AudioShake

Bringing Maria Callas’s voice back to life required care—and the right technology. For Maria, directed by Pablo Larraín and starring Angelina Jolie, the filmmakers used AudioShake to isolate Callas’s original vocals from the orchestral recordings of “Vissi D’Arte.” Captured live in the 1960s and 70s, these performances carried all the emotion of the era—but also the limitations of vintage recording. By separating her voice from the instruments, the team could preserve the authenticity of Callas’s sound while blending it naturally with Jolie’s on-screen performance. As Larraín told IndieWire: “In post-production, we were able to mix [Angelina Jolie’s voice] with Maria Callas’ voice… Obviously, this is a movie about Maria Callas, so you want to have Maria’s voice.” The result: a film that sounds and feels like Maria.

🎬 AudioShake is making post-production smarter. Today, we’re launching #Effects separation, a tool designed to give filmmakers, audio engineers, and production teams full control over every layer of a mix. Ambient sounds, foley, and environmental effects can now be isolated from dialogue and music—unlocking new possibilities for editing, localization, and archival work. With Effects Separation, teams can: 🌎 Localize content globally – swap dialogue or region-specific music without touching original sound design 🎥 Restore archival content – turn decades-old mixed audio into editable content 🎤 Preserve on-set realism – retain organic effects while cleaning dialogue © Ensure compliance – remove copyrighted music while keeping natural background sounds intact This isn’t just about new tech—it’s about making workflows faster, content more adaptable, and creativity less constrained. Now available via AudioShake Live and AudioShake’s API

Behind every model, partnership, and product update is this team. Our Series A was about more than funding — it was a moment to pause and recognize the people behind everything we build. From the earliest research experiments to serving major studios, music labels, and tech companies, this team has turned a simple idea — that sound should be as usable as text or video — into a reality. As we look ahead, we’re proud of what we’ve built, and even more excited by what’s next.

Audio is one of the richest data sources in the world—but also one of the least accessible. At Meta's At Scale Conference, AudioShake CEO Jessica Powell will share how advances in audio separation are unmixing the world’s sound–helping both humans and machines edit, create, and interact with audio. 🎙 Session: Unmixing the World: Making Sound as Programmable as Code 🕥 10:50–11:15 AM 📍 Meta Campus This session explores how sound separation is becoming an intelligence layer for audio, powering new use cases across: - Media & post-production – editable and remixable sound - Voice AI - creating cleaner inputs into Voice workflows - Multimodal - helping tech machines about the real-world If you’re building at the intersection of AI, media, and large-scale systems, this is a talk you won’t want to miss.

Archival audio shouldn't limit creative choices. To bring a 1920s wax-cylinder recording into his modern sci-fi film, filmmaker Alex Park turned to AudioShake. He wanted to use a 1920s Charlie Patton recording in his short film HORSEFLY, but the original wax-cylinder audio was distorted and unbalanced, with Patton’s voice drowning out his intricate guitar playing. Using AudioShake, he separated the vocals and guitar into stems, removed hiss, and mixed each element to fit the tone of the scene—without losing the grit and emotion of the original.

What does the future of music sound like? 🎵 AI is transforming how we create, produce, and experience music—and our CEO Jessica Powell will dive into the topic on the “State of AI in Music” panel at #MondoNYC2025 📅 When: Wednesday, October 15 @ 3:50 PM 📍 Where: The Arlo Williamsburg Hotel, Brooklyn 🎤 AudioShake will be joined by: Rithik Kundu – Co-Founder, Joker Deck / NYU GenAudio & AI CJ Carr – Music Hacker / AI Researcher, Dadabots / Stability AI Yuki Mitsufuji, PhD – Lead Research Scientist / VP of AI Research, Sony AI America Daniel Rowland – Head of Strategy and Partnerships, LANDR Join us as we explore how AI is reshaping the music landscape—from creative tools for artists to new business opportunities for labels and publishers.

At Shine Capital, they see the potential in every audio file. After a two-year search for the company that would define the next generation of audio, Alex Hartz, General Partner at Shine Capital, led our $14M Series A. AudioShake is transforming how studios, music labels, broadcasters, sports leagues, and AI labs interact with sound. From preparing audio for multimodal AI training to making tracks ready for sync licensing, our tech is powering next-generation workflows across media, entertainment, and AI. This $14M Series A from Shine Capital (with Thomson Reuters Ventures, Origin Ventures, Indicator Ventures, Precursor Ventures, and Background Capital) will help us unlock even more possibilities.

Hellooooo #SFTechWeek 🚀 AudioShake is at the Startup Job Fair today from 12-5pm. Come meet team members Topher LaFata and Charae T. and learn about exciting opportunities to join our growing team, including: 💿 Member of Technical Staff – Media Systems (Build GPU-powered audio AI platforms) 🤳Member of Technical Staff – Experience (Design & ship web experiences for audio AI) If you’re passionate about audio, AI, and building the future of media experiences, we’d love to meet you. Stop by our booth and say hi!

Curious about how AI fits into your production music workflow? Join us at the Production Music Association (PMA)'s conference in Universal City where we’ll discuss all things sync licensing, lyric transcription, metadata, and AI sound separation. CEO Jessica Powell will take the stage to discuss the opportunities and risks for licensing music and metadata to AI companies, covering potential new revenue streams, copyright protections, and best practices for publishers. She’ll join leaders in the industry, including: Ron Mendelsohn, Megatrax Thomas Theune, GEMA John Clifford, True Road Music Tim Wipperman, Humanable™ W Joseph Anderson, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP Reach out to AudioShake team members Suzanne Kirkland, John Ivers, or Stephen Oliver if you’re interested in coming by for a demo.