Theatre sound design
Live performance / dramatic sound
Atmosphere, effects, transitions, sonic language and playback shaped around what the story and the room need to do.
Hear theatre sound design →02 / SOUND & MUSIC
Sound & music, organised by what you need.
Start with the discipline that matters to your production. Each area has its own listening library, with Robert's strongest samples easy to find and the wider production capability sitting underneath.
Choose a disciplineLISTEN / 01—04
Four clear routes into the work.
Theatre sound design first, then composition, audio documentary and animation.
Composition
Original music / score
Music written around dramatic structure, emotional architecture, performance and the practical demands of production.
Hear composition →Audio documentary
Narrative audio / radio / documentary
Sound-led storytelling built around voice, atmosphere, pacing, transitions and musical identity.
Hear audio documentary →Animation
Sound design for moving image
Precise, character-led sound that gives movement weight, rhythm, texture and a distinct point of view.
Hear animation sound design →05 / PRODUCTION CAPABILITY
The sound around the samples still has to work in production.
Robert can take responsibility for a defined discipline or lead the wider sound-and-music response, adding specialist capacity when the scope requires it.
01
Playback & QLab
Reliable playback design, cue programming and show control. Explore QLab & playback →
02
Systems & live sound
System design, technical planning, FOH mixing and live sound engineering shaped around the production.
03
Musical direction
Musical leadership connecting performance, arrangement, rehearsal and the wider sound department.
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Workshop recording
Useful recordings for R&D, rehearsals, sharings, concept albums and the next stage of development.
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Sound & Music Department
One creative line across sound, music, playback and specialist delivery. Explore the department →
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Development & R&D
Early-stage work to test the sound language and establish what the production needs.
06 / ENGAGEMENT
Bring YSD in at the right scale.
A / INDIVIDUAL COMMISSION
A defined piece of the production.
Sound design, composition, playback, recording or another clearly scoped responsibility—led and delivered by Robert.
B / INTEGRATED DEPARTMENT
Sound and music working as one system.
Robert leads the creative response and adds the specialist production capacity required by the venue, schedule and ambition.
C / DEVELOPMENT
Find the language before production.
R&D, readings, workshops and concept recordings that help the team test the idea before committing to the full build.
07 / PROCESS
A clear line from first conversation to final cue.
- 01Listen
The story, the room, the audience and the production reality.
- 02Define
The dramatic function, creative language and responsibilities.
- 03Build
The score, sound world, system, cues and repeatable workflow.
- 04Deliver
A coherent production—with the right capacity around it.
NEXT CUE / YOUR PRODUCTION
What are you making?
You do not need a finished brief. Tell Robert where the production is now, what it needs to become, and what sound or music needs to do.
Talk to Robert