RICHARD SPOONER

Richard Spooner, the son of a well respected London re-recording mixer, can't remember ever not being in or around a sound studio. Starting off in the projection box (all 35mm/razor blades/steambecks) of one of the top London commercial houses of the day, John Wood Studios.

He then moved to Video London and over the next seven years worked on sound design for many classic and award winning dramas and documentaries. First using film, through 2-inch tape and ended up on the first DAWs to hit London (New England Digitals Synclavier). In the later years he also mixed along side Colin Martin, one of the top mixers in London.

It was in Germany he began exploring the dynamic interface of sound and animation. Working for Warner Brothers in Munich, he recreated soundtracks on their back catalogue of classic cartoons.

He soon began his collaboration with the animation director Sarah Ball, on the hit show Bob The Builder. When Ball created her next hit show for the BBC, Chuggington, she again turned to Spoons, this time asking him to create an entire sonic vocabulary. His inventive sound design soon became a key element in the creative language of the show.

Re-locating to New York to further explore his talent and seek new opportunities, Rich created sound designs for AT&T, Corona, Jet Blue and was recently featured in the Tribeca Film Festival in a film by director Domenica Cameron-Scorsese

Sound designer of hundreds of tracks for television, radio and cinema features, documentaries and commercials, Rich brings a unique perspective to his work, matched with the highest technical standard.