I'm Sean Harper, a London-based sound designer, composer and audio producer. I've been obsessed with digital audio since I was 11, and I’ve spent the last several years crafting sonic storytelling across podcasts, promos and long-form content. I'm a multi-award-winning freelancer with a strong focus on sound and narrative, delivering immersive audio that complements and elevates storytelling. I work with a range of brands and platforms—from Noiser on Pride and Prejudice to Swarovski, Yoto, BFBS and BFBS Creative—creating sound design, music, dialogue editing and post-production for podcast series, promotional films, and immersive brand content. I also lead educational workshops and maintain rigorous loudness standards to ensure consistency across multi-channel publishing.…

Sean Harper

I'm Sean Harper, a London-based sound designer, composer and audio producer. I've been obsessed with digital audio since I was 11, and I’ve spent the last several years crafting sonic storytelling across podcasts, promos and long-form content. I'm a multi-award-winning freelancer with a strong focus on sound and narrative, delivering immersive audio that complements and elevates storytelling. I work with a range of brands and platforms—from Noiser on Pride and Prejudice to Swarovski, Yoto, BFBS and BFBS Creative—creating sound design, music, dialogue editing and post-production for podcast series, promotional films, and immersive brand content. I also lead educational workshops and maintain rigorous loudness standards to ensure consistency across multi-channel publishing.…

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I’m Sean Harper, a London-based sound designer, composer and audio producer. I’ve been obsessed with digital audio since I was 11, and I’ve spent the last several years crafting sonic storytelling across podcasts, promos and long-form content. I’m a multi-award-winning freelancer with a strong focus on sound and narrative, delivering immersive audio that complements and elevates storytelling.

I work with a range of brands and platforms—from Noiser on Pride and Prejudice to Swarovski, Yoto, BFBS and BFBS Creative—creating sound design, music, dialogue editing and post-production for podcast series, promotional films, and immersive brand content. I also lead educational workshops and maintain rigorous loudness standards to ensure consistency across multi-channel publishing.

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Language

English
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Advanced

Work Experience

Sound Designer & Composer at Freelance
March 1, 2022 - Present
Sound design, music editing, dialogue editing for Julie Andrews-voiced 25-part podcast series and audiobook, via production company Noiser. Freelance projects included composing and sound design for Swarovski (2024), Nozomi promotional film (2023), Yoto six-part series When I Grow Up (2023), Yoto & Lego Duplo licensed Down on the Farm (2023), BFBS Creative series Near Death (2023), Heesen online promotional films (2022).
Audio Engineer & Editor at High Performance Group
February 1, 2025 - October 1, 2025
Audio engineer in-studio and on-location recordings for the UK’s largest lifestyle podcasts; Led audio post-production for six weekly titles; Managed restoration, voice mixing for consistency and naturalism, journalistic editing, music placement, intro sound design, and met loudness specs for RSS, online, and TV. Facilitated remote recordings via Riverside. Led studio management and created archiving conventions in Iconik.
Producer & Sound Designer at BFBS
May 1, 2022 - February 1, 2025
Engineered, produced, edited, and sound designed an award-winning podcast series and radio documentaries, securing wins at NYFRAs, ARIAs, and British Podcast Awards. Improved audio compliance by ensuring all products met industry loudness standards, resulting in a 100% approval rate. Delivered bi-monthly educational workshops on audio production, enhancing company-wide technical proficiency and creative output.
Head of Content at BUMP
August 1, 2021 - Present
Developed immersive podcasting as a client service to be provided by this burgeoning creative agency by pitching and leading the production of a 14-part podcast series. Leveraged community-centered research insights to identify 14 guests that resonate with readers of BUMP’s editorial platform.
Freelance Sound Designer & Composer at Freelance
March 1, 2022 - Present
Sound design, music editing, and dialogue editing for the 25-part Pride and Prejudice podcast series and audiobook (Julie Andrews-voiced) via Noiser; created a Swarovski Christmas online ad (2024); composed the Nozomi promotional film What if I Could Fly? (2023); scored Yoto's When I Grow Up six-part series (2023) and the Down on the Farm licensed collaboration with Lego Duplo (2023); contributed sound design and music for BFBS Creative's Near Death (2023) and Heesen promotional films (2022).

Education

1:1, Music at Goldsmiths, University of London
September 21, 2015 - July 16, 2018
Music at Goldsmiths, University of London
January 1, 2015 - February 27, 2026
BA (Hons) Music at Goldsmiths, University of London
September 1, 2015 - February 27, 2026
Music at Goldsmiths, University of London
September 1, 2015 - February 27, 2026
Music at Goldsmiths, University of London
September 1, 2015 - February 27, 2026

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Education
    paper Down There!

    https://www.twine.net/signin

    Co-writer, co-producer and multi-instrumentalist on debut Folly Group album Down There!.

    UK Album Sales Chart - #18
    UK Independent Albums Chart - #6
    UK Vinyl Albums Chart - #14
    UK Independent Album Breakers Chart - #2
    10/10 - DORK
    8/10 - Loud & Quiet
    4/5 - DIY

    paper Near Death

    How do you come back from the brink?

    A close encounter with a body bag, an out-of-body experience, or a fight through a wall of fire.

    Some people know what it’s like to come back from death’s door.

    Near Death is a brand-new podcast from BFBS Creative that explores some of the darkest stories of human survival.

    paper Waiting Game

    https://www.twine.net/signin

    Waiting Game. A cat and mouse thriller. Two hitmen are waiting to strike their target. Little do they know that their target is a lot closer to home than they want.

    Our film had a long Official Selection run in the festival circuit to critical acclaim. It was a brilliant project made with brilliant people.