About Sonance Studio
Sonance Studio was formed by Peter Hawes, a former journalist and corporate communication executive who in two decades in custom publishing has overseen the creation of more than 50 corporate, business and family history books, ebooks, audio books and videos. He launched his own storytelling studio with a passion for helping clients unearth, craft, preserve and employ powerful legacy stories with clarity, purpose and the future in mind.
Peter and his team of editorial, design, audio, video, printing, production, event-management and other professionals provide high-trust, high-touch service to corporations, multi-generational private businesses, high net-worth families and legacy-driven enterprises of all kinds. We deliver our services via personal, high-touch relationships grounded in strategic thinking, journalism-level story integrity, striking creativity and design, end-to-end craftsmanship and a promise to exceed expectations.
How We Work
Personal service is a hallmark of Sonance Studio. We operate from core values of integrity, partnership and collaboration, creativity and craftsmanship, egoless empathy and confidentiality. We work for you, meaning that everything we create is done with your approval. You own the rights to all work, and we run with as much intimacy or independence as fits your preference, time and culture.
With our experts driving the process and managing the day-to-day, your involvement is strategic, structured and paced—not burdensome. We begin every engagement by defining and aligning on objectives, project goals, intended audiences, messaging priorities, content/sensitivity boundaries, schedules, and identification of client- and Sonance-side resources and team members. We then deliver our work according to clear parameters and scheduled checkpoints, milestones and approval/revision loops.