Javier Valdés

Javier has 20 years’ experience as a professional in the sound post-production sector. He has worked in all areas of the audiovisual and sound post-production sector.

He has spent most of his career working for Sonoblok, which was once the most important cinematic sound company in Spain, and has held the positions of managing producer in Barcelona and Madrid, assistant to the artistic director, dubbing director, and manager of the Sonoblok delegation in Madrid.

In 2013 he was named general director of the company, a position he would hold until July 2014.
In 2006, he founded the Spanish Federation of Dubbing and Soundtrack Recording Professionals (FEPRODO) and presided over this organization until 2013. This Federation brings together all art and technical associations in the dubbing sector, with 11,000 members.

In 2014, Javier Valdés became a founding partner of Ad Hoc Studios, an audiovisual post-production studio.

He is member of Spain’s Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, SGAE (Spanish General Society of Authors and Publishers) and AISGE.