Mar 15 2024 25 mins
What is it that Sound Designers do?
by Victoria Deiorio
Abstract:
This audio paper explores what a sound designer brings to a collaboration and how the intangible essence of sound provides information where the visual leaves off. It is more a reflection of what the role of sound designer is and how it supports the artistry of live production.
Biography:
Victoria Deiorio built the Sound Design BFA program at the conservatory of The Theatre School at DePaul University in Chicago, IL, USA. As an award-winning Chicago based artist, she has worked nationwide composing music and creating sound design for theatre and film. She has been a guest speaker for Biophilic Design conferences, and is certified as a Sound Therapist. She produced two albums of her original music as well. For more information, please visit: https://bio.site/VictoriaDeiorio
What does collaboration mean to me?
By Jimmy Eadie
Biography
James (Jimmy) Eadie is an Audio Engineer/Producer whose work covers recording, sound design and installation. He has worked with, PanPan Theatre, The Abbey Theatre, Dead Centre Theatre, Cois Ceim, Rough Magic, Daghda, RTÉ, Project Arts Centre, the National Concert Hall and many other independent companies, he has been nominated and won the Irish Times Theatre award for best sound in 2011 and 2015. His sound installation work has been presented in many Irish galleries and internationally (National Concert Hall Dublin, IMMA Ireland, Edinburgh Festival, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Lincoln Centre, Barbican). He is a founding member of the Crash Ensemble and worked with them as their audio engineer and technical manager from 1997 to 2015, in 2015 he was made the ensemble’s first Creative Partner. Jimmy has collaborated with artists, composers and performers from varied backgrounds and genres, earning many number music award nominations and much critical acclaim.
The full programme of the conference can be found here:
https://theatermus.hypotheses.org/theatre-sound-as-collaboration-distributed-creations-shared-agencies