"Steve Schatz is a music and film audio veteran, combining technologies from both industries for the better part of 2 decades. He has contributed to gold-certified recordings and multiple award-winning films and TV series. Recently he has completed and launched Black Lava Studios - a 9.1.6 Immersive Audio Mixing suite. Steve is widely known as a technologist, staying on the bleeding-edge of audio workflows, prioritizing high-quality streaming for remote review, a pinnacle of Black Lava Studios."

Black Lava Studios has been meticulously built and acoustically tuned to perfection. The results are an industry-leading audio mixing suite - the highest level results and professionalism, from a boutique studio tailored for your project.

We believe in supporting the creative vision, whether your film is headed to streaming, festival circuits, or a theatrical release. We understand that for many filmmakers, cinema is the dream — and hearing your mix in a theatrical environment is part of that journey.

At Black Lava Studios, our 25+ years of industry experience has allowed us to refine our approach to post-production sound. Flexibility and cost-effective workflows are key.

Dialog intelligibility on streaming platforms is a big problem in today's landscape, and we'll help ensure your story has cinematic impact in people's homes, on-the-go, AND translates beautifully to the big screen. Your mix deserves to translate wherever it's heard.

You and your team can review remotely, on headphones or home setups, and we can arrange a final theatrical screening (including optional playback sessions at Skywalker Sound, or a local screening room that we can recommend) to lock in your mix with confidence.

It’s not about compromising — it’s about flexibility and fidelity across every playback format.