Pressure Cooker Studios Music and Audio Post Production Cape Town

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

Awarded by IDIDTHAT

AWARDED: BEST IN CRAFT (SOUND DESIGN)
Castle Double MaltA beer brewed to be #ExtraSmooth’
Pressure Cooker | Alex Smillie
July 2024

IDIDTHAT Guest Judge: Jeanine Vermaak, Integrated CD at Joe Public United

Jeanine’s comment: ‘A double Craft Mention for a Double Malt felt appropriate. In this case, for Editing from Evy Katz and for Sound Design by Alex Smillie. The editing is at the perfect pace for this storytelling spot, and keeps that story going in a natural, humorous rhythm. The sound design is subtle and on point, and builds beautifully towards the end. Both disciplines add a lot to this well-brewed piece.’

AWARDED: BEST IN CRAFT (ORIGINAL MUSIC)
Chicken Licken ‘Undefeated Since Forever’
Pressure Cooker | Elben Schutte feat. Martin Bergeaud
July 2023

IDIDTHAT Guest Judge: Cindy Lee, Director at The Star Film Company

AWARDED: CRAFT MENTION (ORIGINAL MUSIC)

IDIDTHAT Guest Judge: Nkanyezi Masango, CCO at DENTSU CREATIVE

Cindy’s comment: ‘We often underestimate the importance of a good piece of music. How it can make you feel, how it can steer a commercial in the right direction even without you realising it. The brilliant piece of original music from Pressure Cooker Studios in Chicken Licken ‘Undefeated Since Forever’ hits every note. It’s clever, it’s witty, it’s funny, it’s tonally perfect. It’s like the icing on the cake of a perfectly crafted commercial. It makes me smile even if I’m not watching the commercial. Bravo.’

Nkanyezi’s comment: ‘The music elevates the story to another level. It’s carefully considered yet feels effortless – an excellent demonstration of how to make music enhance a film, plus it’s such a beautiful song on its own. Massive shout-out to Elben Schutte and Pressure Cooker Studios.’

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.’

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IDIDTHAT Craft Awards July 2023

August 8th, 2023|Comments Off on IDIDTHAT Craft Awards July 2023

This month’s IDIDTHAT.co Craft Awards were judged by our esteemed poultry enthusiasts Nkanyezi Masango, CCO at DENTSU CREATIVE and Cindy Lee, Director at The Star Film Company. Yes, chicken reigned supreme this month as Greg Gray from ROMANCE, Adam Bentel from KrewKut & Elben Schutte feat. Martin Bergeaud from Pressure Cooker Studios clucked their way to glory 🐔🏆 Congratulations to ruling the roost team!🐣👑

Pressure Cooker elevates more than art, as Brian Little named General Manager.

January 17th, 2023|Comments Off on 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

September 26th, 2022|Comments Off on 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.