William Lacey

Biography

Award-winning Sound Designer • Re-Recording Mixer • Mastering Engineer • Composer
Wwise Certified Instructor.

Bill has worked as a sound designer, re-recording mixer, mastering engineer and composer for some of the world’s top studios and television networks. He's worked on numerous Emmy-nominated, Clio, Telly, ProMax, NY Film Festival and GEMA Gold Award-winning projects for Showtime Networks and Paramount+, including Yellowjackets, Dexter, Billions, Shameless and Homeland. His work in the music industry includes multiple Grammy-nominated records, including the historic recordings of Arturo Toscanini and the NBC Symphony, as well as Frank Sinatra’s early recordings with Tommy Dorsey. Bill's work extends into the video game industry, and he is a Wwise-certified instructor. He currently mixes for major ad agencies in the US and for branded content for WWE, UFC, and NBC Sports, including the 2026 Super Bowl.

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Sound for Business podcast interview with Akash Thakar

GEMA Awards 2024 Gold: "Fellow Travelers Official Trailer" | Drama
GEMA Awards 2024 Gold: "Yellowjackets S2 'The Hunt' Official Trailer" | Drama
Telly Award Gold 2023: "The First Lady" Promotional Video General Entertainment
Telly Award Gold 2023: "2nd Chance" Promotional Video - General Shows & Series
ProMax Silver 2022: "Halo - First Look Trailer" Best Use of Score
Clio Award Gold 2021: "Good Lord Bird" Best Television Teaser
ProMax Gold 2020: "Kidding" Best Trailer
Clio Award Gold 2019: “Kidding S1” Best Trailer
ProMax Gold 2019: ”Inside the NFL Slam Poetry Launch” Best Sports Brand Image Promo
Clio Award Gold 2018: "The Fourth Estate" Best Television Trailer
ProMax Gold 2017: “Stephen Colbert on Showtime” Best Comedy Campaign
ProMax Silver 2015: "Penny Dreadful: S2 Mashup" Best Sound Design
Clio Award Silver 2015: “Ray Donovan California Dreaming” Best Television Trailer
Clio Award Silver 2014: "Homeland: Signals" Best Sound Design
ProMax Silver 2014: "Homeland: Signals" Best Sound Design
ProMax Gold 2014: “Les Mais on De Lies” Best Original Score

“The Heifetz Collection” RCA Red Seal: Grammy-winning (uncredited)
“The Song is You: Frank Sinatra and Tommy Dorsey” RCA Records: Grammy-nominated
“The Toscanini Collection: Arturo Toscanini and the NBC Symphony” RCA Red Seal, multiple Grammy nominations

Mastered over 400 CDs of artists such as Sam Cooke, Elvis Presley, Jefferson Airplane, Lou Reed, Toscanini, Frank Sinatra, and film soundtracks including The Sound of Music, The Muppet Christmas Carol, and Hair.

Contributing author to Sound On Sound and Resolution magazines in the UK.
Adjunct lecturer in film, television, and video game sound at Montclair State University, NJ.

Master of Fine Arts: Video Game Music and Audio, University of Chichester, UK
Bachelor of Professional Studies: Interdisciplinary Music Studies, Berklee College of Music, Boston

Research

Sound Design • Mixing • Mastering • Wwise Implementation • Music Composition