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

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

Anthis

Machine

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New York
Senior Sound Designer
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Beliansh

Assefa

Grey

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New York
Senior Music Producer
// Advertising
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Emma

Byford

SixtyFour Music

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

Byrne

Neighbourhood Jukebox

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London
Composer, Producer
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Chris

Clark

Squeak E. Clean

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

Coleman

The Elements Music

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Los Angeles
Creative Producer
// Advertising
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Remy

Dorne

Hogarth & Ogilvy France

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Paris
Head of Music
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Malayna

Ellis

Butter Music and Sound

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

Engels

Sonhouse

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

W.Fife

Circonflex

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New York
Executive Creative Producer, Music Supervisor
// Advertising
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Karsten

Kjems

Sonic Minds

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Copenhagen
Founder
// Sonic Branding
Sonic Branding
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Zak

Kurtha

Gramercy Park Studios

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London
Head of Audio
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Kristian

Nord

California Music

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Los Angeles
Composer + Producer
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Steve

Perski

Harbor Picture Company

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New York
Creative Director of Commercial Sound
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Paul

Sumpter

The Futz Butler

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London
Founder, Creative Director
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Harry

Williams

Lemon Wax

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London
Head of Sync
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Film+TV Panel

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Vivian

Buff

Dreamworks Animation

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Los Angeles
Director of Music
// Film + TV
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Gareth

Cousins

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

Desai

Composer
// Film, TV + Video Games
Film, TV + Video Games
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Brittany

Douziech

Brittany Douziech

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Los Angeles
Music Supervisor
// Film+TV
Film+TV
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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

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

Jenkins

Audium Post

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London
Supervising Sound Editor
// Film+TV
Film+TV
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Grant

Kirkhope

Composer
// Film + Video Games
Film + Video Games
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Paul

Leonard-Morgan

Composer
// Film+TV
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Walter

Mair

Composer
// Film+TV
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Dror

Mohar

Sound Designer
// Film+TV
Film+TV
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Tash

Randell

ITV

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London
Senior Music Manager
// TV
TV
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Akari

Uchiyama

Paramount

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New York
Creative Music Strategy
// TV
TV
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Justine

von Winterfeldt

Format Entertainment

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Los Angeles
Music Supervisor
// TV
TV
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Bridget

Ward

Music Supervisor, Consultant and Agent
// Film+TV
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Danika

Wikke

Formosa Group

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Los Angeles
Supervising Sound Editor
// TV
TV
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Trailer Panel

Isaac

Allaway

Feel For Music

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London
Head of Film + TV
// Trailers
Trailers
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William

Arcane

Composer
// Trailers
Trailers
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Danny

Exum

Create

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Los Angeles
Head of Music, Music Supervisor
// Trailers
Trailers
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Michael

Kurtz

Cutting Edge Group

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Los Angeles
Head of Music
// Trailers
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Leah

Streetman

Triton Creative Group

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New York
Music Supervisor, Executive Producer
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Trailers
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Aneta

Wrzos

Elephant Music

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London
Creative Director
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Trailers
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Kevin

Bolen

Skywalker Sound

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California
Audio Director + Supervising Sound Editor
// Video Games
Video Games
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Edouard

Brenneisen

Composer
// Video Games
Video Games
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Maclaine

Diemer

Composer
// Video Games
Video Games
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Jon

Everist

Everist Sound

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USA
Composer
// Video Games
Video Games
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Debbie

Gonzalez

Sound Lab a Keywords Studio

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

Kanter

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

Mann

Larian Studios

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UK
Voice Lead
// Video Games
Video Games
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John

Robert Matz

Composer
// Film + Video Games
Film + Video Games
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Barney

Pratt

Supermassive Games
Senior Audio Director
// Video Games
Video Games
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Bobby

Tahouri

Composer
// Video Games, Film + TV
Video Games, Film + TV
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Vanesa

Lorena Tate

Meta

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

Whetman

Sony Bend Studios

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Oregon
Audio Director
// Video Games
Video Games
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