Phillip O'Toole
Sound | Video | Design | Technology
O'TooleDesigns
WHAT I DO
SOUND
VIDEO
I design sound and video elements for the stage. My audio work ranges from immersive audio environments to subtle sound reinforcement. My background includes both live production and music recording. I freelance as a technician and recording engineer and I do audio and postproduction editing and audio mastering
When approaching a sound design, my focus is on how sound interacts with the live environment. Designing sound for a specific venue has challenges beyond making a good stereo mix for a recording. The spatialization of sound in a room, when everyone does not get to sit in the dead center, takes both creativity and experience.
As a video designer, I explore time and change. My work often employs interactive scenic backgrounds and controlled shifts. I design playful projections that complement live performances and reinvent spaces. My philosophy is that projectors are capable of much more than video playback; they can serve as dynamic lighting elements.
REVIEWS
"The play moves at a breakneck pace, running a full 90 minutes with no intermission. This speed is complemented by impressive sound design, which consists of up-tempo Jazz drumming – think Duke Ellington – as well as the frantic sounds of clinking plates and sizzling grills one would expect to hear in a busy restaurant kitchen. The music and on-stage sounds come together to create a truly immersive theatrical experience."
—The Mac Weekly
PORTFOLIO
Selected sound and video designs
Mixed Blood Theatre
Sound Design
Is God Is
Opera Parallèle
Sound Design
In the Penal Colony
The Guthrie Theater
Video Design
Two Degrees
Mixed Blood Theatre
Sound Design
How to Use a Knife
Guthrie Theater
Dowling Studio
Sound Design
Earthquakes in London
University of Minnesota
Sound Design
The Kitchen
Kilburn Arena Theater
Video Design
University of Minnesota | Opera Theater
Video Design
Tiger Lion Arts
Sound Design
Marisol
The Cunning Little Vixen
The Dragons are Singing Tonight
Acoustic Spaces
VIDEOS OF STAGE WORK
CUSTOM VIDEO CONTENT
Karin Haase
Eighty-Three
Music Recording
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Unique and
Traditional Spaces
I have experience designing in a wide variety of acoustic environments.