72nd Emmy Nominee Flip Borrero

In late July the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced its list of nominations for the 72nd Emmy Awards. In a repeat of last year, Local 479 Production Sound Mixer Felipe “Flip” Borrero was honored with a nomination for the category Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) for his work on the critically-acclaimed Netflix series Ozark, starring Jason Bateman and Laura Linney.

This is Flip’s third Emmy nomination and his 5th award nomination altogether.

Flip on the Emmys

While the cancellation of the live event may pose a disappointment to many first time nominees, this isn’t Flip’s first Emmy nomination and it wouldn’t be his first win.

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72nd Emmy Nominee Michael Rayle

In late July the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced its list of nominations for the 72^nd Emmy Awards. Local 479 Sound Mixer Mike Rayle was among those honored with a nomination for the category Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) for his work on Season 3 of the Netflix hit “Stranger Things”.

This is Mike’s first Emmy nomination and his second award nomination for his work on Stranger Things, for which he was previously nominated for a Cinema Audio Society Award, earlier this year.

Mike entered the business in the late 1990s after moving from New York back to his home state of North Carolina. The sound department was a good fit for his background in music and his on-set experience as an animal handler. He spent his first several years in the business as a sound utility, learning the craft from experienced mixers and is grateful for the opportunity to have studied under their tutelage.

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72nd Emmy Nominee Douglas Axtell

In late July the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced its list of nominations for the 72nd Emmy Awards. Local 479 Sound Mixer Douglas Axtell was among those honored with a nomination for the category Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Limited Series or Movie for his work on the HBO series “Watchmen”.

This is Douglas’ third Emmy nomination and his eighth award nomination altogether. Provided below are excerpts from a conversation with Douglas.

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