Studio Manager while also working as an Assistant Sound Editor, Sound Editor, Foley Mixer, and ADR Mixer.

In 2007 Dave joined the Post Production Sound team at NBC Universal.  As Manager of TV Sound Post Production Services, he managed the Universal Television Mix Stages, the Television and Feature Sound Editorial Staff, and the Universal Foley Stage and Foley Crews.  He also oversaw the creation of Music and Effects mixes for all NBCUniversal Television content.  Dave has worked on feature films and television shows for nearly every major studio and broadcast network and while at Universal his sound editorial and mixing crews have won multiple Emmy Awards, CAS Awards, MPSE Awards, and garnered nominations for several Academy Awards.

Dave is an academic member of the Cinema Audio Society and the Motion Pictures Sound Editors Guild.