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The Audioscenic Mission

Be the trailblazing technology makers behind personalized, immersive sound, offering a hyper-real listening experience for everyday use cases and environments.

About Us

Audioscenic is an audio technology innovator based in Southampton, UK with a growing, global customer base. Audioscenic Amphi was recognized by the industry renowned audioXpress magazine as Best in Show at CES 2023.

Audioscenic develops intensely researched audio technologies for home audio, gaming, automotive, and public space applications that excite product makers and enchant listeners.

Origins

Audioscenic was founded in 2017 by Dr. Marcos Simón and Professor Filippo Fazi. At the time, Dr. Simón was a senior researcher working alongside Professor Fazi at the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton.

Both were key contributors to the S3A Future Spatial Audio Project, a five-year research collaboration between internationally leading experts in 3D audio and visual processing, the BBC, the University of Southampton, University of Surrey, and the University of Salford.

Our Journey So Far

From doctorate-level, intensive academic research to integrations in award-winning consumer products from leading brands

2017

Audioscenic is registered (then as Soton Audio Labs)

2018

CEO David Monteith joins Audioscenic as CEO

2019

Audioscenic receives investment from IPGroup PLC

2020

Audioscenic forms partnership with 3NOD AcousticLink for the development of adaptive gaming soundbars

2021

Audioscenic receives investment from Foresight WAE Technology EIS/VCT Fund

2022

Audioscenic in collaboration with Tectonic Audio Labs Inc., demonstrates a highly innovative living room soundbar at CES 2022

2022

Audioscenic and Tectonic Audio Labs collaborate on the Virtua Spatial Audio HDK introduced at the 2022 Audio Engineering Society Audio for Virtual and Augmented Reality conference

2022

Audioscenic completes its Series A investment round led by Foresight Ventures and including Hostplus, IP Group, and FWT

2023

Audioscenic Partners with Razer and THX to launch the Leviathan V2 PRO desktop soundbar at CES 2023 receiving 12 best-of-show awards

2024

Acer launches the SpatialLabs™ View 27 series of stereoscopic display products featuring Amphi technology, the first products combining both audio and visual immersive reproduction

2025

Dell, the #1 monitor maker in the world, launches the Dell 32 Plus 4K QD-OLED with Amphi Hi-D, a world's first innovation for displays

Management Team

  • CEO and co-founder of Audioscenic, leading the company's vision, driving the business strategy, and guiding technical innovation.
  • Expert in loudspeaker array and sound field control with over a decade of research experience and co-inventor of Audioscenic's core patented technologies and patent-pending technologies.
  • Transitioned from academic research to entrepreneurship to commercialize breakthrough audio technologies for more natural-sounding real-world audio systems.
  • Chief Technology Officer at Audioscenic, leading research and development initiatives and technology advancement after four years as the company's R&D lead.
  • Specialized researcher in acoustic modeling, sound field control, and psychoacoustics with expertise in computer simulations of human auditory systems.
  • Holds MEng in Acoustical Engineering (First Class Honours) and PhD from University of Southampton's Centre for Doctoral Training in Next Generation Computational Modelling.
  • Leads Business Development at Audioscenic including Asian market expansion and ecosystem partnership development.
  • Proven business development success at major technology companies including Acer and ASUS, specializing in spatial computing and personal audio solutions across laptops, desktop systems, and consumer electronics.
  • Holds MSc in Management from Warwick Business School with multilingual fluency and expertise in international market development.
  • VP of Engineering at Audioscenic, leading the company's engineering operations and product development initiatives following his recent promotion from Engineering Manager.
  • Electronics engineer with expertise in sensors, manufacturing, and embedded systems, bringing practical engineering experience from roles in position sensor development and photonics equipment.
  • Holds PhD in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and MEng in Electronic Engineering from University of Southampton, with six years of engineering experience prior to joining Audioscenic.

Advisory Board

  • Chairman of Audioscenic's Board of Directors, providing strategic guidance and technology leadership expertise to drive the company's growth and market expansion.
  • Veteran semiconductor executive with distinguished 24-year tenure at Analog Devices, where he transformed the audio business from less than 5% to over 50% market share and secured partnerships with Intel, Dell, and HP.
  • Strategic leader with extensive experience in M&A, having executed 11 acquisitions at MACOM while tripling company sales.
  • Co-founder and Chief Scientist of Audioscenic and Professor of Audio and Signal Processing at University of Southampton.
  • Internationally recognized expert in audio signal processing, 3D audio, and acoustic array technologies with proven track record in advanced audio research.
  • Author of over 160 scientific publications and co-inventor of Audioscenic's patented and patent-pending technologies.
  • Executive Advisor to Audioscenic, providing strategic counsel on technology commercialization and market development based on decades of audio technology leadership.
  • Serial audio technology entrepreneur who founded and led three successful startups to acquisition: Sensaura (sold to Creative Labs), Sonaptic (sold to Wolfson Micro), and Incus Laboratories (sold to AMS).
  • Recipient of the Royal Academy of Engineering MacRobert Award for innovation in engineering, with proven track record in both public companies and startup environments.