The story

London → Dubai → Las Vegas

I've spent twenty years making things you hear before you see. It started in London at Strongroom, as an assistant engineer at twenty, and led through fifteen years and thousands of sessions in Dubai to engineering a US number one record in Las Vegas.

At Expo 2020 Dubai I led the creation of the official theme song, produced the event's sonic identity, and designed the audio strategy across every public space for six months. In 2022 I co-founded WithFeeling, a remote-first sonic branding agency working with Google, Apple, Amazon and Ferrari. The UAE awarded me a Golden Visa for the body of work.

In 2024 I co-founded Busa Woodward, for sound and media direction in multisensory spatial experiences.

Three things I'll say out loud

Sound is the most underused tool in branding. Brands govern their colour to the pixel and leave their sound to whoever is in the room on the last day.

On leadership. The discipline of staying steady on the outside while doing the hard, often anxious thinking on the inside. Disciplined, honest, driven is the standard I hold myself to.

On the region. Seventeen years in Dubai and a network across its music and cultural industries. On regional projects I work with local talent and cultural advisors, not outsider perspectives.

20+
Years in sound
No.1
Apple Music · Expo anthem
No.1
US charts · FFDP album
160+
Brand projects
Chris Atkins
Dubai, 2026
  1. 2003Strongroom, London · Assistant engineer at 20
  2. 2004 – 19BKP Group, Dubai · Sound design and Foley on thousands of films, rose to Creative Director
  3. 2013The Hideout, Las Vegas · Engineered a US No.1 album with Kevin Churko
  4. 2019 – 22Expo 2020 Dubai · Creative Senior Manager, the theme song and the sonic identity
  5. 2022 –WithFeeling · Co-founder and Managing Director
  6. 2024 –Busa Woodward · Co-founder, multisensory spatial experiences

Recognition

2019 → 2026
  1. 2026Clio Music Awards · Bronze Islamic Arts Biennale, sonic branding. The only MENA agency recognised.
  2. 2026Transform Awards MEA · Gold Islamic Arts Biennale, best audio brand (business and corporate)
  3. 2026Transform Awards MEA · Silver Ministry of Tourism Saudi Arabia, best audio brand (consumer)
  4. 2025International Sound Awards · Winner Islamic Arts Biennale, audio branding
  5. 2025Transform Awards MEA · Gold Your Bazaar, sonic identity
  6. 2025Transform Awards MEA · Silver Dubai Racing Club, best audio brand
  7. 2024Music + Sound Awards · Winner twofour54, Destination Imagination
  8. 2023Amnesty Human Rights Press Award BBC World Service, Soccer Nuns
  9. 2021Apple Music · No.1 Expo 2020 Dubai, This Is Our Time
  10. 2021NYX Awards · Grand Winner TikTok, What Are You Waiting For?
  11. 2019MENA Effies · Grand Winner Almosafer, As Far As We Go

Heard by Google · Expo 2020 Dubai · Apple · Emirates · Amazon · Ferrari · TikTok · BBC · Microsoft · Saudi Vision 2030 · Marriott · Johnnie Walker

Speaking, press, juries,
advisory, collaborations.

One address for all of it. I answer myself, usually within a day.

chris@withfeeling.com