PitStop Productions
- Open roles
- 0
- Founded
- 1997
- Employees
- 51-200
- Offices
- 5
About PitStop Productions
PitStop Productions is an independent British audio production company working across video games and entertainment. Founded in Sheffield in 1997, it provides sound design, original music, voiceover production and performance capture for projects ranging from independent games to major publisher releases. Its production capabilities cover both the creation of audio assets and their implementation within interactive experiences.
The company moved its primary operations to Barnsley, South Yorkshire, in 2007 and expanded its performance production capabilities with a Croydon facility in 2020. Its teams bring together sound designers, composers, recording engineers, voice production specialists and project managers, supporting projects through multiple stages of development.
Audio and performance production
Sound design work includes bespoke asset creation, field recording, custom Foley, synthesizer design and procedural sound systems. PitStop also implements audio through Wwise and FMOD, alongside Unreal Engine, Unity and proprietary game engines. Its integration services include runtime parameter tuning to support how sound behaves during gameplay.
Voice production spans script review, casting briefs, actor direction and recording, followed by dialogue editing, cleanup, mastering and localization support. Performance capture combines movement and vocal recording, allowing actors to deliver full-body performances and final-quality dialogue simultaneously. These services support productions that require coordinated character performance across sound and movement.
Music services encompass original composition, interactive music design, orchestration and live recording. The company can arrange individual players or full orchestras, with notation, conducting and post-production included within its music offering. Audio post-production also covers multichannel mixing, surround and 3D audio formats, and quality assurance for delivered assets.
Work across interactive entertainment
PitStop's credited projects include Baldur's Gate 3, Black Myth: Wukong, Divinity: Original Sin II and Warhammer 40,000: Darktide. Its contributions vary by production, encompassing voice casting and direction, recording, sound design and dialogue support. Beyond games, the company serves film, television, broadcast media, theatre, audiobooks, commercial audio and interactive visitor attractions.
More about PitStop Productions
Leadership and origins
John Clive Sanderson is the founder and Managing Director. He originally named the company after a musical he had written.
Capture technology and production model
- The performance-capture setup uses Vicon, Faceware and Rokoko systems within acoustically treated volumes.
- For North American voice recording, the company uses individually selected and vetted third-party studios on a dry-hire basis. Its SAG-AFTRA signatory arrangements support work with North American union performers; these partner facilities are not company-operated branches.
Industry recognition
The research reports studio recognition through TIGA Games Industry Awards and Develop:Star Awards, including Best Audio Services Supplier and Best Services Provider.
Notable credits
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Where PitStop Productions is based
- One Capitol Court, Capitol Close, Capitol Park, Dodworth, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 3TZ, United KingdomBarnsley, England, United Kingdom
Barnsley office
HeadquartersGlobal headquarters and primary creative campus, with recording and mixing suites, a Foley pit and the Sound Design Creation Centre.
- Barnsley, England, United Kingdom
Barnsley office
- Croydon, England, United Kingdom
Croydon office
- Suite 2 & Suite 4, Metropolitan House, 38–40 High Street / 47–48 Surrey Street, Croydon, Greater London, CR0 1YB, United KingdomCroydon, England, United Kingdom
Croydon office
Opened 2020
About this office
Voiceover and motion-capture production facility marketed as the company's London studio. Houses five recording studios and three motion-capture volumes.
- London, England, United Kingdom
London office
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