Ed Greene, CAS

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Ed Greene

Ed Greene

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Ed Greene, CAS

Date of Passing: August 09, 2017
Obituary: Hollywood Reporter


Born and raised in New York City, Green attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He began his professional audio career with a summer job in 1954 at Allegro Studios in New York doing voice and piano demos for music publishers. Within two years the studio was doing full recording sessions. Ed joined the army 1956 and served as recording engineer for the U.S. Army Band and Chorus in Washington, D. C.


Born and raised in New York City, Green attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He began his professional audio career with a summer job in 1954 at Allegro Studios in New York doing voice and piano demos for music publishers. Within two years the studio was doing full recording sessions. Ed joined the army 1956 and served as recording engineer for the U.S. Army Band and Chorus in Washington, D. C. Upon discharge from the Army he co-founded Edgewood Studios in Washington, with partners radio and television commentator Charles Osgood and composer George Wilkins. Some of his recordings are legendary and include Charlie Byrd and Stan Getz's "Jazz Samba" and Ramsey Lewis' "The In Crowd".

In 1970, Ed came to California as chief engineer for MGM Records and worked with Sammy Davis Jr., The Osmonds, Lou Rawls and the prominent artists of that time. When many of these artists started doing television programs, he was asked to participate. He was brought into television mixing by Frank Sinatra, at a production meeting for Sinatra's first broadcast.

Ed mixed some of the most highly regarded music, variety and award shows as well as earned the well-deserved reputation of being the "go-to" guy when it came to doing live drama for television like ER, Fail Safe, The West Wing Live. Ed garnered 22 Emmy wins, his most recent in 2015, and an astonishing 61 Emmy nominations (ranking him 3rd for most nominations and 2nd for most wins by an individual). He was a member of the Television Academy when it formed its current incarnation in 1977, and served Governor of the Sound Peer Group from 2013 – 2015.

He had a special affinity for mixing live broadcasts, often displaying a baffling degree of calm before they went on the air to an audience of millions of people around the world. His live productions included decades of The Kennedy Center Honors, The Grammy Awards, The Tony Awards, The Academy Awards and The SAG Awards. He also mixed the Live from Lincoln Center specials, Carnegie Hall, Live at 100, numerous Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parades, Tournament of Roses Parade, The AFI Life Achievement Awards, The 52nd Presidential Inaugural Gala, The 1996 Summer Olympics, The 2002 Winter Olympics Opening and Closing Ceremonies and years of American Idol. His live production work garnered him a Cinema Audio Society Award and four additional CAS nominations.

He was an advocate for better sound on both broadcast and the web. He passionately believed that mixers' and producers' good work should be delivered intact to the listener, although the exponential growth of program media outlets and systems made consistent delivery of quality sound a growing challenge. Throughout his career, Ed was willing to mentor others and encourage students. In 2004 he participated in the Oral History Project of the Audio Engineering Society. He also taught for many years at the Summer Recording Institute program at the Eastman School of Music, in Rochester, New York.

Ed served on the Board of Directors of the Cinema Audio Society from 2005 to his death. In 2007, Ed was presented with the highest accolade of the organization, the CAS Career Achievement Award recognizing his career, his willingness to mentor, and his contribution to the art of sound.

Ed Greene died peacefully in Los Angeles on August 9, 2017, with his family by his side. He was 82 years old. Ed is survived by his wife of 30 years, Lynne Cruise, and his children, Grant, Sam, Lynda and Larry in Los Angeles, and his brother David in Toronto.

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Awards & Nominations

61 Nominations | 21 Emmys
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Series Or Special - 2013
  • Nominee
  • Edward J. Greene
  • American Idol
  • "Finale"
  • FOX
  • FremantleMedia North America, Inc. and 19 TV Ltd.
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Series Or Special - 2012
  • Nominee
  • Ed Greene, Audio Mixer
  • American Idol
  • "1144"
  • FOX
  • FremantleMedia North America, Inc. and 19 TV Ltd.
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Or Music Series Or Special - 2011
  • Winner
  • Edward J. Greene, Production Mixer
  • American Idol
  • "Finale"
  • FOX
  • FremantleMedia North America, Inc. and 19 TV Ltd.
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Or Music Series Or Special - 2010
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Or Music Series Or Special - 2010
  • Nominee
  • Edward J. Greene, Production Mixer
  • American Idol
  • "Episode #933 Idol Gives Back"
  • FOX
  • FremantleMedia North America, Inc. and 19 TV Ltd.
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Or Music Series Or Special - 2010
  • Nominee
  • Edward J. Greene, Production Mixer
  • American Idol
  • "Episode #943 Finale"
  • FOX
  • FremantleMedia North America, Inc. and 19 TV Ltd.
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Or Music Series Or Special - 2009
  • Nominee
  • Ed Greene, Production Mixer
  • American Idol
  • "Finale"
  • FOX
  • FremantleMedia North America, Inc. and 19 TV Ltd.
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Or Music Series Or Special - 2009
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Or Music Series Or Special - 2009
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Or Music Series Or Special - 2008
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Or Music Series Or Special - 2008
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Or Music Series Or Special - 2008
  • Nominee
  • Edward J. Greene, Production Mixer
  • American Idol
  • "Finale"
  • FOX
  • FremantleMedia North America, Inc. and 19 TV Ltd.
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Or Music Series Or Special - 2007
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Or Music Series Or Special Or Animation - 2006
  • Nominee
  • Edward J. Greene, Production Mixer
  • American Idol
  • FOX
  • FremantleMedia North America, Inc. and 19 TV Ltd.
OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A DRAMA SERIES - 1998
  • Nominee
  • Edward J. Greene
  • ER
  • NBC
  • Constant c Productions, Amblin Television in association with Warner Bros. Television

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2017 Sound and Sound Editors Nominee Reception
Edward J. Greene, CAS
Ed Greene and Leo Chaloukian at the Honoring Leo Chaloukian event in Los Angeles.
Steven Venezia and Ed Greene
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2017 Sound and Sound Editors Nominee Reception
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Television Academy Governor Frank Morrone speaks about Ed Greene during the 2017 Sound and Sound Editors Nominee Reception in the Television Academy's Wolf Theatre at the Saban Media Center on Thursday, Sept. 7 2017, in the NoHo Arts District in Los Angeles.

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Edward J. Greene, CAS
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Edward J. Greene, CAS

Ed Greene and Leo Chaloukian at the Honoring Leo Chaloukian event in Los Angeles.
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Ed Greene and Leo Chaloukian at the Honoring Leo Chaloukian event in Los Angeles.

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Steven Venezia and Ed Greene
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Steve Venezia and Ed Greene at the Sound and Sound Editors nominee reception at Dolby Labs in Burbank, California.

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