Producer & Sound Designer
Sound is architecture. I build worlds.
Zara Osei — Grammy-nominated producer and sound designer. London.
500M+
Streams
3
Grammys
200+
Credits
20
Years
I started making beats in my bedroom in Brixton at fourteen. Two decades later, the process hasn't changed much — I still chase the feeling of a sound that makes the hair on your arms stand up. What has changed is the scale. From underground grime to orchestral film scores, I've learned that every genre is just a different language for the same human impulse: to feel something.
Grammy-nominated producer. Sound designer for film and television. Founder of Workshop Studios, London. Lecturer at the Royal Academy of Music.
Selected Work
Frequencies (2024)
Album — Electronic + West African instrumentation. UK Albums Chart #4.
After Dark (2023)
Score — BBC drama series. BAFTA-nominated for Best Original Music.
Roots & Circuits (2022)
Album — Accra Symphony Orchestra. Grammy-nominated, Best Global Music.
Pulse (2021)
Album — 200M+ streams. Featured in Nike and Apple campaigns.
I don't separate genres. I don't separate analog from digital. The best music happens when you stop drawing lines and start listening to what the sound wants to become.
The Workshop
Located in a converted warehouse in Hackney, The Workshop is a fully analog and digital hybrid studio. Custom-built console, vintage synthesizer collection, and a live room large enough for a 20-piece ensemble. This is where every project begins and ends.
I've Worked With
Stormzy / Little Simz / Dave / Jorja Smith / Skepta / Central Cee / Headie One / Kano / Ms Banks / Ghetts
BBC Film / Channel 4 / A24 / Netflix / Nike / Apple Music / Burberry / Tate Modern / Royal Academy of Music / Boiler Room
Press
Osei doesn't just produce tracks — she architects entire sonic universes.
— The Guardian, 2024
The most important British producer of her generation, full stop.
— NME, 2023
Roots & Circuits is a masterclass in bridging worlds that were never meant to be apart.
— Pitchfork, 2022
Let's make something that matters.
Available for production, scoring, and sound design. Studio sessions in London or remote collaboration worldwide.