FXpansion

FXpansion

Company type	Ltd
Industry	Music Software
Founded	1999
Headquarters	London, United Kingdom
Area served	World
Key people	Angus Hewlett[1][2] (CEO) SKoT McDonald (CTO) Rhiannon Bankston-Thomas (COO/CFO)
Products	Geist2 Strobe2 Cypher2 Tremor Etch Bloom Maul DCAM Dynamics
Parent	ROLI
Website	www.fxpansion.com

FXpansion is a Ltd company that produces music software including Geist2, Strobe2, Tremor, Etch, Bloom, Maul and DCAM Dynamics.

History

FXpansion is a company that develops music software, and was founded in 1999 in London, United Kingdom.^[citation needed] Their base of operations from 2005-2009 was in London's inner East End, in the media/bar zone of Shoreditch. In 2008, FXpansion opened a US subsidiary, FXpansion USA Inc, to handle sales and distribution in North America, and a development office in Australia. In 2009, FXpansion relocated their HQ to London's South Bank.^[citation needed]

On 1 September 2016, it was announced that fellow London based music technology company ROLI had acquired FXpansion.[3]

In April 2020, ROLI sold FXpansion instrument BFD to InMusic Brands.[4]

Industry Awards

• BFD1 - Electronic Musician Editors' Choice Award 2005[5]
• BFD2 - Electronic Musician Editors' Choice Award 2008[6]
• Geist - Electronic Musician Editors' Choice Award 2012[7]
• BFD3 - Electronic Musician Editors' Choice Award 2014[8]

References

1. "Interview with Angus Hewlett of FXpansion". KVR Audio. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
2. "Angus Hewlett Of FXpansion Talks Synth Squad And The Evolution Of The Studio". 11 January 2014.
3. "TechCrunch". TechCrunch. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
4. "MusicTech". MusicTech. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
5. "2005 Editors' Choice Awards". Electronic Musician. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
6. "2008 Editors' Choice Awards". Electronic Musician. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
7. "2012 Editors' Choice Awards". Electronic Musician. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
8. "2014 Editors' Choice Awards". Electronic Musician. Retrieved 14 March 2017.