Beau Borders is an American

sound engineer An audio engineer (also known as a sound engineer or recording engineer) helps to produce a recording or a live performance, balancing and adjusting sound sources using equalization, dynamics processing and audio effects, mixing, reproduction ...

and

race driver Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition. Auto racing has existed since the invention of the automobile. Races of various sorts were organise ...

. Born into a grassroots racing family, Beau Borders’ earliest memories revolve around the white-knuckle world of motorsports. His extensive racing resume includes many wins, podiums, and even a few championships in both open and closed-wheel competition. Beau's racing career has been intertwined with his film career, which began at George Lucas's famed

Skywalker Ranch Skywalker Ranch is a movie ranch and workplace of film director, writer and producer George Lucas located in a secluded area near Nicasio, California, in Marin County. The ranch is located on Lucas Valley Road, named for an early-20th-century la ...

. Since that time, Beau has built quite a profession in

Sound Mixing Audio mixing is the process by which multiple sounds are combined into one or more channels. In the process, a source's volume level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated or enhanced. This practical, aesthetic, ...

and Editing within the movie industry. He has collaborated on such box office hits as “ Titanic”, “ The Lord of the Rings” and “

Lone Survivor ''Lone Survivor'' is a 2013 American biographical war film based on the 2007 nonfiction book of the same name by Marcus Luttrell with Patrick Robinson. Set during the war in Afghanistan, it dramatizes the unsuccessful United States Navy SEA ...

”, for which Beau and his Mixing partners received Academy Award nominations for Sound Mixing in 2014. A further

Academy Award The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...

as well as a BAFTA nomination came as recent as 2021 for the movie “ Greyhound" with Tom Hanks. Beau has competed in th
Trans-Am West Series
on and off since 2019. He scored a win and several podiums in the world renowned Pro Sportscar series, and ended up in 2nd place in the GT class. He has also been racing
Factory Five GTM
since 2015 when he joined the Prototype Development Group. As a team they have earned many wins and podiums in Endurance Sportscar Racing, and they look forward to many more in the upcoming season. Beau was awarded the 2018 Driver of the Year award by the SCCA NorCal Region, and won both th
NASA Western Endurance
and SCCA T-2 Class Championships. He currently resides in

Venice Beach, California Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 bridges. The islan ...

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