Our Crew
It's all about the people
The Playground is deliberately compact, with a massive focus on talent. Our people need to be good enough to mix it with the best. We undertake projects from Australia’s leading creative advertising agencies and sit alongside their Creative Directors, Senior Writers and Producers who, quite frankly, demand excellence. We also collaborate with leading film and television Directors, Writers and Producers to create short and long version films, video, and television series.
Founder & Executive Producer
Matthew Gerber-Corn
I can honestly say that I have not once woken up in the morning and thought “I don’t want to go to work today”. I love my job and I feel incredibly fortunate to be able to work with the one thing that I am extraordinary passionate about – Sound.
A human talks into a microphone. The sound waves captured by the microphone are converted into electrical impulses which run down a copper cable and are then amplified by means of a loudspeaker and turned back into acoustical energy. These sound waves from the speaker hit our ears and (this is the incredible part), by way of stimulating the mechanics of the ear, our brain converts these sound waves into intelligible signals – the human voice. We understand what we are hearing because of these sound waves.
Music and the phenomenon of sound has flowed through my veins since a young age. I played in bands for many years and still love to pick up the guitar and have a strum.
My work eithic is that it doesn’t matter if it’s editing voice for telephone IVR messaging, or working on a high end stylised television commercial – I give each the same level of care and attention.
SENIOR ENGINEER & PRODUCER
Ben Churchill
I have defended multiple worlds against evil and traveled through time and space. In fact, I could bore you for hours describing about the many delicate and dangerous missions I have completed whilst gaming, but that’s not what you’re here for. (Insert laugh sfx)
In real life I’m a Kiwi and, since completing a BA Recording Arts & Audio Engineering, I have been gainfully employed in most facets of the professional sound industry. I have worked on many TV dramas and films in post-production and have particular expertise in ADR and animation recording and ediiting. A healthy stint in commercial and non-commercial radio has also given me a fantastic broad-base knowledge of studio machinations and the experience to succesfully collaborate with and direct a diverse range of talent.
Producer
Freddie Mack
“I love a good nap. Sometime’s it’s the only thing getting me out of bed in the morning.”
Whilst Seinfeld character, George Costanza, said it, I kind of live it. I’m a bit of a homebody. Home is where I produce music, binge David Attenborough or talk to my plants. Sound like a weirdo to you? (insert uncomfortable laugh SFX)
Seriously though, I have been a singer/songwriter for more than 15 years and I spend a large amount of my spare time collaborating with local Melbourne Muso’s to produce some really nice ‘stuff’. When I’m not doing that, I’m at Sonic. I have a BA Audio Engineering, so I know my stuff and I am also lucky enough to coordinate a lot of what happens in the playground. This includes everything from talent sourcing and scheduling through to providing my very own brand of voice artistry – like pretending to be a turtle that’s pretending to be a shark! (thanks for that AQWA)
In short, I love working here and it really is like a playground that is constantly filled with fun, creative and collaborative people.
