About Adinkra Media
Adinkra Media is an audio production and post-production company creating original music, sound design, audio libraries, and sonic solutions for film, television, advertising, gaming, broadcast, and digital media.
From custom composition and cinematic scoring to sound design, mixing, mastering, broadcast production, and audio licensing — we help brands, creators, agencies, studios, and media companies bring their projects to life through powerful sound.
Our Approach
Founded by composer, sound designer, and audio engineer Ngonyama Yezwe Nqaba-Ncedo, Adinkra Media combines technical precision with creative storytelling to deliver distinctive, high-quality audio experiences.
Every project is approached with a commitment to clarity, emotion, and sonic excellence — whether developing original music, crafting immersive sound design, producing broadcast-ready audio, or building commercial audio assets for creators worldwide.
Services & Starting Prices
Starting prices are provided for reference. Final quotes depend on project scope, complexity, asset count, licensing requirements, deadline, revisions, and delivery specifications.
Custom Music & Production
Original music, production, arrangements, ghost production, themes, jingles, brand music, and cinematic compositions.
From $80
Short compositions, themes, intros, stingers and production elements.
From approximately R1,500
From $150
Full music production, ghost production, jingles, brand music and advanced compositions.
From approximately R2,800
Film & Cinematic Scoring — From $250
Film, television, documentary, trailer and cinematic scoring. Quoted according to duration, cues and complexity.
From approximately R4,700
Sound Design
Custom sonic environments and assets for film, games, advertising, animation, digital products and interactive media.
From $100
Custom sound design, SFX, Foley, atmospheres, ambiences and sonic textures.
From approximately R1,900
Games & Interactive Audio — From $150
Game sound effects, UI sounds, menus, character sounds, environmental audio and interactive assets.
From approximately R2,800
Custom Sonic Identity — From $200
Sonic branding systems, audio identities and custom audio assets for brands and digital products.
From approximately R3,800
Mixing & Mastering
Professional mixing and mastering for music, podcasts, broadcast and digital content.
Standard Mix — From R300 / track
Balance, EQ, compression, effects, automation and stereo mix.
International pricing from approximately $17
Premium Mix — From R450 / track
Advanced processing and detailed layer management.
International pricing from approximately $25
Pro Mix — From R600 / track
Detailed editing, vocal tuning and stem delivery.
International pricing from approximately $33
Mastering — From R150 / track
Standard mastering from R150. Premium and Pro mastering available up to R250 per track.
International pricing from approximately $9
Audio Post-Production
Editing, dialogue cleanup, vocal editing, noise reduction, podcast post-production and final audio delivery.
From $50
Final pricing depends on runtime, number of tracks, restoration requirements and delivery specifications.
From approximately R950
Film, TV & Media Audio
Complete audio solutions for filmmakers, production companies, agencies and visual storytellers.
Film & TV Scoring — From $250
Scoring, music editing and cinematic composition.
Film Sound Design — From $150
Sound design, Foley, dialogue editing and audio post.
Complete Audio Post — Custom Quote
Full project audio from editing through final delivery.
Radio Imaging
Professional sonic branding and recurring imaging production for radio stations, online radio platforms, podcast networks and broadcast brands.
Starter Imaging
From R7,500
Approximately $400 / month
- • 5 Station IDs
- • 10 Sweepers
- • 4 Promos
- • 2 Show Intros / Outros
- • 2 Station Jingles
- • Voice-over production
- • Mixing & mastering
- • Broadcast-ready delivery
Professional Imaging
From R12,500
Approximately $680 / month
- • 10 Station IDs
- • 20 Sweepers
- • 8 Promos
- • 4 Show Intros / Outros
- • 4 Station Jingles
- • Voice-over production
- • Advanced sound design
- • Mixing & mastering
- • Broadcast-ready delivery
Full Station Imaging
From R20,000
Approximately $1,090 / month
- • 15 Station IDs
- • 30 Sweepers
- • 12 Promos
- • 6 Show Intros / Outros
- • 6 Station Jingles
- • Voice-over production
- • Custom sonic branding
- • Advanced mixing & mastering
- • Broadcast-ready delivery
Additional imaging, production, voice-over talent, music composition, custom sonic branding or urgent turnaround requirements are quoted separately.
Start a Radio Project →Adinkra Studio
Recording, production and engineering services from Adinkra Studio in South Africa.
Studio Session
R750
Approximately $41
8 hours studio + engineer.
Recording Package
R950
Approximately $52
8 hours + vocal recording + basic editing.
Artist Package
R1,250
Approximately $68
8 hours + recording + editing + mixing.
Release Package
R1,450
Approximately $79
8 hours + recording + editing + mixing + mastering.
Additional Studio Services
Mixing
R300 – R500 / song
Mastering
R100 – R200 / song
Vocal Editing / Tuning
From R150
Additional Studio Hours
R100 / hour
Beat / Instrumental Production
From R500
Need Something More Specific?
The services above represent our starting points. Large-scale productions, film and television projects, game audio, animation, broadcast campaigns, custom music libraries, licensing and multi-asset projects are quoted individually according to scope.
International projects are quoted in USD. South African projects are quoted in ZAR.
Ready to start a project?
Tell us about your project and we’ll get back to you with availability, a clear quote, and next steps.
Submit a Project →Prefer email?
sales@adinkramedia.com