As Official Sound Partner of the inaugural SONARR Awards, we soundtracked the entire evening, giving Australia's first whole of audio awards night a sonic identity worthy of the work it was celebrating.
SONARR brought the whole Australian audio industry into one room for the first time: podcast, radio, audiobook and voice over, commercial and independent, across 35 categories. A new awards night for audio people, where every transition, every sting and every silence would be heard by some of the sharpest ears in the country.
We built SONARR its own sonic identity and carried it through every moment of the night: from a cinematic opener that brought Machine Hall to attention, to bespoke walk ups for every speaker, including founder Pariya Taherzadeh and presenting partners ABC, RØDE, Bedou and Podcast Workers, to the stings, walk up music and atmosphere that gave every win its own piece of bespoke audio.
Audio sets the mood for an event, but it's often the last thing anyone thinks about. That's where Original Audio came in. We thought about every piece of audio and made sure the room felt it.
Before anyone spoke, the opener told the room exactly what kind of night it was going to be. Tight, purposeful cues kept the pace up across 35 categories, and a well timed sting turned every name read out into a moment for the winner and their table.
One consistent sonic identity across every cue made SONARR feel like a confident, established event from its very first year.
Congratulations to every winner on the night, including our own Lifeblood dynamic audio campaign with NOVA Entertainment, which took home the Innovation Award. See all the 2026 SONARR winners →
