Digital Audio Amplified The Power of Sound and Selling By cogswell-admin | August 8, 2017 This podcast episode originally appeared in Marketplace, produced by Lizzie O’Leary and Eliza Mills. It features Connor Moore, who is a musician who does sound design for brands — he’s worked with Amazon, Paypal and Uber Rush — and joined Marketplace Weekend to talk about the power of sonic branding… Sonic branding is like a billboard for your ears. Like when the stranger next to you on an airplane powers up a laptop, and by the start up noise, somehow, your brain knows it’s running Windows. Or when a phone rings, and you recognize the default Apple ringtone. The sounds a phone makes can be as important as the look when it comes to selling power. Image courtesy of cmooresound.com. Brands hope you associate positive things with their sonic ID — HBO wants you to remember its programming when it plays its feature presentation score before a new original movie. And phone companies strive to make un-annoying (but still recognizable) ringtones that will draw the right kind of attention. Connor Moore is a musician who does sound design for brands — he’s worked with Amazon, Paypal and Uber Rush — and joined Marketplace Weekend to talk about the power of sonic branding. To listen to the full interview, tune in using the audio player above. Follow Lizzie O’Leary at @lizzieohreally. Related Posts What Does a Sound Designer Do? What are Sound Effects in Film? The Foley Artist WHAT IT'S LIKE TO DESIGN IMMERSIVE SOUND FOR LARGE SCALE VR What Program Should I Use to Make EDM? The Importance of Sound in Virtual Reality
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