About Us

SOUNDDEX was created in 2020 to connect South Africa's audio & music industry with the right people, and to help clients find like-minded engineers, studios, suppliers, and services to work with.

Find the right audio magician for you

SOUNDDEX connects South Africa's audio industry with the world. It helps audio professionals become easier to discover, and helps clients find people with the right talent, experience, and area of expertise.

The vision is simple: connect audio experts with new clients, connect clients with like-minded experts, and help the industry grow together. SOUNDDEX is the one-stop sound index to find and refer the best in the business.

Meet the SOUNDDEX team

Andrew Smit

Andrew is a South African audio post engineer that now works in IT in Munich, Germany.

Chris van Zyl

Chris is an audio engineer, music producer, multi-instrumentalist, and digital marketing professional based in Cape Town. His background spans live audio, studio production, houses of worship, broadcast, post-production, and consulting.

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Future plans

SOUNDDEX is growing with a clear focus: to make the platform more useful, more visible, and more valuable for the South African audio industry. We are actively working on improving the experience for engineers, studios, suppliers, educators, musicians, and clients, making it easier for the right people to find each other and work together. Our biggest priority is not just building a better index, but making sure SOUNDDEX reaches the people who need it most. A platform like this only has real value when it is seen, used, and trusted by the industry. That means getting SOUNDDEX into the right spaces, in front of the right clients, companies, productions, artists, and decision-makers, so that the talent and services listed here can be discovered more easily. As the platform develops, our goal is to create more opportunities for connection, collaboration, and growth across the industry.