Dayna McCallum
Aug 8, 2024
BURBANK, California — August 8, 2024 — Westwind Media, a premier sound design and audio post production facility, has announced that highly regarded industry mixer Christian P. Minkler, CAS, has joined its talent roster. With the growing team, Westwind’s award-winning creative talent continues to elevate storytelling for its episodic and feature film clients.
The Burbank-based facility has recently expanded its executive team as well. The company is now under the leadership of highly regarded industry veteran Doug Kent, who recently joined the company as both Partner and President.
After working on several projects at Westwind, Christian Minkler formally joined the team under the leadership of founding partner John Bidasio. Recent projects have included Bridgerton, Big Sky and The White Lotus.
“Westwind has been a great place to work, and the vision for the road forward is very exciting,” Minkler says. “I look at Westwind as an opportunity to be a part of something, to help build something, and I think there is a lot of success ahead. Doug first introduced me to Westwind when he brought me over to work on Mrs. America several years ago, and I’m happy we’re working together again.”
Minkler is the fourth generation in his family to work in motion picture sound. He began his career with Skywalker Sound, Los Angeles, working on The Crow and shortly thereafter, Oliver Stone’s Natural Born Killers. He received an Oscar nomination for his work on Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, BAFTA nominations for Babel and Greyhound, and CAS nominations for all three films. Minkler is an active member of the AMPAS, CAS and ATAS.
“The team at Westwind has been one of the best-kept secrets in town,” Kent notes. “And with Christian on board, the team became even stronger. It is an honor to be working with everyone here. And I am excited to work with Christian and chart this next chapter at Westwind together.”
About Westwind Media
In 1997, Westwind Media (www.wwm.tv) was founded by award-winning episodic content creators to expand their creative storytelling tools with sound. Over 25 years later, Westwind is still delivering the highest-level audio post production services for episodics, movies and emerging media. Specializing in sound design, mixing and audio post production, Westwind has an industry-leading facility with four Dolby ATMOS mix stages, ADR stage and ADR isolation suites, Foley stage, Sound Design, Sound Editorial and Final Mix. Westwind is located in Burbank, CA, but with our remote services, you can hear us from anywhere in the world in real time. Follow Westwind on Instagram and LinkedIn.
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