But if you question Monster's collaborators, they'll play down Kevin and Noel's roles to a bit more than FedEx and Foxconn-celebrated lovers, but a group that was responsible for little a lot more than building the things and getting these to your local big box. Beats Electronics denies Monster had any role whatesoever within the industrial or audio design on the headphones: "We have our own factories. We have control associated with everything. The sound... was always our thing-we have our own patented sound signature, " says the firm. "It's definitely us. " Beats Electronics CEO Luke Wood about repeats the claim, though insists all parties continue to be friends. But the friends for the Monster side were liable merely for "sourcing" parts and finding "materials" under the way of "tuning" the Beats sound.