Phoenix Benedict and Audio Branding
Perhaps you too have noticed how music in adverts sometime does not add any significant value to the advertised product or service memorability. Or how you can rarely recall anything significant about an advert’s music besides being totally forgettable? That’s why at Phoenix Benedict we believe that music can be used skilfully to create a unique sonic identity for each product or service, and to rebirth each brand’s emotional connection to its ideal customer in terms of its sound usage in branding.

As designers, marketers, branders and communicators we understand the responsibility to our clients in terms of creating unique designs, as well as generating leadership audibility/visibility in an overcrowding global market. Yet, what has not been explored to the full is the role and skilful application of sound, researched and tailor-made to fit the uniqueness of the product/service, as well as the emotional gain of the ideal customer profile being associated with this product.

With both extensive academic and practical knowledge in the field of audio branding Phoenix Benedict is the leader in sound branding, i.e. audio branding. We differentiate between brands that are sonically successful and challenged, and we are also able to create/recreate a product’s audio identity finding that sound/melody/riff which will best reflect its unique selling point and which sings its identity to its ideal customer.

Phoenix Benedict is passionate to assist branders, designers, marketers and communicators of all spheres who are using sound to assist with selling a product or a service.

Our services are currently available in two spheres:

A] on a consultation basis, where you call us in to assess a brand in terms of its audio branding features (i.e. unique sound, emotional touchstone and its target audience parameters). After each assessment we comment on and discuss the various options for audio branding of the specific branded product or service, offering guidance on how to improve the said audio brand where needed.

B] as an audio brand creator, where we gather in research on the product/service (i.e. Methodological Paradigm (Ideological Method), Hermeneutic-Semiological Method, mood canvas ID and application, target-audience response, etc.), create and present various audio branding scenarios, offer opportunity for brand managers’/clients’ involvement, overseeing the execution of the audio brand, and doing a post-launch follow-up. [See the Case Study on this site]

Phoenix Benedict also offers a hands-on assessment of all the audio branding media of all the clients housed at a specific branding/advertising house. The advantage of this is that your clients’ current audio brand designs are assessed and discussed with the brand managers, which serve as guidance whether a respective brand is on track, missing the mark or exactly where it needs to be in terms of its sonic uniqueness, emotional touchstone and its ideal customer. This will result in enhancing your sound branding service to your clients, and your clients’ sound branding in the global branding arena. Read more »
 
 
 

Latest News

New Artist: Audio Branding Project - Big Fisch 2011
New rapper, Big Fisch, commenced production of his debut album with Phoenix Benedict in April 2011. His audio brand consists of rap riffs, hip-hop features, electro aspects and ethnic groove textures. All Big Fisch's songs are original and aims at public empowerment and political commentary.

Audio Branding and Music Score for 'Hola Mpinji'

13-episode SABC 2 series Season 1, 2010. 'Hola Mpinji' aired during the 2010 World Cup to rave reviews.

Press Release:

We are pleased to announce that the TV show, 'Death of a Queen' has been awarded Best Mini Series at the annual SAFTA Award Ceremony Saturday night 20 February 2010.

Phoenix Benedict was responsible for the audio branding and original music composition that accompanied the entire mini TV series. Read more...

‘Lantern School Song Production, 2009 (April)
Early in 2009 I was approached by Lantern School to create a lavish orchestration and music production of their school song.

Masters of Music, 2009 (June)
After five long years of hard work and fascinating research I was awarded a Masters degree (in audio branding) from the internationally renowned University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.

‘This Life’ Season 2, DStv, 2009 (August)
I teamed up again with ‘Death of a Queen’ director, Pieter Grobbelaar, to produce music for a DStv series dealing with HIV Aids awareness in South Africa.

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Omnium

Omnium is now available for purchase (per track or entire album) on Rhythm Records! Click here to go there now!

 

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