Studio 440

What Studio 440 does

Studio 440 Architecture & Acoustics is a boutique architectural design firm founded in 1994 by George Newburn and Ross Brennan, headquartered in Hollywood, California. The firm specializes in architecture, interior design, and acoustic engineering for media production and post-production facilities, including recording studios, control rooms, screening rooms, theaters, broadcast centers, and animation facilities. Its core technical capabilities center on acoustic isolation design, sound isolation integration, and coordination of specialized technical systems within premium architectural environments, exemplified by projects such as the Netflix Egyptian Theater, Netflix CLED Lab, Technicolor Paramount post-production facility, and Facebook/Oculus VR audio facilities.

The firm serves a concentrated portfolio of enterprise clients in entertainment, technology, and media production, including Netflix, Paramount Pictures, Disney, Warner Music Group, Apple, Amazon, Facebook/Oculus, Marvel, NBC/Universal, and Beats by Dr. Dre. Studio 440 operates a partner-led, atelier-style model where the two co-founders personally lead design and project production on every engagement; projects are never handed off internally. The firm generates revenue through professional services engagements for custom architectural design, construction documentation, and construction administration, with quote-based pricing for enterprise clients. Geographic reach extends globally across the United States, Mexico, China, India, the United Kingdom, and Brazil, though headcount remains tightly bounded at 1-10 employees.

Name

Studio 440

Legal name

Studio 440 Architecture & Acoustics

Website

https://studio440.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Studio 440 is a boutique architectural design firm specializing in architecture, interiors, and acoustics for media production and post-production facilities. Founded in 1994, it serves enterprise clients including Netflix, Paramount, Disney, Facebook, and Warner Music with partner-led delivery.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries (512)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAIAHAO

Production Management & Studio Support Services (Studio Managers, Techs)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Music & Audio (Recording, Publishing, Streaming)/Music Production Services (Studios, Producers, Session Musicians)

SECONDARYMPAIAHAA

Recording Studios (Commercial, Project, Mobile)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Music & Audio (Recording, Publishing, Streaming)/Music Production Services (Studios, Producers, Session Musicians)

SECONDARYMPADAIAC

Studio Campus / Production Facility Operators

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Film & Video Production/Distribution/Studios, Soundstages & Backlots

SECONDARYMPADAGAI

Post-Production Facilities & Suites (Edit/Color/Sound Stages)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Film & Video Production/Distribution/Post-Production (Editing, Color, Sound)

SECONDARYMPADAIAD

Production Office Space & Support Facilities

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Film & Video Production/Distribution/Studios, Soundstages & Backlots

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Acoustic engineering
• Interior design
• Media production facilities
• Recording studio design

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Studio 440 provides custom architectural design, interior design, and acoustics services for clients with world-class media production and post-production requirements. Revenue is generated through professional services engagements for design, construction documentation, and construction administration.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Studio 440 provides custom architectural design, interior design, and acoustic engineering services for world-class media production and post-production facilities. The firm integrates acoustic isolation and technical systems coordination into recording studios, control rooms, screening rooms, theaters, broadcast centers, and post-production suites for enterprise entertainment and technology clients.

Product overview

Studio 440 Architecture & Acoustics is an architectural design firm providing integrated services for media production and post-production facilities. Founded in 1994, the firm offers a unified approach combining architectural design, interior design, and acoustic engineering. Their portfolio includes recording studios, radio studios, home theaters, screening rooms, broadcast centers, animation facilities, and post-production suites for clients including Netflix, Facebook/Oculus VR, Technicolor/Paramount, Apple, Warner Music Group, and Disney. The firm operates from Hollywood, California and serves clients worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services Custom architectural design solutions for world-class media production and post-production facilities, including recording studios, control rooms, screening theaters, and broadcast centers, delivered for enterprise entertainment and technology clients.
• Interior Design Comprehensive interior design services tailored for media production environments, integrating aesthetic design with technical acoustic requirements for recording studios, screening rooms, and post-production facilities.
• Acoustic Engineering Specialized acoustic design and engineering to ensure optimal sound isolation and quality in recording studios, theaters, broadcast facilities, and other media production environments, including acoustic isolation and sound isolation design and spring isolated floor slab construction.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successful completion of projects for blue-chip clients including Netflix, Paramount, Facebook/Oculus, Disney, and Warner Music Group

Named customers23 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Arup Acoustics: Arup's acoustics practice operates within a large global engineering consultancy, designing auditoriums, broadcast facilities, and entertainment venues. It competes with Studio 440 on large-scale media facility projects but as part of a much broader multi-discipline portfolio.

Regional players

• Salter: Salter is an Australian acoustic consulting firm with international reach in performing arts, broadcast, and entertainment venue design. It is comparable to Studio 440 in acoustic design expertise but primarily serves the Asia-Pacific market.

Direct peers

• Walters-Storyk Design Group (WSDG): WSDG is the most prominent direct competitor, designing recording studios, broadcast facilities, and acoustic interiors for music, film, and corporate clients worldwide. It mirrors Studio 440's niche of partner-led acoustic architecture for media production, with comparable blue-chip clients including major labels and post-production houses.
• Acentech: Acentech is an acoustics, audiovisual, and vibration consulting firm providing design services for studios, performance venues, and corporate environments. It overlaps with Studio 440 in architectural acoustics and technical interior design for media and entertainment clients.
• Russ Berger Design Group: Russ Berger Design Group is a specialized acoustic and architectural design firm focused on recording studios, listening rooms, and production facilities. Like Studio 440, it operates as a boutique consultancy serving high-end entertainment clients with bespoke acoustic interiors.
• Studio Bau:ton: Studio Bau:ton is an architecture and acoustics firm specializing in recording studios, performance spaces, and broadcast facilities. Its integrated design practice closely parallels Studio 440's combination of architecture, interiors, and acoustic engineering.

Others

• Industrial Acoustics Company (IAC): IAC supplies acoustic isolation products, modular studios, and noise control infrastructure used by Studio 440 and its competitors in facility construction. It is a supplier/enabler in the acoustic architecture value chain rather than a direct design competitor.
• Eckel Noise Control Technologies: Eckel designs and manufactures acoustic panels, anechoic chambers, and sound isolation enclosures for studios, testing facilities, and broadcast environments. It functions as an equipment and infrastructure supplier to firms like Studio 440 rather than as a competing design practice.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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