What Audible Reality does

Audible Reality, operating commercially as Spatial Mastering®, is a privately held audio engineering company founded in 2015 with primary operations centered in Montréal, Canada and a US entity (Audible Reality USA Inc.) tied to a Boston-area office. The company specializes in professional audio mastering services across three core product lines: stereo mastering, spatial/immersive mastering for Dolby Atmos®, Sony 360 Reality Audio, and Eclipsa® formats, and sound-for-film mixing, mastering, and sound design. The underlying Spatial Mastering® process is proprietary and backed by US Granted Audio Patents held by founder Matt Boerum, PhD, whose McGill Sound Recording PhD and personal Grammy/Emmy/Diamond certification track record are central to the firm's positioning.

The business model is project-based professional services delivered on a quote-priced, pay-as-you-go basis. Clients (music artists, record labels, and film/video producers) initiate engagements through a website inquiry form, receive custom pricing, and access deliverables through a dedicated Client Dashboard web portal (app.spatialmastering.com). Go-to-market is sales-led but driven primarily by portfolio-based social proof: the website prominently features an extensive discography of Grammy-winning and nominated projects across 50+ named artists spanning pop, hip-hop, rock, country, folk, bluegrass, classical, and Latin genres. The firm operates as a founder-led boutique with 1-10 employees and serves a global client base via remote delivery.

Audible Reality has raised undisclosed funding through five disclosed rounds between 2016 and 2019 from Centech, Creative Destruction Lab, Panache Ventures (lead), Exponential Creativity Ventures, and Half Court Ventures — consistent with small Canadian creative-tech accelerator and seed-stage capital rather than institutional growth rounds. The legal name is Audible Reality USA Inc., doing business as Spatial Mastering®, with no disclosed parent company, subsidiaries, or external institutional investors.

Name

Audible Reality

Legal name

Audible Reality USA Inc.

Website

https://audiblereality.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Audible Reality (operating as Spatial Mastering®) is a private audio engineering firm offering professional stereo and immersive spatial audio mastering (Dolby Atmos, Sony 360, Eclipsa) plus film sound design to music artists, record labels, and film producers via direct project bookings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Audio Mastering and Immersive Audio Services

NAICS

Sound Recording Studios (512240)

akta.pro primary industry

Immersive/Spatial Audio Production (Dolby Atmos, 5.1/7.1, Binaural) (MPAHAEAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Audio Mastering & Deliverables (Loudness/Compliance, Printmasters, Stems) (MPAHAEAL), Audio Engineering Services (Tracking, Mixing, Mastering) (MPAIAHAD)

Keywords

• Audio mastering services
• Spatial audio mastering
• Dolby atmos mastering
• Immersive audio production
• Film sound design

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Professional Audio Mastering Services: Project-based audio mastering services for music and film, including stereo mastering, spatial/immersive mastering (Dolby Atmos, Sony 360, Eclipsa), mixing, and sound design for film

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Spatial Mastering® is a professional audio mastering studio offering stereo mastering, spatial/immersive audio mastering for Dolby Atmos®, Sony 360 Reality Audio®, and Eclipsa® formats, and sound-for-film mixing, mastering, and sound design. Services are delivered as project-based engagements to music artists, record labels, and film/video producers through a direct website inquiry model.

Product overview

Spatial Mastering® by Audible Reality is a professional audio mastering services company offering a unified suite of audio production services. The core offering includes Stereo Mastering Services (mixing and mastering), Spatial/Immersive Mastering (Dolby Atmos®, Sony 360®, and Eclipsa®), and Sound for Film (mixing, mastering, and sound design). Projects are managed through a Client Dashboard web portal. The company is led by Matt Boerum, PhD, a McGill-educated audio engineer with 5 Grammy Award Winning Projects, 16 Grammy Award Nominated Projects, 1 Emmy Award Winning Project, and US Granted Audio Patents.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Spatial Mastering® Services Professional audio mastering services spanning stereo mastering, spatial/immersive mastering for Dolby Atmos®, Sony 360 Reality Audio®, and Eclipsa® formats, mixing, and sound design for film and music. Delivered as project-based engagements to music artists, record labels, and film/video producers.
• Stereo Mastering Services Stereo mixing and mastering for music releases, supporting standard two-channel distribution on streaming and physical media.
• Spatial / Immersive Mastering (Dolby Atmos, Sony 360, Eclipsa) Immersive audio mastering for Dolby Atmos®, Sony 360 Reality Audio®, and Eclipsa® formats, enabling releases for Apple Music, Amazon, and Tidal immersive tiers.
• Sound for Film Audio post-production for film and video, including sound design, mixing, and mastering across stereo, surround (e.g., Amazon Original 'Pterodactyl'), and immersive formats, with work spanning theatrical, streaming, advertising, and Broadway cast recordings (e.g., '& Juliet').

Quantifiable outcome

• 5 Grammy Award Winning Projects
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers58 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Engine Ear Audio / Kraak & Smaak Mastering: Boutique mastering studio with Atmos capabilities. Comparable as a smaller specialist offering immersive audio mastering for indie and major artists on a project basis.
• The Lodge: NYC mastering facility known for indie and major-label work, including immersive audio. Comparable as a boutique-to-mid-sized mastering studio competing for Atmos and stereo projects across genres.
• Capitol Studios: Iconic LA recording and mastering facility owned by Universal Music. Directly comparable as a mastering and immersive audio provider serving major-label releases, including Dolby Atmos Music deliverables.
• Gateway Mastering Studios: Maine-based mastering facility recognized for Grammy-winning projects and Atmos mastering capabilities. Closely comparable in scale, premium positioning, and immersive audio service offering.
• Sterling Sound: Long-established New York-based mastering studio with deep A-list credits. Directly comparable as a premium mastering service provider, and Sterling Sound has explicitly expanded into Dolby Atmos immersive mastering for major-label releases.
• Bernie Grundman Mastering: Hollywood-based mastering facility with an elite, multi-decade Grammy-winning track record. Closely comparable as a high-end music mastering house that has also built Atmos capabilities, competing for the same premium label roster.
• Abbey Road Studios: London-based legendary recording and post-production facility. Comparable as a premium immersive/spatial audio provider with active Dolby Atmos music mastering services and a similarly elite, award-winning client base.

Emerging players

• CloudBounce / LANDR (AI mastering platforms): AI-driven automated mastering platforms targeting indie artists and catalog reissues. Comparable as an emerging competitor on the lower-cost/automated end that pressures pricing and could capture volume Spatial Mastering might otherwise serve.

Broad incumbents

• Sony Music Studios (Sony 360 Reality Audio ecosystem): Major label with in-house Sony 360 Reality Audio mastering pipelines and Atmos capabilities. Comparable as a broader incumbent that operates immersive audio mastering at scale and competes for the same premium mastering budget.
• Dolby (Atmos Music partner ecosystem): Owner of the Dolby Atmos format and a partner ecosystem of certified Atmos mastering rooms. Comparable as a broad incumbent whose tooling, certification, and partner program shape the competitive landscape Spatial Mastering operates in.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/audiblereality_
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/audible-reality-inc.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors5 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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