# Sounddogs

Sounddogs.com, Inc. is a commercial online library of sound effects based in Marina Del Rey, California, with offices in Canada, Argentina, and Uruguay. It is the first and largest online sound effects and production music library on the internet launched in May 1997. As of 2016, 708,636 sound effects and production music tracks are available for immediate download or on hard drive or CD. Downloads are available in AIFF, WAV, and MP3 formats. Sounddogs started as a sound design and editorial company in 1990 and has contributed to more than 150 feature films and earned multiple awards and nominations from the BAFTA Award, Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Reel Awards. As of 2022, there are over 1 million sound files of sound effects and production music.

## Company history

In 1990, Gregory King and Nelson Ferrera formed the original Sound Dogs Inc. as a sound editorial company in Toronto, Canada. In 1991, Robert Nokes was appointed as an assistant of King. In 1995 Greg King moved to Los Angeles along with Rob Nokes. Paul Huntsman of Todd-AO introduced them to Robert Grieve, who six years earlier had declined to become a founding partner of Soundelux. Together they formed "Sound Dogs USA" in Los Angeles, California. After a year, they launched Sounddogs.com on May 1, 1997, a large online sound effects archive as a marketing tool with Picture Editors. In 1998 they received invitation for a meeting with Kleiner Perkins, a Silicon Valley Venture Capital firm. They later worked with giant companies like Apple, Microsoft, Sun Microsystems, Avid Technology, and Digital River. Around 1999, Nelson Ferreira partnered with Stephen Barden at Sound Dogs Toronto. In late 2001, Sound Dogs Inc. (King, Grieve) and Sounddogs.com (Nokes) split amicably and remain close working partners. Sound Dogs New York was started by Stephen Barden around 2005. In the late 2000s King formed a sound design firm called The Dawgs Sound Design, which later became King SoundWorks. Currently, there are three separately owned Sounddogs companies: Sounddogs.com, owned by Rob Nokes; King SoundWorks (formally known as SoundDogs USA), owned by Greg King and SoundDogs Canada, owned by Nelson Ferreira.
On June 1, 2019, Sound Ideas purchased SoundDogs.com together with the entirety of the sound effects library owned by Rob Nokes, Soundelux, SounDogs Library, and SoundStorm.

## Content partners

Since 2001, the company signed co-distribution deal and partnerships with many sound designer and companies with a view to providing the best selection possible. Partners of SoundDogs include: Charles Maynes, Elliot Koretz, AMG, Bobby Mackston, Casablanca, Coll Anderson, Copra Studios, Craig Henighan, Dan O’Connell, Digiffects, The Hollywood Edge, Elements, Farts Dot Com, Hanna Barbera, Interplay, Nightingale Mobile, Nightingale Voice Box, Nokes Library, Point One Sound, Ripe, Rob Nokes Horse Racing Collection, Sonic Science, Sound Ideas SFX, Sound HOG, Sound Label, Sonospheres, SoundDogs, Soundminer, The Anarchist Cookbook, The Recordist, Tomahawk Films, Trak Works, Valentino, and Zak Sound.

## Acquisition

In November 2004, Rob Nokes acquired the sound library and trademark of SoundStorm, a sound editorial company nominated for eight Academy Awards. SoundStorm's corporate predecessor was a company called Walla Works, which had employed the founding partners of Soundelux, another sound editorial company. On November 17, 2014, the Todd-Soundelux Trademarks (Todd AO and Soundelux) and Copyrights (Sound Effects Library) were also acquired in Federal Bankruptcy Court by Rob Nokes of Sounddogs.com, Inc. Nokes purchased all of Todd-Soundelux's library assets and trademarks, which included The Hollywood Edge. In January 2020, Sound Ideas finished acquiring Sounddogs.com.

## Staff

* Brian Nimens, President and CEO, Sound recordist (2019–Present)
* Craig Nimens, Vice-President (2019–Present)
* Rob Nokes, President and Founder, Sound recordist, Supervising sound editor (1995–2019)

### Former staffs

* Rob Nokes, Co-Founder, Supervising sound editor (1997-2019)
* Gregory King, Co founder, Supervising sound editor (1990-2001)
* Nelson Ferreira, Co founder, Supervising sound editor (1990-1999)
* Robert Grieve, Supervising sound editor
* Craig Henighan, Supervising sound editor
* Stephen Barden, Supervising sound editor
* Yann Delpuech, Supervising sound editor
* Darren King, Supervising sound editor
* Paula Fairfield, Sound effect editor
* John Switzer, Former Vice president
* Paul Virostek, Former Vice president

## Filmography

* Backstrom (2015) ... Supervising sound editor (12 episodes)
* Big Sky (2015) ... Sound library
* The Rover (2014) ... Field sound effects
* Bones (2005-2015) (TV Series) ... Supervising sound editor (204 episodes)
* Salem (2014) ... Supervising sound editor (2 episodes)
* Noah (2014) ... Field sound effects
* Someone Marry Barry (2014) ... Supervising sound editor
* Planes (2013) ... Supervising sound editor
* The Finder (2012) ... Supervising sound editor (6 episodes)
* Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010) ... Field sound effects
* We Bought a Zoo (2010) ... Sound effects recording
* Insidious (2010) ... ADR mixing
* The Princess and the Frog (2009) ... Sound effects field recording
* Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009) ... Sound effects field recording
* X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) ... Sound effects field recording
* Race to Witch Mountain (2009) ... Sound effects field recording
* Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience (2009) ... Sound effects field recording
* Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008) ... Sound effects recording
* The X Files: I Want to Believe (2008) ... Sound effects recording
* Generation Kill (2008) ... Sound effects recording
* The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) ... Sound effects field recording
* Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert (2008) ... Sound effects field recording
* John Adams (2008 TV Miniseries) ... Additional sound design (2 episodes)
* The Game Plan (2007) ... Sound effects field recording
* 3:10 to Yuma (2007) ... Sound effects field recording
* Mongol (2007) ... Additional sound effects library
* Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) ... Sound effects field recording
* Blue State (2007) ... Sound effects recording
* Blades of Glory (2007) ... Sound effects field recording
* Because I Said So (2007) ... Sound effects field recording
* Broken English (2007) ... Supervising sound editor
* The Fountain (2006) ... Supervising sound editor
* The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006) ... Additional sound effects library
* Flicka (2006) ... Additional sound effects library
* The Guardian (2006) ... Sound effects field recording
* Gridiron Gang (2006) ... Additional sound recording
* Invincible (2006) ... Field recording
* The Host (2006) ... Additional sound effects
* The Shaggy Dog (2006) ... Field recording
* Glory Road (2006) ... Additional sound recording
* Cheong yeon (2005) ... Additional sound
* Stealth (2005) ... sound effects recording
* Just Friends (2005) ... Supervising sound editor
* Dreamer (2005) ... Additional sound recording
* The Dukes of Hazzard (2005) ... Sound effects editing
* Nomad (2005 film) (2005) ... Supervising sound editor
* Million Dollar Baby (2004) ... Additional sound recording
* Miracle (2004) ... Supervising sound editor
* Seabiscuit (2003) ... Additional sound
* Frankie and Johnny Are Married (2003) ... Supervising sound editor
* My Baby's Daddy (2003) ... Supervising sound editor
* Big Momma's House (2003) ... Supervising sound editor
* Red Dragon (2002) ... Supervising sound editor
* Ali (2001) ... Post sound technical planning
* The Road to El Dorado (2000) ... Supervising sound editor
* Requiem for a Dream (2000) ... Supervising sound editor, Sound effect
* Fantasia 2000 (2000) ... Supervising sound editor
* The Family Man (2000) ... Supervising sound editor
* Return to Me (2000) ... Supervising sound editor
* Dungeons & Dragons (2000) ... Supervising sound editor
* The Insider (1999) ... Supervising sound editor
* Mumford (1999) ... Supervising sound editor
* Dick (1999) ... Sound design
* Water Damage (1999) ... Sound editing
* Bride of Chucky (1998) ... Supervising sound editor
* Very Bad Things (1998) ... Supervising sound editor
* Jack Frost (1997) ... Supervising sound editor
* Turbulence (1997) ... Supervising sound editor
* Waiting for Guffman (1996) ... Post sound technical
* Ghosts of Mississippi (1996) ... Supervising sound editor
* The Cable Guy (1996) ... Supervising sound editor
* The Harvest (1993) ... Supervising sound editor
* Dark Horse (1992) ... Supervising sound editor
* Dracula: The Series (1990) ... Supervising sound editor

