“Hannes is always a treat. He makes difficult stuff, easy. Tense moments, light-hearted. And he’s always willing to go beyond.

Over the years Hannes has been our go-to sound engineer. He has worked with us across all the agency’s major brands, most notably the Takealot group – not only on the feel good brand work, but on the quick turnaround retail work which demands attention to detail under extreme time pressure. Hannes is a solid musician too, so he brings a whole lot of expertise and experience to an audio session. He’s a one stop shop. And we’ve always valued that.”

Gordon Ray - Creative Founder @ M&C Saatchi Abel.

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I’ve worked with Hannes for many years on a multitude of brands and projects. Not only is he a thoroughly entertaining person to spend studio time with. He’s also a top tier engineer. Technically brilliant. Able to understand performance and tone. And always ready to add value to the project with considered ideas and executions.

Aaron Harris - Creative Director, Catch & Release

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“I have been fortunate enough to work alongside Hannes across multiple brands and in various capacities since 2009. During this time, I have worked with many other great sound engineers, but I must say that he has become my go-to sound engineer for the simple reason that he makes my job easier, and the end product always comes out better because of his contributions.

Hannes has an incredible talent for directing and getting the best performances out of voice artists. He has a unique understanding of the importance and role of every audio aspect, from music to voiceover to special effects, and his input has often taken our ads to a level beyond what we could have achieved without him.Aside from his exceptional skills, Hannes has an infectious passion for his work and a unique sense of humour, which makes every visit to the studio an enjoyable experience.”

Pieta Meyer - Brand Manager @ Lula

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“How Hannes manages to balance such a unique blend of insanity, skill, and sheer aural brilliance is beyond us. But it’s what keeps us coming back over and over again, without hesitation.”

Kate Kenchington - Creative Director & Nina Harle - Head of Content @ NNB

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“Hannes’ passion across all aspects of music, soundscape, and sound design is compelling and inspiring to witness. His highly collaborative process and attention to the finer details really elevate the final product of each campaign we have had the pleasure of working on together. The production and creative value Hannes adds to every project ensure that he is in a category of his own.” 

Rex Truter - Creative Producer @ The Video Cartel, Cape Town, South Africa 

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“Hannes is that rare cog in the machine that can lift an idea off a page and turn it into something special and worthwhile. He will make your creative better, he will come in on budget, he will add value at every turn. And you will be mightily entertained while all this is happening.”

Stephen Burke - Conceptual Writer/Creative Director

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“I have had the pleasure of collaborating with Hannes for over 14 years on many brand campaigns. Hannes is an experienced sound engineer who adds great value and talent, unique to each and every job. There is not a challenge Hannes can’t conquer with his quick wit and knowledge.”

Lauren Trevelyan – Senior Content and Post Production Producer @ ALT Studios

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“Hannes has been an absolute superstar. I called him towards the end of the project when we ran into a whole set of sound problems during post-production and he saved us in so many ways. Not only did he elevate the voice over, but he created rhythm throughout our videos, rhythm that we didn’t even know we needed until we did. 

And now we can’t go back. Since then, Hannes has done many of our videos from our Nigella Loves (with Nigella Lawson) campaign right through to some organic social bits and pieces, each of them sounding amazing and perfect for the platform they feature on! I’m so excited for this next endeavour and looking forward to working with him more in the future”

Michele Fry - Creative Studio Lead @ Ocado Retail UK

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“I've worked with Hannes over a few years now on various projects and he has been nothing but professional. His sense of humour makes working with him a breeze and entertaining. He is so talented, knowledgeable and offers valuable solutions that makes the process painless.” 

Kerissa Govender - Account Director @ This Is Machine

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Will make at least one questionable joke per session. Dodgy t-shirts. Talks about metal for hours, but also two musical ears that can find, finesse, and finish soundtracks perfectly. Gives expert guidance to even the least experienced voices, and works faster than a squeezeback. Hannes will make it as good as it can be by both listening to what you want, and adding what you didn't realise you needed.

Roger Paulse - Creative Director @ singh&sons

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Every time I work with Hannes, I learn something amazing! Having worked with him many times over the years, including on various award-winning campaigns and projects for both the local and international markets, his creative direction, both on performance and technical, is always astounding. From the bigger ideas to the nuances that take things from good to incredible, Hannes has demonstrated mastery across all platforms and genres, and I am excited to be part of this next chapter at Listen Loft!"

Adam Behr - Voice Artist / Voice-over Producer @ adambehr.com