Brad Engleking of TBD Post on Creating Music and Educating Others

The music and sound space can be seen as challenging, along with a constant fight to get the chance to share the music that was created…or even to learn more about how production tools have evolved. Brad Engleking of TBD Post has been a sound professional in the film industry since 2000, but he also has been giving his time to educate the next generation of filmmakers.

When he graduated from Texas State University with a degree in music/sound recording technology, he was able to work on a variety of film projects, from Robert Rodriguez's Sin City to James Cameron’s Alita Battle Angel to Terrence Malick's A Hidden Life.

“I was very fortunate at the beginning of my career to work with Robert Rodriguez and his mixer Sergio Reyes,” Engleking said. “Robert saw something in me and gave me the opportunity to learn. And Sergio was so generous with his mentorship that I feel driven to pass that along. I was also lucky to have had amazing mentors and teachers at the Sound Recording Technology Program at Texas State University who taught me not only the theory but the bedside manner that is so important in this business. I really enjoy talking to and especially working with young filmmakers. I think it keeps the work I'm doing more vital.”

Engleking was also involved in the Apple TV+ documentary Fathom and won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound for his work. The film was directed and photographed by Drew Xanthopoulos and follows Dr. Ellen Garland and Dr. Michelle Fournet on the study of humpback whale songs and social communication.“Fathom was very exciting and rewarding to work on,” he said. “It’s rare that sound takes center stage in a documentary and rarer still to work with a director and producer that want to explore and collaborate to create a unique soundtrack.”

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