Pressure Cooker
Elevate your art.
Cape Town
Creative Executive Officer and Composer: James Matthes / Head of Post Production: Astrid Iverson / General Manager: Brian Little
Composers & Sound Engineers: Andries Smit / Elben Schutte / Keith Kavayi / Colin Daniel / Kyle Koekemoer / Cobus Schutte / Alec Mackay / Denys Blecher/ Jordan Sterling / Daniela Klee / Emilio Abrahams / Max Natrass
We are a full-service Music and Audio Studio.
We create the sound for ‘that thing’ you need. We’re the first and last stop for everything you hear.
We work across all media; Commercials, Gaming, Narrative and have an extensive selection of original (and customisable) Library Music under our Pressure Music Library resource.
Take a look at some of our work here.
We think about a project’s entire audio journey holistically, with your creative vision as the cornerstone for every decision we make along the process.
We always find a way to make it happen. Our passion and experience has put us in this position.
We believe the best way to innovate is to grow our talent.
We are always learning from each other and want to grow the talent in our industry, forming a community to set a new standard with every project we touch.
Let’s collaborate, so we can elevate your art / film / game / brand together: https://linktr.ee/pressurecooker_musicandaudio
- SAMA Award – Best Alternative Band
- One Show – Moving Image Craft (Use of Music – Original Music)
- SAFTA Award – Best Sound Design in a Feature Film
- Loeries Craft Original Music and Sound Design
- Best Original Score – 48hr Film Fest
- Multiple awards at the Loeries, Cannes Lions, Bookmarks etc.
9th Floor, Thibault House
2 St. Georges Mall
Cape Town
8001
+27 21 419 4719
Astrid Iverson | Studio Producer
production@pressurecookerstudios.co.za
+27 83 415 3709
Awarded by IDIDTHAT
AWARDED: CRAFT MENTION (ORIGINAL MUSIC)
Chicken Licken ‘Big John, Ya’ hunga Forever’
Pressure Cooker | Composer: Andries Smit Creative Director: James Matthes (Original Music Craft)
November 2022
IDIDTHAT Guest Judge: Grant Sithole, Chief Product Officer of Publicis Groupe Africa
Grant’s comment: ‘Entertainment! Entertainment! Entertainment! I got as excited to see this on the judging sheet as I did the first time I saw this piece online. Costume design on a hunnid (as the kids say. Do the kids still say that?), out-of-this-world VFX, insane casting. Again, I’ll watch it every time I cross paths with it.’
Featured Work
Featured Stories
Pressure Cooker elevates more than art, as Brian Little named General Manager.
Pressure Cooker has seen massive growth over the past few years, not just in the high quality of work they are producing but also the sheer amount of in-house talent. The latest addition to the team is entrepreneur, businessman, and former creative, Brian Little. Brian will be joining the leadership team, taking on the role of General Manager. A General Manager at a post-production house? We also had questions!
Collaborate to Elevate | Colin Daniel welcomes Kyle Koekemoer to Pressure Cooker Studios
Sound Designer Kyle Koekemoer is bringing his love of audio storytelling and technical expertise to the established team at Pressure Cooker. With a company approach of ‘made by many’, Kyle will now become the 17th team member to work under the roof of Pressure Cooker’s Cape Town studio. He will be bolstering the studio’s commercial offering by joining the Sound Design and Final Mix Department, where he will work alongside and collaborate with Pressure Cooker’s Colin Daniel.
South Africa scores big for sound and music, Pressure Cooker delivers world class animated feature ‘Seal Team’
A major win for SA’s post-production industry; with both the sound and music handled by top local audio company, Pressure Cooker, for this Netflix film. We go behind the scenes with their Co-Founder, James Matthes, to find out how this big-scale animation project was completed and what it means for the South African post-production industry.