Where sound transcends
storytelling.
Sound Design
Sound design for theatre, immersive productions, and live performance.
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Recording, editing, and mastering for publishers, including Penguin Random House.
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Record in our Berkeley studio; MixLuv connects artists with rooms and audiences.
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- Best Sound DesignEureka Day
- Entire ProductionEureka Day
- Best Music DirectionCabaret
- Entire ProductionFat Ham
Recent productions
Sound Design and beyond
Work spans the Bay Area, New York, and Boston. Sound design and music direction on stages from SF Playhouse to Juilliard to ArtsEmerson.
“Every aspect of this production is close to perfection. The sound design is utterly amazing.”
— Talkin' Broadway, on Julius Caesar“Sound designer Ray Archie’s subtle effects are tremendously helpful in creating the illusion of Godfrey and Gerte sitting side-by-side on the subway.”
— Stage and Cinema, on Crumbs From the Table of Joy“Inspired lighting and sound project a small-town dry-goods shop disguised as a sizzling red Hades.”
— Theatrius, on Orpheus Descending“Kudos to Sound Designer Ray Archie for the head-turning sounds of battle in this amphitheater open to the dark sky.”
— North Bay Stage and Screen, on Julius CaesarWatch the reel
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Audiobooks
For publishers
BSL records, edits, and masters audiobooks at our Berkeley studio for publishers including Penguin Random House, Macmillan, Recorded Books, Blackstone, Dreamscape, Shambhala Publications, Post Hypnotic Press, and Podium Audio. Ray Archie has recorded and produced more than 30 award-winning audiobooks, among them Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View and Avengers: Infinity War with narrator Dion Graham. Publishers get broadcast-grade sound and a studio built for voice.
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BSL Studio & MixLuv
BSL's Berkeley studio is built for working artists: record, mix, and develop your sound with professional tools and mentorship. MixLuv is our booking intelligence. It matches artists to the right rooms and audiences, so the gig fits the act. Whether you're cutting tracks or building a live show, the studio is where your sound takes shape.
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Stages, publishers and artists we build with.
Access for all
“We provide affordable studio time to underserved musicians & creatives so they can develop their sound with professional tools & mentorship. Everyone deserves access no matter their zip code or income.”
Our community workAbout Brooklyn Sound Lab
Berkeley · Oakland · Brooklyn
Brooklyn Sound Lab is a Berkeley, California audio company built for live performance. We design sound for theatre, from regional productions to award-winning shows, and create immersive audio for original productions and location-based experiences. Our live audio team engineers concerts and events, and our Berkeley recording studio serves artists developing their sound. Publishers hire us for audiobook production: recording, editing, and mastering, with Penguin Random House among our clients. Whether you're a producer hiring a sound designer in the Bay Area, a publisher producing an audiobook, or an artist looking for a recording studio in Berkeley, BSL brings decades of professional audio to your project.