Current and Past Sound Students

Current Students

Graduate:

Class of 2007
Matt Tibbs

Class of 2009
Phil Hipskind
Sun Hee Kil

Undergraduate:

Class of 2007
Adam Feig

Class of 2008
Matt Fish
Noah Mehl

Class of 2009
Sean Luckey
Bill Davis

Class of 2010
Kate Munchrath
Samantha Weller
Richard Koharik
Mary Stebleton

Alumni

Brandon Andreasen, BFA 03 - bio

Kevin Bunch, BFA 06

Eun-Jin Cho, MFA 05

Michael Coffey, BFA 03

Drew Dalzell, MFA 98 - email - web

Brandon Goldstein, BFA 06

James Grabowski, MFA 99 - email - web

Sanghyun Kim, MFA 06

Cynthia Kehr, MFA 00

Matt Kraus, BFA 01 - email

Josh Liebert, MFA 06

Rachel Maki, MFA 02 - email

Ryan Powers, MFA 01 - email

Alexis Rodriguez-Carlson, MFA 01 - email

Amy Rosselot, BFA 03 - email

Tim Ryan, MFA 04

James Savage, BFA 01

Brian Schlegel, MFA 00

Peter Shiplett, BFA 03

Andy Smith, MFA 01 - email

Daniel Smyth, BFA 06

Sally Vollner, MFA 00

Erin Waters, BFA 06

David Weigant, BFA 01 - email



Where are they now?

Brandon Andreasen
Brandon Andreasen graduated in December 2002 from the Undergraduate Sound Design Program. While at CCM Brandon's sound credits included: Sound Designer for Antigone, and She Loves Me; Mix Engineer for the world premiere production of Dracula: The Game of Love; Assistant Sound Designer for Candide, Marisol, and Children of Eden. Brandon is from Salt Lake City, Utah, and is currently working as a monitor engineer with Cirque du Solei's Mystere in Las Vegas, Nevada

Kevin Bunch
Kevin Bunch is the Touring Technical Director for The Rose Blumkin Theatre in Omaha, NE.

Brian Busch
Brian Busch is an assistant technical director for automation with the La Jolla Playhouse.

Eun-Jin Cho
Eun-Jin Cho is an Assistant Professor of Sound Design at Louisiana State University.

Drew Dalzell
Drew Dalzell is a freelance designer and owner of Wasted Monkey Productions in Los Angeles, CA.

Adam Feig
My name is Adam Feig and this is my first year at CCM. After being very involved in high school theater, I decided to enter the Theater Design & Production program at CCM to further expand my knowledge. I have had an interest in sound, lights, and scenery for years, and although it is my first year at CCM I have already learned a great deal and enjoy myself here at the same time.

Brandon Goldstein
My name is Brandon Goldstein and I am a freshman in the Theater Design and Production department at CCM. In my short time here the knowledge that I have attained is unsurpassed by any other experience I have ever had. Being involved in many things such as building sets, sewing costumes, and working on the running crew has let me not only learn how to do my trade but actually do it. Brandon is on tour with Eighth Day Sound based in Cleveland, Ohio.

Cynthia L. Kehr
Currently a member of USA local 829 and working as a Sound Designer, Sound System Designer, and Sound Engineerat the Salt Lake Acting Company (SLAC) in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Sanghyun Kim
Sanghyun Kim is the audio engineer for Manna Church, Fayetteville, NC.

Matt Kraus
Matt Kraus is a freelance sound designer and engineer based in NYC.

Josh Liebert
Josh Liebert is a freelance designer and engineer based in the NYC area.

Rachel Maki
Rachel Maki is an audio technician with Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida.

Josh Moehle
Josh Moehle, class of 2005, hails from Elyria, Ohio. During the summer he has worked at Cain Park in Cleveland Heights as the Deck Sound/Wireless operator. He is involved in several on-campus activities including Audio Engineering Society and Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity. Future plans include touring as the Mix Engineer with a Broadway style musical.

Ryan Powers
Ryan Powers in a freelance sound designer based in NYC.

Tim Ryan
M.F.A. Sound Design for Theatre, UC CCM, 2001-(2004)
B.S. Electrical Engineering, Cornell University, 1995-2001
Grade School - Cape Cod Academy, 1987-1995
Work @ CCM:
Transformations (Designer), Dracula(Asst. Mix Eng), Stop Kiss (Designer), The Boys From Syracuse (Asst. Designer, Mix Eng), The Wild Party (Designer), Pelleas et Melisande (Master Sound Tech.), On the Town (Designer)
Work Elsewhere: (not theatre)
FOH, Monitor and/or System Engineer for various regional (based in NY) and national tours, summer festivals, and "industrials" (speeches). Electronics and audio repair technician.
Career goals: Higher education. Tim Ryan is now a PHD candidate at McGill University in Montreal, Canada.

Jim Savage
Jim Savage is head of audio for the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre.

Peter Shiplett
Peter Shiplett is a system design consultant with Baker Audio in Atlanta, Georgia.

Andy Smith
Andy Smith is a house engineer for the Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, DC.

Dan Smyth
Dan Smyth has lived in Cincinnati all of his life. He has been doing theatre since 7th grade. He was head sound engineer/designer at his Junior/Senior High School for 3 years and stage manager for 2. He continues to work there as a technical adviser, set designer, and sound designer. Dan is also an Eagle Scout and still finds occasional time to volunteer with the Boy Scouts as an Assistant Scoutmaster.

Nicholas Tranby
Nicholas Tranby, Class of 2004, is originally from Southern Minnesota. He has worked at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, Hangar Theatre, and Hot Summer Nights as well as CCM and other venues. He was recently Mix Engineer for The Threepenny Opera at Williamstown, The Wild Party at CCM, and Assistant Mix Engineer for Hot Summer Nights 2002. He was also recently Sound Designer for Songs for a New World, and Assistant Sound Designer for On The Town, Antigone, Six Characters in Search of an Author and Song and Dance, all for CCM. His final two projects at CCM are Mix Engineer for The Mystery of Edwin Drood and Sound Designer for The Lights. Nic Tanby is now a graduate student in acoustics at RPI in Troy, NY.

David Weigant
David Weigant is on tour with The Light in the Piazza.