About us

At Hoot Studios we specialise in voice recording and audio post-production for Film, TV and digital content. We also film and edit podcasts for a range of clients.

We're a bi-lingual team working in both English and Welsh, here to listen, create and deliver world class audio for your projects.

Our ethos:

We believe great talent is key, that's why we've got some of the best sound designers and mixers to work on your projects. Collaboration is at the heart of our approach. We listen carefully to your needs and your ideas.

And the kit?

Well there's two studios running Pro Tools, Dolby Atmos mixing, a large voice over room, beautiful sounding microphones and the ability to connect with studios and clients around the world via Source Connect, Zoom, and other remote connections.

We record voiceovers and ADR in our professionally built and calibrated studios. We work remotely on projects on a weekly basis and also offer an audio consultancy service for both pre-production and post-production planning. Our studios have floating floors, a fresh air supply and air conditioning.

Ifan Tomos

Ifan has worked in TV & Radio for over 20 years at a number of independent production companies and broadcasters including the BBC, ITV and on projects for S4C, Discovery Science and Channel 4 and now as a post-producer at Hoot.

His experience of both the production and post-production side of the media industry means Hoot is well positioned to provide an excellent level of service to our clients.

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Rhys Young

Rhys is a highly skilled audio professional with extensive experience as a dubbing mixer, ADR mixer, recording engineer, sound designer, and foley artist.

In addition to his post-production work, Rhys provides Audio Description services for CTV Sound Studios.

As a fluent Welsh speaker, he is well-suited for bilingual projects, bringing authenticity and precision to Welsh-language productions.

Rhys has worked with a diverse array of clients, including major broadcasters and brands. His portfolio includes television series, films, and corporate content, as well as TV commercials.

Meurig Hailstone

Meurig has been with Hoot's parent company CTV Sound Studios since 2003 and has worked on numerous animation re-voicing projects as both a recording engineer and dubbing mixer.

Also being a Welsh speaker helps Meurig with his regular audio-description recording and voice over sessions.

Meurig has a wealth of knowledge when it comes to analogue and digital audio, mixing and printing sound for film and best practice in audio delivery and transmission.

Testimonials

I can't recommend Hoot Studios enough. We worked with Rhys and Ifan to record our first podcast. It was a completely new experience for us and they made it so easy and seamless. We really enjoyed the whole process and are so impressed with the final product! We hope to work with Hoot Studios again very soon. Thanks again Rhys and Ifan!
Hannah Griffiths, Wales Women’s Budget Group.

I commissioned Rhys Young and Hoot Studios to record the first three novels in the Inspector Drake mystery series. The process has been a very positive experience and I found Rhys to be helpful and professional. Communication was excellent and the standard of production first class. I was thoroughly pleased with the audio books produced and all the feedback from listeners has been positive. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Rhys and Hoot studios and I shall be looking forward to working with him again in the future.
Stephen Puleston, Author.