Exploring the Relationship between Sound Designers, Acousticians, AV Consultants & Installers

Featuring:

Polyana Frangetto, Jonathan Deans, Kai Harada,

Brad Ward and Jeanne Wu

5-6:30pm EDT on Wednesday, 24 June 2020

The Team

Jonathan DeansSound DesignerDesigning Sound www.designingsound.com

Kai HaradaSound DesignerHarada Soundwww.harada-sound.com

Brad WardSenior AssociateAuerbach Pollock Friedlanderwww.auerbachconsultants.com

Jeanne WuInstallations CoordinatorMasque Soundwww.masquesound.com

Polyana FrangettoSenior ConsultantKirkegaardwww.kirkegaard.com

Polyana FrangettoSenior Consultant

Kirkegaard

www.kirkegaard.com

Polyana Frangetto focuses her attention on room acoustics, sound isolation design

and architectural integration, from concept through construction. Her projects include

the Schaap Center for Performing Arts, Grosse Point Park, MI; the Gordon Center for

Creative and Performing Arts at Colby College, Waterville, ME; the Billman Music

Pavillion at Michigan State University; and the New Dance Building at University

of Michigan. Polyana was one of the lead acousticians for the recently completed

Music Multimedia Room fitout at the Schulich School of Music at McGill University, an

acoustically flexible room for research and performances; the Sandler Center for the

Performing Arts, the Xalapa Concert Hall, the Logan Arts Center at the University of

Chicago and the Overture Hall in Madison, Wisconsin.

Jonathan DeansSound Designer

Designing Sound

www.designingsound.com

Jonathan’s work has and can be heard in a number of Cirque du Soleil productions such as, Drawn

to Life, RUN, ONE, LOVE, KA, MindFreak, Believe, Viva Elvis, Zumanity, O, Mystere, La Nouba,

Wintuk, Ovo, Corteo, Saltimbanco. Other Theatrical credits include Broadway and various other

locations: Jagged Little Pill, PY1-Lune Rouge, Extra Ordinary, War of the Worlds, The Tempest,

Waitress, Red Velvet, Invisible Thread, Heart of Robin Hood, Finding Neverland, Kiss me Kate,

Pippin (Tony Nomination), Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, La Cage aux

Folles (Tony and Drama Desk Nomination), Young Frankenstein, The Pirate, Queen, Lestat, Taboo,

Follies, A Second Chance, Carrie (Drama Desk Nomination), Parade (Drama Desk Nomination),

Seussical, Beauty and the Beast, Music Man, Fosse, Candide, King David, Ragtime with many more

musicals and play. Jonathan has designed numerous sound installations around the world in hotels,

theme parks and stores. He continues to consult with manufacturers by presenting ideas for future

technology. As well as being nominated and having won various awards such as Drama Desk, Tony,

Dora, Ovation he was presented with the USITT award‘ Distinguished Sound Designer.

Kai HaradaSound Designer

Harada Sound

www.harada-sound.com

Broadway: Head Over Heels; The Band’s Visit (Tony Award, Drama Desk Award);

Amélie; Sunday in the Park With George; Allegiance; Gigi; Fun Home; On the Town;

First Date; Follies (Tony, Drama Desk Nominations); and Million Dollar Quartet. Other:

Hercules (Delacorte); Soft Power (Public); Marie: Dancing Still (5th Avenue); The Light in

the Piazza, Candide (L.A. Opera); We Live in Cairo, The Black Clown (ART); Tommy, The

Music Man, Little Shop of Horrors, Little Dancer (Kennedy Center); Silent Night (WNO);

Zorro (Moscow; Atlanta); Hinterm Horizont (Berlin); Sweeney Todd (Portland Opera).

Audio Consultant for the revival of Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

Brad WardSenior Associate

Auerbach Pollock Friedlander

www.auerbachconsultants.com

Along with Sunny Kil, Brad was the associate sound designer for Choir Boy on

Broadway for which Fitz Patton won the 2019 Tony Award for Best Sound Design for

a Play. Brad is presently the associate sound designer and system designer for Take

Me Out on Broadway. He is the curator for Sound Kitchen 2021 at the upcoming

World Stage Design Expo in Calgary. Brad was previously a Project Manager for

Blitz Communications in London, and Lead System Tech for Cirque du Soleil’s The

Beatles LOVE in Las Vegas. He is a founding member of the Theatrical Sound Designers

and Composers Association and serves on the education committee. He is a vice-

commissioner for sound for United States Institute for Theatre Technology and is a

member of the Association of Sound Designers in the UK.

