Last September, 2016, I spent 2 hrs talking to composer and sound designer Richard Feren. We spoke about his early career in radio, at the age of 13, through his time in the explosion of indi theatre in Toronto in the early 90's and his work with iconic directors like Daniel Brooks. We land on his process for producing sound scapes and scores for theatre and the genesis of his modern method, from the early days of the Fostex 4-track cassette to Qlab. We finally land on his work in organizing designers to fight back against the cuts to fees in Canada. This is a 2 hr chat, but one that holds on to you at every minute. To see Richard's theatre bio go here.
We did not get to chat about his work as @RobFrod or his other music projects, but you can see more on his website here.
Links
Samuel Becket and Theatre of the Absurd
University of Toronto Schools (secondary schools)
Reel to Reel editing (splicing block, Revox reel to reel)
Fostex 4-track cassette recorder
Van der Graaf Generator (band)
Brave New Waves with Brent Bambury
Ed Video, media arts centre, (Guelph)
Trinity Square Video (Toronto)
Richard Pochencho and Ian Wallace
Futures Grant, from Canada Council
The Maids, directed by Ian Wallace
Rhubarb Festival, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
Old Buddies' space on George St.
Stephen Seabrook
The Young Company at Blyth Festival
Round Rotund Rumps at Rhubarb Festival 1994
Excerpts From The Emo Journals by STO Union
The Dance of Death by August Strindberg at Equity Showcase
Das Reingold by Richard Wagner, directed by Stephen Seabrook
The Bangs at The Theatre Centre
The 40 Tiny Performances, Darren O'Donnell
The Theatre Resource Centre's Soirees
Daniel Brooks and The Augusta Company
Here Lies Henry, by Daniel MacIver
Monster, In on It, Cul-de-Sac, This is What Happens Next, by Daniel MacIver
The Designated Mourner, by Wallace Shawn
The Other Place at Canadian Stage
Sampling Keyboards in Theatre
Heartbreak House, 1998 Shaw Festival
Tadeusz Bradecki, director and performer
Faust, at Tarragon Theatre directed by Daniel Brooks
Steel Kiss by Platform 9, at Buddies in Bad Times, by Robin Fulford
Gulag by Platform 9, directed by Sarah Stanley
Steve Marsh, sound designer
Possible Worlds, directed by Daniel Brooks
Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet), directed by Alisa Palmer
Endgame by Soulpepper, directed by Daniel Brooks
Peter Hinton, director
Mike Walsh, sound engineer and designer
Oleanna, at Soulpepper Theatre
White Biting Dog, at Tarragon Theatre
Julius Ceasar Hart House theatre, Overture by Richard Feren