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Daniel Tessy
TD - Sound Designer - Theatre Pro
Creative and unique composer/sound designer, seasoned technical director, lighting designer and director.
Visit danieltessy.ca for sounds
Work Experience
Freelance Theatre artist
(2014 - Present)
Led in a wide variety of roles working in the Vancouver theatre industry, including composition, sound and lighting design, production design, stage management and directing. Select credits listed below.
Head Technician at Roundhouse Community Centre
(2018 - 2020)
Provided technical setup, operation and tear-down for events, including theatre installations, galas and community events, as well as live sound-mixing for music festivals and preparator/art handling for art exhibits.
Technical Director/General Manager at Red Gate Revue Stage
(2018-2019)
Was responsible for oversight of lighting, video and sound, equipment maintenance/ acquisition, technical drafting, liaising with clients for technical needs, hiring and training of tech staff, lighting design and sound mixing for all music shows. GM roles included bookings, outreach, FOH staffing/training, running bar, accounting, and theatre maintenance. Also hosted film screenings for fun.
Stagecraft and Theatre Technician at Douglas College
(2016 - 2018)
Roles included supervising and providing guidance to students, stocking of props and paint shop, coordinating production work, ensuring safety, assistant teaching of theatre production courses, operating and supervising operation of technical equipment. Select Production Credits
• Stage Manager/Touring Manager ~~ We Now Know (the complete history of science) ~~ Monster Theatre 2020
• Co-Director/Sound Designer ~~ Eight Ways to Fate, and All by Bryan Wade Cascadia Project 2018
• Lighting Designer ~~ True West by Sam Shepard at The Cultch Culture Lab ~~ Sonderhouse Productions 2018
• Director/Sound Designer/Composer ~~ Submerged by Nicola Wanless ~~ Brave New Playrites Festival 2018
• Lighting Designer ~~ Frankenstein, 1945 by Mily Mumford ~~ Nebula Theatre
2016
• Sound Designer/Composer ~~ Hamlet by Shakespeare ~~ Blackspear Productions 2014
• Set Design/Lighting/Sound/Props/Composition ~~ Tales in Crux at CBC Studio 700 ~~ Quimera Theatre 2014
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts – Theatre Production/Design University of British Columbia – 2014 Extra Skills/Personality
• Talented audio engineer and mixer (live/recording), analogue and digital consoles
• "Visionary" Director
• Master programmer of Qlab and ETC consoles
• Great at collaborating/translating artistic and technical language
• Excellent customer service and client relations
• Able to hire the right people and train them well
• Very chill and agreeable
• Sense of humor is important for working life
• Capable at self-teaching new skills
• Multi-instrumentalist and session musician
Guitar, Keyboards, Bass, Drums, Trumpet, Voice, Synth programming
• Working knowledge of DAWs (Logic Pro, ProTools) and audio plugins (Waves, iZotope, +)
References
Annie Cavanagh, Technical Director/Production Manager at Roundhouse Community Centre *****.********@*****.***
Kayce Honey, Events Administrator at Roundhouse Community Centre *****.*****@*****.***
Victoria Brindise, former Executive Director of Red Gate Revue Stage 604-***-****