South Lake Audio Services

What South Lake Audio Services does

South Lake Audio Services is a private audio post-production facility headquartered at 267 South Lake Street in Burbank, California, with a secondary location in Santa Monica. The firm operates six Dolby ATMOS mixing and mastering stages plus approximately thirteen ADR rooms across the two sites, supporting feature film, episodic television, and streaming productions. Core offerings span the full audio post chain — Dolby ATMOS theatrical and home theater mixing, automated dialogue replacement, sound design and editorial, Foley, voice casting and directing, foreign language dubbing, descriptive video services for accessibility, VR voice-over, and format transfer — built on a technology stack comprising Dolby ATMOS with Dolby RMU rendering, full Dante IP audio networking on a 10Gb production backbone, Avid ProTools HDX workstations, IHSE KVM switching, and custom BSS monitor routing. Services are delivered under contract on a project basis directly to studios and production companies; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed.

The commercial model is B2B professional services: clients hire the facility's rooms, mixers, and engineering crew for the duration of a project's post-production. IATSE Signatory and SAG-AFTRA Certified status grant access to union productions, which constitute the bulk of major studio and network work. Sister-company partner Roundabout Entertainment provides picture finishing and host sound, enabling joint pitches for full post-production bundles; named clients span Netflix (Home Team, Woman of the Hour, The Outlaws, Murder Mystery 2, Fatal Affair, Animal Crackers, Hubie Halloween), Disney (Black Beauty), Peacock (Hart To Heart), Nickelodeon (Are You Afraid of the Dark?), Quibi (Fugitive, Most Dangerous Game), Happy Madison (Hustle, The Outlaws), SpringHill, Cartel, Striker, Hudlin, 3 Arts, Black Jack, and Cinedigm, alongside an Emmy nomination (Most Dangerous Game) and a Gasparilla Film Festival Grand Jury Award (Shaky Shivers). Headcount is reported in the 11–50 band, and the firm was founded in 2016 with no disclosed external funding.

Name

South Lake Audio Services

Legal name

South Lake Audio Services

Website

https://southlakeaudio.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

South Lake Audio Services is a private Burbank-based audio post-production facility with a Santa Monica location, operating six Dolby ATMOS stages and ~13 ADR rooms for film, television, and streaming clients including Netflix, Disney, Peacock, and Nickelodeon.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Audio Post-Production Services

NAICS

Sound Recording Studios (51224), Other Sound Recording Industries (512290), Sound Recording Industries (5122)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Audio Post Facilities & Stage Operations (Mix Stages, Studio Management, Booking) (MPAHAEAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Immersive/Spatial Audio Production (Dolby Atmos, 5.1/7.1, Binaural) (MPAHAEAJ), Re-Recording Mixing (Theatrical/TV/Streaming) (MPAHAEAF), Dubbing & Voiceover Production (Casting, Recording, Lip-Sync) (MPAHAFAB), Voiceover Recording & Production (Narration, Promo, Commercial VO) (MPAHAEAK)

Keywords

• Audio post-production
• Dolby ATMOS mixing
• ADR recording services
• Sound design editorial
• Film television audio

Headquarters

HQ city

Burbank

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Audio Post-Production Services: Professional audio post-production services including mixing, sound design, ADR recording, and sound editing for film, television, and streaming productions. Revenue is generated through service contracts and project-based fees for productions seeking theatrical and broadcast audio finishing.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

South Lake Audio Services is a full-service audio post-production facility operating multiple Dolby ATMOS mixing stages and ADR rooms across Burbank and Santa Monica. The company provides end-to-end sound services for film, television, and streaming productions, including ATMOS mixing and mastering, automated dialogue replacement, sound design and editorial, Foley, voice casting and directing, foreign dubbing, descriptive video services, and television mixing in multiple delivery formats.

Product overview

South Lake Audio Services is a full-service audio post-production facility offering a comprehensive suite of sound services for TV, streaming, and feature films. The company operates multiple Dolby ATMOS mixing stages (Stages A, B, E, F, G, H, X, and Theater 1) in Burbank and Santa Monica, complemented by ADR recording rooms (ADR 1-12 plus Santa Monica location) and client lounge facilities. Core services include sound design, sound editorial, dialogue editing, Foley recording, voice casting/directing, foreign dubbing, descriptive video services (DVS), and television mixing in multiple formats (Dolby Atmos, 7.1, 5.1, Stereo). The facility supports both theatrical and home theater audio standards with professional monitoring capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dolby ATMOS Mixing and Mastering Stages

Named customers13 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Roundabout EntertainmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company providing host sound facilities and collaborative audio post-production services. South Lake Audio provides mixing stages and ADR while Roundabout handles picture finishing and video post services. Combined services enable full post-production capability for clients.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sound Lounge: New York-based independent audio post-production house offering sound design, mixing, ADR, and sound editorial for film, TV, and advertising. Comparable as an independent premium-tier facility competing for similar tier-1 episodic and feature clients.
• Roundabout Entertainment: Sister company providing host sound, picture finishing, and color services. Although affiliated, it operates as a peer in the post-production supply chain and jointly competes for full post-production packages alongside South Lake's audio deliverables.
• Harbor Picture Company: Independent NY- and LA-based post-production facility spanning picture and sound finishing. Comparable in offering full-service audio post including ATMOS mixing, ADR, and sound editorial for feature and episodic clients.
• Formosa Group: Los Angeles-based independent audio post-production facility offering theatrical and television mixing, ADR, sound design, and immersive audio services. Directly comparable as a competing boutique premium-tier LA audio post house serving major streamers and studios.

Broad incumbents

• Deluxe Media: Global post-production and content services provider offering localization, dubbing, mixing, and distribution. Overlaps with South Lake's foreign dubbing and theatrical/streaming delivery format capabilities.
• Sony Pictures Post Production: In-house and third-party audio post services operated within Sony Pictures' Culver City lot. Comparable as a major-studio-affiliated audio post facility serving Sony and external clients with theatrical and ATMOS mixing.
• Warner Bros. Sound: In-house sound department of Warner Bros. with re-recording stages, ADR, and sound editorial. Comparable as a major-studio tier player with full-service audio post capabilities, though primarily serving Warner-affiliated productions.
• Technicolor (Post-Production): Historically dominant global post-production group with extensive audio mixing, dubbing, and visual effects services. Represents a much larger incumbent offering overlapping audio post capabilities as part of a broader services portfolio.

Emerging players

• Source Sound: Independent audio post-production boutique operating in the LA market. Comparable as a similarly scaled boutique competitor bidding on streaming-era episodic and feature sound post-production work.

Others

• PSAV / Encore (audio services arm): Large-scale event and broadcast production services provider with adjacent audio engineering capabilities. Less directly comparable, but relevant as an alternative vendor for live broadcast and event-related audio finishing work.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/southlakeaudio
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/south-lake-audio-services

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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