We are a Creative Sound Studio
Sound is - at least - half the picture. We collaborate with our clients to produce outstanding custom sonic content.
CYPHER was founded in 2000 by John Black, and has since evolved into a globally recognized studio with a team of international artists.
CYPHER crafts dynamic, high quality aural experiences for visual content and beyond. We are passionate about music and sound design, and the ways that they intersect and interact to tell stories. Inspired by nature, and always exploring contemporary music, art and design, we strive to push the boundaries of style and technique to immerse and engage an audience.
We have designed sound and music for curated art, feature film, broadcast network, motion graphics, commercial, AAA gaming, interactive, site-specific installation, AR/VR, Web3 / Metaverse & Procedural / Generative Audio Systems. We specialize in forward thinking sonic branding, fusing current sound design & music composition techniques, from concept to final mix.
Visit our Behance & Instagram accounts for archival projects, experiments/collaborations/ephemera as not all are posted here.
We have worked with :
Apple, Adobe, Microsoft, Hublot, Versace, SR_A, Parallel, Riot Games, Verizon, NBCUniversal, Google, Nike, Dolby Laboratories, The New York Times, ESPN, IBM, Samsung, Prodigal Pictures, Dropbox, Audi, Virgin, Volkswagen, Wired, Audemars Piguet, Heineken, Coca-Cola, Criterion, Cartoon Network, Disney Channel, Showtime, The Documentary Channel, Greenpeace, The Gates Foundation.
Our work has been included in and recognized by :
The Emmy Awards 2020, Art Basel, Tribeca Film Festival, Annecy International Animated Film Festival, Art Basel, ADC (Gold), SXSW, Behance, TAAFI, Pictoplasma, TIFF, Motionographer, Vimeo Staff Picks, Nowness, Gizmodo, Colossal, BOOOOOOOM!, Fubiz, PromaxBDA, Applied Arts, Creative Review, BFI, Raindance, The FWA, FITC, OFFF, Sonar, Palais de Tokyo, The Creators Project, IdN Magazine, Pause Fest, Pictoplasma, Psst Pass It On.
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