“We are Makewaves audio.
We create impactful sound design and compose bespoke cinematic music with a focus on storytelling”
Recent Work
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About
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We are Makewaves audio – a tight-knit team brought together by a shared passion for all things audio. We compose bespoke music and sound design with a flair for the dramatic with a highly characteristic sound and a focus on storytelling.
Founded in 2018 by partners Magnus Arwenhed, Douglas Brown and Max Juras, with collective decades of experience in the industry working with global brands.
Our award nominated works range from broadcast promos, film trailers, title sequences and show closers, and we are regularly commissioned by the gaming industry for in-game audio as well as promotional materials.
We always embark on the creative process with an ambition to convey, sonically, the emotional intention of the narrative presented to us. Our goal is to retain curiosity in our approach and our ever-evolving attitude towards audio as a creative means of storytelling. To us – audio lends weight and emotion to content and not only complements, but completes the narrative. We draw from our extensive experience while keeping a contemporary edge through research and involvement in our fields and we take great pride in our team’s skillset, versatility and in our ability to cater for the entire audio process.
Each project and its creative process is an opportunity to discover new, unexplored territories in the audio-visual world. This is the adventurous creative process we invite our collaborators into.
Together, let's make waves!
Selected Compositional Works
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Clients and Affiliates
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Our Process
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We offer our knowledge and expertise to consult our clients in the audio process for the optimal solution for their project, brand or story. Our studios in Stockholm, Sweden and Manchester, UK are equipped with state-of-the-art instruments and digital equipment as well as classic vintage analogue gear, to provide the highest fidelity and tonally appropriate musical output.
Cinematic, hard-hitting and detailed sound design is fundamental to our brand of epic soundtrack production. We combine the realistic with the hyper-real; we blend subtle foley recordings with the most unique, punchy and impactful sounds. We draw from our extensive library of sound effects. A huge number of an ever growing collection of bespoke recordings by the use of a plethora of outboard modular synthesis techniques with the result of our own brand of unique sound design tools.
Whether your project needs a cinematic, weighty voice over or a characterful identity we have vast experience sourcing, directing, recording, processing and editing the human voice. We cater for in-studio recording or can work with outside recorded material to provide the best voice over result regardless.
We take pride in our ability to cater for the important mix and mastering stage of the creative audio process. This ads focus to the create the highest depth, clarity, stereo separation and dynamic excitement your soundtrack deserves. We process everything outside of the box in order to give our sound that colour and life that only the best equipment and ears can impart. Much like the mix stage, we undertake mastering using outboard analogue equipment to attain the highest possible quality and accuracy available. We will master final audio to any industry standard specification required with any level or loudness requirements met providing the mastered project in the highest quality lossless formats.
Testimonials
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“Working on the EVE Online trailers requires a nuanced touch when it comes to audio production. I've had the pleasure of teaming up with Makewaves audio on multiple occasions, and their work has consistently been top-notch. Their passion, expertise, and commitment to excellence have contributed to many of the most memorable EVE trailers. Every project has been a combination of open communication, outstanding service, and prompt deliveries.”
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Olafur Haraldsson, Cinematic Director, CCP Games
“Working with the Makewaves audio team has been an inspiring journey of musical and sonic discovery. They bring a ton of passion and ideas to their craft, and are always receptive to the collaborative process. I look forward to continuing our creative relationship.”
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Ben Procter, Art Director, Avatar: The Way of Water
“Working with the Makewaves audio team is such an amazing experience! Not only are they extremely talented, but also fast and really great to work with.”
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Fausto De Martini, Blizzard Entertainment,
“I've worked with Makewaves audio across multiple projects and have the highest regard for their musicality, creativity and technical skill. And their work ethic and productivity is just amazing -
if you hire them, expect a continuous flow of well-expressed musical ideas”
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Alex Fleetwood, Head of Studio, Niantic London
Contact
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We would love to hear from you – so don't hesitate to get in touch!
General Enquires: hello@makewaves.audio
New Business & Collaborations: magnus@makewaves.audio
Admin & Finance: stina@makewaves.audio
SWE
Volundsgatan 5
113 21 Stockholm
Sweden
+46 (0)761 897 676
UK
4 Delamere Road
Manchester, M193NQ
United Kingdom
+44 (0)780 986 1131
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