(2021) Sotoba Komachi:
A piece of Japanese theater from the 1950s which was based on an 11th century text. I wrote the music, the system design, custom audio reactive programming, and created the sound design..
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(2021) Heap:
A two hour movie created during the pandemic. I wrote the music and created the sound effects & ambiences.
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(2020) La Cage Aux Folles:
This was a musical, produced by Cygnet Theater, that I did the sound design for. It was an amazing experience, but was sadly postponed after the first preview due to COVID-19. The sound system utilized 14 wireless body mics, a system of delay speakers, and various instrument mics for a small chamber orchestra.
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(2019) Winter's Tale:
This was a piece presented in Island Shakespeare Festival's 2019 summer season. I created the original score and did the sound design.
Video by ISF and WICA, Sound & Music by Stewart Blackwood
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(2018) The Transition of Doodle Pequeño:
For this production, I decided to write music in the space between Hiphop and Ranchera. To create the music and soundscapes, I complied samples from various albums and mixed them with 808s, electronic synth pads, and drums. I also recorded acoustic guitar, bells, and violin playing the melody of the Narjana Dulce for underscoring.
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(2019) Feed:
I had the pleasure of sound designing this at the Cleveland Playhouse. The script is split into two halves. One half is in typical script format, and the other half is a monologue that underscores the entire show. For this production, we decided that we wanted to do these monologues live. To aid in this, I created a custom Ableton based vocal effect setup that allowed for user-controlled effects to be added onto the voices of the actors. This process gave the performer’s more of a sense of ownership over their commercials, and, because of this, the commercials felt much more organic than if the underscoring was played through QLab and the A1 controlled the vocal effects at the board.
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(2018) A Brief History of America:
Our production explored the interesting contrast between the average American's attention and the country's broader historical context. It can be said that we exist in a time where our personal misfortunes are more impactful than the historical events happening around us. To draw attention to the juxtaposition of the personal and the historical, we projected a video of American history onto the American flag. The video is an example of the transition from 1969-2009.
Video by Lauren Gallup composition by Stewart Blackwood
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(2018) Emilie:
For this piece, produced at Kent State University, I composed the score and created the sound design. We decided to use classical music as inspiration. As the timeline in the play grew more and more fractured so did the music, turning from violins to synths or crackling in out of a strict time signatures. The sound system utilized five different subsystems to color the space in dynamic ways throughout the play.
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(2017) Macbeth:
I composed the score and did the sound design for this production. A musical palette of low pounding percussion, distorted horns, extended technique percussion, and female vocals was used.
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(2016) Little Women:
A musical I created the sound design for during my time at Kent State University. This production consisted of a twenty person cast and an eleven person band. The system utilized an Avid Venue SC48, 22 wireless Shure microphones, and 18 instrument mics.
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