MANAGEMENT TEAM
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NICK THOMAS – CEO
Nick Thomas began his career in the pop music scene, and spent the majority of his time as the lead Engineer/Mixer for a long list of Sony Music artists, including Destiny’s Child, Celine Dion, Carlos Santana, Jessica Simpson, Michael Jackson, Darren Hayes, and Ricky Martin to name a few. In early 2003, Nick joined with Kane Minkus to open SomaTone Interactive, and have spend the last 8 years producing the highest quality audio services for Gaming, Advertising, Films and new media. As the CEO Nick manages all operations for the entire network of studios, now in, Los Angeles, Emeryville CA (headquarters), Vancouver Canada, and Munich Germany.
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KANE MINKUS – Co-Founder, Board Member
Kane Minkus has worked in nearily every position in the music and entertainment industry, As an A&R rep, song writer, producer/engineer, artist, agent, and manager, Kane applied both his creative and business sensibilities to the demanding music industry. Leaving the music industry to open SomaTone, Kane carried with him the experience he gained, and has been working in nearly every capacity in the film, gaming, and interactive media since. Kane’s extraordinary business development capabilities led him to personally coach executives and develop his own leadership training circrilum, which is now Kane’s primary focus. As co-founder and Board Member, Kane continues to be involved in SomaTones operations, applying his experience and leadership skills to the company he helped to create.
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BEN BROWN – Executive Producer/Creative Director
Ben brings a wealth of experience and creative direction to SomaTone. Over the past 5 years as an Executive Producer, Director and Project Manager he has worked on hundreds of game soundtracks. Producing award winning Music, Voice Over and Sound Design on titles for repeat clients such as EA, Activision, Big Fish Games, Zynga and Gameloft to name a few. From AAA to Casual, Ben has worked on the most demanding projects, with the most challenging creative and technical requirements, providing experience, leadership, and creative management.
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MICAH GROBERMAN – VP Sales and Marketing
Since 2002, Micah has been directly involved with the recording and creation of high quality audio for video games and interactive media as owner and COO of an audio production house in Vancouver, BC. In 2008, Micah joined forces with SomaTone Interactive to bring the signature SomaTone quality, management and reliability to game developers and interactive media worldwide. Micah has always had a passion for business, music, music management and video games including playing drums and guitar, artist management, tour management and producing the largest new music festival on the west coast of North America. Micah brings his vast experience, knowledge and enthusiasm to his ideal role as VP of Sales and Marketing for SomaTone Interactive Inc..
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MATT BRUUN – Studio Director
Matt has been with SomaTone for over five years, and has grown from Staff SFX Designer, to Composer, to VO Director and now as the US Studio Director. With sound design credits through his time at SomaTone now numbering in the hundreds of titles, awards such as best audio in a casual game for his work on the PopCap hit Peggle, among others, and 20 years of experience as a guitarist, Matt is equipped with the skills and experience to see a project through from start to finish with the highest quality results.
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TRACY BARREIRO – Accounting
Tracy Barreiro is the Accountant at SomaTone Interactive Inc. As an accomplished finance executive, she has spent the last ten years as a successful independent Finance Manager for businesses worldwide in diverse industries including entertainment, nonprofit institutions, financial services, manufacturing and distribution. She brings to SomaTone extensive hands-on experience in management, business planning, systems technology design and implementation, staff development, and investor relations. More than just managing the accounts, Tracy has played a significant role in our expended global financial presence.