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MEET THE TEAM
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Ricky is an experienced music business professional with a career spanning the live sector, recording and publishing.
Starting out as a touring and recording musician, he played bass guitar in the band Scylla alongside Toni Halliday, penning tracks that appeared in the movies Showgirls (Paul Verhoeven) and Nowhere (Gregg Araki).
Ricky then signed to Dave Stewart’s publishing company, Anxious Music and, in 1999, took over the Anxious music recording studio The Crypt, which he has run as a commercial studio ever since.
Using The Crypt Studio as a base, Ricky started Bleach Productions, a Production Music Library and audio post production house. The music library is now sub-published worldwide by BMG and has over 100 albums across all genres.
Ricky has a parallel career in filming, working as a location sound recordist on an array of projects across various industries: commercials, TV, film and music. This has given him the opportunity to travel the world making documentaries for the likes of BBC, Netflix, Channel 4, Sky and the Discovery Channel.
Ricky formed ARK360º in recent years, bringing labels and clients such as WMG, Sony Music, UMG and Spinnin' Records, to provide mixing services in 360RA technology and Dolby Atmos.
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Kristopher Winter
Over his 25 years in the industry, Kris has traversed the full spectrum of the music business.
A sound engineer, music producer, and expert in Next Generation Audio (NGA) technologies,
Kris has established himself as a prominent figure in the immersive audio and creative music production industry. A graduate of esteemed institutions such as the SAE Institute, the University of the Arts London's Music Broadcasting program, and Sonic Arts MWC, he has dedicated years to advancing the field of immersive technology.
Since 2018, Krzysztof has hosted the radio show Polifony on London’s Resonance FM, where he promotes music from Eastern Europe. His passion for immersive sound has led to collaborations with prestigious organizations, including the Fraunhofer Institute, Zylia, Dirac, Salsa Sounds, Channel 4, BBC, Sony Corporation, and Dolby Atmos.
As Head of Sound at Sony Music UK, he spearheaded the creation of a state-of-the-art recording studio complex and recording with Grammy and Brit Award-winning artists, including Dave Gahan (Depeche Mode), Mark Ronson, Nick Mason (Pink Floyd), Bobby Gillespie (Primal Scream), Robbie Williams, Harry Styles, Kasabian, Joy Crookes, Tom Grennan, Rag’n’Bone Man, and the Backstreet Boys, among many others.
In his role as Chief Operating Officer at ARK360º, one of London’s pioneering immersive audio studios, Krzysztof supervised the production of over 30,000 immersive audio mixes for leading labels such as Sony Music, BMG, Warner, Universal, Ninja Tune, Warp, Spinnin’ Records, Columbia, Ministry of Sound, and RCA. He also conceived and coordinated the release of Immersive London Calling, the first-ever compilation of tracks produced specifically for spatial sound technology.
Currently, at ARK360º, Krzysztof plays a pivotal role in business development, driving innovation and expanding the applications of immersive audio across various sectors of the music and audio industries. He also serves as CEO of iM Immersive, ARK360º’s sister company dedicated to leveraging spatial audio within the burgeoning decentralised music industry. His expertise and visionary approach continue to shape the future of audio technology and production.
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IN-HOUSE TEAM
IN-HOUSE ENGINEER
David is an audio engineer, mixer and producer from Scotland, who, having worked with us since our early days, is one of the UK's most experienced immersive audio engineers. Working both remotely and from our base at The Crypt, his mix and production work has seen placements on Spotify's New Music Friday playlists, BBC Introducing and Levi's "Your Voice Your Way" campaign.
David's engineered sessions for some of the UK's top performers, as well as pursuing projects with independent artists. Specialising in pop/alt-pop, indie and rock, David enjoys working closely with artists using a mixture of live and synthetic instruments.
His work includes projects with Clean Bandit, MNEK, Liam Gallagher, Dua Lipa, Self Esteem, Lianne La Havas, and Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds.
LEAD AUDIO PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
Django is a proficient audio engineer and mixer with experience working in recording studios across the UK. He studied Sound Technology at The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts and has since, gathered a wealth of industry experience.
With an extensive background in sound for the studio, theatre, radio and TV/Film, Django has worked as a sound designer, composer and audio engineer for the BBC and Envy Post-Production as well as a number of UK theatres.
Since joining our team, he has gathered many immersive audio credits, leading projects with various artists such as Gilbert O'Sullivan, Circa Waves & Shakin' Stevens.
BRAND COMMUNICATION OFFICER
Joe joins our team having graduated from London’s Point Blank Music School with a Master Dip distinction in Sound Engineering.
Alongside his studies, freelance mix and mastering work has been supplemented by stints show-producing at Jazz FM and sound-recording at Love Supreme festival, as well as running Brazilian music platform Brazilian Wax, for which he has garnered accolades as a DJ, radio host and Brazilian music specialist from the BBC and Worldwide FM. He is currently exec-producing upcoming double-album Hidden Waters: Strange and Sublime Sounds of Rio de Janeiro.
With ARK360°, Joe has developed into an immersive audio specialist, mixing for Dolby Atmos and 360RA, as well as working with diverse clients, finding immersive audio solutions and developing projects.
