Adam Schwartz

Biography

Adam Schwartz is a sound designer, re-recording mixer, composer, and immersive audio artist specializing in the post-production processes of film, media, and emerging formats. With over two decades of experience, his work spans commercial, broadcast, and artistic contexts, with a central focus on how sound design and mixing shape perception and emotion. His research explores the evolving role of spatial and cinematic sound in contemporary media.

Adam has worked on nationally televised shows and commercials, including live television for clients such as NBC Universal, PBS, Sprout, A&E, Bio, and History Channel. He has contributed to all aspects of audio production for feature documentaries and short films, and continues his work in radio and podcasting through EMF’s Silver Screen Radio, which airs weekly on WTMD. His recent work includes sound design for virtual reality projects, including /DX, a VR sound art installation exploring fragmented film dialogue; immersive mixing and sound design for full-dome and planetarium films; and film mixing, sound design, and scoring for documentary and narrative media. In 2024, he was awarded Best of Competition at the Broadcast Education Association’s Festival of Media Arts in the Sound Engineering and Design category for his work on the film Ora Et Labora. His virtual reality project /DX was an official selection of the Cinetech Program at the 2025 Maryland Film Festival. He has presented peer-reviewed research and participated in panels at conferences including the Audio Engineering Society, Broadcast Educators Association, and University Film & Video Association.

Adam joined Towson University’s Department of Electronic Media and Film in 2015. He teaches courses in post-production and immersive audio.