Based in Bristol, Dan is a Sound Designer and Engineer for Theatre and Extended Realities, with a particular interest in audio-based immersive experiences.
Dan has a BA in Theatre Sound from Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, and an MA in Innovation in Sound from dBs music in Bristol.
Recent work includes being Technical Assistant for Bose’s headline audio augmented reality experience at London’s 2019 Raindance Film Festival with Playlines and Harry Shotta’s Consequences. Consequences combines a drum n bass concept album with spatial audio and immersive theatre techniques which toured with Digital Catapult UK’s Surroundscapes and was a finalist for the ‘Innovation in Storytelling’ Prize at the Future of Storytelling Summit (FoST) in 2018.
Dan has also been working with Dorset based charity Common Ground to mentor storytellers in audio recording and editing techniques.
Other work includes: The Way Out BBC 4/ Battersea Arts Centre (Playback and Dante Engineer); Immersive Arcade Digital Catapult (Binaural Soundscape Composition)
“Daniel is a pleasure to work with, he has a great knowledge of 360 sound for VR with both binaural and ambisonic techniques, he composes and is always at the cutting edge of what’s coming next. He’s a pleasure to have on any shoot getting stuck in straight away and applying his knowledge to the varied shoots. From music to performance, theatre based VR through to studio work for NGOs, he will always give his best and do a great job. ”
“Dan has a unique sensibility when it comes to the art & craft of sound sculpting. He combines a really good listening ear with a fine understanding of the tech-talk of contemporary production software and hardware. Throw in a mix of measured, left-field and succinctly fitting creative sound ideas, and you have fantastic asset to any production project. ”
““Dan is thoughtful, likeable and reliable. What more needs to be said in support of a good member of a creative team.” ”
““Dan is highly skilled as a Sound Engineer and Designer. He delivers good creative work quickly and efficiently, and it’s a pleasure to work with him.””