Worked with sound a bit but still not sure what all the buttons do on that console? Then this workshop is for you. The session is designed for technicians already working in venues or on productions who specialise in other areas and want to know a bit more about working with sound. Topics covered will include patching a system, demystifying digital desk and working with microphones.

Justin Gardam is an award-winning designer whose practice spans sound, composition, video and dramaturgy for theatre. He is a graduate of Monash University’s Bachelor of Performing Arts and completed a Master of Dramaturgy at the Victorian College of the Arts.

Recent highlights of his work include The Importance of Being Earnest (Bloomshed, 2024), Shitbag (Tiny Table Reads, 2024), Animal Farm (Bloomshed, 2023), Hells Gates (Geelong Arts Centre/Space Company, 2023), Laurinda (Melbourne Theatre Company, 2022), and The Meeting (Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre, 2022). As a Malthouse Theatre design associate, Justin's work includes Truth (2025), Macbeth: An Undoing (2024), Homo Pentecostus (with Joel Bray Dance, 2024), and Hour of the Wolf (2023).

Justin is the recipient of three Green Room Awards, and has received a further thirteen Green Room Award nominations for his work across design, writing and direction.

Date: Friday 4 April 2025, 10 - 2pm
Location: Footscray Community Arts, 45 Moreland St Footscray
Requirements: Ideally bring a Mac laptop loaded with QLab. This isn’t essential but some elements of Qlab will be covered. https://qlab.app/