Original sound and music for theatre
About
Gareth is a Sound Designer and Composer working in Theatre and Media.
He is passionate about storytelling and uses recorded sound, original
music and synthesis to create vivid sonic worlds for the stage and
screen.
Recent Credits as Sound Designer and Composer have included: Ascension (Edinburgh Fringe), F*ckboy (Edinburgh Fringe), Minha Case Tua Casa (Wales Tour), Places We Won’t Walk (Drayton Arms Theatre), A Very Expensive Poison (Seligman Theatre), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Cardiff Open-Air Theatre Festival, Katzenmusik (Seven Dials Playhouse) and In The Forest of Starlight and Shrapnel (The Bute Theatre and The Yard Theatre). He has also worked as Sound Associate on Fleabag (Wales Tour) and The Time Machine – A Comedy (Park Theatre).
Recent Credits as Sound 1 include: One Man Two Guv’ners (Cardiff Open-Air Theatre Festival 2024), Shrek Jr. The Musical (Cardiff Open Air Theatre Festival 2024), Jac and the Beanstalk (Cardiff New Theatre), Under Milk Wood (Sherman Theatre), Calendar Girls (Cardiff Open-Air Theatre Festival 2023), Matilda Jr – The Musical (Cardiff Open-Air Theatre Festival 2023),
Gareth was one of the founding composers and resident sound engineer of sound label Unredacted Productions. He has had music featured on local and national radio and on BBC Sounds. He is one of the four 2024 recipients of the Alan Surtees Trust.
Currently, Gareth is Composer and Sound Designer for PuppetSoup’s upcoming Christmas show and ‘Splinter’ to be performed at the Sherman Theatre.
Working with Gareth as Sound Designer was such a delight. Not only is he a brilliantly enthusiastic and positive energy to have in the room, but he’s an inspiring collaborator who is adaptable, innovative and happy to problem solve. Bringing him on board later in the project felt totally comfortable as I was really able to trust him to understand the vision. The final design worked fantastically, elevating the performance.
Isobel Jacob – Director for F*ckboy
Achingly intimate and tender, this is a beautiful, bittersweet story expertly realised through two wonderful performances… and especially haunting music.
Review for Ascension – Rowan Cannon