Phony is a sound art and sound design studio.

We sculpt sonic environments — adding, subtracting, and shaping sound to shift perception and amplify experience.


We listen deeply —

to the story you want to tell, the identity you want to embody, the experience you want to create.

Then we harness the power of sound to bring it to life.

Not just heard. Felt.

Clients:

  • Ace Hotel
  • Adidas
  • Calvin Klein
  • The Class
  • FAR — NEAR
  • Hussein Chalayan
  • Issey Miyake
  • Nike
  • PICA
  • Sony
  • Swarovski
  • Yamaha

Phony is the sound art studio of Andy le Max.


Their practice explores the transformative power of sound through composition, installation, and performance. In 2025, they performed across New York with the HEAVY HEAVY series (industrial sound immersions), and with the Sub Luna Collective (quadrophonic sound healing). Their month-long installation Entanglement (for loom), presented in Massachusetts, explored the interplay of poise, force, and tension, inspired by the region's industrial past.


What should be heard?

What can be heard?

How can we conduct the soundscape of the world?

  • Composition
  • Installation
  • Performance

andy@phonystudio.com

Whether you're shaping a space, a film, a brand identity, or an experience — we bring your world to life through sound.


Sound design is making sure you don't hear the bathroom hand dryer from the bar.

It's the acoustics allowing you to hear your date's banter.

It's the playlist — or the custom score — that mirror your values.


Sound anchors identity.

It elevates your message.

It unifies experience.

  • Acoustics consultancy
  • Custom composition & music production
  • Curated & licensed soundtracks
  • End-to-end music supervision

We craft sound to resonate — physically, emotionally.


info@phonystudio.com