James Nicholson

Sound Designer
Sound Engineer
Location: London

Other

My Contact Number:
07892419099

Credits

Year	Job Title Project Type	Project Name Director / Company	Location
2020	Sound Designer Theatre	RAGS Park Theatre
2019	Sound Designer Theatre	The Snow Queen Park Theatre
2019	Sound Designer Theatre	One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest English Theatre Frankfurt
2019	Sound Designer Theatre	The Crown Dual Edinburgh Festival
2019	Sound Designer Theatre	Falcon's Maltaser The Vaults
2019	Sound Designer Theatre	The Crown Dual Kings Head Theatre
2019	Sound Designer Theatre	RAGS Hope Mill Theatre
2019	Sound Designer Theatre	Aspects of Love Southwark Playhouse
2019	Sound Designer Theatre	Aladdin Selladoor, Broadway Theatre Catford
2018	Sound Designer Theatre	Putting it Together Hope Mill Theatre
2018	Sound Designer Theatre	Unexpected Joy Southwark Playhouse
2018	Sound Designer Theatre	Fucking men Kings Head Theatre
2018	Sound Designer Theatre	Pippin Southwark Playhouse
2017	Sound Designer Theatre	Fitzrovia Radio Hour's, A Christmas Carol Spiegeltent Leicester Square
2017	Sound Designer Theatre	Ray Cooney's 'Out Of Order' UK Tour	UK Tour
2017	Sound Designer Theatre	The Boys In The Band Vaudeville Theatre	Vaudeville Theatre
2017	Sound Designer Theatre	Chinglish Park Theatre	Park Theatre
2017	Sound Designer Theatre	Diary Of A Teenage Girl Southwark Playhouse	Southwark Playhouse
2016	Sound Designer Theatre	Fitzrovia Radio Hour's Christmas Carol Waterloo Vaults	Waterloo Vaults
2016	Sound Designer Theatre	F***ing Men Waterloo Vaults	Waterloo Vaults
2016	Sound Designer Theatre	Queen Lear Tristan Bates Theatre
2016	Sound Designer Theatre	The Boys In The Band (UK Tour) Lowry Theatre, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Theatre Royal Brighton
2016	Sound Designer Theatre	The Boys In The Band Park Theatre
2016	Sound Designer Theatre	Vanities Racky Plews / Trafalgar Studios	Trafalgar Studios
2016	Sound Designer Theatre	Lights Out Rose Theatre Kingston
2016	Sound Designer Theatre	Princess Caraboo Finborough Theatre
2016	Sound Designer Theatre	Road Show Union Theatre
2016	Sound Designer Theatre	Fear and Misery of the Third Reich Union Theatre
2015	Sound Designer Theatre	Ushers - The Front of House Musical Arts Theatre	Arts Theatre
2015	Sound Designer Theatre	The White Feather Union Theatre	Union Theatre
2015	Sound Designer Theatre	As Is Trafalgar Studios	Trafalgar Studios
2015	Sound Designer Theatre	Henry VI Union Theatre	Union Theatre
2014	Sound Designer Theatre	Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris Charing Cross Theatre	Charing Cross Theatre
2014	Sound Designer Theatre	Dessa Rose Trafalgar Studios	Trafalgar Studios
2014	Sound Designer Theatre	Made Up Stories from my Unmade Bed Page One Theatre	Lyric Hammersmith
2014	Sound Designer Theatre	Lear Union Theatre	Union Theatre
2014	Sound Designer Theatre	Ace of Clubs Union Theatre	Union Theatre
2014	Sound Technician Event	BBC Worldwide Showcase 2014 BBC Worldwide/ Blitz Communications	Cavern Club Liverpool
2014	Sound Designer Theatre	'Ushers' The Front of House Musical Kouban Productions	Charing Cross Theatre
2014	Sound Designer Theatre	Finian's Rainbow Phil Willmot	Charing Cross Theatre
2014	Sound Designer Theatre	Liza Liza Liza Bill Kenwright LTD	Tour
2014	Sound Designer Theatre	Lost Boy Phil Willmot	Charing Cross Theatre
2014	Sound Designer Theatre	Lost Boy Phil Willmot	Finborough Theatre
2013	Sound Designer Theatre	Liza LizaLiza Pulling Focus	Tabard Theatre
2013	Composer Theatre	Page One Theatre Trailer Page One Theatre
2013	Sound Designer Theatre	The Bridge (Tour) Page One Theatre	The Rose Theatre, Kingston
2013	Sound Engineer Event	Michael Winner Memorial Peachy Productions	The Mall, London
2013	Sound Crew Event	EphMRA Dinner Blitz Communications	Natural History Museum
2013	Sound Engineer Event	Private Function (Royal Automobile Club) Peachy Productions	Royal Automobile Club
2013	Sound Crew Theatre	As The World Tipped Greenwich and Docklands International Festival	National Martine Museum
2013	Sound Engineer Event	European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers Conference 2013 Blitz Communications/EAGE	ExCel London
2013	Monitor Engineer Event	Jocelyn Brown Live Peachy Productions	Under The Bridge
2013	Sound Engineer Event	British Cardiovascular Society Conference 2013 Blitz Communications/BCS	ICC Arena
2013	Sound Crew Event	Kenexa Conference Blitz Communications/Kenexa	Lancaster Hotel Ballroom
2013	Sound A2 Event	Chelsea Player of The Year Awards Peachy Productions	Stamford Bridge Stadium
2013	Sound A2 Event	ESPGHAN 2013 Blitz Communications/ MCI	ExCel London (ICC Arena)
2013	Sound Engineer Event	Yahoo Open Hack Europe 2013 Blitz Communications	Congress Hall
2013	Sound Engineer Event	Direct Commerce Awards Peachy Productions	Chelsea Football Club
2013	Sound Design Event	The Bridge Page One Theatre	Chelsea Theatre
2013	Sound Engineer Event	Private Party Peachy Productions	Chelsea Football Club
2013	Sound Engineer Event	X-Fest Peachy Productions	Under The Bridge (Chelsea Football Club)
2013	Sound Engineer Event	Healthcare Innovation Expo Blitz Communications	ExCel Centre London
2013	Sound A2 Event	FTTH Council Europe Conference Blitz Communications/FTTH	ExCel Centre London
2013	Sound Engineer/ AV Technician Event	Cisco Live 2013 Blitz Communications/ Cisco	ExCel London
2012	Sound Design Theatre	Dont Exaggerate Alan Cox/Will Wrightson	Jermyn Street Theatre
2012	Sound Design Theatre	Made Up Stories From My Un-Made Bed Page One Theatre	Battersea Arts Centre
2012	Sound Equipment Prep Theatre	ATG Pantomimes 2012 Blitz Communications	Blitz Communications
2012	Sound Engineer Event	Football Business Awards 2012 (After party) Peachy Productions	Under The Bridge (Chelsea Football Club)
2012	Audio Visual Engineer Event	World Skills UK 2012 Blitz Communications/ World Skills	Birmingham NEC
2012	AV Technician & Sound Operator Event	VM World Barcelona Jack Morton/ Blitz Communications	Fira Barcelona Gran Via
2012	Sound A1 Event	Professional Cricketers Association Awards Focus Productions, Blitz Communications	Battersea Evolution
2012	Sound Crew Event	Advertisers Producers Association Awards Blitz Communications/ APA	Natural History Museum
2012	FM Mass Monitoring Crew Event	2012 Olympic Games Closing Ceremony LOCOG	Olympic Stadium, London
2012	FM Mass Monitoring Crew Event	2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony LOCOG	Olympic Stadium, London
2012	Sound Crew Event	Goldman Sachs Macro Conferance Blitz Communications/ Goldman Sachs	Savoy Hotel
2012	Sound Crew Theatre	Greenwich & Docklands Intonational Festival Blitz Communications/ GADIF2012	National Martine Museum
2012	Breakout Sound Operator/ Sound Crew Event	Talk Talk - All Hands Blitz Communications/ Talk Talk	Event City, Manchester
2012	Equipment Prep, Sound Get In Theatre	Laine Arts Showcase Blitz Communications	Epsom Playhouse
2012	Sound Design Theatre	City Of Angels CSSD	Embassy Theatre
2012	Sound Design Film	Richard II BYFA
2011	Sound Design and Production Theatre	The Common Chorus Central School of Speech and Drama	Embassy Studio
2011	Associate Sound Design and Production Theatre	You're A Good Man Charlie Brown Pulling Focus	Tabard Theatre
2011	Sound Design and Production Theatre	SOLD Quiconque	Pleasance Courtyard
2011	Sound Design Theatre	Divine Words Central School of Speech and Drama	Embassy Theatre
2011	Head of Sound Event	Accidental Festival Central School of Speech and Drama	Round House
2011	Sound Design and Production Theatre	The Good Actor Lightwork	Hoxton Hall
2011	Assistant Sound Design and Production Theatre	Guys and Dolls Central School of Speech and Drama	Embassy Theatre
2010	Sound Design and Production Theatre	SOLD Central School of Speech and Drama	Embassy Studio

