I’m Kelly Vandever, an immersive music & surround mixer and audio post-production professional with 25+ years of experience shaping final mixes for film, television, and video games. My work spans surround re-recording, immersive (Dolby Atmos) workflows, music mixing integrated with picture-based re-recording, and story-driven sound design—always focused on spatial balance, imaging, dynamics, and translation for theatrical, broadcast, streaming, and emerging immersive formats. I also provide hands-on editorial and localization support, including dialogue cleanup/ADR editing and music edit preparation, along with remote file-based workflows using modern DAWs and control surfaces. From episodic series work to long-term studio-scale re-recording projects and current immersive music expansion, I bring calm, detail-oriented collaboration to every stage of the pipeline so the sound lands exactly as intended.…

Kelly Vandever

I’m Kelly Vandever, an immersive music & surround mixer and audio post-production professional with 25+ years of experience shaping final mixes for film, television, and video games. My work spans surround re-recording, immersive (Dolby Atmos) workflows, music mixing integrated with picture-based re-recording, and story-driven sound design—always focused on spatial balance, imaging, dynamics, and translation for theatrical, broadcast, streaming, and emerging immersive formats. I also provide hands-on editorial and localization support, including dialogue cleanup/ADR editing and music edit preparation, along with remote file-based workflows using modern DAWs and control surfaces. From episodic series work to long-term studio-scale re-recording projects and current immersive music expansion, I bring calm, detail-oriented collaboration to every stage of the pipeline so the sound lands exactly as intended.…

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I’m Kelly Vandever, an immersive music & surround mixer and audio post-production professional with 25+ years of experience shaping final mixes for film, television, and video games. My work spans surround re-recording, immersive (Dolby Atmos) workflows, music mixing integrated with picture-based re-recording, and story-driven sound design—always focused on spatial balance, imaging, dynamics, and translation for theatrical, broadcast, streaming, and emerging immersive formats.

I also provide hands-on editorial and localization support, including dialogue cleanup/ADR editing and music edit preparation, along with remote file-based workflows using modern DAWs and control surfaces. From episodic series work to long-term studio-scale re-recording projects and current immersive music expansion, I bring calm, detail-oriented collaboration to every stage of the pipeline so the sound lands exactly as intended.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Re-Recording Mixer at Wolfpack – Paramount Pictures
December 29, 2023 - April 1, 2024
Sound Effects mixing services for Season 1 of Wolfpack, a streaming series for Paramount+; Dialog editing and localization tasks
Dialog Editor - Localization Expert at Disney+
November 1, 2021 - September 15, 2022
Performed dialog editorial of Disney+ titles for English over foreign language.
Supervising Sound Designer / Editor / Mixer at Island City Sounds
October 1, 2021 - Present
Deliver remote editing and mixing services for television, action sports, video games, advertising, podcasts, and audiobooks. Execute sound effects, Foley, and background editing to enhance audio quality. Perform dialog/ADR editing, and edit podcast content for clarity and impact.
Supervising Re-Recording Mixer / Editor at Monkeyland Audio
January 10, 2001 - October 14, 2021
Mixing services for several hundred film, TV, and video game titles. Sound Effects, Foley, Backgrounds editing. Sound Design. Podcast Editing. Dialog / ADR editing. Music editing
Dialogue Editor / Mastering Engineer at AD Mastering
October 26, 1998 - January 25, 2001
Performed dialogue editorial and mastering for several hundred audiobook titles. Prepared spoken-word recordings for clean, consistent, client-ready delivery.

Education

BA at California State University Dominguez Hills
August 1, 1993 - June 10, 1996
Audio Recording and Music Synthesis
AA at Orange Coast College
January 1, 1993 - December 31, 1993
Recording Arts and Commercial Music.

Qualifications

One I.T.S. International Monitor Award
January 11, 2030 - August 1, 2025
Seven C.A.S. Award Nominations
January 11, 2030 - August 1, 2025
24 M.P.S.E Golden Reel Award Nominations
January 11, 2030 - August 1, 2025
Two I.T.S Award Nominations
January 11, 2030 - August 1, 2025
M.P.S.E. Golden Reel Awards (2 wins)
January 1, 2000 - September 4, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Gaming, Professional Services, Software & Internet, Other