Starling is a studio built around a simple mission: make sounds people love.

We work with brands and product designers to make sounds for everything from cars to surgical robots to toaster ovens. Our goal is to put the right sounds in the right place so they do their job and spark a real emotional connection.

We think strategically, and we listen emotionally, because we believe the best work happens when the heart and mind are in perfect sync.

MEET STARLING

Joel Corelitz

Creative Director

Joel is a strategic composer and sound designer. His sonic UX experience includes everything from sounds for electric vehicles, surgical robotics, and much more. He has also composed music for three video games that reached #1 on Steam in the past four years. He lives near Chicago with his family.

Select Clients: Sony, Ford, Microsoft, Sega, T-Mobile, Jellyvision, Harley Davidson, Abbot, Dolby

Colin Coogan

Strategy Director

Colin is a creative strategist and composer with over a decade of experience in sonic branding. He studied sound perception and music cognition at McGill University, and has spent over a decade building comprehensive strategic sonic identities for some of the biggest brands on the planet. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two unusually large cats.

Select Clients: Ford, Spotify, Virgin, Tinder, Instacart, Netflix, IBM, Johnson & Johnson.