Richard Burki is a Grammy Certified music producer, sound designer and audio engineer known for his work with artist such as Tiesto, David Guetta, The Metropole Orchestra, Joep Beving, Afrojack, Sam Feldt, Max Cooper, Mason, Dragonette, Lost Frequencies and Tyga.

Burki co-founded Future Phonic Studios in 2014 and became a part of the new wave of immersive audio as the very first Dolby Atmos Music Studio in the Netherlands. His distinctive approach to mixing in 3D formats such as Auro-3D and Dolby Atmos became widely recognized and working closely with the likes of UMG, WMG, Deutsche Grammophon and Spinnin Records, his works have garnered streams in excess of 6 billion plays to date. Burki also created the Atmos mixes for "Hero" by David Guetta and Afrojack in 2021: a song that leapt to the top of international charts and earned them a Grammy nomination in the category "Best Dance/Electronic Recording" during the 64th annual Grammy Awards in 2022.

Besides music; through Future Phonic Studios, Burki helped create 3-dimensional auditory experiences for virtual reality, film, games, hybrid and several forms of location based experiences: works include the recently unveiled Outernet experience centre in London, the virtual reality rides in the Amsterdam Tower or the "Taste" 360 Theatre Experience for which Burki co-produced a 16-track album, together with Joep Beving and The Echo Collective. 

The album was amongst the first works to be recorded and conceived for the Dolby Atmos format in 2021 with Future Phonic Studios additionally assisting with the installation and configuration of a bespoke 3D sound system for the Amsterdome venue, complete with real-time tracking of performers and musicians in 3D.

Burki began composing and engineering for film and tv since the pandemic; incorporating 3D technology as a key part of his creative process. His first short as a composer “Only The Forgotten Is New” won several film festival awards for best short, one of his first compositions for adverts, for WakkerDier the Dutch Animal Rights association; won the SAN Accent Award (Dutch Advertising Award) and his first feature film project (currently in development) will be amongst the first to incorporate 3-d audio into every aspect of the production process; from music to sound design and foley.