Jim LeBrecht
- Known for
- Sound
- Born
- May 8, 1956 (age 70)
- Birthplace
- Hartsdale, New York, USA
Biography
Sound Designer and Mixer James LeBrecht is a well-known film and theatre sound designer and mixer, author, producer, and disability rights activist. He is the founder of Berkeley Sound Artists (BSA), an audio post-production house. BSA was the sound house for The Blood of Yingzhou District, the 2006 Academy Award® recipient for short documentary. Other credits include The Force, Unrest, The Waiting Room, The Devil and Daniel Johnston, Daughter From Danang, We Were Here, Bang: the Bert Berns Story, and Audrie & Daisy. Jim's work as an advocate for the rights of people with disabilities began in high school as a member of Disabled in Action, a pioneering disability rights group. He helped found the Disabled Students Union at UC San Diego in the mid-1970s. Currently, LeBrecht is a board member at the Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund, a leading organization working for the rights of the disabled through education, legislation, and litigation.
Known For
Filmography
The Tallest Dwarf
Movie · Sound Designer
Deaf President Now!
Movie · Sound Re-Recording Mixer
All These Sons
Movie · Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution
Movie · Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Minding the Gap
Movie · Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Exit Music
Movie · Sound
I Am Maris: Portrait of a Young Yogi
Movie · Sound Mixer
Unrest
Movie · Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer
My Love Affair with the Brain
Movie · Sound Mixer
Extremis
Movie · Sound Designer
After My Garden Grows
Movie · Audio Post Coordinator
Finding the Gold Within
Movie · Supervising Sound Editor
Kumu Hina
Movie · Sound Editor
Bravo! Common Men, Uncommon Valor
Movie · Additional Production Sound Mixer
We Were Here
Movie · Sound
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Sweet Emotion
Movie · Sound Editor
The Devil and Daniel Johnston
Movie · Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish'
Movie · Sound
Bad Santa
Movie · Sound Effects Editor
Pitch Black
Movie · Sound Effects Editor
Modulations
Movie · Sound Effects Editor
Mr. Wonderful
Movie · Sound Effects Editor
Equinox
Movie · Sound Effects Editor
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
Movie · Sound Effects Editor
A Matter of Degrees
Movie · Apprentice Sound Editor