Biography

Mark A. Lanza MPSE is a sound designer and supervisor for Sony Pictures Television and former president of the Motion Picture Sound Editors. He has worked for major studios as well as several prominent independent sound facilities. He has crafted sound for many directors including Oliver Stone, James Cameron, Bryan Singer, Phillip Noyce, Michael Dinner, and Nick Santora. His credits cover the gamut from Sci-Fi blockbusters like "Independence Day" and "Starship Troopers" to "Natural Born Killers" and "True Lies". He has won a BAFTA Award for his work on JFK, and took home a Hollywood Post Alliance award for his supervision on the "Grimm" TV show. He has over 30 MPSE nominations with a win for "Phillip K. Dick's Electric Dreams". He was awarded the Vaughan Film Festival's "Trailblaser" Award in 2023. He is a voting member of the Television Academy, served on the Television Academy Sound Peer Group Executive Committee (2020-2023), served on the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Digital Apparatus Technology Subcommittee (2023), and is on the board of directors of EIPMA.
- IMDb mini biography by: Irving Podolsky

Mark A. Lanza has served on the executive board of the Motion Picture Sound Editors for over 15 years and has served as secretary, vice president, and two terms as president.

He has also been on the Television Academy's Executive Steering Committee.