
James Lebrecht
Personal Info
Known for
Sound
Gender
Male
Birthday
1956-05-08 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
Hartsdale, New York, USA
James Lebrecht
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
Acting
(2020)
Crew
(2024)
Patrice: The Movie
Executive Producer
(2023)
Fire Through Dry Grass
Executive Producer
(2021)
All These Sons
Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer
(2020)
Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution
Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Writer, Producer, Director
(2018)
Minding the Gap
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
(2018)
Exit Music
Sound
(2018)
I Am Maris: Portrait of a Young Yogi
Sound Mixer
(2017)
Unrest
Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer
(2016)
My Love Affair with the Brain
Sound Mixer
(2014)
After My Garden Grows
Audio Post Coordinator
(2014)
Finding the Gold Within
Supervising Sound Editor
(2014)
Kumu Hina
Sound Editor
(2011)
We Were Here
Sound
(2009)
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Sweet Emotion
Sound Editor
(2006)
The Devil and Daniel Johnston
Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer
(2003)
Bad Santa
Sound Effects Editor
(2000)
Pitch Black
Sound Effects Editor
(1993)
Mr. Wonderful
Sound Effects Editor
(1992)
Equinox
Sound Effects Editor
(1992)
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
Sound Effects Editor
(1991)
A Matter of Degrees
Apprentice Sound Editor