Custom studio console and furniture designer Glenn Haddock has transferred the Pro Audio sector of Frozen Fish Design to his new company, Soundz Fishy, creating integrated hybrid console systems, custom Avid S4 and S6 technical furniture and accessories for film and music production.
Frozen Fish Designs first came across our radar when back in 2017, we got wind of a really clever idea fitting Avid S6 modules into digital consoles like the Euphonix System 5 and the Neve DFC giving large format console owners the opportunity to have the best of both worlds.
Later that year we featured a case study in which Halo Post Production choose Frozen Fish Design to create them a Hybrid AMS Neve DFC & Avid S6 solution for their upgraded Dolby Atmos equipped Studio 1.
Earlier this month I started to get posts in my social media feeds about a new company, Soundz Fishy who were offering a similar range of products to Frozen Fish Design. I thought this was either a clever marketing campaign for a new company competing with Frozen Fish Design or they were somehow connected?
The latter proved to be the case when I received an email from founding director Glenn Haddock announcing the transfer of the Pro Audio sector of Frozen Fish Design to his new company, Soundz Fishy. Glenn continued…
“Separating the pro audio side of Frozen Fish Design’s wider design offering allows us to dedicate our time and resources to fulfilling the growing demands of the pro audio sector”.
This new venture allows Glenn to focus on audio desk design, from providing unique off-the-shelf accessories in partnership with vendors to custom-made desks for studio refits and upgrades. Glen told us…
“Soundz Fishy is a dedicated audio desk design company with the single objective of supporting the international audio post and music production business. Audio engineers don’t want a ‘one-size fits all solution’ but desks that suit the way they want to work. Ergonomic and individually tailored console design is a key element in any audio suite and aids creativity and workflow.
Soundz Fishy is founded on ‘people-centric’ innovative design, bespoke modular accessories and custom build solutions. Soundz Fishy brings ergonomic, intelligent products to market that enhance and transform workflows for the post-production music and picture post industries”.
As we saw in the Halo Post Production case study, Glenn has developed the Hybrid Integration System, with it’s a unique modular approach that enables users to integrate two makes of console into one control surface, giving customers serious flexibility in the mix.
If you aren’t aware of Glenn’s work then can find it from Abbey Road to Nashville, Pinewood to Hollywood. Glenn has refitted and upgraded some of the music and film industries’ leading facilities, including 20th Century Fox, Pinewood Studios, Halo Post, Goldcrest Films, Twickenham Studios, Yellow Cab Studios, Blue Bonsai and Lipsync Post.
Check out the images below for some examples…
Glenn has also worked directly with Avid to support the launch at IBC of the Avid S4 control surface with a custom-made desk and accessories, which we revealed in our coverage of the Avid S4 announcement at IBC 2019 that the furniture and the keyboard tray was a sneak preview of the new range of S4 furniture from Frozen Fish Design.