Professional Audio Development
BROKE
BASS
LIMITED
Plugin development, retail consultancy, and audio technology services for the world's leading brands — from hardware concept to commercial release.
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Professional Audio Development
Plugin development, retail consultancy, and audio technology services for the world's leading brands — from hardware concept to commercial release.
View Our Work
Tom Francis — Founder
About
Broke Bass Ltd is a Hyde-based professional audio services company led by Tom Francis — an audio industry specialist with over two decades of experience spanning plugin development, hardware design, retail strategy, and artist partnerships.
We work directly with manufacturers, distributors, and technology brands to develop commercial audio tools and market strategies that cut through. Our work is grounded in real studio experience and deep technical knowledge — not just theory.
From the concept stage of a DAW plugin to a full retail distribution rollout, we bring the same rigour and attention to detail that defines great audio engineering.
What We Do
Concept, design, and delivery of commercial audio plugins. We collaborate with hardware manufacturers to create companion software tools that extend product value and drive adoption among professional users.
Strategic guidance for audio and music technology brands entering or expanding in the UK retail market. From category positioning to artist endorsement, we connect products with the right audience.
Specification and design of custom workstations for professional audio. We've designed artist-signature systems for internationally recognised guitarists and producers in collaboration with 3XS by Scan.
UK market entry and awareness campaigns for international audio hardware brands. We established Audeze planar magnetic headphones within the UK pro-audio community over a decade of targeted outreach.
Design and management of professional digital archival systems. Past work includes full infrastructure build for a specialist tape restoration and transfer facility, serving legacy label archives including ZTT Records.
Technical content creation, product demonstrations, and editorial for audio brands. Previous clients include Intel, for whom Tom served as judge and content contributor during a major CPU product launch campaign.
Selected Work
Tom Quayle × 3XS — Finished Build
Martin Miller × Laney × 3XS Cabinet
Co-developed with the ADAM Audio engineering team, the H200 Headphone Utility Plugin is a companion DAW tool for the H200 reference headphone — providing room simulation, EQ correction, and monitoring presets directly within the user's DAW environment.
Broke Bass contributed concept design, UI/UX direction, and retail integration strategy — ensuring the plugin serves both professional engineers and the commercial market.
Hardware
ADAM Audio H200
Reference studio headphone. Designed with Broke Bass consultancy from concept through retail launch.
Get In Touch
Whether you're a hardware manufacturer looking to develop companion software, a brand entering the UK audio market, or a studio seeking custom workstation design — we'd love to hear from you.
Broke Bass Ltd — Registered in England & Wales
Company Registration: 07591072
VAT Registration: 118128529
Creative Background
DJ, Producer & Live Performance
Breakbeat act still headlining Spanish and European festivals. A consistent presence in the European electronic music scene for over two decades, known for energy-driven live DJ performances.
Label Founder — Breakspoll Award Winner
Breakspoll Breakthrough Label of 2005 — widely credited as a prototype for the modern European breakbeat sound. Picked up the Best Remix award again in 2008 for General Midi's Flesh Eater.
Co-Producer, Programmer & DJ
Co-produced and programmed for Bez's Band Domino Bones, alongside fellow Happy Mondays member Shaun Ryder and Howie B. A decade-long live music role including worldwide DJ gigs that spanned the UK's post-Madchester scene.
Artist — Drum & Bass
Releases on Flex Records, Emotif, Dispatch, Dubshack and Labello Blanco — drum and bass across the UK and European underground electronic labels of the era.
Artist — Formation Records / F-Project
Early career releases through Formation Records and the F-Project imprint — as part of 4th Dimension with Nick Dickens, the era before breakbeats turned to jungle.
