Rik Watson Audio

27/06/2023

I haven't collated a showreel in some time. It is roughly two years since I made the decision to put some effort into 'going solo' and try to build up my audio production clients. Thankfully, in that time I have worked with some passionate agencies, great writers and talented voiceover artists to produce some creative and effective audio advertising, on radio, instore and online.

I thought I'd compile a few snippets of some of my productions that demonstrate the variety I get in this job, using different styles and techniques to produce relevant audio for the client. I've had fun working on it. You might spot your writing or voice work in here too!

Advertising is not all I do though, having worked on podcast editing and branding, radio show imaging, voiceover showreels, sound-to-picture, kids audio players and audiobooks. Feel free to give me a shout if you have an audio project.

11/07/2022

Did anybody happen to see the Death Star arriving today?

26/05/2022

I'm really impressed with the sound design on this teaser trailer. Well done!

Andor | Teaser Trailer | Disney+

The “Andor” series will explore a new perspective from the Star Wars galaxy, focusing on Cassian Andor’s journey to discover the difference he can make. The ...

22/04/2022

I'm hardly on here, so I'm checking in to say hi with a picture of some imaging I've been working on (pretty pointless as you can't hear it) and my Friday beer.

Have a nice weekend!

29/03/2022

Techno with vegetables: https://youtu.be/1ZQqu8M-EGs

In the latest episode of "Before The Bar Opens", Emma Clarke talks to Jürgen Berlakovich from The Vegetable Orchestra, an ensemble that plays using real vegetables! You can listen to this and all previous episodes at beforethebaropens.com or wherever you get your podcasts.

On June 5, 2020 The Vegetable Orchestra will release a new track: "Green Days" was recorded by all members in their kitchens during the lockdown in April 202...

09/02/2022

On John Williams' 90th birthday, what a celebration by listening to a live symphony orchestra play his Star Wars Return of the Jedi soundtrack whilst the film was simultaneously shown.

08/02/2022

A couple of podcasts I've produced for Emma Clarke are out now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts.

Before The Bar Opens Season 2 kicks off with Tony Nixon, a hospital radio expert and radio manager. Emma and Tony have a very interesting chat about how important music is in radio programming.

In addition, the conversation with Tushar Joshi, a festival logistics and software expert, explores the challenges setting up a music festival.

You can find out more at https://www.beforethebaropens.com/

28/01/2022

I saw this pop up today as a memory from 2016. Sometimes when you get a script (and when you have time) it is fun to do something completely different to the brief. Of course, this never went to air. I did it just because I'm a creative producer and I wanted to have a laugh (this is having a laugh in my world). Thanks to Josh Shirt for making up some of the script as he voiced it.

This week at Bauer I received the below script, but decided to make this audio as I had a spare 15 minutes. Just for a bit of fun, eh? Thanks to Josh Shirt Voice Over for the read and help with the

18/01/2022

Ahead of Before The Bar Opens' second season, here's a short recap on the amazing guests Emma Clarke spoke to in the first season: https://youtu.be/5A2Kiu9vJhw

Editing this podcast continues to be a fascinating job for me, learning about peoples relationships with music.

Before The Bar Opens is a music podcast about what happens before the music starts with compelling guests who make, use and love music.

Season 2 coming soon!

Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

07/01/2022

This week I've been prepping Season 2 of the music podcast "Before The Bar Opens" by Emma Clarke. Listening back to the Season 1 montage reminded me of all the great guests Emma spoke to and I'm pleased to say there's more to come very soon.

For a flavour of the podcast, check out this short bonus episode: https://bit.ly/3q2QhME

Hopefully, if you've not already, you'd like to check out the complete first season. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

This is a special end of season montage of Before the Bar Opens interviews - snippets of conversations with our guests about their relationship with music. What music do they make? Why do they love it? How do they use music in their lives? We'll be back next year for Season 2! This episode is proudl...

04/01/2022

Happy new year! After a few days exploring the outdoors, it is back to work for me.

Feel free to get in touch should you have any audio production projects.