Joe Huppert began his career as a piano player, working in clubs in France, Germany and the US as well as touring and recording with rock bands. Two musicals followed, The Angles of Angst and The Eight Hours, which were produced in Chicago and Scotland before he settled in the former to become a music … Continued
Newsletter: March 15, 2017
A lifelong musician with a degree in voice, Shannon Marie O’Neill found sound design and composition somewhat by accident; a director introduced her to the company as the sound designer on a show she believed she was assistant directing! Favorite projects include collaborating with fight choreographer Paul Dennhardt to create live sound effects within the … Continued
Scott Lehrer’s work as a sound designer and engineer/producer can be heard in a variety of media, from Broadway plays and musicals to CDs, TV documentaries, radio dramas, film soundtracks and museum installations. His numerous Broadway credits include the upcoming Hello Dolly, Honeymoon in Vegas, The King and I, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, Chaplin, The … Continued
When a rock star does theatre, it usually means a side project or a new direction for a well-established recording artist: Sting or Cyndi Lauper trying their hand at Broadway songwriting, Pete Townshend or Billie Joe Armstrong staging concept albums, Sebastian Bach going into Jekyll & Hyde. But what if the theatre bred and fed its … Continued
by Howard Kaufman As you may be aware, the FCC is in the process of concluding yet another spectrum auction that will have a profound effect on the operation of wireless microphones across the USA. After the imminent completion of the auction there will be a gradual changeover of a good portion of the 600MHz … Continued
by John Gromada Third Party Music. We all use it; it’s part of what we do as sound designers (and composers)! How we apply music in theatrical productions is an important part of the art of sound design. Many questions have arisen recently on our Facebook page, so I thought it might be helpful to outline … Continued
The Off-Broadway League and United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829, IATSE have announced that they have negotiated an inaugural contract for the first ever Agreement for Off-Broadway Designers. The historic deal was reached amicably, after negotiations concluded early morning on Saturday, March 4th (ironically on the birthday of the Off-Broadway League which was founded on … Continued
by Michael Roth Please note: Originally written in early December of 2016, revised March of 2017. Like many TSDCA members, I have many friends and colleagues who have been involved with La Jolla Playhouse (LJP) and UCSD. I’m very proud to have worked at La Jolla many times, starting with its rebirth in 1983 (for a … Continued
The Outer Critics Circle has announced the addition of two new categories in its 2017 Awards slate: Outstanding Sound Design and Outstanding Orchestrations. “The Executive Committee met recently and voted to include these two additional categories moving forward to recognize and celebrate high quality work in these fields which contribute to the success of so … Continued