Schavaria Reeves was a producer and sound engineer who passed on while working on the TV series, New Amsterdam (2021-2022). Prior to his death, the father of 2 also worked on several movies and TV series like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014), John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017), and Inventing Anna (2022).
Who Is Schavaria Reeves?
Schavaria Reeves was born in 1965 in the United States of America. Not much is known about the early life of the entertainer who lived for over 5 decades. However, his mother is known to be Ollie Reeves and he also has a brother called Ernest Reeves.
Moreover, Schavaria was married to Martha Melendez and the pair have 2 kids together; Sky and Kayloni Burton.
Schavaria was 58 Years old when He Died of Prostate Cancer
On September 24, 2022, in Clifton, New Jersey, USA, Schavaria passed away after a roughly 8-year-long battle with prostate cancer. On October 1, a funeral for him was held at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Burial Home in New Jersey. His family received condolence messages from a number of people and organizations, including CAS (Cinema Audio Society).
In addition to his devoted wife Martha Melendez, Reeves is also survived by his brother Ernest Reeves and their two children, Sky and Kayloni Burton.
Season 5, Episode 4 of New Amsterdam concludes by paying tribute to Schavaria Reeves
Schavaria Reeves served as New Amsterdam‘s sound mixer for the entire duration of the show’s 4th season. He was credited with twenty episodes, starting with More Joy and ending with I’ll Be Your Shelter.
The show took the opportunity to honor Schavaria as its last heartwarming episode came to a close. The phrase “In Memory of Schavaria Reeves 1965-2022” flashed on the screen in a title card just before the credits rolled.
A Quick Look at His Career History
In addition to his work on New Amsterdam, Schavaria Reeves provided his expertise as a sound mixer and boom operator to more than 60 productions throughout the course of his nearly 30-year career in film and television.
The entertainer has worked as a boom operator for Chappelle’s Show. He later switched to being a PSM for various series, such as Law & Order: SVU, Ray Donovan, and Ways & Means (2021). Schavaria had a peculiar knack for illuminating any space he entered.
Among others, his most prominent projects include multiple Law & Order spinoffs, the second and third John Wick films, the Netflix original series Inventing Anna (2022), Power Book II: Ghost (2021–2022), Little America (2020), Shades of Blue (2017–2018), Quantico (2018), and several other projects.
In May 2022, Schavaria was given credit for his talents when he was accepted as a member of the Cinema Audio Society (CAS). He proudly shared this on his Instagram page, which also features images of his work in the film and television industries. Some of his other works are listed below.
