Thanks to the use of pioneering AI speech synthesis technology from Klangerfinder GmbH & Co KG and S12 GmbH, the Kärcher RCV vacuum robots now speak crystal clear and pleasantly in an incredible 13 languages. Czech, Portuguese or Turkish… all of the 13 languages have an individual, customized Kärcher AI voice. Whether the battery needs…
S12 / Klangerfinder receive the highly respected “Best of the Best Award” at the prestigious Red Dot in the Sound category in Brands & Communications Design 2023 for outstanding achievements in the development and implementation of the Telekom Sound Identity.
What started at the end of 2018 with the development of a Telekom Sound DNA, the relaunch of the sound logo and the development of some UX sounds has evolved over the past years into an all-encompassing acoustic identity and a unique acoustic Telekom Experience. Over several years, projects were implemented at a wide variety of contact points such as communication, products, events, rooms, apps, animations, etc., and the acoustic Telekom Experience was successively expanded.
Andreas Graf, CEO of S12, commented on the award as follows: “We are very honored and extremely happy to receive the ‘Best of the Best Award’ at Red Dot for our work on the Telekom Sound Identity. This is a confirmation of our innovative approach and our pursuit of creative excellence. We are proud of our partnership with Telekom and look forward to continuing our sonic journey.”
And (almost) everyone knows it: the Telekom Sound and the Magenta timbre. A sound branding benchmark case that underscores the importance of sound in modern brand management.
The Red Dot Award is regarded worldwide as one of the most prestigious seals of approval for outstanding design and creative achievements. The “Best of the Best Award” is only given to projects that stand out for their exceptional quality and innovative approach.
Telekom Senior Brand Manager Christian Hammerschmidt:
“We are very pleased that the Red Dot Award recognizes and honors the continuous development of our distinctive audio identity. With S12 / Klangerfinder, we successfully create experiences in which our brand is audible. After all, it is precisely the immediate effect of sound on people that helps to make brands tangible, easy to recognize and remember, and to bind people to them emotionally.”
A highly exciting article by Ola Sars, CEO and co-founder of Soundtrack Your Brand, about the importance of music for the guest experience in the hotel industry. We at S12 fully agree and can look back on exciting best-cases in the process! In the DACH region, we actively support Soundtrack Your Brand as a premium…
SMONEY – THE NEW BRAND FOR YOUNG SPARKASS CUSTOMERS rocks Düsseldorf.
Those aged between 18 and 25 have a new place to go at the Stadtsparkasse head office on Berliner Allee that is much more than just a bank branch. The “smoney-hub” offers coffee and snacks, events, “money hacks” (tips on how to handle money) and, of course, financial advice from the Stadtsparkasse.
You won’t find any bank advisors in suits and ties there. From now on, this extraordinary place will be complemented atmospherically with instrumental sounds. Through our music service Soundtrack Your Brand.
Smoney employees create this atmosphere themselves. Through a music selection from over 40 million music titles. According to the brand identity and factors such as time of day and their specific target group.
They are supported by the Soundtrack AI, which consistently develops this music every month.
Perhaps you have already experienced the concept of the 25hours hotels for yourself. Each hotel is characterised by a design that is individually tailored to the respective city, paired with a detailed and special atmosphere. The 25hours hotels are different from normal hotels. Whether through gastronomic concepts, designs or a surprising service.
The right music must not be missing in this concept! That’s why we have been equipping each of the hotels with individual soundtracks for several years. The 25hours Sound DANN tracks are combined with music of local heroes from Paris, Vienna, Berlin etc..
This includes individualisation by zone (lobby, restaurant, bar, sauna etc.) as well as adaptation to moods and time of day or night.
Even the founder & CEO Christoph Hoffmann is involved in the curation. Through his Spotify playlists, he can help shape the music programmes in real time through our Spotify-backed service. By the way, we show how this works in our last post.
To coincide with the launch of the brand new Marc O’Polo Denim spring/summer collection, we will be bringing our Marc O’Polo sound with our DJ crew to selected Marc O’Polo Denim stores on Saturday 25 March.
With tasty drinks and good music from Scandinavia, all those interested in sustainable fashion can experience the new collection up close in the stores in Munich, Bochum and Ludwigsburg.
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We – S12 – offer the unique soundtrack for restaurants, bars as well as hotels. Because only with the Spotify-backed music service can streaming be used legally for commercial purposes. Either you put together your own individual music programme from 43 million music titles – or we take over this step for you.
Advantages:
▪️ high degree of freedom for your own MA
▪️ simple control with all end devices
This digital music experience service from our portfolio can be heard and experienced in all 25hours hotels, bars and restaurants worldwide. In addition, there are all zones of the Bikini Hotel Mallorca, all hotels of the Curio collection by Hilton on Sardinia and the Waldorf Astoria in Berlin.
Icons meet in Wolford’s new campaign: Grace Jones and new artistic director Nao Takekoshi.
S12 extends the Japanese designer’s first big hit with an individual sound concept at the POS.
From now on, this sound can be experienced in over 120 Wolford stores worldwide – pull up to the bumper!
