Johnnie Burn
Biography
Johnnie Burn (born May 1970) is a British film sound designer. In addition to founding Wave Studios, he is known for his collaborations with directors Jonathan Glazer, Jordan Peele, and Yorgos Lanthimos. For his work on the 2023 film The Zone of Interest, Burn won the 2024 Academy Award for Best Sound alongside Tarn Willers.
Burn initially intended to pursue a business career but dropped out of university to pursue a career in sound design. In 1998, while working at the Tape Gallery in London, he was introduced to frequent collaborator Jonathan Glazer. Burn co-founded Wave Studios in 1999 with Warren Hamilton. In addition to producing sound design for commercials, films, and television, Wave Studios created the sonic branding for the Skype video messaging application.
Burn resides in Brighton.
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