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Mingxi is a film and television sound editor, sound designer and field recordist working across London, Tokyo and Shenzhen. She currently works as a film sound editor at an award-winning post-production company, while continuing to design and mix independent narrative, documentary, animation and commercial projects. She holds an MFA in Sound Design from the National Film and Television School and an MA in Sound Experience Design from the Royal College of Art. Her approach to sound is always led by story. She is particularly interested in how ambience, spatial perspective and emotional realism can shift narrative point of view and deepen an audience’s connection with characters. Her process often combines close collaboration with directors and other departments, bespoke field recordings and a willingness to develop new workflows in response to the specific needs of each film. Mingxi’s work has received recognition from the Cinema Audio Society, MPSE and CSMPTE. She received the 62nd Cinema Audio Society Student Recognition Award in 2025. Two animated films she worked on were shortlisted for CSMPTE Sound Academy Awards between 2024 and 2025, and El Corazón, a student film to which she contributed, was nominated for the MPSE Verna Fields Golden Reel Award in 2026. She has also worked as a sound designer and re-recording mixer on multiple award-winning films. Alongside her film work, Mingxi has collaborated on commercial projects for Canon Europe, The Balvenie and the UK charity Beauty Bank. She is a member of the Cinema Audio Society and AMPS (the Association of Motion Picture Sound).…Mingxi is a film and television sound editor, sound designer and field recordist working across London, Tokyo and Shenzhen. She currently works as a film sound editor at an award-winning post-production company, while continuing to design and mix independent narrative, documentary, animation and commercial projects. She holds an MFA in Sound Design from the National Film and Television School and an MA in Sound Experience Design from the Royal College of Art. Her approach to sound is always led by story. She is particularly interested in how ambience, spatial perspective and emotional realism can shift narrative point of view and deepen an audience’s connection with characters. Her process often combines close collaboration with directors and other departments, bespoke field recordings and a willingness to develop new workflows in response to the specific needs of each film. Mingxi’s work has received recognition from the Cinema Audio Society, MPSE and CSMPTE. She received the 62nd Cinema Audio Society Student Recognition Award in 2025. Two animated films she worked on were shortlisted for CSMPTE Sound Academy Awards between 2024 and 2025, and El Corazón, a student film to which she contributed, was nominated for the MPSE Verna Fields Golden Reel Award in 2026. She has also worked as a sound designer and re-recording mixer on multiple award-winning films. Alongside her film work, Mingxi has collaborated on commercial projects for Canon Europe, The Balvenie and the UK charity Beauty Bank. She is a member of the Cinema Audio Society and AMPS (the Association of Motion Picture Sound).

Mingxi Xu

Sound Designer, Sound Editor, Mixing Engineer

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Mingxi is a film and television sound editor, sound designer and field recordist working across London, Tokyo and Shenzhen. She currently works as a film sound editor at an award-winning post-production company, while continuing to design and mix independent narrative, documentary, animation and commercial projects. She holds an MFA in Sound Design from the National Film and Television School and an MA in Sound Experience Design from the Royal College of Art. Her approach to sound is always led by story. She is particularly interested in how ambience, spatial perspective and emotional realism can shift narrative point of view and deepen an audience’s connection with characters. Her process often combines close collaboration with directors and other departments, bespoke field recordings and a willingness to develop new workflows in response to the specific needs of each film. Mingxi’s work has received recognition from the Cinema Audio Society, MPSE and CSMPTE. She received the 62nd Cinema Audio Society Student Recognition Award in 2025. Two animated films she worked on were shortlisted for CSMPTE Sound Academy Awards between 2024 and 2025, and El Corazón, a student film to which she contributed, was nominated for the MPSE Verna Fields Golden Reel Award in 2026. She has also worked as a sound designer and re-recording mixer on multiple award-winning films. Alongside her film work, Mingxi has collaborated on commercial projects for Canon Europe, The Balvenie and the UK charity Beauty Bank. She is a member of the Cinema Audio Society and AMPS (the Association of Motion Picture Sound).…Mingxi is a film and television sound editor, sound designer and field recordist working across London, Tokyo and Shenzhen. She currently works as a film sound editor at an award-winning post-production company, while continuing to design and mix independent narrative, documentary, animation and commercial projects. She holds an MFA in Sound Design from the National Film and Television School and an MA in Sound Experience Design from the Royal College of Art. Her approach to sound is always led by story. She is particularly interested in how ambience, spatial perspective and emotional realism can shift narrative point of view and deepen an audience’s connection with characters. Her process often combines close collaboration with directors and other departments, bespoke field recordings and a willingness to develop new workflows in response to the specific needs of each film. Mingxi’s work has received recognition from the Cinema Audio Society, MPSE and CSMPTE. She received the 62nd Cinema Audio Society Student Recognition Award in 2025. Two animated films she worked on were shortlisted for CSMPTE Sound Academy Awards between 2024 and 2025, and El Corazón, a student film to which she contributed, was nominated for the MPSE Verna Fields Golden Reel Award in 2026. She has also worked as a sound designer and re-recording mixer on multiple award-winning films. Alongside her film work, Mingxi has collaborated on commercial projects for Canon Europe, The Balvenie and the UK charity Beauty Bank. She is a member of the Cinema Audio Society and AMPS (the Association of Motion Picture Sound).