Jeanne WuInstallations Coordinator

Masque Sound

www.masquesound.com

Previously, sound designed in NYC on multiple Off-Broadway productions: Missed

Connections: A Craiglist Musical (Beebar LLC.); 1001 Nights: A Love Story about

Loving Stories (Atlantic Theatre); NY Animals (Bedlam); Uncommon Women, The Real

Thing (Atlantic Acting School); Trans Euro Express; 3D Hamlet (Fundamental Theatre);

Rock and Roll Refugee; Dedalus Lounge (Royal Family). Other design credits at 52nd

Street Project and Williamstown Theatre Festival, Audio Operations Manager at PRG

for five years, Sound Engineering and mixing productions at Fashion, PRG Audio,

Skirball, Yale Rep., Syracuse Stage, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Long Wharf, The Public

Theatre, MassMoCA, Alvin Ailey, and the Miller Theatre at Columbia University.

Acoustics

Room AcousticsVolume, room shaping, acoustic

treatment, variable acoustics

Sound IsolationReduction of sound from exterior

and interior noise sources

Noise/Vibration ControlWell-balanced levels of

background noise

Audio Visual SystemsHigh-quality audio-video, AV-IT

integration, flexibility,

infrastructure

ACOUSTICSTHERE IS NO “PERFECT” ACOUSTICS, THERE IS SUITABLE ACOUSTICS FOR A SPECIFIC FUNCTION

ACOUSTIC DESIGN GOALSBEAUTY, PRESENCE, WARMTH, CLARITY, ENVELOPMENT, SUPPORT, FLEXIBILITY, ISOLATION, QUIET BACKGROUND

The Process

Pre-Design/Programming

SchematicDesign

DesignDevelopment

ConstructionDocuments

ConstructionAdministration

PostOccupancy

01 Pre-Design/Programming

Vision &Brainstorming

Identify Team& Establish Protocols

KickoffMeeting

Relationships, Programming Interview with Users, Needs Analysis Expectations/Goals

Constraints

Program

Space Needs, Function, Size, Acoustics, Equipment

& Adjacencies

Programming

Report

Overview by Discipline, Space Requirements,

Accoustical Targets, System Descriptions, Infrastructure

Budget & Schedule

Scopeof Work

Identify Budget & Schedule

Sustain-ability

LEED & Sustainable Goals

Establish

Code Requirements

02 Schematic Design

CharetteSchemes & Develop

FinalizeDesign Goals &Requirements

DesignSolutions

SDDeliverables Critique

Space Planning, Structural/Mechanical Systems,

Isolation Concepts, Finishes, Adjustable Acoustic

Elements, Sightlines, Control Requirements, Equipment

SD DrawingsSD Narrative

SD Cost Estimate

Design PresentationOwner/User Comments

Discipline Comments

Program Vetting & Owner/User

Review

03 Design Development

Refine Owner/User Review

Refine DesignPeer Review

ValueEngineer

Coordinate

Locations, Room Shape & Layouts, Seats, Colors,

Materials, Acoustic Treatments, Variable

Acoustics, Heat Loads, Power Loads, Structural

Loads

Acoustics, Architectural, Electrical, Interiors, IT/Security, Mechanical,

Structural

Finalize Design

DD DrawingsDD Narrative

DD Cost EstimateOutline SpecsIntegrator List

QA & QC

04 Construction Documents

QA & QC FinalDocuments

Revise

Owner/Userr CommentsArchitect Comments

All TradesValue Engineering

IntegrateDetails

Specifications

All Requirements,Reference Documents, Codes, Definitions, Bid Requirements, Certifications, Performance

Standards, Submittal Requirements, Training,

Warranty, Documentation Standards

CompleteSchedules

CompleteDrawings

Cover, Division of Labor, Plans, Sections, Details,

Schematics, Riser

FinalCoordination

Design ReviewCodes Review

Page Turn ReviewOwner/User Review

Permit, Bid &Construction Set,

Drawings & Specs

05 Construction Administration

Pre-Construction QA & QC Construction QA & QCBid

Qualify Contractors, Pre-Bid Meeting, RFI

Response, Bid Analysis& Award Contract

Kickoff Meeting,Schedule Site Visits,Establish Routes of Communication

Review Submittals:(Shop Drawings, Samples, Substitutions) Issue Bulletins

RFI ResponseConstruction Issues

Change Orders

Site Visits, Field Reports, Punch List, System

Verification, Acoustic Tests, AV and Acoustic Tuning,

Commissioning

06 Post Occupancy: Revist

Celebrate! Revisit LessonsLearnedHandover

TrainingProject Manual

As-Built DrawingsSignoff

Warranty

Charette

Complete