Dylan Xu is a New York-based freelance Re-Recording mixer, Sound Designer, and Composer. In 2025, he received his BM in Music Technology and a minor in Computer Science from NYU. His work has been featured at festivals including Venice, Sundance, and the Ottawa International Animation Festival. He's interested in the stories and emotions held in the sounds we hear around us. Dylan Xu also composes electronic music, with a focus on music for dance. His work has been presented at Arts on Site, Triskelion Arts, SUNY Purchase, and NYU Tisch.

Dylan Xu

Dylan Xu is a New York-based freelance Re-Recording mixer, Sound Designer, and Composer. In 2025, he received his BM in Music Technology and a minor in Computer Science from NYU. His work has been featured at festivals including Venice, Sundance, and the Ottawa International Animation Festival. He's interested in the stories and emotions held in the sounds we hear around us. Dylan Xu also composes electronic music, with a focus on music for dance. His work has been presented at Arts on Site, Triskelion Arts, SUNY Purchase, and NYU Tisch.

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Dylan Xu is a New York-based freelance Re-Recording mixer, Sound Designer, and Composer. In 2025, he received his BM in Music Technology and a minor in Computer Science from NYU. His work has been featured at festivals including Venice, Sundance, and the Ottawa International Animation Festival. He’s interested in the stories and emotions held in the sounds we hear around us.

Dylan Xu also composes electronic music, with a focus on music for dance. His work has been presented at Arts on Site, Triskelion Arts, SUNY Purchase, and NYU Tisch.

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Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Work Experience

On-call Engineer at NYU Tisch Post Production Center
January 1, 2025 - August 31, 2025
On-call engineer for Tisch film curricular projects; mixed films on an Avid S4 on a 5.1 monitoring system; performed Foley and VO/ADR recording sessions on the Foley stage.
Intern at IMRSV Sound
May 31, 2023 - August 30, 2023
Summer 2023: Recorded, performed, and edited Foley for 'Thirsty', a narrative feature by writer/director Emily Abt; performed sound effects and dialog editing for various film, TV, and commercial projects; assisted in client relations, and performed setup & teardown for Foley and VO/ADR recording sessions.

Education

Bachelor of Music at New York University, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
September 1, 2021 - May 1, 2025

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Media & Entertainment