Welcome to Karona Sound

​Karona Sound is the brand for the production and composition services of Ian Cleverdon, who provides a range of media services to music professionals and enthusiastic amateurs alike. This includes:
  • Original compositions for podcasts, online trailers and related media
  • Podcast recording and post-production
  • Live recording - from the recording of the concert, through mixing, to the production of the final master.

Ian's musical experience and 'ear' stems from years as a semi-professional musician, composer, live sound engineer, and fan of various styles of music. He is currently one half of acoustic folk duo, The Huers, and his latest solo album - Confusion Clear - was released in 2021.

His prolific work as a sound engineer and live album producer in recent years has seen him work with many of the artists who inspired him to become involved with music in the first place. Click on the various tabs to learn more about Ian's service offering and which artists have benefited from his services.
Half Hour Mentor: the podcast series
Ian is currently curating a podcast series, which is now available on all major streaming platforms and can be accessed via the links below and the dedicated page to the Half Hour Mentor series..

Half Hour Mentor is a series in which Ian interviews a wide range of successful figures in order to learn about their career paths and how they got to where they are now, with an emphasis on exploring the highs and lows along the way. It is designed to help students, early career professionals, and indeed anyone learn from those who have faced those 'forks in the road' during their professional lives.

Each episode is designed to last 30 minutes or so, perfect for that trip into work, lunchtime walk or gym workout. Three series are available,, featuring some amazing, successful people from the world of the creative arts. Click here to visit the dedicated website.
Keeping Half Hour Mentor independent and ad-free
Ian receives no on-going funding for producing this series and also wishes to avoid having adverts placed before, during and after each episode. Therefore, if you enjoy the series and wish to support it, please click on the donate button and help to keep it alive!
.If you have any questions or enquiries, please contact Ian:
Email: [email protected]
​Phone: 07759 219270