Hollywood sound designers & Audio Network launch new sound service

SoundStorm, Inc and Audio Network Plc today announced the launch of a new company to provide high quality sound services to the European film and advertising industries.

The LA based SoundStorm team has received no fewer than seven OSCAR nominations along with two BAFTAs, one Golden Reel award and a 2002 Emmy Award for outstanding sound editing.

The new UK based company (Audio Network Projects Limited) will have access to the talented sound editorial team and supervisory resources of Hollywood’s premier independent audio post-production company.

Audio Network Plc represents sixty leading European based composers to the international film and television community. As part of the deal SoundStorm are also promoting Audio Network’s British composers to Hollywood film producers.

SoundStorm first made a strategic investment in Audio Network Plc last year when Audio Network acquired the exclusive global exploitation rights to the prestigious SoundStorm sound archives which had historically only been available to the SoundStorm in-house editorial teams.

Audio Network Plc won the Dti beyond bricks New Business of the Year Award 2002, the European Seal of Excellence Award 2003 and a 2003 SMART award for its revolutionary music and sound effects library service which eliminates the costs and hassles of licensing audio content for global use by international production companies without compromising on quality. Their award winning music and sounds can be previewed at www.audiolicense.net.

Aaron Green, Chief Operating Officer at SoundStorm said “We had been exploring ways of entering the European market for a number of years but could never justify the investment associated with operating a full time European facility. The partnership with Audio Network gives us access to a UK infrastructure and allows us to send experienced Hollywood based sound supervisors with EEC passports back to the Europe at short notice to work alongside European based editors.”

Robert Hurst, Managing Director of Audio Network commented “In the same way we benefit from the additional exposure that the alliance with SoundStorm gives our composers to the Hollywood film community.”

Andrew Sunnucks, Creative Director, added “As the traditional boundaries between sound design and music composition are becoming increasingly blurred the opportunity exists for some exciting international collaborations between our team of composers and SoundStorm’s sound designers”

24th March 2003