Retired
Full Member / Fellow
The Council of the Association of Motion Picture Sound is pleased to award Fellowship of the Association to John Iles.
John Iles began working in the audio industry in 1964, joining a small studio in Mayfair as a technical engineer where he built one of the earliest portable transistorised consoles.
In 1976 he joined Dolby Laboratories and was soon involved with the Dolby film programme where he helped usher in the early use of Dolby stereo sound in films produced in England, and later in Europe. After working on secondment from Dolby as a Re-recording Mixer at Delta Sound, Shepperton, John was offered the job of Head of Sound. After two years of what he described as “The best and worst of times”, he rejoined Dolby and continued to build a team of sound consultants overseeing Dolby Approved Studios worldwide, being personally involved with most of the major films produced in Dolby formats in the 70’s and 80’s in Europe.
John's courteous and friendly manner always made him welcome when assisting in the post-production and exhibition of countless soundtracks over many years and he is held in high regard within the industry. He retired in 2008 after a long and distinguished career and it is for his achievements in progressing Sound for Motion Pictures that AMPS now awards him the honour of Fellowship of the Association.
The Council of the Association of Motion Picture Sound
8 February 2009
