Born in Los Angeles, CA. Production sound mixer for American films who started in 1973 with AMERICAN GRAFFITI. Other notable (non-nominated) credits include GOIN' SOUTH (1978), HONEYSUCKLE ROSE (1980), THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE (1981), THE BORDER and POLTERGEIST (both 1982), BRAINSTORM (1983), SONGWRITER (1984), PRIZZI'S HONOR (1985), RED-HEADED STRANGER (1986), THE TWO JAKES (1990), THE BUTCHER'S WIFE (1991), JENNIFER 8 (1992), WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT (1993), WOLF (1994), THE INDIAN IN THE CUPBOARD (1995), GROSSE POINTE BLANK (1997), THE TRUMAN SHOW (1998), INSPECTOR GADGET (1999), MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE II (2000), IMPOSTOR, COLLATERAL DAMAGE and ABOUT SCHMIDT (all 2002), SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE (2003), CELLULAR (2004), SERENITY and DOMINO (both 2005), DEJA VU (2006), and SEMI-PRO and STEP BROTHERS (both scheduled for 2008). Rochester is a member of the Screen Actors Guild, the Cinema Audio Society, Local 695 of IATSE, and sits on the Sound Executive Board of A.M.P.A.S.  Nominated for Sound 1974: THE CONVERSATION (w. Walter Murch)  Nominated for Best Achievement in Sound 1987: THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK (w. Wayne Artman, Tom Beckert & Tom Dahl)  Nominated for Best Achievement in Sound 1994: CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER (w. Donald O. Mitchell & Michael Herbick)  Nominated for Best Achievement in Sound 1997: CON AIR (w. Kevin O'Connell & Greg P. Russell)  Nominated for Sound Mixing 2003: MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD (w. Paul Massey & D.M. Hemphill) 5 nominations