Ben Spooner

Ben Spooner.

Building products for sound and words.

Work

Where my time goes.

Founder

CopyLint

Digital copy checker for brands

CopyLint is a privacy-first copy checker that helps teams keep their communications on-brand. Define custom rules (or use presets) to align terminology, style, and formatting - all in your browser.
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Long-term collaboration

Mothers Memoirs

A guided writing space

Raw and messy, tender and triumphant. Mother’s Memoirs invites women to share their most authentic reflections of motherhood - for themselves, their loved ones, and for posterity.
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Practice space

goagain

A daily rhythm practice environment

goagain is a growing practice space for working on rhythm, coordination, and musical independence. It starts with a four-limb pattern generator, and will gradually expand into other tools that support the way I practise.
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Writing

Musings on work, sound and words.

UI · DESIGN• 2026

Doing more with less

I’m a big fan of doing a lot with a little. Maximum output from minimal input.

Probably comes from my music. I impose a lot of constraints.

I do the same in UI. One or two fonts. Spacing. Simple shapes. Strong contrast.

I like getting to the core of things.

With music, I start by adding everything. Then I take it away.

What’s left is what it is.

Collaborate

Building and fixing products for sound and words

TypeScript, Next.js/React, Postgres, APIs and AI features

What I build

  • Audio and text products
  • AI where it helps
  • Internal tools for content

What I fix

  • Bugs in React and Next.js apps - APIs, integrations, data
  • Performance and UX issues in production
  • Auth, permissions, and edge cases

About

How I got here.

I started in music - studying composition and spending my early career teaching, performing, and writing. It trained me to think in patterns, constraints, and structure.

At the same time, I’ve always been into language. Reading, etymology, how words shift meaning depending on tonality. I’ve always been drawn to sound and words.

In 2022, an MSc in Music for Screen pulled me into software. One thing led to another, and now I build digital products.

I’ve worked in enterprise escalations for a global product, handling complex issues for companies like HSBC, Nintendo, and eBay.

Contact

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