Inner Ear Ltd. is a new media production company specialising in both the production and utilisation of high-quality digital content. We make material for streaming, broadcast, mobile and podcast distribution. We produce programmes for brands, broadcasters and businesses.
We create and use new media digital properties, including podcasts and streams, for use in external marketing, internal communications and business development.
Our clients include public and private sector organisations, corporate, creative, arts and media companies and agencies. With a clear understanding of brand values and a wealth of experience working for and on behalf of brands in both production and consultancy, Inner Ear is the perfect partner for advertising, marketing, PR and design agencies. We provide the requisite digital media properties to activate compelling campaigns.
The company was founded in October 2000 by Dougal Perman and Tom Lousada. Our first venture was the highly-acclaimed internet radio station Radio Magnetic, which began broadcast on 19 March 2001. Still active, and more popular than ever, today, Radio Magnetic has been one of the UK’s top five internet radio stations since it began, enjoys a strong reputation with listeners and the independent music industry alike and is one of the UK Windows Media Guide‘s main featured stations.
We provide production, new media, training and consultancy. Since we began exploring new media in late 2000 we have developed skilled extertise and amassed an enviable internal knowledge base. This site has information about our production, recording, streaming, podcasting, training and consultancy services.
Co-founder Tom stepped back from day-to-day involvement in January 2006 to set up the Association of Streaming Media Companies (ASMeC). He remains an active board member of Inner Ear. Our board includes top level experience in media, music industry, management and marketing.
Dougal runs the company on a daily basis and controls its creative and practical activities. He leads a team of dedicated new media professionals with expertise in programme making, editing, production, journalistic, web development, design and content management. For more information about us please read the pages and posts on this site, stream or download our production examples and contact us to discuss ideas.
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Pleasure Principle #GlasgowTeamStreamAs part of the Pleasure Principle #GlasgowTeamStream event, featuring 4 hours of live DJ sets from some of Glasgow’s finest at the legendary Rubadub, Inner Ear and Radio Magnetic provided a live streamed internet broadcast of the proceedings…
- Inner Ear Digital Media Tutorials: Voice Over Editing Tips
In this first tutorial video, Inner Ear’s sound editor, Bobby Perman takes us through some useful editing techniques in Adobe Audition. This tips and tricks video shows us how to boost the levels of a voice over recording, tidying up and top and tailing files of this nature.
Catch The 365: Live Streaming from a Moving BusTo promote the launch of Microsoft 365 in the UK, digital media production company Inner Ear were asked by digital PR and social media agency 33 Digital to film and deliver a live streamed internet broadcast of a day of events taking place on board a moving Routemaster bus, driving around Central London. Our head [...]
Using Content to Engage with the Digital AudienceAs part of Creative Edinburgh’s conference The Making and the Breaking of the Creative Industries, Inner Ear’s Dougal Perman gave a talk about how we use content to engage with The Digital Audience.



