David Johnston
Creative Director @Echoic Audio
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WORK HISTORY
Creative Director @Echoic Audio
Partnered and successfully launched, directs, and promotes a bespoke music and design studio that creates music and sound design compositions used by many leading imaginative clients. Champions a pioneering approach to business that evokes physical reactions in people. Specializes in formulating sound and music for use in advertising, films, and art.Built and maintains a client list that includes some of the world’s leading-edge brands such as Nike, Adidas, Dyson, ITV, BBC, Mercedes, Hulu, Peugeot, Seat, Huawei, and more.Displays a deep passion for collaborating with clients to realize, meet, and exceed their creative vision.Carved out a niche that centers on partnering with artists on award-winningexperimental films and a range of title sequences for Barcelona, Pause Fest, and others.Drove company strategy that resulted in numerous awards, including Best Composition at the Music+Sound Awards, Best Original music at Promax Global, Winner of Best Original Composition at the Motionographer awards, a two-time winner of Best Score at the Los Angeles Film Awards, and Best Score at RTS.Presented on varied work projects at events that include Barcelona, Playgrounds Festival, Thread, and See No Evil.Hosted lectures, including a storytelling course for Hyper Island students. Created a workshop that was inspiring for students and promoted interaction on a personal level. Enabled Echoic to be nominated for seven awards in the 2021 Music+Sound Awards across a wide range of music and sound design disciplines; collaborated with amazing studios and artists, including Jump Design & Direction, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Fire Without Smoke, and others.Served as a Finalist Judge at the 2020, 2021, and 2022 Motion Awards presented by Motionagrapher; joined an elite panel in identifying the best-of-the-best in varied video formats.Partnered with Hulu and won a 2022 Music & Sound Award for Best OriginalComposition in a TV Trailer or Promo.
EDUCATION
Bath Spa University
MA, Creative Music Technology
University of Bristol
BS, Psychology
SKILLS
ABOUT DAVID JOHNSTON
Founder and Creative Director at Echoic Audio Limited, I am also a composer, producer, sound designer, and mix engineer. Echoic is a music and sound design studio for bold imaginations. We exist to elevate the emotion and enhance the detail of moving images by taking a pioneering approach that evokes physical reactions in people. The team at Echoic are passionate audiophiles and creative thought leaders to the clients that we serve. We believe the best music and sound design captures people’s attention and communicates the true quality of products and brands.Echoic provides completely unique music and sound design for use in a variety of media, which includes advertising, film, TV, animation, branding, digital media and other environments. We create a lasting impression by making moving images more memorable. Echoic has experience working with a variety of brands including Nike, Adidas, Mulberry, Marvel, Bose, Microsoft, Samsung, Xbox, Mercedes, and many more. Additionally, we have handled branding and content for channels that include BBC, ITV, Hulu, Canal+, FOX, CBS, Arte, and Viasat. Our work speaks for itself—we have been honored with numerous awards and nominations.At the end of the day, I am curious about you—and your goals. I welcome theopportunity to speak with you about Echoic, and how our techniques could impact your project’s success. I invite you to connect. I would love to tell your story through the use of sound.
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