About me
English grad and weird noises enjoyer. Composer and Sound Designer for 20+ student shows, I make a atmospheric incidental music using a range of quirky hardware, modular synth software and acoustic instruments. Obsessive music / book collector and radio DJ.
Projects
- Director for 'Unsoiled'I co-directed a wonderful new play called 'Unsoiled', alongside its writer (and my very good friend) Ewan Martin. Alongside directorial duties, I wrote and performed some original music during the play. Set in an imagined rural and distant landscape, I was inspired by niche freak folk projects like Wyrd Visions' 'Half-Eaten Guitar' album to create an atmosphere at once familiar and ominous. During the production, I sang and played the gimbre (a Moroccan bass string instrument) and a variety of s
- Sound Design for 'Scary Old World'I made some creepy incidental music for 'Scary Old World', a sketch comedy show set in a post-apocalyptic future. I was inspired by old-school sci-fi horror drones, like the tinkly Twilight-Zone Organelle arpeggios, and my sound design was accompanied by my own remixes / edits from 'The Second Annual Report' by Throbbing Gristle.
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Work history
BooksellerCambridge University Press & Assessment
Cambridge, United Kingdom
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TechnicianParkas
- Edinburgh, United KingdomFreelance
Sound and Lighting Tech with Parkas Comedy, Edinburgh Fringe 2023
'Tamsyn Kelly: Crying in TK Maxx', Pleasance Courtyard
'Rodeo', Monkey Barrel Comedy
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Skills
- Sound Design
- Script Editing
- Live Radio
- Music Composition
- Lighting
- Field Recording
- Writing
Education
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Bachelor of Arts (BA) Clare College, Cambridge University
- Cambridge, United Kingdom
English BA (Double First Class Honours)
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A Levelsd'Overbroeck's
- Oxford, United Kingdom
English Literature, Music Technology, History, Biology, EPQ
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Awards
First Class Honours in Part IIUniversity of Cambridge
First Class Honours in Part 1University of Cambridge