Acustica

What Acustica does

Acustica, LLC is an acoustical and noise control consulting firm founded in 2016 by Shimby McCreery and headquartered in Atlanta's Cabbagetown neighborhood. The firm delivers four integrated service lines — Sound Consulting, Architectural Acoustic Design, Noise Control Engineering, and Measurement & Modeling — for performing arts venues, educational institutions, worship facilities, and residential/commercial buildings. Its work combines manual acoustic design with computer-based predictive room modeling, environmental noise measurement, and sound isolation testing to shape sound within new construction and historic renovations.

The business runs as a solo-practitioner-led professional services firm with 1–10 staff and the founder as the primary consultant. Services are sold on a project-fee basis, scoped per engagement; pricing is not publicly disclosed and varies by complexity, scale, and client requirements. The go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, generating leads through the firm website (acusticadesign.com) and referrals from architects, engineers, and building owners within the design community. Documented projects span Georgia, South Carolina, and Illinois, with landmark commissions including the 72,000 s.f. Lex2 Performing Arts Center (2024), Peachtree Presbyterian Church renovation (2024), and prior involvement on the Sydney Opera House and Queen Elizabeth Hall in Antwerp via Kirkegaard Associates.

Revenue is generated entirely through professional consulting fees tied to individual construction and renovation projects. Customer concentration is distributed across institutional and commercial clients in Performing Arts, Education, Worship, and Real Estate segments, with no recurring contracts or SaaS component. The firm operates as a privately held LLC with no external institutional funding, no disclosed subsidiaries, and no patents or trademarks; expansion to date has been organic and tied to the founder's professional network.

Name

Acustica

Legal name

Acustica, LLC

Website

https://acusticadesign.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Acustica is a small Atlanta-based acoustical and noise control consulting firm serving performing arts venues, schools, worship facilities, and commercial buildings with design, engineering, and predictive modeling services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Acoustical Consulting Services: Project-based professional consulting fees for architectural acoustics design, noise control engineering, and acoustic measurement services. Revenue is generated through direct engagement with architects, engineers, and building owners on specific construction or renovation projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Acustica provides acoustical and noise control consulting services for building projects, specializing in performing arts venues, educational facilities, and worship spaces. The firm delivers architectural acoustic design, noise control engineering (including MEP system coordination and equipment specifications), and acoustic measurement and computer modeling services to architects, engineers, and building owners.

Product overview

Acustica is a consulting firm offering acoustical and noise control services. The company provides four integrated service offerings: Sound Consulting (collaborative advisory services for architects), Architectural Acoustic Design (creative space-shaping solutions), Noise Control Engineering (technical design and specifications), and Measurement & Modeling (testing and predictive analysis tools). These services are delivered as a unified consulting practice rather than discrete software products, tailored to each client's specific needs in performing arts, education, worship, and other building types.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sound Consulting Collaborative consulting service that works with architects to develop thoughtful solutions to acoustical and noise control challenges, with specialization in Performing Arts, Education, and Worship spaces.
• Architectural Acoustic Design Scientific and artistic design service that shapes spaces to achieve optimal sound quality, offering creative acoustic solutions tailored to each project's architectural vision and budgetary requirements.
• Noise Control Engineering Comprehensive noise control engineering and design consulting for architects and engineers, including MEP system design coordination, equipment selection, and specifications to manage unwanted noise in buildings.
• Measurement & Modeling Acoustic testing and site noise measurement services for existing and future projects, including computer modeling for predictive room design of acoustically critical spaces, environmental noise measurement, sound isolation testing, and remote recording.

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• AKUSTIKS: Acoustical consulting firm with deep expertise in performing arts and worship venues. Comparable in service mix (architectural acoustics design, noise control engineering, predictive modeling) and project portfolio to Acustica.
• Jaffe Holden: Acoustical, audiovisual, and theatrical systems consulting firm. Direct peer specializing in performing arts centers, concert halls, and higher education facilities, with a portfolio that closely overlaps Acustica's Lexington School District 2 and worship-space projects.
• SMA Acoustics: Acoustical consulting firm focused on architectural acoustics, noise control, and environmental acoustics for performing arts venues, schools, and houses of worship. Small-to-mid-sized peer with comparable service offering and client segments.
• Threshold Acoustics: Chicago-based acoustical consulting firm with similar size and scope to Acustica. Provides architectural acoustics, noise control, and audio/video design for performing arts, worship, and educational facilities, making it a near-direct comparable.
• Cavanaugh Tocci Associates: Massachusetts-based acoustical consulting firm consulting on performing arts centers, educational institutions, and worship spaces. Similar in scale and service offering to Acustica, with comparable client mix in the institutional sector.
• Newcomb & Boyce: Acoustical consulting firm specializing in performing arts, education, and worship facilities. Comparable boutique consultancy with similar project profiles to Acustica, including historic venue restoration and new construction acoustic design.

Broad incumbents

• Arup Acoustics: Global engineering consultancy with a dedicated acoustics practice. Provides architectural acoustics, noise and vibration control, and environmental acoustics for performing arts, education, and commercial buildings at vastly larger scale than Acustica.
• Kirkegaard Associates: Major US acoustical consulting firm headquartered in Chicago. Directly comparable as the firm where founder Shimby McCreery worked for 10 years; offers the same architectural acoustics, noise control, and measurement services across performing arts, education, and worship sectors at significantly larger scale.
• WSDG (Walters-Storyk Design Group): Internationally recognized acoustic design and architecture firm. Comparable in providing architectural acoustics, noise control, and recording studio design for performance venues, education, and worship spaces, with offices across multiple countries.
• Acentech: Cambridge, MA-based acoustical consulting and technology design firm. Competes directly with Acustica in architectural acoustics, noise control, and audiovisual design for performing arts, education, and institutional clients, with a much larger multi-disciplinary team.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks2 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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