Dr. Leslie Gaston-Bird CAS MPSE

Dr. Leslie Gaston-Bird is a Past President of the Audio Engineering Society. She is currently a Senior Lecturer in Sound Recording & Music Production at City St George's, University of London; and founder and director of Immersive and Inclusive Audio, CIC, which provides training in Avid Pro Tools and Dolby Atmos certification for underrepresented groups. 

Leslie is author of the books Women in Audio (Routledge) and Math Fundamentals for Audio (A-R Editions). As Supervising Sound Editor and Re-Recording Mixer, she has twice been nominated for the MPSE Golden Reel award. She is a Pro Tools and Dolby Certified Instructor and Dante Level 3 Certified engineer. She is a member of BAFTA, the Recording Academy, Cinema Audio Society, and Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE). 

She has worked for National Public Radio (Washington, D.C.), Colorado Public Radio, the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Post Modern Company, and was a tenured Associate Professor at the University of Colorado Denver.