About Us
Get to know Pro Sound Effects
We Help Creators Bring Ideas To Life Through Sound
Sound brings our ideas, stories, memories, and emotions to life. The team at Pro Sound Effects (PSE) shares a passion for sound and belief in creative freedom. Based in Brooklyn since 2004, we’ve been on a mission to:
Empower All Creators to Quickly Find and Use the Right Sounds for Any Creation
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So far in our journey, we’ve developed over 1,000,000 royalty-free sound effects through our exclusive partnerships with Academy Award®-winning masters-of-craft, renowned recordists, and next-level designers from around the globe. We’ve created sound library workflow software that enables any creator to find the right sound and spot instantly from cloud to timeline.
Award-winning freelancers, teams, and media companies working in film, television, games, and beyond rely on our sound effects libraries and software to fuel creativity, finish projects faster, and deliver their best sound.
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How We Empower Creators
Meet Our Core Team
Meet PSE’s core members - just one piece of our greater team and network driving our mission to empower all creators to quickly find and use the right sound for any creation.
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Douglas Price
Founder & CEO
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Kristen Bakalar
CPO
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Rich Shawen
CFO
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Abbey Winkelman
Executive Operations Specialist
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Jeremy Siegel
Director of Strategic Partnerships
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Steven Kopf
Licensing Manager
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Christina Esposito
Customer Success Specialist
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Andrew Emge
Marketing Manager
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David Watkins
Marketing Specialist
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Jamie Bishop
Marketing & Support Coordinator
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Paulina Dixon
Marketing & Support Assistant
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Matthew Willet
Lead Visual Designer
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Daniel D’Errico
Library Manager
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Sebastian Henshaw
Sound Editor & Software Support Specialist
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Willy Jones
Software Engineer
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John Sloan
Software Engineer
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Daimen Duncan
Software Engineer