My career as a sound artist started ten years ago, becoming a freelance composer and sound designer immediately after graduation- and I’ve never looked back. It’s a career that has taken me all over the world and introduced me to some truly inspiring people. My music has been in award winning dance and theatre productions, BBC productions, short films, animations, National Trust audio walks, and sound installations.
I am also Co-Artistic Director of Lîla Dance. Some of my previous collaborations for dance and theatre include, Commotion Dance, Ieva Kuniskis, Joli Vyann, La Petite Mort Theatre, Floods of Ink, Tim Casson,Stopgap Dance, Yael Flexer & Nic Sandiland, The Ballet Boyz, Bootworks Theatre Collective, The Mayakaras, Platform-K, Micadanses, Indepen-dance, Aya Kobayashi, Ludus Dance, KJ L Mortimer, and Jerrel Jackson Dance Company.
I believe my ability to mix recordings of everyday sounds and real instruments into my work is what sets me apart from other composers and sound designers. My work, whether it’s a soundtrack for a show or an installation, always aims to transport the audience so that they feel like they’re in a fictional world, even if that world is abstract or electronic. The use of familiar sounds in sometimes unfamiliar ways has become my trademark sound design.
If you are looking for some music or sounds, or want to discuss some ideas with me, then I would love to hear from you. You can email me at dougieevans[at]gmail.com
Reviews
“The drama is punctuated beautifully with Dougie Evans’s soundscapes − here the sound of outside traffic and there, the pull of a dreamy, surreal blend of effects.”
“Dougie Evans’ driving soundtrack includes sound collages and loops shaped from the technological jungle sounds of devices, apps and printers – perfectly showcased in the Skype/text routine with lush strings punctuated by loops of text pings and that trademark ringtone.”
“Dougie Evans’s jittery sound design makes ample use of ringtones, notification pings and Skype and email sound effects, often echoing or overlaying them until they become distorted and disturbing. The very familiarity of the noises, like the familiarity of the blue light, the hunched shoulders and the preoccupied face, is the root of the soundscape’s queasy power.”
“The music plays no small part in this. The sounds of modern technology – from the clicking sounds of typing on a smart phone to sell service check outs – create a show that feels incredibly current. At one point, the two dancers struggle to keep up with the sounds around them, demanding their attention, gradually getting faster and faster.”
Portfolio
Choreography of Sound (Binaural Preview) (Listen with Headphones!)
Music for Film/TV/Media
I have music availble for Film, TV, and Media through Felt Music. Please go to Felt Music Library to buy a liscenced track.
If you have any questions about commisioning music for a trailer, advert, short film, or feature, then please don’t hesitate to get in contact.
Field Recordings
Devil’s Dyke Soundwalk
Recent Projects
Working with Floods of Ink
Recording ‘Found Sounds’
Soundtrack Design -The Enormous Room by Stopgap Dance Company
Playing minor in a major way…
5 Essentials to make music for Dance
Night at the Theatre with Tim Casson and Stopgap Dance
Imbalance with Joli Vyann
The Many Doors of Frank Feelbad- Soundtrack
Beautiful Doug. Sensitive and Organic x
huge admiration for “Broken” especially
Fantastic work, really lovely to listen to.