Al Nelson began his career in the machine rooms of Skywalker Sound over 25 years ago slinging mag for Star Wars, Jurassic Park and Titanic. Coming up through the ranks, Al was fortunate to grow under the mentorship of such sound icons as Ben Burtt, Gary Rydstrom and Randy Thom amongst many others. Today, Al is fortunate to collaborate as a sound designer with many new and influential filmmakers. Al's recent projects include Top Gun: Maverick, Jurassic World: Dominion and Twisters.

Al graduated with a degree in music composition and technology from Florida State University.