James Cook - Sound Designer

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Never Lost At Home - Photo Mike Kwasniak

Never Lost At Home

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Ipswich Town Football Club’s UEFA Cup win in 1981, the New Wolsey Theatre presents a brand-new musical – Never Lost at Home. An Actor Musician Musical with Click track, Live music, Timed video and surround sound effects. Every show Live Streamed to audiences at home. Shure Axient, Yamaha CL5, Redundant
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The Snow Queen

I Sound Designed The Snow Queen for the Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich in 2020. We managed to produce and perform the show inbetween local lockdowns during the Covid-19 Pandemic both to an audience in the theatre, and live streamed every show to an audience at home and around the world. To minimise contact between the
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3D Audiobooks

During lockdown, we decided to try and create something that was a slightly different take on the traditional Audiobook by adding 3D Specialised sound. This works by simulating how our ears receive and process sound to work out its directional properties. By modelling this process, you are able to place sounds around a listeners head,
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An Evening of Marvin Gaye

Sound Engineer for An Evening of Marvin Gaye produced by Dont Stop The Beat Productions. Playing a number of theatres across the country. [foogallery id=”897″]
Once UK Tour Production Photo

Once – UK Tour

A Broadway and West End hit musical that’s a ravishing love story with a bittersweet difference, Once casts a spell over the audience just as its two lead characters cast a spell over each other. [foogallery id=”848″] I am Sound Designer for Once UK Tour 2020. It is a re-mount of the previously successful co-production the Wolsey
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The Daisy Chains

I have been a Sound Engineer for The Daisy Chains for over a year now, mixing them up and down the country in venues ranging from theatres to marquees, festivals to crypts. The are a six piece all girl 60’s Rock n Roll outfit.
Aladdin Rock n Roll Panto 2019

Aladdin – Rock n Roll Panto

I was Sound Designer for the New Wolsey Theatre’s Panto – Aladdin. Written by Pete Rowe Directed by Kate Golledge Designed by Rebecca Brower Choreographed by Darragh O’Leary Musical Director Barnaby Southgate Lighting design by Richard G Jones Sound Design by James Cook Production photographs taken by Mike Kwasniak [foogallery id=”828″]

One Man, Two Guvnors

I was sound designer for the Wolsey Theatre and Nuffield Southampton Theatre’s actor musician slant on the popular One Man Two Guvnors. Director: Pete Rowe, Design: Libby, MD: Ben Goddard, LX: Mark Dymock Book By Richard BeanBased on The Servant of Two Masters by Carl Goldoni with songs by Grant Olding  Set in the colourful underworld
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