Education

Year	Qualification	Where
2012	Theatre Practice (Theatre Sound Design)	Central School of Speech and Drama

About me

London based Freelance Sound Designer and Technician

I have experience working as a Sound Designer, Sound Engineer, Monitor Engineer and Sound Crew in the Theatre, Corporate and Music Industries.

I have been passionate about sound for most of my life and love exploring sound for both live and recorded media.
I am both reliable and flexible and used to working long hours. I have excellent IT skills as well as a good knowledge of the Arts and theatre industries. In previous jobs/productions I have demonstrated the ability to work well in a team and as a team leader. I am experienced in collaborating with directors, production managers and being part of a multidisciplinary workforce.

I have designed a variety of shows from devised studio drama's to fully accompanied proscenium arch musicals, via creating sound for digital media installations and operating sound for a large swing band.
Additional skills:
I am competent with many analogue and Digital Desks, Including CL5, QL5, M7CL, PM5d, SD8, LS9 and DM1000
I can use many DAW's including Logic Pro, Ableton Live, Cubase, Adobe Audition and Pro Tools
I am comfortable programming Sound FX playback in Q-Lab
I am an enthusiastic Musician Playing: Bass Guitar, Piano, Guitar, Double Bass and anything I can get my hands on.

Training includes:
* Yamaha Commercial Audio Training: M7CL Desk Operator Training
* Yamaha Commercial Audio Training: PM5d & M7CL Pre-Festival Desk Training
* Ableton Live Training Workshop with Martin Delany and Apple
* Q-Lab Training with Gareth Fry
* d&B audiotechnik Electro-acoustics seminar
* David Swallow 'The art of mixing' workshops.
* Working at Height Training
* SPA Health and Safety Certificate
Industry awards:
Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award (SOLD)
Human Trafficking Foundation Media Award- Best Play 2011
(SOLD)
Referees:
Gregg Fisher
Additional information:
REPRESENTED BY:
Adam Maskell
of Cole Kitchenn

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Skills

Secondary Job Title	Sound Engineer
Job Titles	Composer, Sound Designer, Sound Operator / Engineer, Production Support
Years in industry	6+ years
Languages Spoken	English
Organisations / Memberships	ASD (UK), BECTU (UK)
Work Permits	EU