Banjo is the auteur studio of composer and Sound Art Director Iván Llopis, where each project is approached with a curatorial vision, bringing together complementary talents that are always guided by his artistic direction and creative method.
It is a flexible creative core led by Head of Studio Anna Segura, whose vision ensures that each project is developed and produced with precision, sensitivity, and a deep understanding of each client’s needs.
Our work is both artisanal and deliberately experimental. Over the years, we have cultivated our own methodology, honed our craft, and explored new sonic languages, always with the purpose of creating forward-thinking sound experiences that challenge conventions and define emerging trends. Banjo stands as the natural evolution of our professional expertise and personal philosophy.
Iván Llopis
Co-founder and Sound Art Director
My relationship with music and sound began when I was six years old. My parents were professional musicians, and I grew up surrounded by synthesizers and an electronic organ. At home, the playroom was the music room. In the background, the hum of my grandfather’s workshop machines resonated through the house.
That blend of melodies with metallic and mechanical noises marked the beginning of a lifelong relationship with vibration, one that, without knowing it, would shape my way of creating forever.
Later, I began my studies at the conservatory, but I never managed to adapt to its academic rigidity.
I couldn’t understand how something that felt like pure joy to me could become so dull and hostile within those walls. So I decided to follow my own path, finding my education in Bach, Beethoven, The Beatles, Radiohead, jazz, field recordings, and my small home studio. I listened closely and tried to learn from it all.
That was my natural way of learning: outside the academic realm, guided by curiosity.
Today, as a composer, pianist, and producer, I create eclectic soundscapes.
I stay away from labels, when something can be classified, it turns to stone, and that doesn’t attract me.
My influences are diverse: Glenn Gould, Aphex Twin, Ligeti, or Oneohtrix Point Never, but also artists like David Lynch, James Turrell, Francis Bacon, or designers such as Dieter Rams and Charlotte Perriand.
I define myself as a creator of contexts who uses sound as a medium of expression.
I combine my work at Banjo with my own artistic projects, always with the same intention: to explore how sound can move, transform, and bring meaning to the world around us.
selected clients
Nike
BMW
National geographic
Antena 3
Movistar +
Audible
Shiseido
Givenchy
awards
2020
International Music & Sound Awards
Silver World Medal New York TV & Film Awards
2019
Bronze Film Lion Cannes
Finalist Music + Sound Awards
2018
Gold World Medal New York TV & Film Awards
2017
International Music & Sound Awards
New York TV & Film Awards
Creative Pool UK
2016
International Music & Sound Awards
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Anna Segura
Co-founder and Head of Studio
I grew up surrounded by books, ceramics, photography, and the objects my father would bring back from his expeditions. It wasn’t until years later that I realized how that environment had awakened my admiration and passion for literature, nature, and craftsmanship.
My academic background began with studies in Image and Sound, and later I graduated in Film Production (TAI). I soon realized that my focus was on management and production, which led me to specialize with a Master’s in Advertising Production (UPF) and another in Music Business Management (UV).
Every creative process needs structure and organization from outside the artistic spotlight, and that’s where I belong. I organize, shape, and care for each process to ensure that the friction between logistics and creativity is minimal.
In 2005, I began my professional career in the audiovisual sector in Barcelona, an intense and enriching period.
Over time, however, I felt the need to reconnect with a process that was less serial, more human. That was when, together with Iván, we began to imagine a project that would allow us to work side by side with a clear purpose: to place sound, narrative, and craft at the center. That’s how Banjo was born in 2007.
Since then, I’ve brought my creative and management experience to the direction of the studio and its projects. I focus on its growth, positioning, and on offering proposals that enrich every collaboration.
At Banjo, we don’t follow any manual or formula, but we do follow a clear intuition: to work with purpose, to approach each challenge from the inverse problem, with high technical and creative standards, and with the conviction that sound can help brands create culture.
You may not know it, but you’ve probably already heard many of our works.