We Are IMEXsound
ABOUT US
IMEXsound was founded in 2020 with the goal to create artistically and technically compelling immersive experiences.
Over the past two decades, we – Thilo Schaller and Arne Bock – have worked with internationally renowned soloists, ensembles, and orchestras across various genres and contexts. Drawing from this experience, we are exploring immersive possibilities for our clients, finding and realizing new ways to reach our audiences
Thilo Schaller
Thilo Schaller is an award-winning German-Canadian composer, sound designer and music producer who is known for his diverse musical range. Most recently, Schaller composed the score for the Italian documentary A Portrait of Redemption in Five Acts, which chronicles the story of Giampaolo Manca, the former ‘Doge’ of the Venice Mafia – Mala del Brenta. The festival-bound film features a musical palette highlighted by a very personal approach to musical storytelling to portray the various stages of Giampaolo Manca’s life.
Previously, Schaller worked as a freelance composer, music producer, and recording engineer with Dutch national classical radio station Radio4, and throughout his career has worked with renowned orchestras including the Lithuanian National Philharmonic Orchestra and the Academic State Symphony Orchestra. Schaller’s very first score for a Canadian feature film was nominated for an Alberta Film and Television Award, and his extensive range of experience in short films, feature films, and international documentaries has made him a prominent figure in the sound community. Previous credits of his include Gate 67’s The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw, and Ham n Egger’s Rationale, and the TV Series Ominous (Bell Fibe TV1), directed by George Mihalka.
Schaller has been active in multiple immersive audio panels through AES and has even held professor positions at the University of Lethbridge, Buffalo State, and teaches at the Royal Conservatoire in Hague (Netherlands), Camosun College (Canada), and UNTREF, Argentina.
With IMEXsound, he previously worked on projects including Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Symphonic Adventure, Bandai Namco’s The Elden Ring Symphonic Adventure, and SYBO Games’ Subway Surfers franchise. IMEXsound worked with the Aalborg Symphony Orchestra to produce the soundtrack for the Danish documentary feature Os der lever.Additionally, albums that Schaller has either produced or co-produced have gone on to garner several awards and accolades, including the German Echo Jazz Award (Best Brass National) on the album Canada, as well as a nomination for the Quarterly Critics’ Choice for the Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik (German Record Critics’ Award) that included an original composition by Schaller.
Fascinated by the emotional power of the interplay between sound and image, Schaller looks forward to continually embedding himself in the world of composition and expanding into an array of visual and immersive storytelling mediums. Schaller credits his success to his early training in classical piano, clarinet, and sax, ultimately graduating from the Royal Conservatoire The Hague and the Utrecht School of Arts in The Netherlands where he studiedClassical Clarinet, Art of Sound, Sound Design and Composition in Contexts. He currently resides in the greater Niagara Falls and Toronto area
Arne Bock
Arne Bock is a renowned sound engineer specializing in live sound, recording, mixing, and mastering. With a strong foundation in jazz and both classical and contemporary music, Arne has become one of the most sought-after audio professionals. His expertise spans a wide range of formats and genres—from orchestral and operatic productions to immersive audio installations and large-scale touring shows.
Arne’s impressive career includes close collaborations with renowned composers, conductors, ensembles, and artist managements such as Steve Reich, Joe Hisaishi (Studio Gibli), CAMI Music and Columbia Artists Management. His recording and production work has been released by prestigious labels including BIS Records, SteepleChase, and Sony Music and won awards such as the Swedish Grammis and the French Diapason d´Ór. As both a sound designer and technical director, Arne has brought his signature clarity and immersive depth to performances at major international venues such as Carnegie Hall, Royal Albert Hall, The Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Madison Square Garden, Wembley Stadium, Paris La Défense Arena, Ziggo Dome, and halls and stadiums across the globe.
Arne frequently brings his experience to operatic productions. Recent projects include work for Opera2Day and the acclaimed sound design for Monteverdi’s Maria Vespers, performed by the Pygmalion ensemble under Raphael Pichon and staged by Pierre Audi at the emblematic Gashouders in Amsterdam —later restaged at The Armory in Manhattan. Arne was a lead sound engineer in the landmark Aus Licht production in Amsterdam (2019), where he mixed monumental works by Karlheinz Stockhausen, including Michael’s Reise um die Erde, Lucifer’s Tanz, Welt Parlament, and Helikopter-Streichquartett.
Arne is researching immersive and 3D audio applications for live performances and installations, exploring innovative technologies to create new dimensions of audience engagement. His research has been applied in large-scale productions – e.g. Assassin’s Creed Symphonic Adventure, Elden Ring Symphonic Adventure, and Opera2day’s ‘The Mad King’.
As an educator, Arne has taught and given masterclasses at institutions such as the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague and the University of Lethbridge. He regularly mentors interns and young professionals as part of various technical training programs. He holds a Bachelor degree in Jazz trumpet, a Bachelor and a Master’s degree in Sound Engineering, both studies concluded at the Royal Conservatoire The Hague. The focus of his studies was in live sound engineering with a specialization in perception and immersive and 3D audio. During his study, he conducted research at the Paris Conservatory and Radio France.