## Awards and recognitions

| Year | Award | Category | Type | Title | Honorees |
| 2015 | Canadian Screen Award | Best Sound Editing | Won | Pompeii | Stephen Barden, Steve Baine, Kevin Banks, Alex Bullick, J.R. Fountain, Jill Purdy, Fred Brennan, Kevin Howard |
| 2015 | DGC Craft Award | Sound Editing | Won | Pompeii | Kevin Banks, Stephen Barden, Fred Brennan, Alex Bullick, J.R. Fountain, Rose Gregoris, Kevin Howard, Jill Purdy, Tyler Whitham |
| 2014 | Satellite Awards | Best Sound | Nominated | Noah | Craig Henighan, Ken Ishii, Skip Lievsay |
| 2014 | HPA Awards | Best Sound | Nominated | Noah | Craig Henighan, Jill Purdy, Skip Lievsay |
| 2014 | Canadian Screen Award | Best Sound Editing | Won | The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones | Nelson Ferreira, Stephen Barden, Alex Bullick, Christian Schaanning, J.R. Fountain, Jill Purdy, Kevin Banks, Nathan Robitaille, Steve Baine |
| 2014 | DGC Craft Award | Sound Editing | Won | The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones | Kevin Banks, Alex Bullick, Stephen Barden, Nelson Ferreira, J.R. Fountain, Rose Gregoris, Jill Purdy, Nathan Robitaille, Tyler Whitham |
| 2014 | Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing | Nominated | Planes | Rob Nokes, Todd Toon, Thomas Whiting, Charles Ritter, Jeff Sawyer, Pernell Salinas |
| 2013 | Canadian Screen Award | Best Sound Editing | Nominated | Resident Evil: Retribution | Stephen Barden, Kevin Banks, Steve Baine, Alex Bullick, Jill Purdy |
| 2013 | DGC Craft Award | Sound Editing | Won | Resident Evil: Retribution | Kevin Banks, Stephen Barden, Alex Bullick, Rose Gregoris, Dashen Naidoo, Jill Purdy |
| 2013 | Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing | Nominated | Moonrise Kingdom | Craig Henighan, Lewis Goldstein, David Briggs, Jac Rubenstein, Cate Montana |
| 2012 | Satellite Awards | Best Sound | Nominated | Snow White and the Huntsman | Craig Henighan, Andy Nelson, Chris Munro |
| 2011 | BAFTA Film Award | Best Sound | Nominated | Black Swan | Craig Henighan, Ken Ishii, Dominick Tavella |
| 2011 | Online Film & Television Association Award | Best Sound Mixing | Nominated | Black Swan | Craig Henighan, Ken Ishii, Dominick Tavella |
| 2011 | Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing | Nominated | Black Swan | Craig Henighan, Brian Emrich, Steve Baine, Wayne Lemmer |
| 2011 | Critics' Choice Movie Award | Best Sound | Nominated | Black Swan | Craig Henighan, Brian Emrich |
| 2011 | Cinema Audio Society Awards | Best Sound Mixing | Nominated | Black Swan | Craig Henighan, Ken Ishii, Dominick Tavella |
| 2011 | DGC Craft Award | Sound Editing | Nominated | Resident Evil: Afterlife | Stephen Barden, Jill Purdy, Kevin Banks, Alex Bullick, Rose Gregoris, Tyler Whitham |
| 2011 | Genie Awards | Best Sound Editing | Nominated | Resident Evil: Afterlife | Stephen Barden, Steve Baine, Kevin Banks, Alex Bullick, Jill Purdy |
| 2011 | Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing | Won | Love | Craig Henighan, Bob Kellough, Steve Baine, Andy Koyama |
| 2011 | Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing | Won | Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage | Stephen Barden, David Rose, Andrew Wright |
| 2010 | Gemini Awards | Best Sound | Nominated | Durham County | Stephen Barden, Brad Thornton, Jill Purdy, Steve Baine, Alex Bullick, Keith Elliott, Yann Cleary |
| 2009 | DGC Craft Award | Sound Editing | Won | Death Race | Stephen Barden, Jill Purdy, Alex Bullick, Rose Gregoris, Tyler Whitham |
| 2008 | Gemini Awards | Best Sound | Won | Across the River to Motor City | Stephen Barden, Nelson Ferreira, Steve Baine, Alex Bullick, Eric Fitz, Andrew Tay |
| 2006 | Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing | Nominated | Sin City | Craig Henighan, Tim Rakoczy, William Jacobs, Paula Fairfield, Carla Murray, Edward Steidele, Jerry Trent |
