Judges - 2025

Advertising Panel

Film+TV Panel

Trailer Panel

Video Game Panel

Music+Sound Awards Panels

Advertising

Film+TV

Trailer

Video Games

Advertising Panel

Film+TV Panel

Trailer Panel

Video Game Panel

Raphaël

Ajuelos

Concret Form

,  

Los Angeles
Head of Sound + Music, Founder //
Advertising
2025
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Michalis

Anthis

Machine

,  

New York
Senior Sound Designer //
Advertising
2025
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Sam

Ashwell

750mph

,  

London
Supervising Sound Designer, Mix Engineer + Partner //
Advertising
2026
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Beliansh

Assefa

Grey

,  

New York
Senior Music Producer //
Advertising
2025
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Peter

Baert

Raygun

,  

Brussels
Composer + Founder //
Advertising
2026
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Danielle

Beauvoir

The Elements Music

,  

New York
Senior Producer //
Advertising
2026
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Emma

Byford

SixtyFour Music

,  

London
Head of Music Strategy + Sonic Branding //
Sonic Branding
2025
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Karina

Byrne

Neighbourhood Jukebox

,  

London
Composer, Producer //
Advertising
2025
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Brian

Cappelli

Sony Music Publishing

,  

New York
VP, Creative Marketing //
Advertising
2026
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Chris

Clark

Squeak E. Clean

,  

Chicago
Managing Partner (US), Executive Creative Producer, Music Supervisor //
Advertising
2025
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Scott

Coleman

The Elements Music

,  

Los Angeles
Creative Producer //
Advertising
2025
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Maik

Cox

Ambassadors

,  

Amsterdam
Exec Creative Director //
Advertising
2026
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Charlie

Davis

BMG

,  

New York
Senior Vice President – Sync Services & Partnerships //
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2026
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Remy

Dorne

Hogarth & Ogilvy France

,  

Paris
Head of Music //
Advertising
2025
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Malayna

Ellis

Butter Music and Sound

,  

Los Angeles
Manager of Creative Sync //
Advertising, TV + Film
2025
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Cedric

Engels

Sonhouse

,  

Ghent
Co-Founder, Sound Director+Music Supervisor //
Advertising
2025
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Hywel

Evans

Run! Get Music! / BBH

,  

London
Music Supervisor //
Advertising
2026
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Jennifer

W.Fife

Circonflex

,  

New York
Executive Creative Producer, Music Supervisor //
Advertising
2025
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Andy

Humphreys

Nomad

,  

London
Head of Sound //
Advertising
2026
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Tom

Jucarone

Sound Lounge

,  

New York
Co-Founder | Sound Mixer + Sound Designer //
Advertising
2026
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Karsten

Kjems

Sonic Minds

,  

Copenhagen
Founder //
Sonic Branding
2025
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Gus

Koven

Barking Owl

,  

New York
Lead Sound Designer //
Advertising
2026
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Zak

Kurtha

Gramercy Park Studios

,  

London
Head of Audio //
Advertising
2025
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Kristian

Nord

California Music

,  

Los Angeles
Composer + Producer //
Advertising
2025
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Onur

Öztürk

3K1A MUSIC

,  

Istanbul + Dubai
Founder, Creative Music Director //
Advertising
2026
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James

Panepinto

Magnetic Music

,  

Los Angeles
Head of Sync //
Advertising
2026
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Steve

Perski

Harbor Picture Company

,  

New York
Creative Director of Commercial Sound //
Advertising
2025
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Imogen

Reay

Wieden+Kennedy

,  

London
Music Supervisor //
Advertising
2026
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Scuta

Salamanca

Studio Salamanca

,  

London
Founder + Creative Director //
Advertising
2026
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Rachel

Scott

Harbor Picture Company

,  

London
Sound Designer //
Advertising
2026
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Lowell

Sostomi

Grayson Music

,  

Toronto
Music Director //
Advertising
2026
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Paul

Sumpter

The Futz Butler

,  

London
Founder, Creative Director //
Advertising
2025
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Mattia

Tavani

Jackleg

,  

Milan
Sound Designer + Senior Sound Engineer //
Advertising
2026
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Tip

van den Bos

MassiveMusic Berlin
Head Of Creative Production //
Advertising
2026
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Sander

van Maarschalkerweerd

Sizzer

,  

Amsterdam
Founder //
Advertising
2026
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Harry

Williams

Lemon Wax

,  

London
Head of Sync //
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2025
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Film+TV Panel

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Max

Aruj

Composer //
Film + TV
2026
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Ben

Baird

Aquarium Studios

,  

London
Sound Designer + Re-Recording Mixer //
Film + TV
2026
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Sara

Barone

Composer //
Film+TV
2026
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Ruth

Barrett

Composer //
Film + TV
2026
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Raoul

Brand

The Farm Soho

,  

London
Supervising Sound Editor //
Film+TV
2026
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Vivian

Buff

Dreamworks Animation

,  

Los Angeles
Director of Music //
Film + TV
2025
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Gareth

Cousins

Composer, Score Mixer, Recording Engineer, Music Editor //
Film, TV + Video Games
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David

Crane

Supervising Sound Editor + Re-Recording Mixer //
Film + TV
2026
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Michael

Cromwell

BMG’s SYNC+
VP, Film + TV //
Film + TV
2026
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Nainita

Desai

Composer //
Film, TV + Video Games
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Brittany

