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WHO WE ARE
Dear Sir/Madam,
Black Box Sounds is the largest Development Communications Company in Pakistan. Our
work on social and development issues is extensive, ranging from designing Complete Media
Strategies as per our client's/partner's requirements, to Documentaries, TV and Radio
Dramas, TV and Radio Talk Shows, Event Management and PR and Media.
Over the last 9 years, the company that started as an audio production house now stands tall as
the largest Development Communications Company, because of the hard work, the creativity
and the ideas developed by our team of over 90 people.
Our campaigns and productions are not just aired/executed in Pakistan, but screened globally,
as success statements of our various projects. As you go through our prole, you will come
across some of our International Recognitions.
We work across all areas of Pakistan, all communities and provinces, in all regional languages
spoken in Pakistan; from English to Brahvi, and Pashto to Shindhi, to name a few.
We proudly present to you Black Box Sounds, its work, and its dedication to work with you.
Best regards,
Tauseeq Haider
Managing Director
Black Box Sounds
TECHNICAL FACILITIES
Our audiovisual recording and post-production and print facilities are the best, and at par with
industry standards. These include:
Four Canon Mark-III (DSLR), One Canon Mark-II (DSLR) equipped with 24 professional Canon
and Carl Zeiss lenses for cinematic video productions, 1 Sony FS700-R video camera that can record
up to 900 frames per second, 1 Nikon D7000 with 4 professional Nikon lenses for still photography
and a GoPro Hero 3 + and 4 Black Edition for underwater and aerial videography with various
mounts.
ARRI Cameras
Two DJI Phantom Quad copter equipped with a camera gimbal for aerial shots and birdseye view.
Professional lighting equipment includes 4 Solars, 10 1K lights, 8 LED light banks of various sizes
and 4 portable LEDs.
Editing suite includes One Mac Pro 12-core Intel Xeon with 27 LED screen, four iMac Core i7
machines, two iMac Core i5 machines, and a 27 cinema display for DV, DV CAM and HDV editing.
Five Intel i7 Windows machines equipped with the latest Nvidia graphics cards and ve 24 LED
displays for 2-D & 3-D animation and graphics.
In-house studio recording facilities for Talk Shows, current affair programs and training programs for
up to 4-camera productions.
5 complete audio studios of international standards with proper soundproong and acoustics.
State of the art audio mixers (Yamaha MG124C 8-channel), Microphones (Behringer Condenser
Microphone Beta1), Studio Monitors (LG - AV40), and Digital Audio Workstations.
Our Clients
Song Videos
Audio Projects
ZONG
Production of more than 200 IVRs for value added services
PTCL
Above 5000 IVRs, on the relaunch of PTCL recorded and edited for
Pakistan Telecommunication Limited
UFONE
Above 1500 IVRs, recorded and edited for Ufone on the call and internet
packages.
MOBILINK
Above 1500 IVRs, recorded and edited for Mobilink on the call and
internet packages.
M I R K H A L I L - U R - R E H M A N F O U N D AT I O N ( P S A S , R A D I O
PROGRAMS)
Production of infomercials, Radio Magazine Programs, Radio Drama, Radio
Short Stories on Education.
UNICEF, GLOBAL MEASELS VACCINATION WEEK
Production of Radio Drama, Audio Spots.
PAS DEPARTMENT - DHAMAK (RADIO DRAMA SERIES)
Radio Drama series of 26 episodes each produced in 6 languages. Dhamak
addressed the issue of terrorism by bringing into light true stories of bomb
blast victims and their families along with their loved ones that were left
behind.
DRDF - USAID (PSAs)
To attract Articial Insemination Technicians, Women Livestock Extension
Workers and Dairy Farmers, a series of Public Service Announcement
(PSAs) were produced targeting the focused districts of DRDF's project.
AURAT FOUNDATION GEP, USAID (PSAs)
Production of a 5 Public Service Announcements (PSAs) were done each in
Urdu, Pashto, Sindhi, Balochi & Seraiki languages focusing on Women
Empowerment in Pakistan.
ACID SURVIVORS FOUNDATION ASF (MAGAZINE PROGRAMS &
PSAs)
Produced Four 15 minutes radio magazine programs and 5 Public Service
Announcement (PSAs) of 60 seconds, each were produced on the heinous
reality of acid throwing on women in the southern belt of Punjab for Acid
Survivors Foundation and UNDP in Urdu and Seraiki languages.
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION IOM (PSAs)
Produced more than 500 Public Service Announcement (PSAs) in 10 different
languages for ood hit areas regarding distribution of Watan Card and Land
management etc.
