--- title: Award-Winning Sound Artist Dave Whitehead Joins Pro Sound Effects description: "Coming soon: Our latest collaboration brings exclusive new sound effects libraries from top-tier sound artist Dave Whitehead." image: https://blog.prosoundeffects.com/hubfs/Whitehead_BlogFeatureImage.png --- [![pse-blog-logo](https://blog.prosoundeffects.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog/pse-blog-light-logo.png?width=319&height=120&name=pse-blog-light-logo.png)](https://blog.prosoundeffects.com/) [![pse-primary-logo-white-text](https://blog.prosoundeffects.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog/pse-blog-light-logo.png?width=512&height=76&name=pse-blog-light-logo.png)](https://www.prosoundeffects.com/) [ Pro Sound Effects ](https://www.prosoundeffects.com/?switchLanguage=en) Authors Tags Posts [ Show more results ](https://blog.prosoundeffects.com) [ News ](https://blog.prosoundeffects.com/tag/news) # Award-Winning Sound Artist Dave Whitehead Joins Pro Sound Effects 1 min read Author ![](https://3542650.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/3542650/dante-fumo-headshot.png) [Dante Fumo](https://blog.prosoundeffects.com/author/dante-fumo) Share ![](https://3542650.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/3542650/Whitehead_BlogFeatureImage.png) ![](https://3542650.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/3542650/Whitehead_BlogFeatureImage.png) ## Coming soon: Our latest collaboration bringing exclusive new sound effects libraries from a top-tier sound artist. We’re excited to announce our partnership with the newest PSE Sound Artist, [Dave Whitehead](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0925678/). With credits on iconic films like *Dune* (parts 1 and 2), *Arrival*, *Blade Runner 2049*, and Peter Jackson’s *The Lord of the Rings* trilogy, Whitehead brings a wealth of high-level experience and an ear for cinematic sound design to the PSE roster. ![Dave Whitehead recording in nature](https://blog.prosoundeffects.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Whitehead_BlogFeatureImage2.png?width=800&height=419&name=Whitehead_BlogFeatureImage2.png) Based in New Zealand, Dave Whitehead is a multidisciplinary sound designer and composer with more than 30 years of experience. He has received many prestigious industry awards and nominations for his work, including six MPSE Golden Reel Awards for films like *District 9* and *They Shall Not Grow Old*, a News & Documentary Emmy Award for *Good Night Oppy,* and an Australian Screen Sound Guild Award for *The Power of the Dog*. Dave runs White Noise Ltd. with his wife and fellow sound designer Michelle Child. Stay tuned for exclusive new library releases to come - all developed from his personal sound collection built while working on more than 90 feature films. > "I'm thrilled to share these sounds with the world, and excited to be releasing them with Pro Sound Effects." – Dave Whitehead ![Dave Whitehead recording animals](https://blog.prosoundeffects.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Whitehead_InlineImage1.png?width=800&height=419&name=Whitehead_InlineImage1.png)   --- #### Want to share this post? 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