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It Doesn’t Sound the Way You Think it Does.

 

I first started working on plays about ten years ago at the National Theatre on London’s South Bank. The first show I worked on that made an impression on me was Pillars of the Community, Sound Designer Ian Dickinson. The preshow soundscape was set in a dockyard, and it sounded good. (I have done a lot of dockyards since and they are always based on it) I remember thinking how realistic it sounded, and it opened up to me how much fun that side of Sound Design could be. (more…)

Letting Go of Anger

 

We have all had bad days at work. Sometimes there is that guy who won’t let up with the comments, the guy who will try to take things out of your hand because you can’t possibly carry anything. Sometimes every decision you make is questioned, and every conversation is used to try and trip you up. Even when you are the boss, this can still happen. (more…)

SoundGirls.Org – August 2015

August 2015 Highlights (more…)

The Unique and Spectacular Venues

 

I’ve worked in some wonderful venues some of my favorites have been found spaces or spaces that weren’t supposed to be theaters originally. They do provide their own challenges (more…)

Mixing Musicals

 

I’ve spent a lot of my career mixing musicals, in London’s West End and on tour. They range from a five-piece band and six in the cast with one SFX to a 20 plus cast and a 20 piece orchestra with 100 + SFX in each act. (more…)

Sound Design for Theatre

 


Sometimes people ask me what I do, and I say, “I’m a Sound Designer.” The more I mix with people who work in Sound but not in Theatre I realize it is a role that doesn’t exist in other areas of live sound. The theatre Sound Designer is a bit different from the Sound Designer role in other disciplines. (more…)

Notes on American Idiot

 

I knew it was a good show five minutes into the first run-through. The LSMT cast was energetic and tight, and the show itself was amazing. Great. There were some alarming moments in the run-through; the cast threw themselves around, and there was a bit of singing while lying on the floor. Then there was the fan, a huge fan blowing into the cast while they were singing. This presented some issues to solve regarding radio mics. (more…)

What’s Your Plan B?

Or – The Machines are Out to Get Us.

It happens to everyone at some point. That crucial bit of kit fails at the wrong moment. The radio mic on the lead has sweat in the mic head or the connector. Someone in the Brass section has knocked water into the stage box. The touch screen is out of alignment and instead of hitting save you hit load new session.   It’s going to happen the machines are out to get us, and you better have a backup plan. (more…)

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