ASDP Profile: Gareth Swindall-Parry & Georgina Nobbs
The Association of Sound Design and Production believe that Sound is for everyone, regardless of background, income, race or religion. The organization want to make sure that our
industry reflects the diversity of the world in which we live and champions under-represented groups across the whole of the UK. In their newsletter, The Echo, ASDP feature sound artists and provide examples of their music. Here is Gareth Swindall-Parry and Georgina Nobbs:
What region(s) are you based in?
Gareth: Wales/West Midlands. I’m right on the border!
Georgina: Cardiff/Norfolk
Are you studying or working? What are you working on at the moment?
Georgina: I graduated from Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in July 2023, and I’m currently working as Sound No.2 on the tour of Operation Julie with Theatr na nOg. I’m also looking forward to working on a Sound Design for The Other Room in July!
Gareth: Six months after graduating from RWCMD, I’ve returned to the college this time as staff, to Sound Design their production of A Very Expensive Poison at the Seligman Theatre in Cardiff. I’m also working as Sound Designer and Composer on a puppetry tour around Wales with PuppetSoup.
Tell us a bit about your piece of audio?
Gareth: We created this piece just after graduating. It was very much inspired by our love of Cardiff and nostalgia for the last three years studying together at RWCMD. In this we take a journey from Cardiff Bay, up to the beautiful and often rainy setting of Bute Park where the college is set, with part of one of my compositions, aptly called Memories. All the sounds were ones we recorded ourselves around Cardiff.
Georgina: We really wanted to capture our feelings and experiences of Cardiff within this piece – especially after studying here for the past three years! The overlap from the sounds of Cardiff Bay, through to rainy Bute Park, really captured all of our memories (which Gareth’s composition is very appropriately named), and our absolute love of Cardiff and all it offers.
How did you find it collaborating with another Sound artist?
Georgina: I found working with Gareth an extremely fulfilling experience – it was so helpful to be able to have someone else to run ideas and pieces of audio by!
Throughout uni we both supported each other through our own personal Sound Designs, and this piece meant that we could finally collaborate, which was incredible.
Gareth: It was absolutely amazing to be collaborating with George, as we’ve supported each other for a long time as Sound Designers but never had the chance to collaborate on a piece. It was great to combine our styles of design around a shared memory and sense of place after graduating which was such an enjoyable and cathartic experience.
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The ASDP is committed to support and empower its members to work freely and creatively, in environments in which everyone can be themselves, respected, valued, and feel that their voices are heard.
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