Who we are
Matt Novack: Founder, Composer & Creative Director
Matt has brought his 20 years of experience in film and TV with the founding of Spacecat Music and Sound. A classically trained composer and percussionist whose intuitively smart scores have created indelible moments in (mostly) comedy projects across series and film. His music has supported performances by many of today’s greatest comedic actors, including Amy Poehler, Paul Rudd, Rob Cordrry, Megan Mullally, Henry Winkler and Will Arnett. His most recent work can be heard on the hit TBS series, Miracle Workers, starring Daniel Radcliffe, as well as the series Harley Quinn on HBOMAX. Along with his partner, Mary, they have fostered almost 40 cats and kittens over the years. Plus he’s a gamer. - “One of the funniest composers in Hollywood” (Awards Radar, June 2024)
Greg Martin: Composer, Creative Partner
Greg is a composer, producer, and musician originally from Washington, DC. His original score has helped add color, dimension, and sonic personality to everything from short films by directors like Miranda July and Lake Bell, to global advertisements for brands like Nike, NFL, Southwest Airlines, and Uniqlo. Recently, Greg’s music can be heard on shows such as Murderville (Netflix) and Miracle Workers (TBS), as well as narrative podcasts like Brewster High (iHeart) and the just-released sci-fi podcast series Hindsight: The Day Before starring John Goodman. Greg lives and works in Los Angeles, where he loves to play music with his friends, pet dogs on the sidewalk, and write thriller screenplays with his writing partner.
Frankie Radochia: Composer, Creative Partner, Lead Sound Designer
Frankie is a music producer, composer, sound designer, and mix engineer from Boston, MA with nearly a decade of experience in pro audio and music production. He has crafted original sound design and mix for Red Bull, Toyota, Vogue, GQ, Bose, New Balance, and many more. In addition to sound design and mixing, Frankie has composed music for numerous ad campaigns, scored a four-part cooking competition series Umami Match and contributed additional music to feature film Damned If You Do. Currently, he's composing music for an upcoming tennis competition series and two short films. Frankie is also an avid music producer and DJ who has collaborated with over 30 independent artists, producing and releasing records across various genres. Frankie brings a broad skillset to the Spacecat team, blending technical expertise with a strong sense of storytelling through sound. When he’s not making music, he’s probably deep into a video game or off getting lost in nature.
Allyson Newman: Creative Partner, Composer
Allyson is an Emmy nominated composer whose work can be heard on The L Word Generation Q (Showtime), Partner Track (Netflix) and First Day (Hulu). In 2024 she was nominated for two Society of Composers and Lyricists awards for her work on The L Word Generation Q and for the documentary Commitment to Life. Allyson was selected as one of twelve participants for the Spot the Composer program at the Marché du Film in Cannes 2024. Allyson’s past work includes the multi award winning documentary feature Limited Partnership that premiered on PBS Independent Lens in 2015. Allyson then went on to score the Emmy nominated (2016) series Her Story, and in 2017 participated in the BMI Conducting Workshop. Following this Allyson scored Kusama-Infinity which premiered at Sundance 2018 and was released theatrically around the world. In 2019 Allyson collaborated with Oscar Winning directors Jeffrey Friedman and Rob Epstein to score State of Pride which opened the SXSW Film Festival. Also, that year Allyson scored A Woman’s Work: The NFL’s Cheerleader Problem which had its premiere at Tribeca, as well as Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound which premiered at Cannes. Allyson scored the HULU film Diane Von Furstenberg: Women in Charge for which she was nominated a Hollywood Music in Media Award, and most recently Allyson scored Arrest the Midwife which premiered at SXSW 2025. Allyson is the co-president of the Alliance for Woman Film Composers!
Xena: the original Spacecat
Xena arrived on this planet in the year 2014 in the backyard of Spacecat composer Allyson Newman who named her after Greek composer Iannis Xenakis. One of Matt and Mary’s first foster-fails, Xena quickly ingratiated herself among the family. She’s thrilled to be the mascot of Spacecat Music & Sound, in between her usual duties of collecting data and beaming it back to her home planet.
Additional Collaborators
Paul Naser: Implementation, Sound Design
Paul Naser is a technical sound designer with over 5 years in the game audio space. Along with skills in programming and implementation, his extensive background in music performance and audio recording have enabled him to bring unique, creative identities to games’ sonic worlds. He served as audio director for Maxix Robotics and is currently audio director for two in development titles. When not working on audio he enjoys gaming, reading, or hanging out with his cat, Darby.
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