Meet Sound Engineer D.A. Young
D.A. Young is a sound engineer on South Park, one the most successful animated television series ever created. D.A. has also worked in the music department on such shows as Jersey Shore, Tough Love and America's Next Top Model.Ask D.A. Anything
In the video below, D.A. Young answers questions from Reddit users as part of a series where you can ask various professionals anything and everything:
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Check out the questions Reddit users asked below to more easily navigate through the first "Ask D.A. Young Anything" session:
How did you become an audio engineer?- How did you come to work for South Park?
- What's a day in the life like working on South Park?
- What kinds of deadlines do you have to work within on South Park?
- Are you involved in any voiceover recording on the show?
- Do you have any star struck moments?
- What's your favorite type of project to work on?
- What's the best and worst part of your job?
- Who are your role models career-wise?
- What would you like to speak about at a corporate event/conference/engagement?
- How did DVDA form?
- What is DVDA working on currently?
- What's it like working with Matt Stone and Trey Parker?
- What is the most difficult sound to produce?
- What's your favorite audio effect?
- What's your preferred audio engineering software?
- What's your feeling regarding the controversy that South Park is known for?
- How does engineering differ from animation to live action?
- Beyond South Park, are there any projects you are interested in becoming involved with?
- What were your aspirations in the audio/sound realm at the beginning of your career?
- What do you do when you're not working? What are your other passions in life?
- Who is your favorite South Park character and why?
- Could you tell us about an interesting studio session you've had with Matt Stone and Trey Parker?
- How has South Park changed since you started on the show in 1997?
Additional Information
D.A. Young formed the Morris & Young company with business partner Wenty Morris to employ professional songwriters and composers for film, television, radio, video games, commercials and other recording artists. Together they've worked on such notable films as Clueless, Kill Bill: Vol. 1, Reservoir Dogs and Lady Bugs. Television shows they've composed for include LA Ink, E! News Live, Road Rules, The Real World, Major League Baseball, NHL Hockey, The Hills, Pimp My Ride and Bad Girls Club.
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