Global creative audio network Squeak E. Clean Studios has tapped sound designer Dee Gjedsted to join its Melbourne studio. He has recently worked for clients Bank of Melbourne, Mercedes, Suzuki, Victoria Racing Club and Lucky Nuts.
Gjedsted brings to his new role extensive experience in sound design and music mixing across advertising and television. He most recently filled the role of sound designer, music producer and TV commercial-for-cinema mixer at Risk Sound and has worked with studios including DK, Metropolis Audio, Flagstaff Studios and Song Zu. He was the founder of music studio Prolific Music which he led for five years, working exclusively on music production.
Joining the Squeak E. Clean Studios Melbourne studio reunites Gjedsted with close industry collaborators, studio head of sound design Paul Le Couteur and exec producer Ceri Davies.
Gjedsted is enthused over his new roost’s extended reach encompassing advertising, entertainment, gaming and technology. Add to that a chance to flex his ear with international briefs from the New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Austin studios as he is eager to establish new collaborations with Squeak E. Clean’s local agency partners and directors.
Changes Afoot For Cannes Lions 2025, Including Increasing Festival Access For Underserved Communities
The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity is putting plans in motion for its 72nd edition, set to take place from June 16-20, 2025 in Cannes, France. The Festival has announced that it will double funding to provide €2m (some $2,150,000) worth of complimentary passes to underrepresented talent and underserved communities through its Equity, Representation and Accessibility (ERA) Pass, returning for a second year.
Frank Starling, chief DEI officer, Lions, said the increased investment was “crucial to continue to drive progress for both Cannes Lions and the industry.” Starling added, “The ERA pass plays an important role in fostering a global representation of talent within the creative communications industry at Cannes Lions, and to date our funded opportunities have reached creatives in 46 countries globally. With the Festival being the destination for everyone in the business of creativity, we recognize the importance of creating equitable access to it, and this is why we’re prioritizing increased representation from the Global South to support a greater range of voices and perspectives from the region at the Festival.” Applications for the ERA pass are open now and close on December 5, 2025. More details can be found here.
With submissions into the Cannes Lions Awards opening on January 16, 2025, innovations to the Awards have also been announced today. Glass: The Lion for Change celebrates 10 years since its introduction. The Glass Lion was launched to champion work that used creativity to drive a shift towards more positive, progressive and gender-aware communication, and Marian Brannelly, global... Read More