We’re a small team With big ideas
AND A PASSION FOR DOING THINGS RIGHT
Based in Leith, Edinburgh, we bring passion and deep expertise across broadcast, advertising, film, podcast and beyond.
We care about every second of audio we touch.
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Meet the TEAM
Co-founder & Producer
david johnston
David co-founded Red Facilities and has directed its growth from a single studio into one of Scotland's most trusted names in audio post-production.
More recently he has added video filming, directing and editing to his toolkit – a natural extension for someone who has spent decades thinking about how image and audio work together.
David has the rare ability to move fluidly between the creative and operational sides of the business, and has built a substantial career as a voice artist along the way, with credits spanning multiple countries and more than a few memorable campaigns.
If you've ever wondered who keeps everything running smoothly behind the scenes, it's him. Though he'd probably deflect the credit and ask if you'd like another coffee.
max howarth
Co-founder & Producer
Max has been producing audio for advertising for over 30 years, and it shows in the quality of the work, the depth of the client relationships, and the ability to hear exactly what's wrong with a mix.
As a founding partner of Red Facilities, he's helped shape the creative direction of the studio, and played a central role in building the reputation it carries today.
Max is also a respected voice artist with a global client list spanning agencies and brands on six continents, though he tends to underplay it quite a bit.
Whatever time remains after all of that gets divided between the Pilates studio, the kitchen and the ski slopes, usually in that order.
james lyon
Senior Engineer & Producer
James has been Senior Engineer at Red Facilities for over 20 years, which makes him the closest thing the studio has to a founding fixture. There is genuinely nothing he can't handle in the studio.
He learned his craft across an unlikely trio of locations – Inverness, Aberdeen and China – and brought back something valuable from each.
Whether it's a complex 5.1 mix, a fast-turnaround commercial or an ADR session with clients dialling in from three time zones, he can handle it.
James also holds the distinction of being both an exceptional engineer and a brilliant voiceover artist in his own right. This means he understands what's happening on both sides of the glass.