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THEATRE & LIVE SOUND
PRODUCTION & DESIGN

Over 30 years working in live sound production for Theatre, Classical & Acoustic music, and on major events both in Australia and throughout Asia, I have built the skills and experience to bring the highest standards of production to your show - whether it is a one-off performance, a show touring multiple venues, or a permanent location-based installation. I also Record and handle the audio aspects of Broadcasting or Filming live shows - see this page for more information on that.

For 22 years, I worked with Melbourne's System Sound Pty Ltd, as Sound Operator, Production Sound Engineer, or Associate Sound Designer, on many of Australia's biggest Theatre and Concert events. I now work independently as a Sound Designer, Production Sound Engineer, or Operator, to provide you with the highest level of Sound production, whatever the size of your show. I am happy to arrange the supply of touring sound equipment, or work with local vendors or venue facilities as required.

My experience and credits fall into three areas:
Sound for Live Theatre:
While I have extensive experience in Commercial Musical Theatre, I currently specialise in providing Sound Effects Design for Plays - specialising in those requiring extensive Sound Effects, Environmental Ambiences, or source music - such as the 2013-14 Australian Regional Tour of The 39 Steps. I also contribute Sound Effects design and production to Musicals where the Sound Reinforcement Design is by others. I can source or create underscore and incidental music, though I'm happy to collaborate on the Sound Effects element of designs where the Production has also hired a Composer. I work extensively as a Production Sound Engineer and Operator for Melbourne Theatre Company and many other Australian and Touring Theatre Companies. I have an in-depth command of the various Theatre Playback software packages, and how best to configure them for use by a Sound Operator or Stage Manager as is appropriate for the show - and how to program them so shows can be easily adjusted for venue moves. I maintain an extensive library of Commercial and Original Sound Effects.

I have been Sound Designer, Associate Designer or Production Sound Engineer on Commercial Touring productions including
Annie, The Wizard of Oz, The Producers, Titanic the Musical, Guys and Dolls, Avenue Q, and Mary Poppins, along with many smaller scale shows. I have been Sound Operator for the Australian commercial productions of such shows as Les Miserables, The Phantom of the Opera, Into The Woods, Mack & Mabel, Thoroughly Modern Millie, 42nd Street, and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - and many others. I am equally at home with smaller productions or Cabaret shows - such as Pennsylvania Avenue, and varied presentations such as The Illusionists 2.0.
Sound for Orchestral, Cabaret & Acoustic Music:
I have had extensive experience in live sound production for Orchestral, Opera, Cabaret and other acoustic music forms. Opera concert work includes artists such as Dame Kiri te Kanawa, Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, Andrea Boccelli, David Hobson, and Teddy Tahu Rhodes. I have engineered and mixed fully-staged Arena productions of Verdi's opera AIDA, The English National Ballet's production of Swan Lake, and Victoria State Opera's Puccini Spectacular. Outdoor and Arena Orchestral concert work includes the Melbourne, Adelaide, Hong Kong, and Singapore Symphony Orchestras, the Australian Philharmonic Orchestra, Korea's KBS Orchestra and many others, with soloists including David Helfgott and Yo Yo Ma. International Cabaret artists I have mixed include Michael Feinstein, Joel Grey, Andrea Marcovicci and Jerry Lewis, and I've looked after Sound for many of Australia's best-known Music Theatre performers, including Marina Prior, Bernadette Robinson, and Silvie Paladino, in Cabaret or Corporate functions.
Sound for Events:
I've had the opportunity to Mix and Engineer Sound for many major Events over the years, both in Australia and Internationally - especially those with an Orchestral element to them. I've worked a wide variety of Celebrity Speaking Tours, Awards shows, Media Launches and other State and Corporate events often with complex Ceremonial or Performance elements.

Contact Info:
Nicholas J Reich
Melbourne, Australia
Tel. - Aus: 0424 505 609 - Intl: +61 424 505 609
E-mail: nick@njrsound.com