Steve "Maz" Maslow CAS Renowned re-recording mixer Steve Maslow passed away in April after a battle with cancer. With Academy Award wins for The Empire Stri

Gary Alper CAS New York-based production sound mixer Gary Alper passed away in March. Alper, who was active in the industry for over 50 years, had two C

Kirk Francis CAS Oscar-winning production sound mixer Kirk Francis passed away in February. In addition to his win for The Bourne Ultimatum, Kirk also r

Tom Menrath CAS Pro audio veteran Tom Menrath passed away in April after complications following an automobile accident. Describing himself as a “gear-o

Don C. Rogers CAS Technical director of sound and Academy Award recipient Donald C. Rogers CAS passed away on January 4th; he was 94. Don credits from h

James "Bayard" Carey CAS Production sound mixer Bayard Carey CAS passed away December 28th in his sleep at home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Bayard’s career

Frank Zaragoza Production sound mixer, boom operator, and sound utility Frank Zaragoza passed away unexpectedly on October 30, 2025. Frank’s work was he

Thomas Dewitt Causey, Jr., a Hollywood production sound mixer for over four decades, died on January 11, 2026, in Cathedral City, California, at the age of 76

Jeff Wexler CAS The Cinema Audio Society is saddened to report the passing of production sound mixing titan and CAS Career Achievement Award recipient Jeff We

Chris Newman CAS  The Cinema Audio Society is saddened to report the passing of CAS Career Achievement recipient and three-time Academy Award winner Chris

Leo Chaloukian CAS | Sound Designer and Executive CAS Special Award Recipient, Television Academy chair,  and Emmy Award-winning sound designer Leo Chal

John Coffey CAS | Former CAS VP, Production Sound Mixer, and Business Owner The CAS is saddened to report the passing of John Coffey. As a production sound m

Gary J. Coppola CAS | Re-recording Mixer and Business Owner Gary J. Coppola was born in Greenwich, CT, and passed away surrounded by those who he loved and

Thomas James McCormick | Sound Engineer and Acoustician Longtime CAS Associate Thomas James McCormick, founder of N.T. Audio Video Film Labs /NTAV in Santa

Schavaria Reeves CAS | Production Sound Mixer East Coast-based production sound mixer Schavaria Reeves CAS passed away in September. Schavaria’s early cre

Al Schmitt | Music Engineer and Producer Legendary recording engineer and producer Al Schmitt passed away in April at the age of 91. Al’s 20 Grammy Awards

Claude Riggins | Production Sound Mixer Production sound mixer Claude Riggins CAS passed away in January. Born in Marshall, Texas, Claude climbed the soun

Les Fresholtz | CAS Career Achievement Recipient and Multiple Oscar-winning Re-recording Mixer Re-recording Mixer Les Fresholtz passed away in March. Over

Michael Wolf Snyder | Production Sound Mixer Production Sound Mixer Michael Wolf Snyder passed away in early March. Having worked as boom operator, sound d

  Rupert Neve | Audio Industry Icon Rupert Neve, whose name is synonymous with some of pro audio’s most well-regarded recording and mixing equip

  Alfred T. Ferrante CAS | Former CAS Board member and Foley & ADR Mixer Former CAS Board of Directors member and retired Foley/ADR mixer Alfred

  Alan Robert Murray | Supervising Sound Editor Two-time Oscar winning sound editor Alan Murray passed away in late February. Alan’s sound career

  Alan Decker CAS | Re-recording Mixer CAS and Emmy Award-winning re-recording mixer Alan Decker passed away in December. Alan started in product

  Eric Toline | Sound Mixer Sound mixer Eric Toline passed away in October at the age of 83. His career of over 65 years began in music recordin

  Martin “Marty” Bolger | Production Sound Mixer and Past President of IATSE Local 695 Emmy nominated production sound mixer and past president of

  James L. Aicholtz | Re-recording Mixer and Sixth President of the CAS James Aicholtz, the sixth President of the Cinema Audio Society, passed aw

  Ennio Morricone | Film Composer Film composer Ennio Morricone passed away in early July at the age of 91. Ennio’s compositional output is unprec

  Carl Reiner | Actor, Writer, Director, and Producer Comedy legend Carl Reiner passed away in June of natural causes. Carl was a multi-hyphenat

  Joel Schumacher | Director Director Joel Schumacher passed away in June after a battle with cancer. Starting in Hollywood as a costume designer

  Mike Draghi, MPSE | Re-recording Mixer & Supervising Sound Editor MPSE Board member Mike Draghi passed away in June. Mike’s early work in th

  Ken Nightingall | Boom Operator Veteran boom operator Ken Nightingall passed away in March at the age of 92. Ken’s successful career included wo

  Martin “Marty” Cohen | Post-production Executive Longtime post-production staple, Marty Cohen, passed away in May. Marty, who had a revelation w

  Steven D. Grothe | Production Sound Mixer In March we saw the passing of production sound mixer Steven D. Grothe. Steven, who attended UC Berkele

  Keith Olsen | Music Producer/Engineer Music producer and engineer Keith Olsen passed away in March. Keith’s discography, including albums by Flee

  Jay Rose, CAS | Re-recording Mixer / Sound Designer / Author Longtime CAS member Jay Rose passed away in March. In addition to his work as a re-

  Else Blangsted | Music Editor Film music editor Else Blangsted passed away at the age of 99 in May. Leaving Germany for Hollywood in 1937, Else

  Allen Daviau, ASC | Cinematographer Multiple Academy Award-nominated cinematographer Allen Daviau passed away in April. In addition to receiving

  Adam Schlesinger | Songwriter/Music Producer An Emmy and Grammy winner and Oscar nominee, songwriter and music producer Adam Schlesinger passed

  Tom Kobayashi | Engineer/GM Starting in the entertainment industry as an accounting clerk at a film lab after serving in World War II, Tom Kobay

  Larry Edgeworth | Audio Engineer Longtime NBC News audio engineer Larry Edgeworth passed away in March after contracting COVID-19. Larry worked o

  Jim Houston | Engineer Jim Houston, an active entertainment industry engineer who held senior level engineering positions at facilities including

  Debby VanPoucke | Sound Supervisor and Editor Sound staple Debby VanPoucke passed away in February after a battle with cancer. Debby spent her ea

  Ken Burton, Re-Recording Mixer After a long, protracted battle with lung cancer, re-recording mixer Ken Burton passed away in November. Ken worke

  Donald Coufal, CAS Tribute from Jeff Wexler, CAS on November 19th, 2019 – Don Coufal, passed away this morning. Don was so much a part of my life havi

  James Emswiller, CAS Jim Emswiller, 61, of Pittsburgh, PA, passed away this past Thursday, October 11, 2018, while doing what he loved most: work

  Henri Bollinger, CAS Longtime entertainment industry publicist Henri Bollinger died Monday August 27th of complications from surgery. H

  Peter Gleaves, CAS Many in Post Production are mourning the tragic loss of Peter Gleaves AMPS, who sadly died recently after a short illness. Pet

  Paul Rodriguez On September 26, 2017, we suddenly and unexpectedly lost Paul Rodriguez who was an "Ambassador" of our Sound Community. Paul was