The Sound of the Year Awards is judged by a global cohort of composers, audio producers, sound artists, category partners and industry professionals. Judges from the 2024 edition are shown on this page.

Previous judges have included Chris Watson, Cheryl Tipp, Bernie Krause, Andrea Zarza, Axel Kacoutié, Poppy Szkiler, Josephine Lavelle, Lars Ginzel, Ain Bailey and Emeka Ogboh.


Alannah Chance
Audio Producer, Somerset House Trust

Dr. Annie Jamieson
Curator of Sound Technologies, National Science & Media Museum


Jez Riley French
Artist, Listener, Curator, Microphone Builder


Linda O’Keeffe
Sound Artist, University of Edinburgh

Kirsty Whalley
Oscar-Winning Mixing Engineer

Christian Ching
Ecologist and Artist, Natural History Museum

Will René
Librarian, National Poetry Library Radio Host, NTS

Prof.  Trevor Cox
Professor of Acoustic Engineering, University of Salford
Tony Gayle
Sound Designer

Rana Eid
Composer, Sound Designer, db Studios Beirut

Kate Carr
Field Recordist and Sound Artist, Flaming Pines

Milo Thesiger-Meacham
Artist, Composer, Creative Director, Resonance FM
Matmos
Electronic duo

Anton Spice
Writer and Researcher

Aidan Charron
Associate Director, Global Earth Day


Matthew Herbert
Chair of Judges, The Radiophonic Institute



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