Dane A. Davis is a renowned Sound Designer and Supervising Sound Editor with a career spanning over three decades, having completed an impressive 120 feature films since 1984.
His extensive filmography includes notable projects such as Drugstore Cowboy, Boogie Nights, Romeo is Bleeding, Don Juan DeMarco, The Matrix Trilogy, Speed Racer, 8 Mile, Cabin in the Woods, Lord of War, Ghost Rider, Defending Your Life, The Forgotten, and Ender's Game, as well as streaming series like Sense8, Messiah, and Jupiter's Legacy.
Davis has also contributed sound design to 25 other movies, including Black Adam, Ninja Assassin, and Bullet to the Head. Moreover, his voice is the major character of "Morph" in Disney's animated Treasure Planet.
Born and raised east of San Diego, Davis studied art and photography at Grossmont College and graduated from the Film & Video School of California Institute of the Arts.
Recent projects include Jupiter Ascending, Twilight-Breaking Dawn, Fifty Shades Darker and Freed, The Day the Earth Stood Still, The Bleeding Edge, Sinister, On the Record, My Name is Dolemite, Allen v. Farrow (earning an Emmy nomination),and most recently The Matrix Resurrections, Retribution, Reptile, and Expats.
Through his company, Danetracks, Davis has mentored many young and passionate individuals over the years, watching them flourish in the post-production sound world.
As a guest artist, Davis has lectured on the artistic, dramatic, and psychological aspects of sound design at various institutions, including the Game Developers Conference, USC, UCLA, CalArts, SCAD, and the "Big Movie Sound" MPSE presentation at the Egyptian Theater.
When not working on sound design, Davis continues to pursue his visual art work as a painter and photographer, and has also composed music for several films. He plays multiple instruments and has received numerous awards for his work, including an Academy Award, BAFTA, and MPSE Golden Reel for his work on The Matrix.
Davis is set to receive the MPSE Career Achievement Award in March 2024, a testament to his dedication and excellence in the field of sound design.
