gr@repsound.com

My name is Gordon Romei, and I'm a theatrical sound designer returned home to the San Francisco Bay Area. I'd developed a decent reputation working in the greater Portland, Oregon metro region since 2006, but ambition, optimism and passion brought me back in May 2021. 

I have, however, come to the realization that it may be some time before I design for the stage again. This is for two reasons: one, I've needed a more stable income in order to keep the lights on, and two, haven't had much energy to pursue new opportunities. Serious fambly concerns hit less than a month after I arrived, and they have taken priority. At this time, I'll consider myself on "indefinite sabbatical," but will gladly entertain any project that comes my way.

I appreciate the challenges unique to both musical theatre and "straight" plays, and balance the two when considering projects. I've focused on educational theatre since 2014 within public schools and private programs. I discovered that engaging with young artists is one of the most profound ways to remind oneself of why the art matters.

This site is intended equally as a showcase for my own creations, and a resource for others interested in learning about and playing with the creative possibilties of sound.  We are illusionists by trade, but on rare occasion, create real magic.

I approach design for theatre from a history of extensive play with experimental composition/performance techniques, and long experience as a percussionist.

Theatre, music and dance often blended over the years, and I consider all sound musical, equally valid in time and space. I'm as likely to suggest either a winsome, Mixolydian-mode harp passage for a cue as I am an hungover meerkat lounging on a hammock, impatiently awaiting a tropical drink to be delivered by a long-past-his-prime platinum blond lounge singer wishing he were Davy Jones.

Depends on the script, the show, and the director. If I'm not helping to tell the story, I'm failing.