What Paragon Studios LLC does

Paragon Studios LLC (legal entity Paragon Studios, Inc.) is a privately held, founder-owned sound post-production studio founded by Fred Paragano in 2003, originally in Nashville, Tennessee and relocated to a home-based studio in Los Angeles in 2022. The firm provides supervising sound editing, dialog editing, ADR mixing, and re-recording mixing services for feature films, television series, and music releases, with credits spanning projects such as Westworld (for which Fred Paragano earned two Primetime Emmy nominations), Amsterdam, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, The Addams Family 2, The White House Effect, La Dolce Villa, Mother of the Bride, and Eric Church's Evangeline vs. The Machine Comes Alive.

The studio is built on a Russ Berger Design Group–architected Dolby Atmos-certified mix room featuring Meyer Sound Bluehorn full-bandwidth monitoring, four Pro Tools HDX-3 systems providing 768 channels of digital I/O, three AVID MTRX interfaces with over 10,000 routing points, and Barco Hodr Cinemascope 5K laser projection with Stewart Filmscreens and Lutron lighting. The technology stack is purpose-designed for immersive theatrical mixing whose translates accurately to commercial dubbing stages. Paragon was recognized as a finalist for the 2024 NAMM TEC Awards in Studio Design Project.

The business operates as a sales-led professional services practice with project-based pricing negotiated per production; customer acquisition is driven by industry reputation, awards recognition, and direct relationships with major studios, production companies, and artists. The firm is privately held with no disclosed institutional investors, funding rounds, or M&A activity; it relies on the principal's personal credit list and a small team of seven.

Name

Paragon Studios LLC

Legal name

Paragon Studios, Inc.

Website

https://paragon-studios.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Paragon Studios is a privately held, founder-owned sound post-production studio in Los Angeles providing Dolby Atmos mixing, dialog editing, and re-recording services for feature films, television, and music releases led by Emmy-nominated mixer Fred Paragano.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Audio Post-Production Services

NAICS

Postproduction Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Industries (51219), Sound Recording Studios (51224)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Re-Recording Mixing (Theatrical/TV/Streaming) (MPAHAEAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sound Post-Production (Dialogue, ADR, Foley, Mixing) (MPADAGAC), Immersive/Spatial Audio Production (Dolby Atmos, 5.1/7.1, Binaural) (MPAHAEAJ), ADR Recording & Supervision (Looping, Casting, Studio Services) (MPAHAEAB), Foley Recording & Editing (MPAHAEAC)

Keywords

• Audio post-production
• Sound mixing services
• Dolby Atmos mixing
• Film sound editing
• Re-recording mixing

Headquarters

HQ city

Franklin, Tennessee

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Sound Mixing and Editing Services: Professional sound editing and mixing services for film, television, and music projects. Services include supervising sound editor, re-recording mixer, dialog editor, and ADR mixing roles on individual productions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Paragon Studios provides professional sound mixing, re-recording, and editing services for feature films, television productions, and music projects. Under owner Fred Paragano (CAS), the studio delivers supervising sound editor, re-recording mixer, dialog editor, ADR editing, and dialog supervision roles on individual productions, with capabilities ranging from stereo music mixing to full Dolby Atmos theatrical releases. The Dolby Atmos-certified Los Angeles studio, designed by Russ Berger Design Group with Meyer Sound Bluehorn monitoring, enables mix translation accuracy across playback systems.

Product overview

Paragon Studios is a single-location, award-winning sound mixing and sound editing studio providing professional audio post-production services for film, television, and music projects. The studio offers integrated sound mixing and re-recording services alongside comprehensive sound editing capabilities, including supervising sound editor, dialog editing, and ADR editing. The core service is augmented by Dolby Atmos immersive audio mixing capabilities, enabling three-dimensional spatial sound for theatrical and broadcast releases. All work is conducted on ProTools HDX-3 systems within a Russ Berger-designed facility equipped with Meyer Sound monitoring and Barco projection.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sound Mixing and Re-Recording Services Professional re-recording mixing services for film, television, and music projects, delivering broadcast-ready audio in stereo, surround, and immersive formats including Dolby Atmos. Performed by owner Fred Paragano for major studios, production companies, streaming platforms, and recording artists.
• Sound Editing Services

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Integration1 record

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Russ Berger Design Group (RBDG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAward-winning architectural and acoustic design firm that created Paragon Studios' immersive mixing environment. RBDG has designed facilities for NFL Films, Sweetwater Sound, Sony Music Studios and many other major clients. They worked with Dolby and Meyer Sound to design the studio from the ground up with Atmos in mind.
• Meyer SoundcoreTechnology or IntegrationProvides the Bluehorn speaker system which delivers the 'ultimate' in sound clarity and imaging with completely flat amplitude and phase response across the audible frequency spectrum. Critical for accurate mix translation between the home studio and commercial dubbing stages.
• DolbycoreTechnology or IntegrationParagon Studios is Dolby ATMOS certified. Dolby Atmos provides spatial surround sound in a three-dimensional immersive audio experience. The studio was designed with Atmos as a core capability.
• Avid/ProToolscoreTechnology or IntegrationThe studio features the latest Avid/ProTools hardware and software, centered around four HDX-3 ProTools systems. Three MTRX interfaces provide over 10,000 points of routing and ATMOS monitoring.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Formosa Group: Independent, award-winning sound post-production house in Los Angeles offering re-recording mixing, supervising sound editing, ADR, and Dolby Atmos mixing across film, TV, and streaming — the most direct competitor to Paragon in the premium LA Atmos mix market.
• Sonic Union: NYC-based independent audio post house delivering sound design, mixing, and Atmos services to film, TV, and advertising clients; parallels Paragon's boutique, talent-led, Dolby Atmos-capable operating model.
• Sound Lounge NYC: Boutique NYC sound post-production facility offering mixing, sound design, and immersive audio for film, episodic, and advertising — comparable in scale and service mix to Paragon but operating in a different regional market.

Emerging players

• Boom Library: Sound effects and sound design library/production company serving film, TV, and game audio post workflows; comparable to Paragon in serving the sound post-production community but operating a content/licensing model rather than a mix-stage service.

Others

• Sonic Troop / Technicolor-style boutique dub stages: Network of independent dubbing stages and sound post houses serving film and TV; relevant adjacent peers because Paragon competes for the same pool of senior re-recording mixers who freelance across these facilities.
• iZotope (Native Instruments / iZotope): Pro audio software/R&D company that supplies RX restoration, Ozone, and Atmos-enabled tools used by Paragon and its peers; ecosystem adjacent — its product roadmap directly shapes workflow economics at Atmos mix stages.
• Meyer Sound: Professional loudspeaker manufacturer whose Bluehorn system underpins Paragon's monitoring; key technology partner and adjacent ecosystem participant whose studio-design PR surfaces Paragon in trade publications.

Broad incumbents

• Skywalker Sound: Lucasfilm-owned, industry-defining sound post-production facility offering mixing, sound design, Foley, ADR, and immersive audio on the historic Skywalker Ranch stages; competes with Paragon for prestige theatrical and streaming Atmos work at the top end of the market.
• Harbor Picture Company: Premium, talent-anchored post-production company offering picture and sound finishing (including Atmos) for feature and episodic clients; competes with Paragon for prestige theatrical and streaming finishing engagements.
• Technicolor Sound (now part of Streamland Media): Large-scale post-production sound services business historically offering re-recording mixing and Atmos across global dubbing stages; competes with Paragon on integrated, multi-room production slates for major studios.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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