Michael J. Kohut
Michael J. Kohut ( born June 8, 1943) is an American sound engineer, who was nominated seven times for an Academy Award for Best Sound.
Life and work
Kohut's career began in 1965 as a cable technician in the sound department of Metro -Goldwyn -Mayer in Culver City. Later he worked as a sound engineer, especially in the Cary Grant Theatre, and was involved in this function at more than 50 film productions. His work has won many awards, he won his next Oscar nominations, among others, twice the British Academy Film Award in the category Best Sound for Fame (1980) and WarGames (1983).
Kohut remained active at the site Culver City, while the owner changed. With the takeover of Lorimar Studios by 1986 he additionally management tasks are delegated. In 1989, he was Vice President of Post Production and head of sound engineering. At the same time Sony took over the company. In 1996, Kohut President of the post-production of Sony Pictures Entertainment. Kohut was also one of the developers of the sound system Sony Dynamic Digital Sound and is listed in several patents to Sony's sound technology as an inventor.