πŸ“ Denver, Colorado

ASHELL FOX

Audio engineer, producer, and sound designer working across film, music, and live session β€” mixing, mastering, sound design, and post-production for independent films, artists, and studios.

MIXING β€’ MASTERING β€’ SOUND DESIGN β€’ FILM POST-PRODUCTION β€’ DIALOGUE EDITING β€’ PRODUCTION β€’ PIANO β€’ DRUMS β€’ TEACHING β€’ MIXING β€’ MASTERING β€’ SOUND DESIGN β€’ FILM POST-PRODUCTION β€’ DIALOGUE EDITING β€’ PRODUCTION β€’ PIANO β€’ DRUMS β€’ TEACHING β€’
About

Eight-plus years across film & music.

Ashell Fox in a recording studio

Ashell is a highly skilled audio engineer, music producer, and multi-instrumentalist. Originally from La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, he moved to Denver to advance his expertise in media arts.

He's now an assistant engineer at Colorado Sound Studios and founder of Fox Audio, LLC, in Denver. At CU Denver, he co-designed, co-developed, and co-taught MUSC 4820 β€” Digital Music Techniques, a course on modular synthesis and sound design, and continues teaching audio production at CU Denver, Northern Virginia Community College, and Pickering Creative Artists Academy.

Piano Drums Production Mixing & Mastering Sound Design Film Mixing Live Sound
Notable credits: SanbelBB Drew The Director Phoebe Chan Nathaniel Rateliff (World Cafe)
Recognition

Awards, Research & Speaking.

2022
John Eargle Award
Awarded by the Audio Engineering Society (AES). Read the announcement β†’
2021
AES Educational Foundation Scholarship
Awarded by the Audio Engineering Society (AES).
2021
Teaching Modular Synth & Sound Design During Covid 19
Published in the proceedings of the 151st AES Convention β€” on maximizing learning outcomes through open-source software and student-centered pedagogy. Read on ResearchGate β†’
2020–21
Invited talks & guest lectures
Speaker at the 151st AES Convention ("DEI in Audio Engineering in Higher Education") and Audio Engineering Month 2021, plus guest lectures and symposium talks at CU Denver. View speaker profile β†’
Teaching
Instructor across three institutions
CU Denver, Northern Virginia Community College, and Pickering Creative Artists Academy β€” teaching audio production, live sound, and private piano & drums. View profile β†’
Lead Reel

Recent work, start to finish.

A current sample of mixing, mastering, and sound design β€” before/after comparisons and finished one-shots from recent sessions. Press play on any track; playback fades in and out cleanly, and starting a new track fades out whatever's playing.

Mixing & Mastering

Kid Again (Drew The Director Remix)

Client rough mix vs. final master.

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Love Me Like My Mama (Drew The Director Remix)

Demo mix vs. final master.

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Amor Nocivo (SanbelBB)

Final mix & master.

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Sound Design β€” Composer Companion

Four of 77 original sound effects designed for Drew The Director's Composer Companion suite.

Decimate β€” Tonal Riser [D]

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Deep End β€” Bass Drop [F]

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Epic Metal Bend β€” Tonal Hit [Dm]

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Metallic Taste β€” Tonal Riser [Em]

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Credits

Selected recent credits.

A running list of freelance mixing, sound design, and session work.

Recent Freelance Films Mixed

Preston Tompkins (Edited By Preston)
2026
28 KEGS
Dialogue Editor / Post-Production Mixer
Watch β†’
2025
Party Demon
Dialogue Editor / Post-Production Mixer
Watch β†’

Sound Design

2024–26
Composer Companion (Drew The Director)
Designed 77 original sound effects for the suite
Visit site β†’

Colorado Sound Studios β€” Session Work

2025
World Cafe: Pink Fuzz
Sound Recordist (set up, tore down)
Watch β†’
2025
World Cafe: Nathaniel Rateliff
Sound Recordist (set up, tore down)
Watch β†’
2024
Laura's Little Choir
Production Assistant, Camera Operator (set up, tore down)
Watch β†’
2024
Jacob Larson Band
Set up, tore down
Watch β†’

Audiobook

2023
Love Is a Classroom
Audiobook
Listen β†’
Archive

The wider catalog.

Older mixes, sessions, and film work outside the current Lead Reel.

A deeper archive of earlier projects is being organized and will land here soon. In the meantime, reach out directly for older reels or references.

Ask about older work
Music

Seanna β€” original music.

Outside of engineering for other artists and productions, Ashell records and performs original music under the name Seanna β€” songwriting, production, and multi-instrumental work, out now on every platform.

Socials

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Contact

Let's make something.

Booking a session, scoring a project, or just want to say hey β€” reach out.