STATEMENT
SOUND SCULPTURE INC. (SSI) are sound artists focusing on conceptual development and sonic creation for the unique and the unusual — for creative challenges and for extraordinary circumstances.
Through commissioned projects and internal development, SSI explores how sounds articulate environments, shape perceptions, and influence emotions. SSI examines the roll of sound in storytelling, and pursues audio’s unique ability to elevate compelling experiences.
SSI is inspired by the work of classic sound effect artists, and believes that their ingenuity and artistic vision remain tremendously relevant to contemporary work. SSI seeks to carry their legacy forward through the pairing of classic design techniques with modern and developing technologies.
Founded in 1996, and based in the greater Los Angeles area, SSI creates sound for exhibits, interactive experiences, film, and attractions. Every day, tens of thousands of people experience sounds built by SSI.
ARTISTS
SSI is directed by Ben and Roy Herrington. Collaborating with composers, mixers, sound designers, producers, and audio systems engineers, the two brothers form creative teams to address the unique demands of each project.
BEN HERRINGTON
A sound artist with 25+ years of experience creating sound for area development soundscapes, exhibits, location based interactives, and Thea award winning attractions. He is the Founder, President, and Creative Director of Sound Sculpture, Inc.
Ben studied piano privately for 12 years and began to write and record music as a young teenager. At age 19, Ben formed his first business where he wrote music and created soundscapes for the “Le Mystere du Nautilus” attraction at Disneyland Paris and provided music and sound design services for the Walt Disney Imagineering Virtual Reality Studio. Two years later Ben founded SSI.
Ben’s work is heavily influenced by the techniques of early radio sound effect artists, musique concrete, and experimental musical instrument design. His approach to sound pairs classic sound effects techniques with modern sound design practices. He is a builder and instrument maker who tracks sawdust into the studio.
Ben’s audio textures, soundscapes, and sound effects are heard in places such as the Indiana Jones attraction (Disneyland / Tokyo DisneySea), The Tower of Terror (Walt Disney Studios Paris / Tokyo DisneySea), Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway (Disney Studios), Mission: Space (EPCOT Center), and the environmental soundscapes of Adventure Isle (Shanghai Disneyland).
When he’s not working, you can find Ben in the shop designing and building cabinets and furniture, or somewhere along a trail in the Southern Los Padres.
Specialties: Sound effects design. Concept development. Soundscapes and Audio Environments for physical spaces. Design and construction of manual sound effects and experimental musical instruments.
BEN HERRINGTON
A sound artist with 25+ years of experience creating sound for area development soundscapes, exhibits, location based interactives, and Thea award winning attractions. He is the Founder, President, and Creative Director of Sound Sculpture, Inc.
Ben studied piano privately for 12 years and began to write and record music as a young teenager. At age 19, Ben formed his first business where he wrote music and created soundscapes for the “Le Mystere du Nautilus” attraction at Disneyland Paris and provided music and sound design services for the Walt Disney Imagineering Virtual Reality Studio. Two years later Ben founded SSI.
Ben’s work is heavily influenced by the techniques of early radio sound effect artists, musique concrete, and experimental musical instrument design. His approach to sound pairs classic sound effects techniques with modern sound design practices. He is a builder and instrument maker who tracks sawdust into the studio.
Ben’s audio textures, soundscapes, and sound effects are heard in places such as the Indiana Jones attraction (Disneyland / Tokyo DisneySea), The Tower of Terror (Walt Disney Studios Paris / Tokyo DisneySea), Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway (Disney Studios), Mission: Space (EPCOT Center), and the environmental soundscapes of Adventure Isle (Shanghai Disneyland).
When he’s not working, you can find Ben in the shop designing and building cabinets and furniture, or somewhere along a trail in the Southern Los Padres.
Specialties: Sound effects design. Concept development. Soundscapes and Audio Environments for physical spaces. Design and construction of manual sound effects and experimental musical instruments.
ROY HERRINGTON
A sound artist specializing in physical, hand built sound devices and instruments for performance based sound effects design. He is a co-operator of Sound Sculpture, Inc.
Roy studied piano for five years, before turning his focus towards drums and percussion. The more mechanically minded of the two brothers, he has been a builder and inventor since childhood. Roy grew up in his Dad’s shop, where he frequently made his own toys. At SSI he is responsible for prototyping, and figuring out the “how” of each build. Roy’s sounds pair this mechanical and physical approach with modern sound design practices.
Roy earned his Journeyman of Recording Engineering certificate from Musicians Institute in Hollywood in September 2002, and joined Sound Sculpture, Inc. in 2003. Roy develops physical, performance based sound devices for SSI projects, and is responsible for the ongoing development of a proprietary, performance based sound library. Roy’s hand built approach to sound effects design can be heard in every project SSI has undertaken since he joined the company.
Roy’s free time is spent in the outdoors, or messing around with visual art: digital, pen and ink, and mixed media.
Specialties: Sound effects design. Audio palette creation, acquisition, and development. Design and construction of manual sound effects and experimental musical instruments.
ROY HERRINGTON
A sound artist specializing in physical, hand built sound devices and instruments for performance based sound effects design. He is a co-operator of Sound Sculpture, Inc.
Roy studied piano for five years, before turning his focus towards drums and percussion. The more mechanically minded of the two brothers, he has been a builder and inventor since childhood. Roy grew up in his Dad’s shop, where he frequently made his own toys. At SSI he is responsible for prototyping, and figuring out the “how” of each build. Roy’s sounds pair this mechanical and physical approach with modern sound design practices.
Roy earned his Journeyman of Recording Engineering certificate from Musicians Institute in Hollywood in September 2002, and joined Sound Sculpture, Inc. in 2003. Roy develops physical, performance based sound devices for SSI projects, and is responsible for the ongoing development of a proprietary, performance based sound library. Roy’s hand built approach to sound effects design can be heard in every project SSI has undertaken since he joined the company.
Roy’s free time is spent in the outdoors, or messing around with visual art: digital, pen and ink, and mixed media.
Specialties: Sound effects design. Audio palette creation, acquisition, and development. Design and construction of manual sound effects and experimental musical instruments.
COLLABORATORS
Greg Krueger
Greg Krueger is an award winning sound mixer specializing in special venue films and attractions. As Principle Sound Mixer for Walt Disney Imagineering he spent over 20 years recording, editing and mixing sound for every Disney Theme Park worldwide.
Greg has helped pioneer and refine the practice of performing the final audio mix on-site since 1992 with the audio restoration of Disneyland’s Enchanted Tiki Room and most recently, EPCOT’s Awesome Planet film this past 2020.
He has mixed such landmark films as Soarin’ Over California, with its 80 foot 180-degree dome screen and the panoramic 3D Mickey’s PhilHarmagic, the largest purpose-built 3D screen ever made. Also a music mixer, his credits include the music in Olga’s Cantina in the Disney’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge.
Greg Krueger
Greg Krueger is an award winning sound mixer specializing in special venue films and attractions. As Principle Sound Mixer for Walt Disney Imagineering he spent over 20 years recording, editing and mixing sound for every Disney Theme Park worldwide.
Greg has helped pioneer and refine the practice of performing the final audio mix on-site since 1992 with the audio restoration of Disneyland’s Enchanted Tiki Room and most recently, EPCOT’s Awesome Planet film this past 2020.
He has mixed such landmark films as Soarin’ Over California, with its 80 foot 180-degree dome screen and the panoramic 3D Mickey’s PhilHarmagic, the largest purpose-built 3D screen ever made. Also a music mixer, his credits include the music in Olga’s Cantina in the Disney’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge.