ENCODER Sound masters music for the creative musicians of Perth and Australia, with a focus on Perth’s independent, alternative and experimental music scene. We are geared towards artistic integrity and high fidelity aiming to frame music the way the artist intends. We help artists realise they're artistic vision and preparing their music for impactful presentations to your listeners and fans.Dan O'Connor's credits via ENCODER Sound include projects by Nika Mo, Stuart Orchard, orphans, Sage Pbbbt, Shoshana Rosenberg, Jeremy Segal, and Tone List.

In 2016 Jameson Feakes, Lenny Jacobs, Josten Myburgh and Dan O’Connor founded Tone List, Perth-based label for exploratory music. The label has released 31 albums from Boorloo/Perth, and Perth-connected, exploratory artists and curated numerous concert series including the Audible Edge International Festival of Exploratory Music, now in its 4th edition.In 2021 Tone List strives to promote the work of exploratory Perth artists, creating networks between diverse pockets of artistic practice within Perth and Australia. The current team is Jameson Feakes, Lenny Jacobs, Annika Moses, Josten Myburgh and Dan O’Connor.

Since 2011 Dan O'Connor has been a freelance trumpet and sound artist focused on improvised methods of music creation.