SoundPrint, an app that measures noise has tapped Issa PR, luxury global strategy and public relations agency, to launch the innovative new company in the UK. Newly released data from SoundPrint has revealed that London restaurants are the loudest in Europe, second worldwide only to San Francisco’s dining scene. As the public embraces the return of dining out, loud noise is set to return to pre-pandemic levels even after the relative quiet of COVID. SoundPrint, the ‘Yelp for Noise’ also unveiled a London Quiet ListTM of restaurants most conducive to conversations – in partnership with hearing protection leader, ACS and leading tinnitus resource, T-Minus. Issa PR will handle all media relations and strategy.
Created by founder Gregory Scott after personal challenges dining out with hearing loss, the leading-edge app now maintains the largest, crowdsourced database of venue-based sound levels worldwide. SoundPrint allows users to search for restaurants, cafés and other venue categories by sound levels and equips users with a decibel meter enabling them to record and submit sound measurements. ‘The London Quiet List’ features a list of London restaurants with comfortable sonic atmospheres and includes favorites, such as Locanda Locatelli, Tamarind, The Ledbury, Lutyen’s Grill at The Ned, Rules and Indigo at One Aldwych Hotel, among others. Ten restaurants in Chinatown also made the Quiet List from over 1,000 submitted across Mayfair, Soho, Covent Garden, Notting Hill, Fitzrovia, the City, and Marylebone.
Gregory Scott, SoundPrint’s founder, noted “SoundPrint empowers users to choose reliably quieter venues to suit their comfort level for conversation and protects against noise-induced hearing loss. We knew we had to select a PR agency that not only understands the service we offer but also is able to communicate it thoughtfully. Issa PR is known for their rich storytelling capabilities and extensive knowledge, and connections. We are thrilled to appoint them in the UK.”
“It is a true honor to represent a cutting-edge company like SoundPrint. They have a product and a story that is worthy of worldwide attention and we are excited to be chosen to capture and tell it in an impactful way. While they are launching in the UK, we are aiming to target the UK and beyond through an intricate, multi-layered PR strategy,” said Viet N’Guyen, CEO and Founder of Issa PR.
The SoundPrint London Quiet ListTM is now available online. TIME Magazine and Fast Company recognised the app as one of the most groundbreaking new apps in the world. Quiet Lists are also available in 13 US cities including New York City, Chicago and Las Vegas. For more information, please visit: https://www.soundprint.co.
About SoundPrint
The SoundPrint app (https://www.soundprint.co) allows users to find venues by how quiet or noisy they are by searching the app’s database currently containing over 130,000 noise level submissions worldwide. The app’s decibel meter enables users to measure noise in a venue and submit measurements to the database. SoundPrint also empowers patrons, managers, and employees to monitor sound levels, raise awareness, and protect against noise-induced hearing loss. SoundPrint is a member of World Health Organization’s World Hearing Forum and was awarded Honorable Mention for Fast Company’s 2019 World Changing Ideas Awards.
About Issa PR
Luxury and philanthropy brand strategy and PR agency Issa PR is co-headquartered in London and New York with team members across the US and Europe. Creating captivating campaigns and thoughtful dialogue, Issa PR represents luxury fashion, art, entertainment, philanthropy and social good clients. With over 15 years’ experience traversing the luxury, lifestyle and philanthropy industry, the dynamic team comprises a global network of experts, influencers and leading-edge creatives. Clients have included: Absolut Elyx and Absolut Masterbrand, Vogue Italia, Def Jam Records, Warner Records, Davidoff Cool Water, and The United Nations. For more information, visit www.issa-pr.com or follow Issa at @IssaPRofficial on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.