Nick Crane founded Racket Club in 2019. Since then he's curated a team of top industry talent, designed two state of the art studios, and expanded the company from New York to Los Angeles and Atlanta. Along the way he's written hundreds of tracks for brands like Nike, Volvo, Johnson & Johnson, and Ford and scored several critically acclaimed short films. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife Jen, daughter Margot, and dog Darlene.

Internationally award-winning Composer and Creative Director Justin Hori has developed a knack for crafting poignant, contemporary audio stylings for branded content, making original music for award-winning projects with such top clients as Apple, Reebok, Adidas, Volkswagen and Budweiser, among many others. Having spent years working with Human Worldwide and Squeak E. Clean Studios, the natural progression of his career has led him to his next groundbreaking endeavor as Partner and Creative Director at Racket Club.

Known by his last name, our Creative Producer “Womack” made his way into music after a stint of advertising film production in LA, developing commercials with some of the industry’s leading producers and creatives, working on brands like Nissan, Airbnb, Google and the LA Olympics bid. He eventually found his place in placing music for many of those same brands and more while also connecting with new and diverse talent in the emerging generation of the creative industry.

Ashley "Koomba" Simmons is an acclaimed mixer and sound designer who leads the Racket Club post-production team. Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, Ashley has developed her skills using a wide variety of influence from the community and experience. Her experience ranges from film, documentary, and commercial all while bringing her creative visions to life sonically. Ashley is deeply passionate about visibility and opportunities for black creators, women, and members of the LGBTQ+ community in various spaces.

Becky Mathai is our Associate Producer/Music Supervisor and resident "music nerd". A Philadelphia native, she got her start as an intern studying under the engineers at Milkboy the Studio. During her senior year of college, under mentorship from Converse, she helped launch Outer Voice Records, a South Asian American label. Her passion for music supervision and A&R work led her to Racket Club, starting out as our production intern. Becky is committed to opening up more doors for underrepresented composers and hopes to provide more sync education for BIPOC artists.