STRING AND TINS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Producer
- Sound Designer
- Sound Engineer
Adam is an award-winning creative director / sound designer / composer / vinyl enthusiast, with multiple audio disciplines under his belt. From cutting tape or producing up-and-coming artists, to working with Hollywood's biggest talent, Adam is comfortable in any studio situation. His work has been awarded at Creative Circle, BTAAs, Kinsale, and Clios. In his spare time, he's either pursuing his passion for film music, drumming, or binging Netflix.
Bred by bears in frosty Russia, Alina came to terms with endless British rains and opened up a special place in her heart for Lady Grey tea. She joined our production team after getting a 1st class Masters in Jazz Vocals (she's often found writing songs on our piano after a day of chasing pencils). Proud owner of the company's loudest laugh, Alina is a funk loving hug-extraordinaire who's always up for a challenge.
Job Titles:
- Agency Producer
- Staff Producer
Job Titles:
- Senior Producer
- Agency Producer
Job Titles:
- Executive Creative Director
Job Titles:
- Executive Creative Director
Job Titles:
- Assistant Creative Directors
- Creative Director / Lead Writer
Culum is a multi award winning sound designer, composer and electronic music lover. His previous life as an actor brings a wealth of skill when he is directing talent and his sonic creations have been awarded at Creative Circle, Kinsale, Eurobest, Shots, Music + Sound and Ciclope. He loves nothing more than to noodle away on his synthesisers and whip up some homemade ravioli. Preferably not at the same time.
Job Titles:
- Executive Creative Director
Job Titles:
- Executive Creative Director
Eimear is our most excellent Production Manager. As well as being a music and mathematics graduate of Trinity College Dublin, she is a (very) Irish fiddle player / lover of disco / feminist / yogi / who has been known to compose, and on occasion, sing. She can mostly be found at the cinema or in art galleries pronouncing words such as ‘c'mere to me', ‘wagon' or ‘grand'.
Job Titles:
- Head of Music Talent Partnerships
Job Titles:
- Creative Director
- Group Creative Director
Job Titles:
- Executive Creative Director
Job Titles:
- Creative Director
- Executive Creative Director
Job Titles:
- Producer
- Senior Project Manager
- Agency Producer
Jim is an accomplished sound designer & composer whose work on Bose and Michelob shows just a little of what he can do. He's a beat-maker at heart, with a background in producing commercial music for major-label artists, and has recently completed the score for the feature-length documentary ‘Chasing Perfect' on Netflix. He has a fondness for wonky beats, ambient music and writing raps whenever possible.
Job Titles:
- Creative Director
- Sound Designer
- Supervising Sound Editor / Sound Designer
Joe is a creative director, composer and sound designer with a decade under his belt in London's top studios. His work this year for UNHCR has picked up a host of Gold awards for Sound Design at Kinsale, MASA, Shots and Ciclope. A classical & jazz trained guitarist, he can be found hazing out with his guitar pedals or contemplating the universe with like minded zen mates over a cup of strong coffee.
Job Titles:
- Film Producer
- Production Company Producer
Kaspar is equally happy capturing fx in remote locations, as he is crafting tracks in the studio, in addition to making sure String and Tins' tech infrastructure works a charm. He has contributed sound design and original music to a number of String and Tins projects. He is a synth and drum machine lover who makes music under the pseudonym Broka when he's not telling people to reboot.
Job Titles:
- Head of Talent Partnerships
Laura-Leigh is our Aussie pocket-rocket Senior Producer and lover of all things music, tennis, quoting Friends/Disney and harmonising to radio ga ga. From singing to The Pope when she was 12, appearing on "The Voice Australia", studying performance & songwriting in Sydney and the Frost School of Music in Miami, Laura-Leigh has swapped the beach for Big Ben and can't seem to stop eating Weetabix.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Sound Designer
- Sound Supervisor
Lawrence's sound design and music features on some of our biggest campaigns - internally he's known as ‘The Law' for good reason. His background in physics and maths combined with his musical creativity, bring a unique perspective to the studio. Creative director Lawrence contributes as a mentor in the industry and occasional lecturer at Birmingham City University, and has worked on sound design for a ton of fringe theatre shows to boot!
Job Titles:
- Agency Head of Production
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Creative Director
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- Associate Creative Directors
Job Titles:
- Executive Creative Director
Job Titles:
- Founding Partner of String
- Music Editor
- Sound Supervisor
Mike is a founding partner of String and Tins, a record collector, northerner, synthesiser buff and over-the-mountains cyclist. His work has been awarded at D&AD, Cannes Lions, Ciclopé, Creative Circle and MASA. Highlights include Ancestry "Together Forever", where Mike coaxed singing performances from a cast of non-professionals on set, his work on Under Armour's Cannes Grand Prix winning "Michael Phelps" and Adidas "Haters".
Job Titles:
- Creative Director
- Film Producer
Job Titles:
- Executive Creative Director
Olivia or Liv for short not only has incredible production and music supervision skills, she has an MA in Stand Up and regularly wrote and performed sets including the occasional comedy song! She has a love of soundtracks, documentaries and enjoys a bit of quizzing. Tuning into Only Connect and Mastermind to test her knowledge against the clock!
Job Titles:
- Agency Executive Producer
Job Titles:
- Global Chief Creative Officer
Job Titles:
- Audio Producer
- Sound Supervisor
Rachel is our brilliant Managing Director. With nearly 20 years of Agency production experience, she has produced some of the biggest and most complicated productions including the Emmy nominated Amazon Super Bowl commercial for 2020. She is all about the craft, the detail, and the people. In her spare time she can be found digging the garden, watching documentaries and meditating. She is also a trained Life Coach.
Job Titles:
- Chief Production Officer
- Managing Director
Job Titles:
- Executive Creative Director
Job Titles:
- Founding Partner of String
- Sound Designer
- Sound Supervisor
Will is a founding partner of String and Tins and an accomplished sound designer / composer / ex-chorister / trombonist / mediocre pianist, with a healthy love of modular synths and granular / spectral plugins. His sound design and music on films such as Vue Cinemas' pre-film ident / Audi Birth / Guardian Three Little Pigs, has been awarded at Cannes, D&AD, Ciclopé, The British Arrows, Kinsale Sharks, Shots, MASA, LIAs and The One Show.