While attending high school, Burton entered a work-study program in a store that sold and repaired radios and TVs.
As his motivation and interest grew, Burton made the decision to move to Long Beach, California after high school graduation.
Burton gained an immense amount of interest in sound mixing as he developed and polished his talents.
Burton's big break into the sound-mixing world came in 1975, when he heard that Sidney Poitier was directing the film Let's Do It Again, with Bill Cosby.
[2] With seven nominations each, Burton and television producer Quincy Jones are currently the Academy's most-honored African-Americans in the film industry.