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Israël (Izzy) DAVID
Dubbing Mixer - Tonemeister

Born 1963 Jerusalem, Israel.

Education:
The Jerusalem Music Academy – Piano, Composition, Orchestration& Conducting.
As a High School Program to the title B. Mus 4 year High school program in cinema and filmmaking.

1980-1983
Israel Army 3 year regular service as a location sound mixer as well as sound editor & Dubbing mixer in various Navy, Air Force films both 16mm film and Video.

1984-1986
Various studies at the Guildhall Music Academy as well as London Polytech and University Of Surrey.

1984-1992
Freelance Location Sound Mixer recorded dozens of Documentary films, specializes in foreign.
Productions using domestic soundmen in Israel. (Within clients are Companies such as BBC, Channel 4,Granada TV, NBC, CBS,October Films and many more).
On Location recorded more than 30 Feature Films (35mm Theatrical) and some TV Dramas. For Local Film Industry as well as British and American Films Shot on location in Israel.

1990
Recorded and Music produced Orchestral Symphonic Music for several American and British Feature films and over 60 Classical Music CD’s for various record Labels.
Music Produced mixed and mastered over two dozen CD’s for production music libraries such as K.p.m. Firstcom, Megatracks, KillarTracks, Onemusic and more.
Introduced for the first time Soundtrack editing for 35mm feature films on a computerized Workstation (Protools and DAR).
Was one of the pioneers in using computers in the field of sound and music editing.
Produced the soundtrack of the first Dolby Stereo Israeli Feature Film.

1992
Founded MUSICA SANCTA and serves as the creative and technical director of the Record Label devoted solely to early liturgical music. Recorded and edited the whole Catalogue.

1992-1996
Supervising Sound Editor of more than 40 feature films, Most of them were mixed in various London Dubbing Theaters such as Cinelingual Sound Studios, De Lane Lee and EMI.

1997-2003
Supervised and designed The Mix Room – A Dolby Digital Dubbing Theatre – the only one In Israel, ever since then the first re-recording mixer in there.
Mixed over 60 feature films in this theatre as well as DVD films, music for picture projects, and foreign versions.
Specializes working with Protools, Euphonix Console and a lot of outboard. Can very quickly
Adjust to work with most kinds of mixing consoles and workstations.

1999-2000
Founded The Chosen Music Ltd. A Mutual Company together with The Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, providing Symphonic Music Recording services for Feature Films, Classical Music And Production Music Libraries.

Awards:
6 times Israeli Motion Picture Academy Best Soundtrack awards.

Music for films recording credits:
Film Credits as Dubbing Mixer- Supervising Sound Editor.
35mm Feature Film Theatrical Releases:
  • Zohar Game Over
  • The Inheritance Alila (French)
  • Flying Camel Minotaur (Miramax)
  • New Land The Ninth Month (Palestinian)
  • Past the Holidays Broken Wings
  • Scar (French Film) Sima Vaknin- witch
  • The Milky Way (Palestinian) The Barbeque People
  • Agfa Spinoza
  • Mr. Baum Ben
  • Dangerous acts Shlomi’s Stars
  • Under The Domim Tree Release The Princess
  • Passover Forever The Bagel Wisdom
  • Kesher Ir Tzur Hadasim
  • White Lies Return from India
  • Borovski House Alila
  • Time of Favor The Gospel By God
  • Volcan Junction
  • Super Boy
  • Yom Yom (French)
  • Eden (French)
  • Kedma (French)
  • And many, many more…
  • References in the U.K.
  • John Iles – Dolby Film Project Manager – Dolby U.K.
  • Jullian Pinn – Dolby Sound Consultant.
  • Steve Cook – Future Post - M.D.
  • Peter Maxwell – Future Post – Dubbing Mixer.
  • Mike Anscomb – Anvil Studios – M.D.
  • Toni Anscomb – Magmasters – Dubbing Mixer.