Ryan Cooper

Sound Design & Engineering

This resume is updated periodically, for an up-to-date list of what I’ve been up to please take a look at my CV using the button below.


Productions

Broadway

  • Opened December 22, 2024

    • Sound Designer — Peter Hylenski

    • Production Sound — Simon Matthews, Justin Stasiw

    • Production Management — Juniper Street

  • Opened December 22, 2024

    • Sound Designer — Peter Hylenski

    • Associate Sound Designer — Dan Miele

    • Production Sound — Simon Matthews

    • Production Management — Juniper Street

Concerts and Special Events

  • Specialized Audio Visual Inc, Production Company

    See more concert system engineering work here!

  • Coordinator for 112 channels of RF and tech for house wireless.

    Worked with Artist engineers to coordinate and deploy to Artist wireless and ensure a smooth and interference free show with over 10 acts.

  • Festival System Engineer and FOH Engineer for headliner Kylie Minogue.

  • Coordinator and Technician for 40 channels of artist wireless for headlining show at Madison Square Garden.

  • System Engineer for Eagle Productions

  • SE Systems, Production Company

    See more of my work with SE Systems here!

  • System Engineer for Omar Adam at Stepping Stone Park.

Regional & Educational Theatre

  • Brian L. Hunt, Sound Designer

  • Henrieta Duckworth, Producer

    More on this project!

  • Acadia Barrengos, Director

    More on this project!

  • Eric Alexander Collins, Sound Designer

  • Lauren Kennedy-Brady, Director

  • Eric Alexander Collins, Sound Designer

    More on this project here!

  • Brian L. Hunt, Sound Designer

  • Brian L. Hunt & Eric Alexander Collins, Co-Sound Designers

    More on this project here!

  • Eric Alexander Collins, Sound Designer

  • Brian L. Hunt, Sound Designer

  • Eric Alexander Collins, Sound Designer

    Canceled just before load-in due to covid closures.

  • Brian L. Hunt, Sound Designer

  • Brian L. Hunt, Sound Designer

  • Brian L. Hunt, Sound Designer

  • Brian L. Hunt & Eric Alexander Collins, Co-Sound Designers

    More on this project here!

  • Brian L. Hunt & Eric Alexander Collins, Co-Sound Designers

  • Eric Alexander Collins, Sound Designer

    More on this project here!

  • Eric Alexander Collins, Sound Designer


Long Term Employment

  • •Work from RFP through bid process to create equipment lists and develop proposals.

    •Drafting.

    •Wire pull, termination, rack building, speaker installation.

    •Pull and QC equipment for rental orders.

    •Fulfill show staff requests throughout the prep period.

  • •Designed and deployed audio systems as a project manager, system engineer, FOH/Monitor Technician and RF Technician.

    •Coordinated multi departmental logistics and booking for subrentals, labor, and in house equipment.

    •Revised, created, and documented company standards.

  • •Lead system design and prep for mainstage productions.

    •Collaborated with members of the design team to achieve interdepartmental goals.

  • •Audio Technician working as A2, System Technician, and Com Technician.

  • •Worked in project management to update drafting standards and assist with show specifications.

    •Lead preps of control and PA systems for national touring and one-off performances.

    •Assisted in drive system design and technology.

  • •Technician for one-off and festival productions.

    •Worked as Monitor Engineer, Monitor Tech, Patch Tech, and PA Tech.

  • •Assisted on planning, build, prep and support of audio systems for four tours.

  • •Audio Technician for Variety of Arts, Music, and Corporate Events.

    •Worked as FOH Engineer, A2 and Stagehand.


Skills & Certifications

  • •Immersive Audio Systems(Soundscape, L-ISA)

    •Sound System Tuning

    •Project Management

    •Audio Engineering

    •RF Coordination

    •Soldering

    •Cat Fostering

    •Production Audio

    •Labor Coordination

    •Sound Design

    •Sound System Engineering

    •Sound System Design

  • •DiGiCo SD & Quantum Series

    •Yamaha PM, CL, QL, M7, TF & LS-9

    •Allen & Heath SQ, QU, dLive

    •Kitchen Aid Stand Mixers

    •Avid S6L, Profile

  • •Dante Level 1&2

    •Q-SYS Level 1 & Video 101

    •Smaart Level 1

    •L-Acoustics System & Workflow, Drive System, L-ISA Technology, L-ISA Loudspeaker System

  • •Osha 30

    •Sit Down Fork Lift

  • •Vectorworks

    •D&B Array Calc, R1

    •L-Acoustics SoundVision, Network Manager, L-ISA Controller

    •Meyer Mapp3D

    •Figure53 Qlab 3,4,5

    •Autocad

    •Ease 4 & Ease Focus

    •Smaart v9