Photo: Alan Padilla

About

Ryan Gamblin (they/them), is a sound designer, composer, and artist based in Brooklyn, NY, working across performance, installation, and music. Their work centers around the use of original composition, found media, and system manipulation. They have worked with artists including Faye Driscoll, Big Dance Theater, 600 Highwaymen, Talking Band, The Civilians, Mallory Catlett / Restless NYC, Jess Barbagallo, Tei Blow, Theater Mitu, Portland Experimental Theater Ensemble, and many others. More details can be found in their CV below. Member, TSDCA.

ryan.m.gamblin@gmail.com


CV

SELECT DESIGN / CONSULT EXPERIENCE

Metamorphosis 2*

Choreo. Stacy Grossfield

The Chocolate Factory

Sound Designer

2024

The Following Evening*

Dir. Abigail Browde | Michael Silverstone

600 Highwaymen

Co-Sound Designer (with Avi Amon)

2024

Circle Songs

Music. Various

Perelman Arts Center

Sound Designer

2023

The March

Choreo. Tendayi Kuumba | Annie-B Parson | Donna Uchizono

Big Dance Theater

Sound System Designer

2023

Artificial Flavors

Dir. Steve Cosson

The Civilians

Sound Designer

2023

Joan of Arc in a Supermarket in California

Dir. Kaycie Sweeney

The Tank

Sound Designer

2023

Liveness

Dir. Steve Cosson

The Civilians / WNYC

Sound Designer

2023

Where Women Go

Dir. Aimée Hayes

The Tent @ 59E59

Sound Designer

2023

Weathering

Dir. Faye Driscoll

New York Live Arts

Sound Designer / A1

2023

Mary Jane

Dir. JoAnn Johnson

Third Rail Repertory Theater

Sound Designer

2023

Utopian Hotline

Dir. Rubén Polendo

Theater Mitu / Enki Arts, Bahrain

Touring Guest Artist

2023

Radical Acts Festival

Dir. Various

JackNY

Sound Consultant

2022

Weekend at Barry’s Greatest Hits (Staged Reading)

Dir. Jess Barbagallo

The Brick

Sound Designer / Composer

2022

Weekend at Barry’s / Lesbian Lighthouse

Des. Chris Giarmo

Abrons Arts Center

Sound Syst. Consultant

2022

Secret Soirée with Alicia Keys

N/A

Superblue Miami / Therme Art

Assist. Technical Lead

2021

Private Viewing Room

Various Artists

Superblue Miami

Assist. Technical Lead

2021

DRIFT: Fragile Future

N/A

Superblue / The Shed

Assist. Technical Lead

2021

You Got Older [digital reading]

Dir. Melody Erfani

Third Rail Repertory Theater

Sound Designer

2021

#Enough [digital reading]

Dir. Various

Third Rail Repertory Theater

Sound Designer

2021

You Are Here [net]

Dir. Rebecca Lingafelter / Damaris Webb / Jenn Lin

Third Rail Repertory Theater

Sound Designer

2020

Rhinoceros [net]

Dir. Kate Bredeson

Reed College Theatre

Sound Designer

2020

Salsgiver Bonanza Ranch [net]

Harold Salsgiver

Portland Art and Learning Studio

Sound Designer

2020

Virtual Thesis Exhibit

Various

Reed College Art

Sound Designer

2020

Brothers Paranormal

Dir. Kate Duffly

Theatre Diaspora / CoHo Productions

Sound Designer

2020

The Last to Go (Reprise)*

Dir. Ryan Gamblin

Reed College Theatre

Director, Sound Designer

2019

Fefu and her Friends*

Dir. Kate Bredeson

Reed College Theatre

Sound Designer

2018

SELECT ASSOCIATE/ASSISTANT EXPERIENCE

The following evening+

Des. Avi Amon

600 Highwaymen / Noorderzon Fest.

Assoc. Sound Designer

2023

Decoder+

Des. G Lucas Crane

Restless NYC

Assoc. Sound Designer / A1

2023

FOOD+

Des. Tei Blow

Geoff Sobelle / Edinburgh Internatioal Fest

Assoc. Sound Designer

2023

The Trees

Des. Tei Blow

Playwrights Horizons

Assoc. Sound Designer

2023

Public Obscenities

Des. Tei Blow

SoHo Repertory Theater

Assoc. Sound Designer

2023

FOOD

Des. Tei Blow

Geoff Sobelle / FringeArts Philadelphia

Assoc. Sound Designer

2022

Merry Wives of Windsor

System Des. Jessica Paz

The Public Theater / Shakespeare in the Park

Assist. System Designer

2021

Beckett Women

Des. Mark Valadez

Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble

Assoc. Sound Designer / A1

2020

Our Ruined House

Des. Mark Valadez

Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble

Assist. Sound Designer

2019

The Breath of Life

Des. Sharath Patel

Portland Center Stage

Assist. Sound Designer

2019

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Des. Jessica Paz

The Public Theater / Shakespeare in the Park

Audio Intern

2017

Julius Caesar

Des. Jessica Paaz

The Public Theater /Shakespeare in the Park

Audio Intern

2017

DB

Des. Mark Valadez

CoHo Productions

Assist. Sound Designer

2016

MISC SKILLS

Analog/Digital Sound Consoles

Vectorworks

Ableton Live and Logic Pro

Sibelius

QLab Programming and Operation

Adobe Creative Cloud

Isadora

Music Composition

Max / MSP / Jitter

Piano, Guitar, Saxophone, and Conducting

Soldering / Electrical Wiring

Devising

Smaart

Amateur Bicycle Repair

EDUCATION

Reed College, Portland Oregon, BA in Theatre

Member, Phi Beta Kappa Academic Honors Society

Thesis: The Song Cycle: An Argument for an Interdisciplinary, Evocative, and Postdramatic Theatre

Wooster Group Technical Intern – Summer 2018

Public Theater / Free Shakespeare in the Park Audio Design Intern – Summer 2017