Silver Sound Presents: The Sonic Dash
Aug 21, 2026 · 22 min · 13 segments
The Sonic Dash Podcast continues its behind-the-scenes look into the standout pieces from the latest Sonic Dash, themed "Go For Broke." In this episode, host Cory Choy (founder of the Dash…
Alex StrongGuest
Corey ChoiHost
Arun ChhetriGuestSilver sounds, tonic down.
I'm Corey Choi, founder of The Dash, Emmy Award-winning sound mixer and owner at Silver Sound Studios in New York City.
What if we started an audio competition where contestants only had 48 hours to create a two-minute piece? And what if the pieces had to be 100% created from scratch? That means no pre-existing music, no sound libraries, no archival material, and no generative AI.
That idea became the biannual Sonic Dash, where twice a year, contestants from all over the world have 48 hours to create short audio pieces.
Up for grabs is $1,000 cold hard cash and industry-defining software and hardware, the same hardware and software that we use ourselves in our Emmy award-winning studio we give out as prizes.
And on this podcast, we're taking you behind the scenes to hear creative solutions, interesting anecdotes, workflow, and just kind of what it's like for our finalists as they make these incredible pieces completely from scratch.
Today, we're listening to When I Wake Up by Arun Shetri and Alex Strong, Team Azalea.
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Silver sounds, tonic down.
I'm Corey Choi, founder of The Dash, Emmy Award-winning sound mixer and owner at Silver Sound Studios in New York City.
What if we started an audio competition where contestants only had 48 hours to create a two-minute piece? And what if the pieces had to be 100% created from scratch? That means no pre-existing music, no sound libraries, no archival material, and no generative AI.
That idea became the biannual Sonic Dash, where twice a year, contestants from all over the world have 48 hours to create short audio pieces.
Up for grabs is $1,000 cold hard cash and industry-defining software and hardware, the same hardware and software that we use ourselves in our Emmy award-winning studio we give out as prizes.
And on this podcast, we're taking you behind the scenes to hear creative solutions, interesting anecdotes, workflow, and just kind of what it's like for our finalists as they make these incredible pieces completely from scratch.
Today, we're listening to When I Wake Up by Arun Shetri and Alex Strong, Team Azalea.