John Hendicott
John Hendicott is a sound designer and platinum selling music producer who has a passion for working with artists to realise their musical vision. John has spent 10 years at the top of his craft, winning national and international awards in a range of disciplines including music production, film, installations and most recently, immersive 360° media.
In 2015, John Co-Founded Aurelia Soundworks, an audio post-production and creative content studio providing world class 3D sound mixing services, consultation and original content to the Virtual and Mixed Reality industries.
John’s latest VR Experience ‘Reeps One: Does Not Exist’, was launched with YouTube at Cannes Lions and has since won ‘Best Sound Design Experience’ at Raindance Film Festival, as well as nominations at the UKMVA’s and The Proto Awards.
currently lives in Los Angeles where he enjoys fostering pit bulls and cooking Sunday roast dinners.
3 words to describe Nature?
Embracing. Nourishing. Inventive
3 things Nature taught you?
That we have all we need
How to get lost
Rhythm
3 most treasured Nature spots?
The Malvern Hills
Regents Park
Canyonlands
When you look at the ocean, it makes you feel...?
Reassured. Part of something bigger
When you see a forest, it makes you feel...?
Like taking a deep breath and going to explore
When you see a volcano, it makes you feel...?
That change is the only constant. It also makes me feel small
When you see a sunrise or sunset, it makes you feel...?
Limitless, transported
When you hear thunder, it makes you feel...?
Awe, excited, charged
When you hear the wind howling, it makes you feel...?
Change is coming
Are you an Ocean, Mountain, Forest, or Desert person?
Forest
On a scale of 1 to 10, how important is Nature to your well-being?
10
Share with us a childhood nature memory?
I was lucky to grow up in the countryside, next to a sheep farm in South Wales, UK. My happiest memories were of adventuring in the surrounding fields, getting lost for the day making bows and arrows or hides. To this day, the smell of sheep dung is the most relaxing scent for me!
