Berklee Alumni Nominated for 2025 Emmy Awards

The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced the 2025 Emmy Award nominations on Tuesday, July 15, including 27 Berklee alumni. This year’s nominees were recognized for their work in mixing, editing, and composition on some of the industry’s most prominent programs and events.

Five-time Grammy Award–winning drummer and composer Antonio Sánchez ’97, who recently delivered the keynote address at Berklee’s graduate commencement in June, was nominated in the category of Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) for Apple TV+’s The Studio, which tied the all-time record for most Emmy nominations with 23. 

Seven-time Emmy winner and 27-time nominee Pablo Munguía PD ’98, who serves as a program director at Berklee Valencia, received a nomination in Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special for his work on the Oscars as a prerecorded music mixer. Production mixer Thomas Holmes ’02 and ProTools mixer Juan Pablo Velasco BM ’99 were nominated for two Emmys in the same category for the 67th annual Grammy Awards and SNL50: The Homecoming Concert. Production mixer Ezra Matychak BM ’01 also received a nomination in this category for SNL50: The Anniversary Special. 

Kara Talve BM ’18, who received three Emmy nominations last year, was nominated in the category of Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special (Original Dramatic Score) alongside Anže Rozman MM ’14 for The Americas on NBC. Laurentia Editha BM ’17 was also nominated in the same category for composing on BBC America’s Planet Earth: Asia. 

Music editors and 2024 Emmy Award winners Jason Lingle BM ’99 and Jeff Lingle ’95 were nominated alongside ADR (automated dialogue replacement) editor John Bowen BM ’89 in the category of Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) for the acclaimed FX on Hulu series The Bear. Sound designer Richard Gould BM ’13 was nominated in the same category for Agatha All Along on Disney+, and for his sound editing effects on the Disney+ program Music By John Willians. Supervising sound editor George Haddad PD ’93 and Lorena Perez Batista ’11 also received nominations for their work on The Studio.

Supervising sound editor Bryan Parker ’89 and music editor Felipe Pacheco BM ’15 were nominated in the category of Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour) for their contributions to acclaimed television programs The Pitt and Severance, respectively, each nominated for Outstanding Drama Series. 

Five-time Emmy nominee and rerecording mixer Earl Martin BM ’89 was recognized in the category of Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation for the Apple TV+ series Shrinking; 2007 Emmy winner and fellow rerecording mixer Peter Nusbaum BM ’92 was nominated in the same category for his work on Hulu’s Mid-Century Modern.

The 77th annual Primetime Emmy Awards will air on Sunday, September 14, at 8:00 p.m. on CBS.

Below is the full list of Berklee Emmy Award nominees. Please note: the list is subject to change as we receive updated information. 

Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)

• Antonio Sánchez ’97, composer, The Studio, “The Missing Reel” (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special (Original Dramatic Score)

• Anže Rozman MM ’14 and Kara Talve BM ’18, composers, The Americas, “Andes” (NBC)
• Laurentia Editha BM ’17, composer, Planet Earth: Asia, “Beneath the Waves” (BBC America)

Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour)

• Bryan Parker ’89, supervising sound editor, The Pitt, “7:00 p.m.” (HBO Max)
• Felipe Pacheco BM ’15, music editor, Severance, “Chikhai Bardo” (Apple TV+) 

Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour)

• Jeff Lingle BM ’95 and Jason Lingle ’99, music editors, and John Bowen BM ’89, ADR editor, The Bear, “Doors” (FX on Hulu)
• Richard Gould BM ’13, sound designer, Agatha All Along, “Darkest Hour/Wake Thy Power” (Disney+)
• George Haddad PD ’93, supervising sound editor, and Lorena Perez Batista ’11, music editor, The Studio, “The Golden Globes” (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation

• Earl Martin BM ’89, rerecording mixer, Shrinking, “The Drugs Don’t Work” (Apple TV+)
• Peter Nusbaum BM ’92, rerecording mixer, Mid-Century Modern, “Sour Pickleball” (Hulu)

Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special

• Pablo Munguía PD ’98, prerecorded music mixer, the Oscars (ABC)
• Thomas Holmes ’02, production mixer, and Juan Pablo Velasco BM ’99, ProTools mixer, the 67th annual Grammy Awards (CBS)
• Ezra Matychak BM ’01, production mixer, SNL50: The Anniversary Special (NBC)
• Thomas Holmes ’02, production mixer, and Juan Pablo Velasco BM ’99, Pro Tools mixer, SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (NBC)  

Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special

• Jason W. Jennings BM ’92, sound effects editor, The Gorge (Apple TV+)
• Diego Perez BM ’09, sound effects editor, The Penguin, “After Hours” (HBO Max)

Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour)

• David Schwartz ’74, production mixer, Severance, “Cold Harbor” (Apple TV+) 

Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Reality Program

• Patrick Smith BM ’87, production mixer, American Idol, “Grand Finale” (ABC)
• Tim Hatayama BM ’06, rerecording mixer, The Voice, “Live Finale, Part 2” (NBC)

Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction Program

• Tony Solis BM ’06, rerecording mixer, Music Box: Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary (HBO Max)

Outstanding Sound Editing for an Animated Program

• James Singleton BM ’16 and John Wynn BM ’16, sound editors, Star Trek: Lower Decks, “The New Next Generation” (Paramount+)

Outstanding Sound Editing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program

• Richard Gould BM ’13, sound effects editor, Music by John Williams (Disney+)
• Ryan Billia BM ’07, sound effects editor, Pee-wee as Himself (HBO Max)