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Echoes Labs
white-label apps │ bespoke projects │ specialists content │ consultancy
We are geolocated audio specialists working with organisations, businesses and individuals to create whitelabel apps, custom apps, specialist content and more
museums │ galleries │ festivals │ sport events │ campuses │ parks │ smart cities │ restaurants │ artists │ conferences │ outdoors events and much more
‘Awesome... a whole new dimension in tour creation!’
David Owens │ Google Play
What is geolocated sound?
A sound (or multiple sounds) contained within shapes on the map, which create geofenced areas. These will trigger content when listeners physically walk inside, by using GPS to determine their location or their proximity using iBeacon technology.
Layer sounds in subtle or rich ways, guide your audience, surprise and entertain — a completely different way to experience our physical environment, a threshold where magic happens ✨.
What is Audio AR (augmented reality)?
Sound that layers and enriches the physical world without sucking you into your screen. Stay present, appreciate your surroundings in all its richness while experiencing the additional reality layer. Oh and no clunky, expensive hardware: just your headphones.
Learn about history, artefacts in front of you, natural environments, get lost in a treasure hunt, spooked by a horror experience, don’t miss a landmark or an interesting corner in the city you are visiting, get guidance during an event or elevate your running experience… 💡 possibilities are endless.
Some of Echoes projects
What can you make?
City guides
Memorable interactive city audio guides quickly and easily – keep your phone in your pocket and focus on what is around you
Museum & gallery audio guide
Bring on the future: audio augmented reality that builds on existing physical environment and doesn’t suck the audience into their screens
Sound art experiences
Use GPS-triggered audio to create a seamless sonic experience intimately linked to a place (binaural sound and 3d audio coming soon)
Locative storytelling & podcasts
Bring your stories to life, keep walking to unfold the narrative
Festivals, races, conferences & other events companions
Surprise and engage your visitors. Get people talking.
Foodie tours
Moveable feasts! Reveal new and undiscovered culinary treats as you traipse the hidden back streets.
National park guides
Authoritative, informative contextual guides that complement existing written materials and guided tours. No internet needed, perfect for remote locations!
Smart cities integrations
Talk to us about how to get creative with the big data flowing through your urban environment
Treasure hunts, scary tours & geolocated games
Create a truly interactive adventure trail! Great for marketing, campaigns or fun private events
The possibilities are endless. Unsure?
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Trusted by great people in great organisations
‘Working with Echoes has given me a new tool to unfold sound, stories and music as part of a geolocative experience, addressed to a new audience, as art in public spaces.’
Hans Sydow │ Composer and sound artist │ Resonance.dk, Denmark
‘Echoes are brilliant! They have created a really cool app for us and we hope to build on it in future years. It gives us a chance to interact with our audiences in a new way. We are really excited!’
Melody Bridges │ Artistic Director, Writer/Director │ Worthing WOW Festival, UK
‘In 1 year, the new Lewes Castle app has gone from rags to riches, excellent job by ECHOES and Joseph Young!’
Gavin Griffiths │ Audio & Accessibility Consultant │ Power Audio Productions, UK
Journal
If you’ve ever wondered what things look like behind the scenes at ECHOES, wonder no more. Read an interview with ECHOES founder Josh Kopeček.
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Sansâga app by Echoes Labs is now live
Sansâga Walks is a growing collection of immersive audio walking experiences for windswept, Nordic landscapes. As an award-winning team of storytellers Sansâga creators are drawn to long-forgotten tales and traces of the invisible hidden away in the land by time.
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