About

We are a team of sound designers and researchers working with communities to explore how sound impacts our experience, emotion, and environment during the vulnerable times of our lives. We work with medical device companies to improve people’s experience in hospitals and other healthcare settings through participatory research and sound design. We are based in Stuttgart, Germany and New York, USA.


Team

Yoko Sen

Yoko K. Sen is an ambient electronic musician and Founder of Sen Sound. Yoko is a former citizen artist fellow at Kennedy Center, a former artist-in-residence at Johns Hopkins Sibley Innovation Hub, Stanford Medicine X and KP Innovation at Kaiser Permanente. Yoko has given talks internationally, including TEDMED and Aspen Ideas Festival. Born and raised in Japan, Yoko was classically trained in piano from age three.  Yoko had produced the album, “012906,” which was nominated for “Best Album in Electronica” by the 6th Independent Awards.  She then produced the album “Heaven’s Library,” for which she received the Washington Music Association Awards for “Best Electronica Artist.” As a self-proclaimed “sound alchemist,” Yoko aspires to create music, which is, to quote Beethoven, “the mediator between the spiritual and sensual life.”


Avery Sen, PhD

Avery is Co-founder at Sen Sound, where he leads the participatory processes that keep sound design grounded in the lived experiences of people. Prior to Sen Sound, Avery specialized in R&D strategy and evaluation at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, SRI International, and the Space Policy Institute. He holds a doctorate in Public Administration and an MA in International Science & Technology Policy, both from The George Washington University, and a BA in Science & Technology Studies from Cornell University. His studies focused on the philosophy of science, economics of space technology, and organization of "transformative innovation." Avery is driven by a desire to elevate discourse among diverse stakeholders for more responsible research and development.


Matt Barile

Matt Barile is the Director of Sound Design. Prior to Sen Sound, Matt was a composer, sound-designer, and producer in the field of audio branding, and his portfolio includes Amazon Echo's "Alexa," Google's Voice Search, Hangouts, and Calendar notifications, and music featured on NBC networks, including for the 2012, 2014 and 2016 Olympic Games broadcasts. During his undergraduate studies at Binghamton University, Matt was an audio engineer for the campus music venue, and performed in both original and cover bands. He went on to get a Masters in Music Business and Technology from NYU. Matt is honored to work with healthcare community to shape the future sound of hospital environments. In his spare time, he loves to spend time with his boy Julian, and dog Carter; eat cheese; dream about theoretical physics; blur the boundaries of art and AI; test his frequency (Hz) recognition; and wander in the woods.