WHO IS MITCH GETTLEMAN?

Mitchell (Mitch) Gettleman is a media producer, sound designer, composer, and educator decades of experience across film, television, games, theater, themed entertainment, and digital media. For nearly a decade, he served as department chair of sound design at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), leading one of the most comprehensive sound design programs in the United States. In that role, he guided undergraduate and graduate study in sound design, music composition, and production. He has also held teaching appointments at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and Loyola Marymount University (LMU), and regularly presents talks, panels, and seminars on sound design and storytelling at universities and film festivals.

Gettleman’s 25-plus-year industry career includes positions at Todd-AO Studios and Warner Bros. Studios as a Sound Designer and Supervising Sound Editor. He has earned ten Golden Reel Award nominations and a Primetime Emmy nomination for his work on acclaimed television series including Scrubs, Californication, The 100, and Better Things. His work as a sound designer also includes the notable films Sabrina and Rumor Has It. As a Producer and Director, he created original docuseries for the Golf Channel, Pipe Dreams and Chasing the Dream, and produced the feature film Always Say Goodbye, which won the Hollywood Discovery Award for Best Feature Film (Under $1 Million). His music compositions are featured on PBS documentaries produced by the UCLA Behavioral Sciences Media Lab. 

Gettleman holds a degree in English Literature and Film History from the University of California, Berkeley, and completed graduate studies at UCLA in film, animation, and television.