OWEN CROUCH SOUND DESIGN
Bio & Credits
Owen is a London based sound designer and composer. Owen trained in Sound Arts & Design at the London College of Communication, graduating with distinction.
He is associate sound designer and composer for campaigning theatre company 'LUNG', producing works including 'The Children's Inquiry' (Southwark Playhouse), 'Woodhill' (Summerhall) , 'Trojan Horse' (Summerhall- winner of 'Fringe First' and 'Amnesty International Freedom of Expression' awards) 'Who Cares' (The Lowry), Chilcot (Battersea Arts Centre) and E15 (Summerhall).
He has worked with the Unicorn Theatre on numerous productions including 'Gulliver's Travels' 'I, Cinna (The poet)', 'Huddle' 'Not now Bernard' 'Othello' 'Iron Man’ & 'Jeramee Hartleby & Ooglemore’.
His other theatre credits include ;
'The Christmas Lobster' (Farnham Maltings) 'After The Act' (Traverse Theatre) and 'Joan Of Leeds' (New Diorama) by Breach Theatre Company, 'The Witchfinder's Sister' (Queen's theatre Hornchurch) 'Trigger Warning' (Camden People's Theatre) 'Flight Paths' by Extant (National Tour), 'Vessel' (Battersea Arts centre)'Frau Welt' (Hackney Showrooms), ‘Punts' & 'Jelly Beans' (Theatre 503) ‘BU21' (Trafalgar Studios), 'Cosmic Fear' (New Diorama) 'A Local Boy' (The Pleasance).
He has composed the theme tune and incidental music for the BBC Podcasts 'Marianna In Conspiracyland' and 'Why Do You Hate Me?'.
He has produced and performed with the collective Kudu Blue (www.Spotify.com/Kudublue).
He is the resident composer and sound designer with the mapped projection company 'Shared Space and Light' (https://www.sharedspaceandlight.com).
He has written music for numerous corporate events, including yearly conferences for Tesco and Unilever.
Press
'Each song is undeniably a musical hit'- The Stage (The Children's Inquiry)
'Composers Owen Crouch and Clementine Douglas unroll anthem after soulful anthem – poppy beats matched with hard-knock lyrics'- The Guardian (The Children's Inquiry)
'An outstanding score from Owen Crouch — a distorted, distorting lo-fi electronica soundscape that buzzes in your head throughout — almost steals the show'- The Times (Othello)
'Music becomes both a balm and an escape as Owen Crouch's sound design floods the stage with song... the music gives space to breathe' - The Guardian (Who Cares)
'Owen Crouch's soundscape... is an assault on the senses' - Whatsonstage.com (I, Cinna (the Poet)
'Special mention must also go to Owen Crouch’s sound design; his ambient landscapes merge with industrial beats in such a way that it feels like one is in a giant metallic womb'- The Upcoming (Iron Man)
'Owen Crouch provides a continually stimulating aural background that is sinister and discomfiting, but not intrusive'- Livetheatreuk.co.uk (Bu21)
'Owen Crouch's music is fabulous'- Lyn Gardner (Vessel)
Sound and Music