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Antfood
Company typePrivate corporation
IndustryMusic Production, Music Composition, Sound Design, Sonic Branding, Audio Installations & 3D sound
Founded2007
FoundersWilson Brown
Polly Hall
Headquarters
New York, New York
,
United States
Number of locations
New York City, São Paulo, Amsterdam
Key people
Wilson Brown, Pedro Botsaris, Lou Schmidt
Websitehttp://www.antfood.com/

Antfood is a creative audio studio with offices in New York, São Paulo, and Amsterdam. Antfood is a collaborative of composers, engineers, producers, and sound designers that create audio for film, advertisements, and interactive installations.

The studio is known for their work on the Academy Awards,[1] their multiple collaborations with Buck,[2][3] and their sound design for virtual reality platforms, including Oculus Rift.

History

Antfood was founded in 2007 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City, by Wilson Brown, an artist, creative entrepreneur, and Emmy-nominated songwriter, composer, and producer Polly Hall.

in 2008 Antfood moved from its original Williamsburg location to a 3000 sq. ft. loft in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City, near the Domino Sugar Refinery at 221 Jackson Street.

In 2008 Sean McGovern joined Antfood as Executive Producer.

In 2012, Antfood expanded and opened its first overseas location in São Paulo, Brazil at Rua Gonçalo Afonso, 71. Music producer, composer, sound designer, and instrumentalist Pedro Botsaris heads up the São Paulo location as Executive Creative Director and Partner.

In 2017, Antfood opened its second overseas location in Amsterdam, Netherlands at Achtergracht 17–19, 1017 WL. Antfood's Amsterdam location was launched under the guidance of Pedro Botsaris. 

In 2021, ViacomCBS commissioned Antfood to create a five-note sound mark tying in several decades' worth of network identification bumpers that simply announced "This is CBS".[4] CBS then turned to Antfood to work the motif into themes for its news programs, including those on the local stations owned by the network, eventually eliminating the old "Channel 2 News" theme from Dick Marx that had been in near-continuous use since 1975.[5]

Operations

Antfood is a privately held company with 32 people on staff worldwide.

Producers, Directors and Partners

New York Location

Amsterdam Location

São Paulo Location

Services

Antfood offers the following services:

Awards

Year Work Award
2022 TNYF 2021 AMP Awards: David & Jan Horowitz Best Original Score[6]
2021 CBS Sonic Rebrand AMP Awards: Outstanding Sonic Branding or Mnemonic[7]
2021 US Open 2020 AMP Awards: Most Innovative Process & Execution[7]
2020 Empire State Building Sonic Redesign AMP Awards: Best Use of Music & Sound In Experiential/Events[8]
2019 iMac Pro "Artist Film" ADC: Craft in Motion/Film, Sound Design– Bronze[9]
2019 Maxon "Influencers" ADC: Craft in Motion/Film, Sound Design– Silver[10]
2019 Maxon "Influencers" AICP Post: Sound Design Without Composed Music
2019 Maxon "Influencers" AMP Awards: Most Innovative Process & Execution[11]
2019 Maxon "Influencers" D&AD: Sound Design– Bronze
2019 The Ghost & The Machine AMP Awards: Best Use of Music & Sound In Experiential/Events[11]
2017 Hieratic Gaze AMP Awards: Most Innovative Process & Execution[12]
2017 Hieratic Gaze AMP Awards: Best Use of Music & Sound In Experiential/Events[12]
2017 Google Earth VR Cannes International Festival of Creativity: Innovation Lion
2017 Google Earth VR The One Show: Innovation in Audio[13]
2017 The Innovator D&AD Pencil: Film Advertising Craft
2017 Spectacle of the Real AICP Awards: Animation
2017 Zero Days Sundance Film Festival: Official Selection
2015 Scrabble —Anagram Lovers Cannes International Festival of Creativity: Film Craft Lion
2016 Nike—Hypervenom AMP Awards: Best Sound Design[14]
2015 teeth Annecy International Animation Film Festival: Fipresci Award
2015 Dew—VR Skate 4A's Partner Awards: Technology Partnership
2015 Coca-Cola—Happiness is Movement D&AD Pencil: Film Advertising Craft
2015 Facebook—Factory London International Awards: Original Music, Sound Design
2015 Mountain Dew "Dew VR" Clio Awards: Branded Content, Sports[15]
2015 Stolichnaya "Stoli Digital Campaign" AMP Awards: Most Effective Sonic Branding[16]
2014 Volkswagen—But Why? Cannes International Festival of Creativity: Film Craft Lion
2014 Tramontina—The Bible of Barbecue Cannes International Festival of Creativity: Branded Content & Entertainment Lion
2013 Good Books—Metamorphosis AICP Show: Best Sound Design[17]
2013 Good Books—Metamorphosis AMP Awards: Best in Show
2013 Childline—First Step London International Awards: Sound Design — Silver, Original Music — Bronze
2013 Good Books—Metamorphosis One Show: Sound Design
2010 AXE—Virtual Hair Action Cannes International Festival of Creativity: Cyber Lion: Music/Sound Design—Bronze, Banners & Other Rich Media—Silver

Key Clients

References

  1. ^ "The Academy Awards - Animated Heroes". Digital Canvas. Archived from the original on 2015-09-21. Retrieved 2015-06-15.
  2. ^ "Buck Builds A Factory... For Facebook". Motionographer.
  3. ^ "Buck And Antfood Get Friendly For Facebook". Motionographer.
  4. ^ "CBS: Sonic Rebrand". Antfood. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  5. ^ "Exclusive: Inside the rebranding of CBS-owned local stations". NewscastStudio. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  6. ^ "Mountain Dew - Dew VR". Clios. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
  7. ^ a b "2021 Winners". AMP. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
  8. ^ "2020 Winners". AMP. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
  9. ^ "Apple | Imac Pro". www.oneclub.org. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
  10. ^ "Maxon | Influencers". www.oneclub.org. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
  11. ^ a b "2019 Winners". AMP. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
  12. ^ a b "2017 Winners". AMP. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
  13. ^ "Google | Google Earth VR Tours". www.oneclub.org. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
  14. ^ "2016 Winners". AMP. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
  15. ^ "Mountain Dew - Dew VR". Clios. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
  16. ^ "2015 Winners". AMP. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
  17. ^ "Good Books". www.aicpshow.com. Retrieved 2022-09-16.

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