Great City Post

What Great City Post does

Great City Post is a New York-based full-service audio post production facility serving the TV, film, and multimedia industries. The company operates under the String & Can umbrella and is led by Ian Stynes, with three core service lines: mixing (Dolby Atmos and 5.1 surround), supervision and sound editorial, and VO/ADR recording. The facility comprises a 500 sqft Atmos-equipped mid-field mix stage with a 155-inch 4K projection screen, a 300 sqft 5.1 near-field mix room, and a 200 sqft fully isolated VO/ADR booth approved under SAG/AFTRA.

Name

Great City Post

Legal name

Great City Post

Website

https://greatcitypost.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Great City Post is a New York-based audio post production facility providing Dolby Atmos mixing, sound editorial, and VO/ADR services to TV, film, and multimedia production companies, operating under String & Can.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Audio Post Production Services

NAICS

Postproduction Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Industries (51219), Teleproduction and Other Postproduction Services (512191)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Re-Recording Mixing (Theatrical/TV/Streaming) (MPAHAEAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Audio Post Facilities & Stage Operations (Mix Stages, Studio Management, Booking) (MPAHAEAO), ADR Recording & Supervision (Looping, Casting, Studio Services) (MPAHAEAB), Immersive/Spatial Audio Production (Dolby Atmos, 5.1/7.1, Binaural) (MPAHAEAJ), Dialogue Editing & Cleanup (De-noise, De-click, De-plosive) (MPAHAEAA)

Keywords

• Audio post production
• Dolby Atmos mixing
• Sound editorial services
• ADR recording
• Voice-over production

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Audio Post Production Services: Full-service audio post production for TV, Film, and Multimedia, including mixing, sound editorial, supervision, VO recording, and ADR services. Revenue is generated through project-based professional services engagements with production companies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Great City Post provides full-service audio post production for TV, Film, and Multimedia productions. The company delivers mixing (Dolby Atmos-equipped 500 sqft mid field stage with 155-inch 4K projection, plus a 300 sqft 5.1 near field mix room), sound editorial and in-house supervision from turnover to delivery, and SAG/AFTRA-approved voice-over and ADR recording in a 200 sqft fully isolated booth capable of accommodating multiple talent simultaneously.

Product overview

Great City Post provides full service audio post production services for TV, Film and Multimedia. The company offers a unified suite of services including Mix Services (Atmos-equipped mixing stages), Supervision and Sound Editorial, and VO and ADR recording. The three core offerings work together to deliver complete audio post production from initial sound editorial through final mix and delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mix Services

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• String & CancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGreat City Post is helmed by Ian Stynes and the team at String & Can. String & Can serves as the parent organization providing leadership and operational framework for Great City Post's audio post production services.
• Little Brick House CollectiveminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGreat City Post is part of the Little Brick House Collective, a group of related creative/post-production companies that collaborate and share resources within the entertainment industry ecosystem.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Sound Lounge: New York-based audio post-production facility offering mixing, sound design, and ADR for TV, film, and advertising. Direct competitor for the same NYC entertainment clients and project types that Great City Post serves.
• Sonic Union: NYC audio post house with mix stages and sound editorial capabilities serving commercials, TV, and film. Closely comparable service stack (mixing, sound design, VO/ADR) and customer base.
• Goldcrest Post: Independent post-production facility (NYC) offering re-recording mixing, ADR, and sound editorial for feature films and prestige TV — direct competitor for theatrical-grade Atmos and 5.1 work.
• NoiseFloor: Independent NYC audio post facility providing mixing, sound design, and ADR for episodic TV, film, and branded content — direct comparable in scope and target client mix.
• Gramercy Park Studios: NYC post-production facility providing mixing and sound editorial for TV and film. Comparable independent-shop positioning serving similar entertainment-industry clients.
• Soundtrack Group (Soundtrack NYC): Audio post-production company with mix stages serving TV, film, and advertising in NYC. Closely comparable offering (mixing, sound design, ADR) and target market.

Broad incumbents

• Deluxe (now part of Company 3 / Method): Global post-production services group with extensive audio post capacity. Comparable at the project level for TV/film audio finishing but operating at significantly greater scale across geographies.
• Picture Shop (formerly Harbor): Large post-production group offering picture and sound finishing across multiple U.S. markets, including NYC. Overlaps with Great City Post in theatrical/streaming mix work but with broader finishing capabilities.
• Technicolor (Creative Studios / Mikros): Global post-production services provider with audio finishing capacity for theatrical and streaming content. Overlaps with Great City Post on mix and sound editorial but at much larger scale and broader service portfolio.

Regional players

• Roundabout Entertainment (Burbank/NYC post): Independent audio post facility primarily serving West Coast TV/film productions. Comparable mix-stage services and client types, but operates in a different primary geography from Great City Post's NYC base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/great-city-productions

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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