Kevin Burns

Kevin Burns
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Role:	Re-Recording Mixer
BSG Universe:	Re-imagined Series
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Nationality:	USA
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IMDb profile

Kevin Patrick Burns is an American re-recording mixer who worked in the sound department on the Miniseries and in the Re-imagined Series' first season. Burns is a five-time Emmy Award winner whose most significant television work includes The Sopranos (77 episodes, two Primetime Emmy wins) and Flipper (42 episodes, two Daytime Emmy wins). His documented career as a television sound professional spans from 1995 through 2016, with over 150 credits across multiple networks and genres.

Career

Early Success and Daytime Emmy Recognition

Burns established his reputation in television sound mixing with consecutive Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Sound Mixing in 1996 and 1997 for his work on Flipper (1995-1997), serving as re-recording mixer on 42 episodes of the children's adventure series. These wins, shared with Christian P. Minkler, Paul Brincat, and Jon Taylor, demonstrated Burns' technical capability in mixing location-recorded dialogue with post-production sound elements.

Following his Flipper success, Burns moved into genre television with Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-1999), working in the sound department on 44 episodes during the show's first two seasons. This work marked his entry into fantasy and science fiction programming, genres that would recur throughout his career.

The Sopranos and Peak Recognition

Burns' most extensive and prestigious credits came from The Sopranos (1999-2007), where he worked as re-recording mixer on 77 episodes of the acclaimed HBO drama. In 2003, Burns won the Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Single-Camera Sound Mixing for a Series alongside Mathew Price, CAS. He won again in 2007 for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour) for the episode "Stage 5," working with Mathew Price (production mixer) and Todd Orr (re-recording mixer).

Burns' collaboration with production mixer Mathew Price, CAS, and re-recording mixer Todd Orr established a successful working relationship that received industry recognition for maintaining consistent sonic quality across the series' 86-episode run. Burns received 12 Primetime Emmy nominations across his career, with five wins total, primarily stemming from The Sopranos work during 1999-2007.

Network Television Career

Beyond his Emmy-winning work, Burns maintained steady employment across multiple networks and genres. His feature film work included Hollywood Homicide (2003). From 2011-2016, Burns worked as re-recording mixer on network television series including ABC's Once Upon a Time (2013-2015) and its spin-off Once Upon a Time in Wonderland (2013-2014), returning to fantasy genre work. Network comedies included The Mindy Project (2012-2014), Ben and Kate (2012-2013), Go On (2012-2013), and Man Up! (2011-2012). Procedural dramas included Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2015-2016), Chicago Med (2015-2016), Bones (2012), and Perception (2012).

Battlestar Galactica Work

Burns served as re-recording mixer on the Miniseries, working alongside fellow re-recording mixer Todd Orr, supervising sound editor Jack Levy, sound mixer Ruth Huddleston, and sound designer Daniel Colman. Burns is also credited on the Season 1 episode "Colonial Day" (aired March 18, 2005).

When Battlestar Galactica moved from miniseries to regular series production, the sound mixing team changed. Michael Olman, CAS, became the supervising re-recording mixer for the regular series, working on 38 episodes and receiving Emmy nominations in 2006, 2008, and 2009. Kenneth Kobett, CAS (39 episodes), took over as the primary re-recording mixer alongside Olman. The sound editorial team, led by Daniel Colman, MPSE (73 episodes) and Jack Levy (46 episodes), ultimately won the 2009 Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Editing for "Daybreak, Part II."

Awards and Recognition

Burns received five Emmy Awards across his career:

• 1996 – Daytime Emmy, Outstanding Sound Mixing (Flipper)
• 1997 – Daytime Emmy, Outstanding Sound Mixing (Flipper)
• 2003 – Primetime Emmy, Outstanding Single-Camera Sound Mixing for a Series (The Sopranos)
• 2007 – Primetime Emmy, Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour) (The Sopranos, "Stage 5")

Burns received 12 Primetime Emmy nominations across his career. His professional affiliations included membership in the Cinema Audio Society (CAS).

References

External Links

• Kevin Patrick Burns at the Internet Movie Database