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about me

 

ranil sonnadara is a uk-trained theatrical sound designer and composer. he has won several awards for his work on musicals and plays. originally from the united kingdom, ranil moved to canada in 1998 to pursue research in psychoacoustics and auditory neuroscience and forgot to leave. he has designed and operated sound and music at several producing and touring venues on both sides of the atlantic over a career spanning more than 30 years and 250 production credits.

an experienced educator and researcher, ranil has taught courses on psychoacoustics, composition, lighting and sound design, amongst other things, at the university of leeds, the leeds college of music, university college bretton hall, liverpool hope university and at mcmaster university.

ranil is the creative director of the mcmaster institute for music and the mind’s LIVELab. he is also the director of mcmaster’s performance science lab which explores the art and science of human performance in all its forms, and serves as head of sound design for the stratford festival in his ‘spare time’.

 

Some recent projects

Synaptic Rodeo, LIVELab, 2024

A Christmas Story, Theatre Aquarius, 2024

London Assurance, Stratford Festival, 2024

Beautiful Scars, Theatre Aquarius, 2024

Laila Biali - Wintersongs, LIVELab, 2023

Chris, Mrs., Boldly Productions, 2023

Joseph, Drayton Entertainment, 2023

The Extinction Therapist, Theatre Aquarius, 2023

Grand Magic, Stratford Festival, 2023

Versacello, LIVELab, 2020

Versacello, LIVELab, 2020

Rocky - The Musical, Drayton Entertainment, 2019

Rocky - The Musical, Drayton Entertainment, 2019

Carried Away On The Crest of a Wave, McMaster University School of the Arts, 2019

Carried Away On The Crest of a Wave, McMaster University School of the Arts, 2019

Steel City Gangster, Theatre Aquarius, 2019

Steel City Gangster, Theatre Aquarius, 2019

Orphx, LIVELab, 2019

Orphx, LIVELab, 2019

Demos Kratos, McMaster University School of the Arts, 2018

Demos Kratos, McMaster University School of the Arts, 2018

The Father, Theatre Aquarius, 2018

The Father, Theatre Aquarius, 2018

Larnell Lewis, LIVELab, 2018

Larnell Lewis, LIVELab, 2018

Illitry, LIVELab, 2017

Adi Braun, LIVELab, 2018

Adi Braun, LIVELab, 2018

Diana Panton, LIVELAB, 2018

Diana Panton, LIVELAB, 2018

The Invisible Hand, Theatre Aquarius, 2018

The Invisible Hand, Theatre Aquarius, 2018

Laila Biali, LIVELAB, 2017

The Nether, Theatre Aquarius, 2016

CCMC, LIVELab, 2016

CCMC, LIVELab, 2016

Orphyx, LIVELab, 2016

Laila Biali, LIVELab, 2014

Laila Biali, LIVELab, 2014

Leslie Newman, LIVELab, 2016

Red, Theatre Aquarius, 2016

Afiara Quartet, LIVELab, 2015

Grand Opening, LIVELab, 2014

Performance Systems Design, LIVELab (McMaster University), 2014

Audio & Lighting System Design, The Spice Factory, 2016