Read MoreThe news about AI, machine learning and tools such as ChatGPT, soundraw, voicemaker.in, midjourney and co. continues. And it was precisely in this context that the editorial team around Nikolai Henn from RTL Aktuell visited us last week to hear our opinion on the topic of AI in music production. AI-generated pieces of music were…
Read MoreHow do Wolfgang Petry’s carnival classics and the use of AI in sound go together? We’ll tell you! Analyses are indispensable for the stringent curation of playlists and our standard of a uniform categorisation of sound and music! In this area, too, we already work hand in hand with artificial intelligence software and benefit from…
Read MoreIn the age of moving images at almost all touchpoints, it is more important than ever to establish a consistent brand voice that represents the brand across different channels. With a professional voiceover artist, a studio and associated recording costs, a consistent brand voice can quickly become costly. This is exactly the challenge that a…
Read MoreFrom brand score to modular music system! In this context, modular means that within the system, thematically and dramaturgically different styles are available for a flexible soundtrack of moving images.
This also includes a suitable producer library that provides composers and editors with a versatile selection of sounds (complete titles, individual tracks, …) and presets (openers, separators, …)!
The benefit?
100% on brand with high quality standards, fast processes in dubbing, flexible adaptations and sustainable cost savings.
By using this Red Dot Award-winning innovation – made by S12 and Klangerfinder GmbH & Co KG – Kärcher was able to target its diversified target group at over 100 different global touchpoints. Watch the video for more insights.
Read MoreKI, AI and especially ChatGPT are resounding from the rooftops as amazingly good text generators. By the way, the situation is no different in the sound and producing sector, with new tools springing up almost weekly. We are relaxed about this development and are happy about new possibilities and optimised processes through AI. Why? Tones,…
Read MoreEven though not all the highlights of our year fit on one collage, the picture shows a clear direction. We look back on a highly exciting year filled with great projects from the Corporate Sound and Instore Music sector. From small stores to large & complex locations to the most diverse Brand Projects, it was…
Read MoreAt Christmas time, an XMAS show with a special choreography takes place on the main square of the Circle at Zurich Airport AG.
Once an hour from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., the Christmas-like backdrop is brought to life and a perfectly coordinated sound and light show is created around the “Sparkling Tree” for visitors to the airport. A great event that is automatically programmed via the audio technology concept designed by us and played out in TOP sound quality. This special event rounds off our cooperation with Zurich Airport for the year 2022 in a festive way and makes us want to do more in 2023!
On behalf of the entire S12 team, we wish you a wonderful pre-Christmas period and a peaceful 4th Advent!
It’s great to see a growing community on our channels at the end of the year. Look forward to more exciting content on the topic of sound in the coming year!
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With the first two stores in Münster and Nuremberg, HALLHUBER GmbH has created a new premium concept that incorporates existing brand values and creates a stylish experience for customers. If you have already been to one of the two stores or are planning a visit, please pay attention to the noise. What you hear here…
Read MoreIn yesterday’s article we talked about some of the advantages of Licence Free Music.
And today we would like to give you an audiovisual impression of how GEMA-free music can sound.
1. Headphones on
2. Sound on
3. And go!
Licence Free Music has become an exciting tool to give your brand more identity. If you want to get to know more innovative mechanics with which your brand can be experienced acoustically, then stay tuned!
Read MoreFor years, we have been observing a steadily growing demand for Licence Free Music with our industry-experienced eye and see this development as a trend that will continue in the coming years. In the past, Licence Free Music was boring, not competitive in terms of quality and had a bad image. But things have changed…
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CaringCar changes the atmosphere in the vehicle to consciously relax the driver or increase his concentration.
The two programs “Vitalize” and “Relax” change the multisensory settings for 3 minutes. These include:
We at S12 are pleased to be responsible for the sound in all relevant vehicle classes within this pioneering InCar Experience project!
Read MoreUlrich Klenke, CMO of Telekom already gets to the heart of the campaign in his post! For this year’s Telekom international TVC Christmas campaign, we reinterpreted the sound logo and adapted it to the emotional mood of the campaign. For this, we picked up the emotional world and the message of the story and adapted…
Read MoreThe 2021/22 Bundesliga season ended last weekend. Summer break is now until August 5th, 2022. If you don’t want to wait until then, you can experience the spirit of FC Bayern in the FC Bayern World located on Weinstrasse in Munich. The FC Bayern family meets on the seven floors of the FC Bayern World…
Read MoreS12 and Klangerfinder were awarded the iF World Design Gold Award 2021 in the category Communication!
Each year, iF International Forum Design GmbH organizes one of the world’s most celebrated
Audio branding that makes itself heard: the congstar brand sound. We developed a brand sound based on a modular system. In close cooperation with congstar, S12 and Klangerfinder have developed a brand sound that is
Read MoreTelekom Sound Identity, which was further developed in close partnership between Deutsche Telekom and the agencies S12 and Klangerfinder, won the Red Dot Award 2020 in the Sound Design category!
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Read MoreIn addition to the International Sound Award, S12 and Klangerfinder were also finalist at the Music + Sound Award 2020 in the category: Best Sound Design in Branding!
The new Telekom Sound identity was
Read MoreS12 and Klangerfinder are awarded the International Sound Award 2020 in the category: Audio Branding!
For the 20th anniversary, S12 and Klangerfinder have made the Telekom sound logo
Read MoreThe Digital Age Foundation, which is oriented towards the common good, would like to take on new questions together with experts. With the help of educational work and advisory services, they help to ensure that as many people can actively and consciously participate in the digitization process as possible.
In the first episode of the podcast, Formula One racecar driver Nico Rosberg and Charité doctor Dr. Olga Geisel discuss the topic “screen time”:
https://soundcloud.com/digitalageorg/digital-age-podcast-episode-1
Read MoreWith 1000 plays per day on Soundcloud Guy J is one of the most popular Electronic Beats Radio mixes.
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