Biography

Billy Theriot is a seasoned sound professional based in New Orleans, where he operates Southern Sound Services, a post-production sound studio. Southern Sound Services provides sound editorial and re-recording for theatrical films, streaming series, and nationwide advertising campaigns on their Dolby-calibrated dub stage. The facility also specializes in ADR and voiceover recording, serving both local talent and actors worldwide, working on many films and series shot in the area.

With over 50 feature films, documentaries, and television/streaming series to his credit, Billy has extensive experience in sound mixing, sound effects, foley, and dialogue editing. He has collaborated with Larry Blake on the sound editorial team for most of Steven Soderbergh's films from 2005 to 2023, including HBO's Behind The Candelabra, which won 11 Emmys, including Best Sound Mixing. His expertise spans the full spectrum of post-production sound, from turnover to final mix and M&E.

From 2005 to 2017, Billy worked as the ADR mixer at Swelltone Labs, where he engineered hundreds of ADR and voiceover sessions. His notable credits include serving as ADR mixer on every episode of HBO's Treme and the Academy Award-nominated Beasts of the Southern Wild. For his work on the latter, Billy earned a nomination for Best Sound Editing: Dialogue and ADR at the 2013 MPSE Golden Reel Awards.

Billy also shares his expertise as an adjunct professor at Tulane University in New Orleans, where he teaches post-production sound.
- IMDb mini biography by: Billy Theriot