About Us
Audio Essentia is a collective of multi-disciplinary, multi-ethnic, multi-generational artists based in Vancouver. DEPTHS is their current installation which seeks to maintain genuine and reciprocal partnership with Peru's Shipibo community through touring activities by implementing proper cultural protocols.
This project will be pioneering methodologies to replicate the installation for touring immersive audio-visual installations globally, while contributing to emerging field of consciousness-exploring art through documented community impact.
Audio Essentia will advance spatial audio/video technology applications internationally as well as establish new standards for mobile consciousness-exploring experiences and enhancing understandings of traditional wisdom integration in contemporary art globally, paired with indigenous-centered models for ethical international touring that prioritize reciprocity, respect, and the love for media arts.
Our Collective
Dan Hawryluk
Creative Director, Sound Editor and Re-Recording Mixer
Vancouver-based creative director, producer and re-recording mixer specializing in immersive audiovisual consciousness exploring experiences.
John Gregory
Co-Creative Director, Supervising Sound Editor, Re-Recording Mixer And International Talent Coordinator
Supervising Sound Editor credited on 15+ films, over 100 commercial projects, and immersive media productions.
Raine Edgar
VFX Artist and Technical Sound Designer
Vancouver-based sound designer and audio programmer focused on providing clean, adaptive soundscapes that enhance interactive narratives.
Steven Tsia
Video Editor, Sound Designer and ADR Recordist
Based in Vancouver, Steven specializes in combining video and audio to create impactful multimedia experiences. His dual expertise in videography and sound design allows him to craft projects where visual storytelling and audio move in perfect synchrony.
Eloísa Sandoval García
ADR Editor, Voice Processing, Sound Designer and Web Developer
Oaxaca-based multidisciplinary sound designer specialized in dialogue editing and audio implementation for videogames. Experienced across Unity, Unreal Engine, and Roblox Studio, with extensive live sound background including 7+ stage productions and music festivals.
Sidharth Satheesh
Media Composer & Music Producer
Multi-disciplinary music composer for independent films, music and advertising based out of India, with credits spanning over 6 years and multiple award-winning productions. Sidharth brings a unique cultural perspective to the collective's sonic palette.
Luz Salcedo
Lead Video Editor
Vancouver-based editor and filmmaker with 14+ years in post-production across documentaries, video games, animation and VFX. Has worked on major productions including Star Wars series (The Mandalorian, Ahsoka), Netflix animation, and AAA games at Electronic Arts, Capcom, and SEGA.
Joel Tong
Media Composer and Music Producer
Vancouver-based composer and VFX artist active in music and film since 1993. Joel's parallel careers span VFX work on Life of Pi, Game of Thrones, and multiple Star Wars productions at MPC, ILM, and Image Engine, while maintaining deep roots in Vancouver's underground music scene. His sonic palette evolved from Pacific Northwest grunge to electroacoustic and ambient explorations, blending acoustic instrumentation with analog gear and electronic processing to create immersive soundscapes.
Vanessa Yuen (樂凡)
Spatial Audio Technician, Installation and Strike Crew Supervisor
Vanessa Lefan Yuen (樂凡) is a Taiwanese interdisciplinary artist and singer-songwriter based in Vancouver, where she works as a 4DSOUND technician at Lobe Studio. Blending music, performance, theatre, visual arts, and spatial audio, her work holds space to process, grieve, resist despair through hope, and co-create imagined worlds.