About Us
Get to know Pro Sound Effects
We Help Creators Bring Ideas To Life Through Sound
Sound brings our ideas, stories, memories, and emotions to life. The team at Pro Sound Effects (PSE) shares a passion for sound and belief in creative freedom. Based in Brooklyn since 2004, we’ve been on a mission to:
Empower All Creators to Quickly Find and Use the Right Sounds for Any Creation

So far in our journey, we’ve developed over 1,000,000 royalty-free sound effects through our exclusive partnerships with Academy Award®-winning masters-of-craft, renowned recordists, and next-level designers from around the globe. We’ve created sound library workflow software that enables any creator to find the right sound and spot instantly from cloud to timeline.
Award-winning freelancers, teams, and media companies working in film, television, games, and beyond rely on our sound effects libraries and software to fuel creativity, finish projects faster, and deliver their best sound.

How We Empower Creators
Meet Team PSE
We are aligned and agile. Our mission is to empower all creators to quickly find and use the right sounds for any creation. Meet our core members:

Douglas Price
Founder & CEO

Kristen Bakalar
CPO

Rich Shawen
CFO

Abbey Winkelman
Executive Operations Specialist

Jeremy Siegel
Director of Strategic Partnerships

Steven Kopf
Licensing Manager

Christina Esposito
Customer Success Specialist

Andrew Emge
Marketing Manager

David Watkins
Marketing Specialist

Jamie Bishop
Marketing & Support Coordinator

Paulina Dixon
Marketing & Support Assistant

Matthew Willet
Lead Visual Designer

Daniel D’Errico
Library Manager

Sebastian Henshaw
Sound Editor & Software Support Specialist

Willy Jones
Software Engineer

John Sloan
Software Engineer

Daimen Duncan
Software Engineer