ABOUT:

Hank Shocklee & Erik Foreman Emmy winning sound designer teaching a class on Dolby Atmos in Soho New York City
Erik Foreman sound designer and re-recording mixer. Recording sound effects for a bike race in San Rafael California
Erik Foreman sound designer and re-recording mixer mixing a trailer for the Sundance Film Festival at Dolby Labs San Francisco
Erik Foreman sound designer and re-recording mixer, on location in Silverton Colorado recording sound effects for a promotion project for Dolby Labs
Erik Foreman Emmy winning sound designer and re-recording mixer in the Dolby Labs Atmos mix room New York City
Erik Foreman Emmy winning sound designer and re-recording mixer mixing at the USC film school. University of Southern California.

I’ve always been a huge fan of the sound, the gear, and the tunes. In fourth grade I first found the guitar, later the equipment. Being an audiophile, studying, listening to and playing music have become lifelong pursuits.

Following these passions, my first job was in Wash. DC doing lots of location audio, in some of the most astounding buildings in that city. It’s also where I began doing audio post on Protools v3! My west coast career started soon there-after at an historical ad district studio in San Francisco, One/Eleven. There I mastered the art of studio voice recording and radio production.  I feel lucky to have experienced the end of an era when regular in person sessions brought regional talent into local studios throughout each day and 1/4 tape was still the go-to format.

Starting in late ‘99, I found my way into George Lucas’ legendary Skywalker Sound and was suddenly at the epicenter of it all. Here I was working with amazingly talented artists using cutting edge gear in extraordinary ways, creating spectacular soundtracks. From ADR gigs with Robin Williams, George Lucas, Ang Lee &  Ronnie James Dio to sound design and mix work with Genndy Tartakovsky, Ryan Coogler & Robert Rodriquez. Movies, TV animation, scoring stage gigs… I did a bit of it all and loved every minute.

In 2016, I moved over to Dolby Laboratories to begin a deeper exploration of my audio career and interests.  I became a member of a small content team responsible for showcasing the awesomeness that is Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision. Leveraging the science of sight and sound and the engineering behind it, I became an expert in the new world of immersive audio and video. I was an educator and artist who demonstrated the value and art of Dolby Atmos to the public through large scale exhibitions, to teachers at USC, audio students in Hong Kong and numerous high profile partners keen on adopting this cutting edge tech for their products. I worked one-on-one with high profile artists like Hank Shocklee and Perry Farrell and ran business critical demos for corporate partners that include Apple, Samsung and LG.

Today I’m bringing all of that expertise to my own clients. I’m passionate and driven by the art, the story and immersive consumer experiences.