More than anything else, Dallas Audio Post is the people who work here.
Roy Machado – Owner
Roy Machado is the Creative Director and Supervising Sound Editor for DAPG. With decades of experience in film/television and advertising, Roy has brought well-rounded knowledge to clients such as Lions Gate Films, New Horizons, Universal Pictures, NBC TV, Fox TV and Hasbro Games. He has composed music, sound designed and mixed audio for hundreds of movie trailers, TV spots, toys, games and corporate video productions. As part of the team Roy continues to expand his knowledge in all aspects of audio and post production. He studied music performance and composition as well as radio/television and film at the University of North Texas. He enjoys playing the guitar, working out, and spending time with his family.
René Coronado
Rene Coronado joined Dallas Audio Post in 1999 as an Audio Engineer and became Lead Sound Designer soon thereafter. In his role as lead sound designer his responsibilities include creating custom sound effects and foley for a large array of websites, TV shows, films and live events. From the beginning René has worked closely with the Dallas Stars and the Texas Rangers on both broadcast and in-game presentations. In addition to several others, he was the lead sound designer in the film El Descubrimiento (The Finding), which won the Juried Award at the Short Shorts Film Festival in Mexico City in 2009 and All She Can, an official Sundance Selection 2011. René has also been an ADR recordist for Fox TV, Warner Brothers and Sony Pictures and he was audio team lead for voice recording on video games such as Brothers in Arms-Earned in Blood, Dragonball Z: Budokai 3 and Spikeout Battlestreet. René graduated with an AAS in Sound Technology from South Plains College in 1999. As part of the team he continues to expand his knowledge in all aspects of audio production. René currently blogs about sound design at thesoundmyheadmakes.blogspot.com, and co-hosts the Tonebenders sound design podcast.
Brad Dale
Brad Dale joined Dallas Audio Post in 2007 as a Music Supervisor/Composer after spending seven years as Chief Sound Designer at AMS Production Group. Brad is a cross-genre music composer who has worked with numerous major labels and artists. Some of his credits include original music composition for the “I Am Second” campaign, dialogue editorial on Catacombs (Lions Gate Films) and his work is published throughout multiple international electronic music record labels. With over a decade in the music and post production industry, Brad has produced cutting edge sound and music for clients including Sony Music Group, Microsoft, Universal Music Group, BBDO, GSD&M, Warner Brothers and Apple. Brad studied jazz, composition and music of world cultures at the University of North Texas and sound design at Full Sail Recording Arts Academy. In his free time he writes music, produces music with his band Ishi, travels and enjoys being outdoors.
Evan Arnett
Evan Arnett joined Dallas Audio Post in 2012 as an intern and was brought on as a full time engineer soon after completing the program. A graduate of UT Arlington’s music media program, Evan is a classically trained musician with a strong background in composition and sound design. He has scored several computer games and short films. As lead composer for Reactor Interactive, Evan lead a team of five composers in creating a diverse and dynamic score the scifi shooter game Sector 13. As an audio engineer, Evan has recorded and produced music for legendary New Orleans drummer Adonis Rose and bands such as Texian, The Emissary and Blue Hat. Evan’s electronic dance music compositions have been played in clubs and radio from Dallas, to the UK, to Russia, and Singapore. He is determined to continue to produce top notch work and refine his skills as the newest member of the Dallas Audio Post team.
Gloria Presutti
Gloria Presutti is the resident office manager and associate producer at Dallas Audio Post. She comes to us from the marketing research industry as a Client Service Manager and brings several years of experience in client services and office management. As part of the team, she effectively manages office operations such as scheduling sessions, booking talent and managing the accounting aspect of jobs. Gloria studied psychology and human development and family studies at Texas Tech University. In her spare time she enjoys broadening her cooking horizons and creating pieces of abstract art.