Liam Annert
Having grown up in a record store in one of Melbourne’s famous districts, he wrote music as a solo artist during his early years before discovering sound design and joining the advertising and film industry. After finding his calling, he’s become a Spikes Asia and AWARD Australia gold winning sound designer.
With an ear for detail, his sounds can be heard on campaigns for some of the worlds biggest brands. Liam is a big advocate of pushing the boundaries, developing the skills to create immersive soundscapes for TV, cinema, 360° and VR.
Selected Work
Protection isn't seen, it's felt. The wind plays with wooden chimes, flaps laundry and teases flocks of birds. Autumn leaves chase a car that drifts off course before the vehicle’s intuitive safety response intervenes.
Compulsion has a cadence. The thumb is a relentless creature, it tries to tap, flick and swipe, driving groans and cracks of contortion that is equal parts satisfying and unsettling. Sharp, tactile movements sit against the mundane highlighting severity of our acceptance of compulsive gambling.
Justice has a rhythm, a relentless grind. 'The System' looms not as a mere concept, but as a living, breathing machine. Dark, industrial and mechanical there is only one way to win.
Some pressures never stay silent. The tension of a string, tightening and pulling until the inevitable snap reveals what was always there beneath the surface. Some things can only be held for so long.
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