Team
Unlike most audio branding agencies, our creative process prioritizes research.
Because we don’t make background music: we design sounds that enlist listeners to respond in specific ways.
To do that, we rely on combined expertise in the fields of sound studies, psychoacoustics, music therapy, well-being, digital media, and audio production. Our team of 5 holds Masters and Doctorates from New York University, Rutgers, and Oxford, in addition to decades of audio production experience in studios and challenging field environments. Before designing any sound structures for clients, we lay a foundation of research to build on, while continuing to scaffold research throughout our creative audio branding process until completion.
Jordan, Founder
Composer / PhD
Jordan is a conservatory-trained instrumentalist and a composer who has soloed with major orchestras and performed in concert halls in the US and throughout Europe. As a sound studies researcher, he holds two Masters Degrees and a PhD from New York University, writing his doctoral dissertation on the emergence of modern listening practices. Previously, he managed Harvard Business School Club of New York’s consultancy which provided $350 million yearly in pro bono consulting services.
“I gave up playing music — even listening to it — until I could love it again. Becoming a composer was never part of the plan. It happened more by accident than by design, 12 years into my journey away from music.”
Learn more about Jordan.
The Team:
Joanna
Listener Engagement
Jonathon
Audio Production
Matt
Sonic Research
Jordan
Sonic Design
Joanna, M.A. MT-BC (NYU) | Listener Engagement
Joanna is a board-certified music therapist with expertise in analyzing emotional responses to sound, with a focus on tactile engagement strategies. She has worked with individuals of varying needs and ability levels both in clinical practice and in arts nonprofit executive leadership roles.
Jonathon | Audio Production
Jonathon brings decades of innovative audio production experience in challenging environments. Since 1983, he has focused on preserving the sounds of vanishing natural habitats, producing archival-quality field recordings of endangered wilderness soundscapes and leading seminars to train the next generation of field recordists.
Matt, D.Phil. (Oxford) | Sonic Research
Matt is a sound studies scholar. His dissertation examines how vocal sounds have been imagined, interpreted, and represented through language, and how each of these reflects social, economic, and cultural beliefs and practices.