About Us

 

Our Work 

NeuroSonica Pty Ltd is an Australian scientific sound company and emerging leader in multifunctional therapeutic audio.

We produce SmartSound™, which incorporates a unique combination of evidence-based sound technologies. Clinical studies suggest these may provide assistance in the management of various conditions and the promotion of daily wellbeing, resilience and performance.

Our Mission

Building on our liaison with academics, health professionals, international  airlines and our  ARTG inclusion as a Class 1 Medical Device, we aim to increase mainstream awareness of the science, applications and therapeutic potentials of our SmartSound™ technologies. 

In particular we aim to:

 

PRODUCE high quality, evidence-based therapeutic sound products incorporating the latest clinical research

 

OFFER an effective stress and sleep management tool to a world losing an estimated one trillion dollars annually in health care costs, lost productivity and individual suffering

 

EXPLORE the potential health, social and economic benefits of using SmartSound™ in public, private and government sectors including health, education, OHS and corporate wellness initiatives

 

PROVIDE a free, functional stress management session on our apps for those interested in trying the technology and/or those in need without the funds for purchase

Our Story

Back in 2001, NeuroSonica’s founder Ken Grimmer wanted to explore the potentials of scientific sound technologies to help optimise client outcomes in his counselling/therapeutic practice.

With a longstanding interest in therapeutic sound design, plus his own past experiences with depression, insomnia and panic anxiety, he was inspired by decades of clinical sound research and its evidence-based applications for health and wellbeing.

With this in mind, he began extensive research into a wide range of therapeutic, sound-based  disciplines, research and clinical studies.

Surprised at the amount of multidisciplinary material available - and its potential for synthesis, he set out to develop a hybrid ‘brain audio’ that would combine multiple, evidence-based sound technologies and processes into a single, synergistic format.

Thus began over 12 years of self-funded R&D...

During this time, which included hospital-based EEG 'brain mapping' with a senior neurophysiologist, he partnered with Dr Max Hicks, and together they continued research into the therapeutic applications of sound, and the development of proprietary innovations along the way.

Eventually, after much trial and error SmartSound™ was ready - with its immersive signature sound, high-end production and broad-spectrum, evidence-based benefits.

With its 2016 inclusion into the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods, SmartSound™ is now the world's first, government regulated medical audio of its kind. We are proud to present SmartSound™ as an effective, innovative breakthrough in therapeutic sound technology.

 

Our Thanks

Firstly, special thanks to all of those involved in clinical sound research and trials over the decades, and into the forseeable future.

Thanks to our mastering engineer Neville Clark whose expertise in creating award winning sound designs helped overcome many unique challenges presented by SmartSound™.

Thanks to Michele Henderson for being 'the voice' in our introductions to assist with headphone reversal.

Further thanks to the following who have helped share our workload in developing this site:

 

Chloe Cheng,  Manami Takahashi &  Alex Tang

Visual Branding and Web Design  

Riley Hutchins

Video Production  

Clayton Inglis, Mallory Petersen, Tamika Watts

Blog Writing 

Mallory, Tamika, Nathan Thompson 

Health Research and Writing

Aries Xu, Tarik Tetkic, Tyler Collins

R&D Online Short Courses

Aries, Tyler, Tarik, Bek Eden, Eunice Lou

Social Media Research & Content Generation

 

And finally, thanks to the many Creative Commons, Public Domain and Royalty Free sound resources worldwide who've helped put the 'art' in SmartSound™.

 

NeuroSonica - Hearing is Believing!