PHONON is a new-generation Japanese audio brand built on a passion for conveying the imagination of music in pure, original sound. Founded in 2010 by sound professionals, musicians, and music lovers in Tokyo (sound engineer and mastering music producer Isao Kumano, DJ and music producer Alex from Tokyo, audio technician Yusuke Uchiyama), PHONON produces state-of-the-art Japanese professional audio equipment.

The PHONON line-up, constantly being innovated, includes the award-winning flagship “big studio sound in your ears” SMB-01L, the popular reference and studio monitoring headphones SMB-02 (Subtonic Monitor Basic headphones), the hi-end portable stereo monitor speaker Music Life ML-2, and more.

Recent cross-brand collaborations include atmos (Japan), Korg (global), Carhartt WIP (global), Audirvāna (France), and Ghostly International (USA).

Charlotte is a songwriting and singing tour de force: she writes and performs seamlessly in six languages (English, Spanish, French, Dutch, Italian, and Danish). In demand as a composer, musician, and artist developer, too, Charlotte enjoys a diverse career rooted in a lifelong love of learning.

With a background in classical languages (Latin and Greek) and academic degrees and certificates in music, modern languages, education, literature, theatre, film, social work, and herbal sciences, Charlotte translates the world’s words, wonders, and indignations into sensory forms. She delights in harnessing the freedom and power of creating something out of nothing, and in bringing people together in closer connection while doing it.

Whether she’s commanding the spotlight on stage and in the public eye (most notably as the frontwoman of bands like Rheinzand and Tundra) or weaving magic behind the scenes with thought-provoking words and notes, Charlotte embodies a spirited tenacity and hopeful curiosity in every step.

Her boutique, all-organic skin care line, Lavenderforlove, shows us with crystal clarity just how much she is dedicated to nurturing the human senses—all of them.

Reinhard is a musician’s musician. Lauded as Belgium’s “Lord of the Strings,” Reinhard is a master of stringed instruments, including the mandolin, banjo, charango, bass, mandola, pedal steel, lap steel, ūd, saz, and all manner of guitars and ukuleles. His expertise also extends to a selection of classic synths and percussion. For the his pathbreaking M.E.S.O. project, Reinhard researched different tunings for violins and together with instrument builder Tim Duerinck created four altogether new instruments: the treble and soprano violin, the tenor violin, and the chin cello.

A cum laude graduate of the Royal Conservatory of Ghent (2001), where he now teaches, Reinhard has been producing and composing since his career first took flight. His lengthy roster of clients and collaborators spans bands (School is Cool, dEUS, Hercules and Love Affair, Tessa Dixson, DIRK., High Hi, The Hickey Underworld), brands (Vivienne Westwood); TV shows (Storm Lara, A Good Year, Glad IJs); commercials (European Union, Sonhouse, Leitmotiv, Caviar, and Roses Are Blue), and films, including the acclaimed short animated film Ticking Away by Michael Sewnarian (2016) for which he won a “best soundtrack” award. And—of course—Reinhard plays internationally with bands of his own: Das Pop, The Happy, and currently Rheinzand and the M.E.S.O. project.

From 2020, Reinhard turned his attention to solo albums, releasing three records on the Danish label Music for Dreams under his own name and continuing with nearly 20 albums to date, many in collaboration with Charlotte Caluwaerts.

Lindsey brings deep experience from academia to the industry. She applies her advanced degrees in Asian Languages & Cultures (PhD, UCLA) and International Studies (MA, University of Washington) to illuminate the rich histories and multifaceted “lives” of music and sound. She conducts research on sacred space, ritual, Buddhism, and gender in East Asia and especially Japan, where she has been traveling to and/or living for more than two decades.

Lindsey’s touch as a cultural and linguistic translator graces the likes of some of Japan’s leading design studios (e.g., NUNO), art galleries (e.g., Haku Marunouchi, nichinichi), and restaurants (Wakuden).

A firm believer in the power of storytelling, Lindsey shines when it comes to probing the narratives that shape culture, power, and decision-making on both individual and structural levels. With her background in politics and design, moreover, Lindsey helps us get to the heart—and the sound—of the matter.