Mac Smith was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, and studied film at the University of Iowa and USC. Both music and film have had a strong presence in his life from a young age, and his musical performance talents took him on tour across the United States. He’s made sonic contributions to over 100 films, has been nominated for 16 Golden Reel awards, and most recently, Mac was honoured with an Emmy® Award for Outstanding Sound Editing For A Limited Or Anthology Series, Movie, Or Special for his contribution to Marvel’s Moon Knight. He has collaborated with filmmakers such as Robert Zemeckis, Gore Verbinski, and Guillermo del Toro, and his filmography includes Up, Enchanted, Tron Legacy, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, and Nine Days, among others. Mac is also an award-winning documentary producer and director and has been a part of Skywalker Sound since August of 2000.