I’ve been incredibly lucky.

I’m fortunate to work in facilities and branches through Europe, Africa and beyond as MD of Sound & Motion Studios, which I founded in 2002.

A background in music production and film re-recording led to my specialisation in game, streaming and film score mixing and supervision with clients including Arenanet, Disney, Netflix, SyFy and Amazon Prime. I love working in all formats with a special focus on Dolby Atmos which has become a passion of mine for media music. In fact, I’ve given lectures on the subject at the AES Immersive Conference, Huddersfield University APL, UCL, ACM and Metropolis. I’ve also been in residencies with score mixing giants Alan Meyerson and Shawn Murphy, and with a fantastic team have garnered over two dozen industry accolades such as Global Music, Songlines, Emmy Primetime, SAMA, FrightNight, Game Of The Year, Tribeca and SAFTA awards.

I have a 14 year background in education, a masters degree in immersive music production from Hertfordshire University, and love hobbiting around the kitchen.

Working on film scores is literally a dream come true for me – where I get to use a combination of tools from both the music and post audio spheres to tell stories with composers. And coming from a background of acoustic, electro and pop tracks, and various explosions and general nastiness from movies as a dubbing mixer, I think I bring something unusual to the party. I’m also a DND geek, play a bunch of unpronounceable ‘World’ instruments, write trashy sci-fi and collect wine. I’ve already started matching fine South African wines to the scores I’ve worked on, and why not? Hopefully I’ll be getting a bottle to you soon.🍷

Simon "Fuzzy" Ratcliffe

My services include:

• Mixing of Visual Media Scores in stereo & surround formats
• Dolby Atmos Score Production
• Trailer Music Mixes
• Sample based, hybrid, electronic and full orchestral score mixes.
• Recording services and consultation
• Contemporary and album mixes