Douziech

Brittany Douziech

,  

Los Angeles
Music Supervisor //
Film+TV
2025
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Paula

Fairfield

Sound Designer //
Film+TV
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Steve

Fanagan (MPSE CAS)

Sound Designer, Supervising Editor, Re-Record Mixer //
Film+TV
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Trevor

Gureckis

Found Objects

,  

New York
Founder, Composer //
Film, TV + Video Games
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Nina

Hartstone

Cinphonic
Supervising Sound Editor //
Film + Games
2026
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Nigel

Heath

Xacutti Productions

,  

London
Sound Engineer, Re-Recording Mixer + Sound Supervisor //
Film + TV
2026
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Tom

Jenkins

Audium Post

,  

London
Supervising Sound Editor //
Film+TV
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Grant

Kirkhope

Composer //
Film + Video Games
2025
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Paul

Leonard-Morgan

Composer //
Film+TV
2025
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Walter

Mair

Composer //
Film+TV
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Dror

Mohar

Sound Designer //
Film+TV
2025
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Cameron

Moody

Composer //
Film + TV
2026
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Blair

Mowat

Composer //
Film + TV
2026
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Danielle

Murphy

Audio Network

,  

Manchester
Senior Music Consultant //
Film + TV
2026
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Lucien

Palmer

Toolshed Audio Post

,  

Los Angeles
Supervising Sound Editor + Re-Recording Mixer //
Film + TV
2026
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Vince

Pope

Composer //
Film + TV
2026
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Tash

Randell

ITV

,  

London
Senior Music Manager //
TV
2025
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Akari

Uchiyama

Paramount

,  

New York
Creative Music Strategy //
TV
2025
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Justine

von Winterfeldt

Format Entertainment

,  

Los Angeles
Music Supervisor //
TV
2025
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Bridget

Ward

Music Supervisor, Consultant and Agent //
Film+TV
2025
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Oliver

White

Theodore Music

,  

London
Music Supervisor //
Film + TV
2026
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Danika

Wikke

Formosa Group

,  

Los Angeles
Supervising Sound Editor //
TV
2025
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Trailer Panel

Isaac

Allaway

Feel For Music

,  

London
Head of Film + TV //
Trailers
2025
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William

Arcane

Composer //
Trailers
2025
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Kevin

Breton

Safari Riot

,  

Los Angeles
Composer //
Trailers
2026
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Shelby

Comstock Britten

Zealot

,  

Los Angeles
Music Supervisor //
Trailers
2026
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Danny

Exum

Create

,  

Los Angeles
Head of Music, Music Supervisor //
Trailers
2025
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Glenn

Herweijer

Feel For Music

,  

London
Music Supervisor + Founder //
Trailers
2026
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Michael

Kurtz

Cutting Edge Group

,  

Los Angeles
Head of Music //
Trailers
2025
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Brian

McKinney

Brash
Music Supervisor + Founder //
Trailers
2026
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Pete

Morse

Red Vault Audio
Sound Designer + Composer //
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2026
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Leah

Streetman

Triton Creative Group

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New York
Music Supervisor, Executive Producer //
Trailers
2025
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Gregory

Sweeney

Motive Creative

,  

Los Angeles
Music Supervisor //
Trailers
2026
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Aneta

Wrzos

Elephant Music

,  

London
Creative Director //
Trailers
2025
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Natalie

Beran

Liquid Violet

,  

London
Audio Producer + Voice Artist //
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Kevin

Bolen

Skywalker Sound

,  

California
Audio Director + Supervising Sound Editor //
Video Games
2025
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Boxed

Ape

Composers //
Games
2026
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Edouard

Brenneisen

Composer //
Video Games
2025
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Merle

Chen

TiMi Studio Group

,  

Shenzhen
Audio Lead //
Games
2026
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Maclaine

Diemer

Composer //
Video Games
2025
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Philip

Eriksson

Hazelight

,  

Stockholm
Audio Director //
Games
2026
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Jon

Everist

Everist Sound

,  

USA
Composer //
Video Games
2025
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Debbie

Gonzalez

Sound Lab a Keywords Studio

,  

Burbank
Exec Producer, Head of Studio //
Video Games, Film, TV + Advertising
2025
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Sam

Hughes

Metacore

,  

Helsinki
Audio Lead //
Games
2026
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Richard

Jacques

Composer //
Video Games
2026
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Cody Matthew

Johnson

Emperia Sound
Composer, Creative Director + Co-Founder //
Games
2026
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Jason

Kanter

New York
Audio Director, Sound Designer //
Video Games
2025
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Robert

Mann

Larian Studios

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UK
Voice Lead //
Video Games
2025
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John

Robert Matz

Composer //
Film + Video Games
2025
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Greig

Newby

Ubisoft Quebec
Audio Director //
Games
2026
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Barney

Pratt

Supermassive Games
Senior Audio Director //
Video Games
2025
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Homay

Schmitz

Composer //
Games + Film
2026
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Bobby

Tahouri

Composer //
Video Games, Film + TV
2025
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Vanesa

Lorena Tate

Meta

,  

San Francisco
Senior Director, Head of Creative Audio //
Video Games
2025
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Ciaran

Walsh

Studio Gobo

,  

Brighton
Head of Audio //
Games
2026
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Steve

Whetman

Sony Bend Studios

,  

Oregon
Audio Director //
Video Games
2025
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Inon

Zur

Composer //
Video Games
2026
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Jesse

Zuretti

Riot Games
Composer //
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2026
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