AJ KLEIN

Sound Designer & A1

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Wrangler of Details

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"Eclectical" Engineer

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Sound Designer & A1 〰️ Wrangler of Details 〰️ "Eclectical" Engineer 〰️

About Me

‘Eclectical’ Engineer and Detail-Wrangler

I love to take creative and technical risks. That's why, as a theatre and electrical engineering student, my goal is to elevate vulnerable experiences through compassionate communication and the arts. It’s my mission to proactively step in when things inevitably go awry, step back to elevate others’ ideas, too, and put out all of the countless, thrilling little fires that appear as the show approaches.

As an A1 and sound designer for live musicals, my job is to activate empathy and excitement through my technical and creative background in audio. I want to build bridges and advance the frontier acoustic communication through emotional attunement, technical mastery, and administrative agency.

More broadly, as a member of the theatre community, I believe in the power of embracing tension and discomfort to challenge the status quo. I strive to create change in and through environments that require constant adaptation and problem-solving.

Select Experience

Sound Designer & A1 - Freelance, Bay Area

Electrical Engineering Intern - Nimble Robotics

Co-President - Stage Crew Club @ Crystal Springs Uplands School

Education

Northwestern University

NYU Tisch Summer P&D Workshop

Crystal Springs Uplands School