Dec
Guy Shelmerdine, director at Smuggler/Here Be Dragons, approaches Dražen to create the immersive audio soundtrack for Catatonic, an asylum-set VR horror experience. This marks Mach1's first VR project and sets a new trajectory for the studio.
M1
2015
Mar
Catatonic, a VR horror experience launches at SXSW 2015.
May
Mach1, Corp is officially formed.
Oct
The Mach1 team visits Saschka Unseld at Oculus Story Studios.
Mach1 records Anderson .Paak with director Robert Stromberg.
NovSamsung Gear VR
Revolt, a cyberpunk VR experience for Muse, directed by Guy Shelmerdine, premieres on Apple Music, mixed as Mach1 Spatial marking an early version of the Mach1Transcode API
Dec
Great Performers VR Series by The New York Times, featuring Michael Fassbender, directed by Daniel Askill; mixed in Mach1 Spatial.
M1
2016
Jan
Mach1 collaborates on The Martian VR Experience with 20th Century Fox's Innovation Lab, showcased at CES with groundbreaking motion controllers and simulator chairs. Marks the start of the Mach1DecodePositional API. The Martian VR Experience, a 20-minute project from 20th Century Fox's Fox Innovation Lab, premieres at Sundance New Frontier. Mixed in Mach1 Spatial.
Mach1 develops proprietary MUJI and IMU devices for headtracking and creates a custom contact microphone for The Martian VR.
Mar
Mix Magazine features Dražen Bošnjak in 'Dražen Bošnjak Creates His Own Virtual Reality.'
Oculus Rift
Microsoft HoloLens
Apr
Mule VR, directed by Guy Shelmerdine, launches on Dark Corner powered by Mach1.
HTC Vive
Mars VR Bus Experience, a Lockheed Martin education project, uses Mach1 technology.
May
Mach1 moves into its Tribeca studio at 11 Vestry Street.
Dražen experiments with artist Marina Abramović at Bell Labs.
Mach1 Spatial System 1.0.0 released
Jun
Facebook's Here and Now VR experience debuts, directed by Jaron Albertin, with Mach1 as a technology partner.
Jul
Lockheed Martin's Mars VR Bus wins Cannes Lions powered by Mach1 Spatial technology.
Mr. Robot VR, directed by Sam Esmail, features Mach1 technology.
Oct
Dylan's cat, Shark Puppy, becomes Mach1's first non-human beta tester.
Mach1 demos at Skywalker Sound and visits Sony Pictures to collaborate on immersive audio projects.
Demo Andrew Dickerson Samsung Mach1 at Oculus Connect 1.
Demoed Christopher Horton, Universal Music
PlayStation VR
Dear Angelica, an Emmy-nominated VR experience directed by Saschka Unseld, features Mach1's Spatial System.
Nov
NYTVR Suite of VR App launches, powered by Mach1. Over 1 million downloads.
Google Daydream View
Dec
Mach1 mixes Depeche Mode tracks with their engineer, Kurt Uenala.
M1
2017
Jan
Mach1 collaborates with Ridley Scott and 20th Century Fox on Alien VR.
Feb
Mach1 presents its Spatial System to 20th Century Fox executives in their 'Bunker.'
Mach1 begins perceptual audio studies via anonymous web research projects.
Mach1 honored by AdAge New Creativity Awards for advancement of spatial audio.
MarFiled U.S. Patent Application (leading to 9,986,363 B2).
Angelo Farina, a professor at the University of Parma and expert in acoustics, published an independent white paper, validating Mach1 as a superior spatial audio format. He highlighted Mach1's eight-channel Spatial PCM Sampling (SPS) system for its sharper spatial resolution, simpler integration, and higher directional accuracy compared to formats like Ambisonics. Farina emphasized Mach1's intuitive workflow and efficiency, confirming it as a best-in-class approach for immersive audio.
Invited to present to Bose in Framingham, MA with Jessica Brillhart.
Jun
Mach1 integrated into National Geographic VR Apps to power spatial audio.
JulAudeze Mobius
Mach1 is featured in Ad Age's Creativity50 list. Advancement in Spatial Audio.
AugMagic Leap One
Sep
Mach1 honoree in Advanced Imaging Society for bringing Hollywood production value to VR with the Mach1 Spatial System.
Nov
Pilgrim AR on BoseAR premieres at IDFA (sound by Mach1).
SyFy's George R.R. Martin's Nightflyers with sound technology partner Mach1.
Dec
Madison Wells Media Chained VR combines immersive theatre and VR (Variety link).
OKANVAO VR Series from National Geographic powered by Mach1 Sound Technology.
Mach1 wins a Lumiere Technology Award for its Spatial System.
Mach1 makes the Mach1 Spatial SDK public (first public release)
M1
2019
JanBose Frames
Mar
Mach1 powers National Geographic's Into the Okavango VR series.
Mach1 testing integrations and partnership with Bose begins.
Bose AR launches at SXSW powered by Mach1.
AprBose AR Sunglasses
MayOculus Quest
Into the Light Yo Yo Ma dir Jessica Brilhart debuts at Tribeca Film Festival (sound by Mach1).
JunValve Index
Jul
The Last Goodbye VR at Tribeca 2017 (sound technology partner Mach1).
Oct
Dražen teaches a spatial audio class at Peabody Institute, led by Thomas Dolby.
Tutankhamun: Enter The Tomb VR premieres at Saatchi Gallery London.
Under Thomas Dolby's invitation, Drazen Bosnjak hosts an advanced Mach1 lecture at Peabody.
NovMach1 publishes first OSC iOS/Android app to relay IMU data from AirPod Pro & Bose AR devices.
Dec
Mach1 announces a multi-year deal to power Bose AR.
M1
2020
Apr
Avid starts selling Mach1 Spatial System in their store (article: 'Defenders of the Audio Realm — Catching up with Mach1's Founder Dražen').
Jun
Mach1 begins the open-research glossary project and blog project.