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Mingxi is a film and television sound editor, sound designer and field recordist working across London, Tokyo and Shenzhen. She currently works as a film sound editor at an award-winning post-production company, while continuing to design and mix independent narrative, documentary, animation and commercial projects.

She holds an MFA in Sound Design from the National Film and Television School and an MA in Sound Experience Design from the Royal College of Art.

Her approach to sound is always led by story. She is particularly interested in how ambience, spatial perspective and emotional realism can shift narrative point of view and deepen an audience’s connection with characters. Her process often combines close collaboration with directors and other departments, bespoke field recordings and a willingness to develop new workflows in response to the specific needs of each film.

Mingxi’s work has received recognition from the Cinema Audio Society, MPSE and CSMPTE. She received the 62nd Cinema Audio Society Student Recognition Award in 2025. Two animated films she worked on were shortlisted for CSMPTE Sound Academy Awards between 2024 and 2025, and El Corazón, a student film to which she contributed, was nominated for the MPSE Verna Fields Golden Reel Award in 2026. She has also worked as a sound designer and re-recording mixer on multiple award-winning films.

Alongside her film work, Mingxi has collaborated on commercial projects for Canon Europe, The Balvenie and the UK charity Beauty Bank. She is a member of the Cinema Audio Society and AMPS (the Association of Motion Picture Sound).

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Assistant Sound Editor at Cinphonic - Academy Award®-winning sound design

May 1, 2026 - Present

- Managing incoming picture and sound turnovers, liaising with the Cutting Room to identify and resolve missing, incorrect or inconsistent materials, and flagging clips with specific editorial or technical requirements in advance. - Conforming and reconforming sessions using EdiLoad and Matchbox, tracking picture changes and maintaining up-to-date editorial materials across the project. - Preparing Dialogue, ADR and Crowd sessions using Pro Tools and EdiCue, including cue organisation, session preparation and supporting materials for recording and editorial workflows. - Pulling over potentially useful production effects (PFX) and locating alternative dialogue takes from production sound to support editorial needs. - Preparing and organising Pro Tools sessions and materials for Dialogue, Sound Effects and Mix teams, with attention to sync, timecode, metadata, version control and upcoming workflow requirements.

Sound Designer / Re-recording Mixer at DeNoise

September 1, 2023 - July 31, 2026

Sound design and re-recording mixing for independent narrative, documentary, animation and commercial projects.

Music Producer at NetEase Cloud Music

April 1, 2022 - July 31, 2022

- Supported the launch and promotion of new audio features, developing user-facing campaign ideas and internal materials around products such as Dolby Atmos Music and Hi-Fi listening experiences. - Delivered internal briefings and training to help team members understand new audio technologies and translate their key benefits into clear, engaging messaging for users. - Curated and classified a high volume of music content across genres, audience segments and use cases, including pop, soundtrack, regional and mass-market categories, to improve content discovery and recommendation. - Reviewed tracks and associated metadata for appropriate categorisation, applying age-related content labels where lyrics or themes required additional guidance for younger listeners. - Worked across music content operations and editorial workflows to maintain accurate tagging, classification and quality control across the platform’s catalogue.