{"id":915,"date":"2026-02-05T10:04:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T10:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soundmask.com.au\/blog\/?p=915"},"modified":"2026-01-26T04:27:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T04:27:23","slug":"luke-zoontjens-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soundmask.com.au\/blog\/luke-zoontjens-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Luke Zoontjens interview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-1485698da1492b215d4ce946121b12a3\">At <a href=\"http:\/\/soundmask.com.au\">Soundmask<\/a>, we regularly spend time with acoustic consultants. They&#8217;re an interesting and talented bunch of engineers who often get taken for granted. So we&#8217;re starting an interview series to dig a little deeper into their world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-b8791ef37b2383761ab2c3a5202632f3\">Today, we&#8217;re interviewing Luke Zoontjens who works at <a href=\"https:\/\/slrconsulting.com\">SLR Consulting<\/a> in Perth. 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