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION IOM (PSAs)
Produced Public Service Announcement (PSAs) for ood affectees of KPK,
Sindh & the Punjab sector. These worked as an instant guideline for the ood
affected people to ght the tough times they were in.
Event Management
Islamic Relief
ICDI Campaign
Unlocking the Chains of Debt, aimed to catalyse accelerated progress towards reduction in Debt of Pakistan
increasing understanding of the masses on Pakistans foreign and domestic loans. Pakistan, in recent years, has
witnessed mounting levels of both external debt and domestic debt. The campaign focused on:
Public awareness on Debt and IFIs-led economic policies.
Public mobilization on Illegitimate Debt and its cancellation
Knowledge & debate generation on Agreement of Uni/Bilateral debts
Media & CSOs generate a debate with government by orienting them on the issues of illegitimate debts
In order to generate a debate among the masses, Black Box Sounds organized the following events for Islamic
Relief:
Journalists Training in Islamabad
Media Brieng in Islamabad
Media Brieng in Lahore
Islamic Relief
DEBT Campaign
Islamic Reliefs Integrated Community Development initiative in KP focused on organizing and mobilizing
communities, restoring productive assets, and generating income; improved hygienic conditions by ensuring access
to safe drinking water and disposal of waste water alongside creating economic opportunities through interlinked
strategies.
In order to highlight Islamic Reliefs interventions, Black Box Sounds organized:
1 Training Workshop with Journalists in Peshawar
1 Media Brieng in Nowshehra
1 Media Brieng in Charsadda
THEATRE Plan B
We organized a day long summit for DANIDA and SFCG where government ofcials and other dignitaries
deliberated upon the role of the youth and media in promoting peace across Pakistan. Starting from
releasing hundreds of pigeons in the air and ending on lighting up the evening skies with sky lanterns, the
event was a day of productive panel discussions, motivational speeches and thought provoking mime and
theatre performances.
Learning
Workshop
NADRA & World Bank
T h e L e a r n i n g Wo r k s h o p s w e r e
organized in 6 major cities across
Pakistan by Black Box Sounds for
NADRA and World Bank, where
beneciaries were invited by the
Watan Card team for sharing leaning
and mind mapping sessions so the
road ahead can be devised. The
workshops were moderated by Black
Box Sounds and reports generated
after every event.
Lahore
Islamabad
Bahawalpur
Faisalabad
Sargodha
Peshawar
Multan
Bachpan Bachao
OXFAM Novib
Held in Serena Islamabad on December 9, 2015, the Bachpan Bachao Media Engagement
event was hosted by Oxfam Novib and moderated by Tauseeq Haider. The event was
organized by Black Box Sounds inconsultation with Bachpan Bachao team at Oxfam Novib.
Detailed and in-depthdiscussion on the issue of Early Marriages took place between
renowned media personnel from across Pakistan. Chief Guest Ms. Fouzia Viqar, Chairperson
Punjab Commission on Status of Women displayed great commitment towards thecause and
later media personalities from print, electronic and social mediaspoke in detail about their
views, recommendations and solutions to address the issue.
Gala Dinner
WORLD BANK
Celebra ng the arrival of World Banks new President in December 2015, we welcomed
him with the true Pakistani spirit; an evening lit up with bright and colourful truck art
pa erns, receiving him with the best in Pakistani art and culture. The evening was a huge
success, with Hadiqa Kyani and her orchestra keeping the guests singing along and
clapping to popular songs and music from the world over.
Corporate Retreat
World Bank
We organized a fun-lled family day for the World Bank, where families of the World Bank
team got together for a day packed with entertainment and activities. As an ice-breaker
we started the day with a team building exercise which included a treasure hunt that
everyone thoroughly enjoyed. This was followed by a stand up comedy act which left the
guests roaring with laughter. We ended the evening with a magic show for the children,
which the adults enjoyed as much. We set up bouncy castle in the lawn for children to play
and had mascots hand out goodie bags as the guests were leaving.
Social Media
Posters
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.230953506945720.55726.142320465809025&type=3
Videos
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=vb.142320465809025&type=2
Event
https://www.ickr.com/photos/everyonecampaign/sets/72157648311119447/
RACE
FOR SURVIVAL
Media Coverage
Complete media coverage reports with news clippings, links and CDs were shared with Save the Children
The new DRR Framework for Action to be adopted in March 2015 will
be the outcome of a process unfolding over two years including a
variety of stakeholders and several online, regional and thematic
consultations. These consultations help build consensus but also
bring to the fore new issues that have to be discussed and agreed
during the Preparatory Committee Meetings and ultimately at the
Sendai World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction.
