Hi, I'm Michael Barrett, a passionate and highly skilled Audio Engineer with over 20 years of experience working in some of the best studios in New York City. I've had the incredible opportunity to work on a variety of projects including comedy, drama, and reality programming, and have been honored with multiple Emmy awards for my sound mixing and editing work. I love creating immersive sound designs and mixing for everything from animated shows to documentaries, always aiming to meet the highest broadcast standards. I enjoy staying up to date with the latest audio technology and have built my own fully equipped studio that allows me to work remotely with top clients like HBO, PBS, and NBC. Working on long-running projects such as Sesame Street was a highlight of my career, especially collaborating with the beloved Muppets. Sound is not just my job – it’s my passion, and I still love every minute of it.

Michael Barrett

Hi, I'm Michael Barrett, a passionate and highly skilled Audio Engineer with over 20 years of experience working in some of the best studios in New York City. I've had the incredible opportunity to work on a variety of projects including comedy, drama, and reality programming, and have been honored with multiple Emmy awards for my sound mixing and editing work. I love creating immersive sound designs and mixing for everything from animated shows to documentaries, always aiming to meet the highest broadcast standards. I enjoy staying up to date with the latest audio technology and have built my own fully equipped studio that allows me to work remotely with top clients like HBO, PBS, and NBC. Working on long-running projects such as Sesame Street was a highlight of my career, especially collaborating with the beloved Muppets. Sound is not just my job – it’s my passion, and I still love every minute of it.

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Hi, I’m Michael Barrett, a passionate and highly skilled Audio Engineer with over 20 years of experience working in some of the best studios in New York City. I’ve had the incredible opportunity to work on a variety of projects including comedy, drama, and reality programming, and have been honored with multiple Emmy awards for my sound mixing and editing work. I love creating immersive sound designs and mixing for everything from animated shows to documentaries, always aiming to meet the highest broadcast standards.

I enjoy staying up to date with the latest audio technology and have built my own fully equipped studio that allows me to work remotely with top clients like HBO, PBS, and NBC. Working on long-running projects such as Sesame Street was a highlight of my career, especially collaborating with the beloved Muppets. Sound is not just my job – it’s my passion, and I still love every minute of it.

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Experience Level

Expert

Work Experience

OWNER / OPERATOR at BARRETT AUDIO DESIGN
January 1, 2019 - Present
Responsible for all Mixing, Dialog Editing, and Sound Design for Short Form and Long Form in Stereo and 5.1 formats for Broadcast and Online deliverables for animated shows, Films, and Documentary programming. Built a full Studio that allowed me to work Remotely while delivering audio to the exacting standards of HBO, PBS, NBC and others using the latest specs and guidelines.
SENIOR SOUND MIXER at DEFINITION6 NÉ CREATIVE BUBBLE
December 31, 2019 - July 22, 2025
Re-Recording Mixer and Sound Designer on long form, promos, and commercials for many high profile clients, with a significant role on Sesame Street where I recorded all ADR and edited dialog for 13 seasons, mixed the full show resulting in 18 Emmy Nominations and 13 wins for Sound. Managed all sound production stages and supervised a team of Audio Mixers while designing three state-of-the-art mixing suites.
AUDIO ENGINEER / SOUND DESIGNER at SONY MUSIC STUDIOS
December 31, 2003 - July 22, 2025
At the forefront of Reality TV, responsible for mixing MTV Cribs, VH1 I Love The 80’s, Michael Moore’s The Awful Truth, as well as scripted comedy shows Upright Citizens Brigade (3 seasons) and Strangers With Candy (2 seasons). Handled ADR, Dialog Editing, Sound Design and Final Mixing and Delivery with in-depth knowledge of all Broadcast specs.

Education

MBA at Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA
January 1, 1993 - December 31, 1997

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Media & Entertainment