James Lebrecht
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.
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SoundBirthday
May 8, 1956Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
22Place of birth
Hartsdale, New York, USACast credits
Crew credits
The Devil and Daniel Johnston
Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound DesignerAll These Sons
Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording MixerCrip Camp: A Disability Revolution
Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Writer, Producer, DirectorFire Through Dry Grass
Executive ProducerRock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Sweet Emotion
Sound EditorBad Santa
Sound Effects EditorEquinox
Sound Effects EditorMr. Wonderful
Sound Effects EditorUnrest
Additional Sound Re-Recording MixerWe Were Here
SoundMinding the Gap
Sound Re-Recording MixerPitch Black
Sound Effects EditorMy Love Affair with the Brain
Sound MixerFinding the Gold Within
Supervising Sound EditorTwin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
Sound Effects EditorPatrice: The Movie
Executive ProducerExit Music
SoundI Am Maris: Portrait of a Young Yogi
Sound MixerKumu Hina
Sound Editor