Interactive Talkshow
"No Race. No Religion. Only Humanity" Abdul Sattar Edhi
KAHO was an interactive talk show designed
specically for the youth, where they could listen to
and interact with prominent speakers on topics
ranging from religion to music, from identity to
individual responsibility
AMAN AU AMINA
Stories of Peace Promoters
Videos
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=vb.478223008866970&type=2
A peace message by Farhan Bogra from the famous "Khumariyaan the band
Key Personnel
Tauseeq Haider
Tauseeq Haider has been in the media industry for over 25 years. He is the Manager
Director, Black Box Sounds and has been heading all the media campaigns, grants and
events carried out by Black Box Sounds.
He is an international visiting Lecturer for Friedrich Naumann Foundation, Germany as
well as a facilitator at the International Academy for Leadership (IAF) since 2001.
He is the creative head of several documentaries that have been recognized globally and
multiple platforms like UNGA, N peace awards, Voice of America etc.
Fatima Ghani
Fatima Ghani has over 10 years of experience of Event Management, Advertising and
Development Communication. With great management and creative skills, she mobilizes
her teams during mass media campaigns and events and ensures branding and dcor,
and on-ground execution of all sorts of projects. She has represented Black Box Sounds at
different international platforms like International Peace Cnference at UN HO Geneva
and Deutsche Welle global media forum for three years.
Maria Patel
Worked with some of the known advertising agencies around Pakistan, Maria is a
graduate in English Literature and MS in Media and advertising. She has a knack for
developing communication and advertising strategies for the corporate sector. Some of
the known advertising campaigns come under her name.
Working on diverse developments issues like women empowerment to Health for donors
like World Bank, Save the Children, WHO, IFES, UNDP, Aurat Foundation and so on. Her
work has been recognized nationally as well as internationally. She also represented
Black Box Sounds at Global Media Forum 2015 held by DW in Bon, Germany.
Musharraf Raza
With over 8 years of experience in the creative eld, Musharraf also has extensive
experience as a manager creative in events like Lux Style Awards and events of the
development sector. Musharraf has been developing lyrics for several clients on different
developmental issues like Water and Sanitation, Child Labor and so on. His strengths are
content integration in an entertaining manner and sending the campaign's key messages
through to the audiences in an extremely catchy style.
Faisal Shahzad
Faisal possesses over 7 years of experience and has been working extensively on Media
Campaigns for the development sector. He heads the audio production and has worked
on projects of organizations like Save the children, SFCG, MKR, USAID, UNICEF etc.
Faisal is an asset to Black Box Sounds. He has produced major projects comprising of 104
episodes of radio drama, numerous radio talk shows, Public Service Announcements,
Transmission capsules. He also oversees sound capturing at various events and
conferences.
Muhammad Furqan
Muhammed Furqan is manager productions and heads the video department in Black
Box Sounds. A graduate of National College of Arts, he is an experienced documentary
lmmaker and photographer with various successful projects under his belt. He is well
versed in art of documentary lmmaking and has extensive experience of working all over
Pakistan on a variety of projects.
He has worked with several INGOs, Government departments and Semi Government on
multimedia projects ranging from health to education, CVE to infrastructure
development.
He is also an Alumni of Mosaic International Leadership Programme and is involved in
leadership and mentoring young social activists. He also represented Deutsche Welle
global media forum 2013 and represented Pakistan in the SAARC lm festival 2013.
Irfan Ahmed Ur
Irfan Ahmed Ur is a very popular scriptwriter who has written several drama serials for
Pakistani television. He has written popular dramas such as Bus Chup Raho and Nail
Polish. Irfan mainly writes comic dramas, and has worked with famous stars of the
industry such as Humayun Saeed, Shahood Alvi, Asad Malik, Noman Masood and
Mohib Mirza.
Irfan ventured in to the industry in the late 1990's, and is now one of the most famous
scriptwriters in the industry. He has also received the award for the best writer, and is
currently writing drama serials for GEO TV. He also wrote Parchain, which was a big hit
upon its airing. Irfan mainly writes his dramas for PTV, and mostly all of his dramas have
been aired on national television.
Muneeb Ahsan
Muneeb has been working in the media industry for almost 10 years now. He has directed
numerous project documentaries, songs and real life stories for several INGOs like Save
the Children, OXFAM, UNICEF, US Embassy etc.
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