| 2006 | DGC Craft Award | Sound Editing | Won | The Fountain | Stephen Barden, Alex Bullick, Jill Purdy, Nelson Ferreira, Craig Henighan |
| 2006 | Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing | Nominated | Cypher | Craig Henighan, Stephen Barden, Tom Kramer, Joe Bracciale, Jill Purdy |
| 2006 | DGC Craft Award | Outstanding Sound Editing | Nominated | Land of the Dead | Kevin Banks, Nelson Ferreira, Craig Henighan, Lee de Lang, Jill Purdy, Nathan Robitaille |
| 2006 | Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing | Nominated | Nothing | Stephen Barden, Kevin Banks, Jill Purdy, John Sievert |
| 2005 | DGC Craft Award | Outstanding Sound Editing | Won | Assault on Precinct 13 | Kevin Banks, Craig Henighan, Lee de Lang, Jill Purdy, Nathan Robitaille |
| 2005 | Genie Awards | Best Sound Editing | Won | Resident Evil: Apocalypse | Steve Baine, Stephen Barden, Tony Lewis, Craig Henighan, Jill Purdy, Nathan Robitaille |
| 2005 | DGC Craft Award | Outstanding Sound Editing | Nominated | Resident Evil: Apocalypse | Stephen Barden, Craig Henighan, Kevin Banks, Joe Bracciale, Lee de Lang, Jill Purdy, Nathan Robitaille |
| 2005 | Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing | Nominated | Hollywood North | Craig Henighan, Nelson Ferreira, Kevin Banks |
| 2004 | Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing | Nominated | Dreamcatcher | Robert Grieve, Yann Delpuech, Wayne Griffin, Darren King |
| 2004 | DGC Craft Award | Outstanding Sound Editing | Nominated | Nothing | Kevin Banks, Stephen Barden, Jill Purdy, Craig Henighan |
| 2003 | DGC Craft Award | Outstanding Sound Editing | Nominated | Kart Racer | Stephen Barden, Rob Bertola, Craig Henighan, Tony Currie, Kevin Banks, J.R. Fountain, Mark Gingras |
| 2003 | DGC Craft Award | Outstanding Sound Editing | Nominated | Men with Brooms | Stephen Barden, Kevin Banks, Joe Bracciale, Jill Purdy |
| 2002 | Gemini Awards | Best Sound | Won | Tracker | Stephen Barden, Steve Baine, Kevin Banks, Elius Caruso, Joe Lafontaine, Robert Scherer, Brad Zoern |
| 2002 | Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing | Nominated | RoboCop: Prime Directives | Craig Henighan, Stephen Barden, Kevin Banks, J.R. Fountain, Joe Bracciale, Stephen Roque |
| 2002 | Genie Awards | Best Sound Editing | Won | Treed Murray | Stephen Barden, Kevin Banks, Joe Bracciale, John Sievert, Virginia Storey |
| 2001 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Sound Editing | Won | 61* | Robert Grieve, Scott M. Silvey, Meg Taylor, Wayne Griffin, Stephanie Lowry, Ellen Heuer |
| 2001 | Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing | Nominated | The Insider | Gregory King, Gregg Baxter, Stephanie Flack, Mary Ruth Smith, Darren King, Linda Folk |
| 2001 | Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing | Nominated | Requiem for a Dream | Stephen Barden, Nelson Ferreira, Craig Henighan, Jill Purdy |
| 2001 | Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing | Nominated | The Road to El Dorado | Gregory King, Darren King, Yann Delpuech |
| 2000 | Gemini Awards | Best Sound Editing | Nominated | La Femme Nikita | Craig Henighan, Rose Gregoris, Steve Baine, Jill Purdy |
| 1999 | Gemini Awards | Best Sound Editing | Won | Total Recall 2070 | Stephen Barden, Joe Bracciale, Angie Pajek, Craig Henighan |
| 1997 | Genie Awards | Best Sound Editing | Nominated | Cube | Sue Conley, Stephen Barden, John Laing, Jill Purdy, John Sievert, Craig Henighan |
| 1996 | Genie Awards | Best Sound Editing | Nominated | House | Yann Delpeuch, Fred Brennan, Paula Fairfield, Virginia Store |
| 1996 | Gemini Awards | Best Sound Editing | Won | Due South | Yann Delpeuch, Michael Werth, Brian Avery, Allen Ormerod, Keith Elliott, Paula Fairfield |