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This list showcases the top United Kingdom based Director operating in the Audio space. If you think a Director is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Simon Gauntlett
Director of Imaging Standards and Technology of Dolby Laboratories
In his role as Technology Director of the DTG, Simon is responsible for setting the organisation’s strategic technical vision, supporting DTG Technical Council, Chairing DTG Testing’s Advisory Board, directing the group’s technical programme and managing the DTG’s technology team. Since joining the DTG in 2006, Simon has edited and published an updated version of the D-Book – the technical specification for digital terrestrial television in the UK, and has established working groups for IPTV and the forthcoming HD D-Book. In early 2008 he supported the launch of the UK’s free-to-air satellite platform, Freesat, with a test and conformance project, and is currently working with the Group’s membership to facilitate the introduction of HD on the DTT platform using the new DVB-T2 standard. Prior to working for the DTG, Simon spent seven years at the BBC’s Research and Development (R&D) department, where he specialised in compression technologies for High Definition video and the delivery of HDTV, working on the BBC’s HD trial on the satellite, cable and terrestrial platforms.
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About Dolby Laboratories, SMPTE: Dolby creates surround sound, imaging, and voice technologies for cinemas, home theaters, PCs, mobile devices, games, and more.
Georgina Holt
Managing Director UK+ of Acast
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About Acast: Acast is an audio-on-demand and podcast platform that hosts, monetizes, and distributes audio content globally.
Daniel Couchman Kendall
Managing Director & Founder of Mission Based Media
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About Mission Based Media: Mission Based Media creates and produces audio content that depends on the organization’s goals.
Prem Rajalingham
Managing Director of Frontier Smart Technologies
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About Frontier Smart Technologies: Frontier Smart Technologies is a supplier of digital audio solutions.
Dave Froker
Managing Director of Focusrite
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About Focusrite: Focusrite is a global music and audio products group supplying hardware and software products used by professional and amateur musicians.
Adele Cutting
Audio Director, Speech Director, Sound Designer of Soundcuts
Adele Cutting is a BAFTA award winning audio director, who has been working in the games industry for over 20 years. She trained at the National Film and Television School and worked in film post production before moving into the games industry to work at Electronic Arts. She started on titles such as The Darkening, Dungeon Keeper 2 and Populous: The Beginning, making her way up the ranks to become Senior Audio Director on the Harry Potter Franchise. After 15 years at the company she formed the games audio outsourcing company Soundcuts Ltd. Some of the team’s clients include; Microsoft, Creative Assembly, Nickelodeon, TTGames and Fireproof . The Soundcuts team were proud to win the ‘Creative Outsourcer Audio’ Award at the Develop Awards (UK) in 2017. Adele loves lecturing in game sound at the NFTS and other Universities. She is also a regular juror at the BAFTA Games Awards and the MAS (Music and Sound) Awards. Her areas of expertise are direction, sound design and speech production.
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About Soundcuts: Soundcuts provides audio for the Computer Games Industry, Apps, Animation, Television, Advertising, Corporate films, Audio Branding.
Abi Hemingway
Partner, Producer, and Director of jackshoot
Having produced live online content since 2001, Abi Hemingway has become a leading online live broadcast producer. Working with industry leaders Jackshoot TV, she has produced complex online broadcasts for leading brands including BAFTA, the Royal Opera House, British Fashion Council, the BRIT Awards, the FA, Harrods and MTV – covering fashion, gaming, sports, corporate and cultural events. With the team at Jackshoot, they are the go-to team for awards ceremonies. Abi has also worked extensively in live music broadcasts with well over a hundred live recordings with artists including Kings of Leon, Muse and Madonna. Abi has exec-produced a multi-platform live music TV series (Live at indigo2), a global live-stream for Michael Jackson and large online multi-site events including World Ballet Day for four years. Her expertise and experience runs the gamut from technical to creative and editorial through to commercial – and she prides herself on creating strong teams who can always deliver high quality work with a smile, even when under pressure.
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About jackshoot: jackshoot is a highly skilled & experienced team that capture & deliver their clients content to any digital platform,offers reliable price
Carolyn Van Dongen
Marketing Director of Musaic
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About Musaic: Musaic is a manufacturer/developer of wireless HiFi systems based in the heart of London.
Byron Bullock
Creative Director of Noiseworks
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About Noiseworks: Noiseworks is a creative sound design and music company that combines various music and sound design styles.
Anne Miles
Managing Director of Abbey House Media
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About Abbey House Media: Abbey House Media Inc., doing business as BooksOnBoard, Inc., operates as an online retailer of eBooks and audio books.
John Atherton
Director & Founder of Sonalytic
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About Sonalytic: Sonalytic develops a content identification approach that enables us to connect creators and rights-holders to monetization opportunities.
Chris Chambers
Director of Label Worx Limited
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About Label Worx Limited: Providing services to the electronic dance music industry
