Soundies

Soundies is for creators and location sound mixers. Record better sound for social, ads, TV and film.

Why you should join: Classes from a working location sound mixer in Western Canada on making professional decisions on any set with any gear, so you stop relying on fixing it in post. Free to join.

The one-liner

A free location sound community from a working mixer in TV, film and commercials.

What they actually sell

Soundies, run by Nathan Peacock, lives on Skool. Its public pitch: "Sound recording techniques and tips for social media, ads, commercial, even TV and film." It is free to join. Nathan, a location sound mixer in Western Canada working across TV, film, commercials and social, teaches the decisions behind clean sound on set. The mission is to reduce the fix it in post mindset, and members are invited to share their own rigs. Inside sit 4 courses.

Who pays and why

Location sound mixers and creators who want to capture clean audio on set. The frustration is the fix it in post mindset and audio that cannot be saved. They join for sound recording techniques and tips from a working location mixer.

Where the members come from

The Skool lander and Nathan Peacock's own teaching appear to be the main acquisition path. Public social links are thin on the about page, so growth reads as community-led rather than a giant media brand. Exact follower counts stay off the about page.

What's holding it back

Everything is free and there is no visible paid step. A niche craft room needs a business model to keep growing.

Steal this

Teach the decision-making behind the craft, not just the gear, so lessons work on any set.

Would this work in another niche?

Yes for other on-set crafts such as lighting or camera assisting. Weak for purely digital skills.