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Johnq Gromada - Sound Designer/Composer/Producer in Nyack, NY

Johnq Gromada

Principal Sound Designer/Composer specializing in theatre, audio drama, and broadcast media

American Airlines TheatreDuke UniversityNyack, NY35 Years ExperiencePrincipal LevelWorks On-Site

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Music editor/composer and Pro Tools power user who handled all music editing plus original composition/production (with live musicians) for Chazz Palminteri’s "A Bronx Tale: The One Man Show" (Tribeca premiere), and supervised a 5.1 mix at Harbor in NYC. Experienced in dialogue cleanup (iZotope), music-to-picture editing (time-stretch/Melodyne), and fast-turnaround workflows supported by a proprietary FileMaker Pro tracking database; also produces audio drama/Audible Originals.

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Key Strengths

  • Longform storytelling through music editing and sound (90-minute film with many cues)
  • Creates immersive, location-defining audio using processing and automation (Altiverb jukebox/bar sequence)
  • End-to-end post workflow with strong dialogue-first mixing approach and loudness compliance
  • Adaptable music editing to evolving picture edits (vamps, restructuring for natural dramatic shape)
  • High-quality control via peer review/second ears (brought in Ken Burns sound designer for notes)
  • Efficient organization and prioritization under tight turnarounds (custom FileMaker Pro cue/notes database)
  • Builds cohesive sonic palettes across series using themes, stings, and signature transitional motifs

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Experience

sound designAtlantic Theatre Company · May 2025 – Presentfreelance
sound designAudible Theatre · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023contract
sound design, music arrangements and productionRoundabout Theatre Company · Mar 2022 – Jun 2022freelance
sound designNew World Stages · Jan 2021 – Dec 2022freelance
sound designAudible · Mar 2021 – Jun 2021contract
ProducerFord's Theatre · Sep 2020 – Dec 2020contract
ProducerWhite Heron Theatre · Jan 2020 – Dec 2021contract
ProducerWestport Country Playhouse · Jan 2020 – Dec 2021contract
sound designRoundabout Theatre Company · Jan 2019 – Dec 2019freelance
sound design and musical arrangementsSecond Stage Theater · Jan 2018 – Dec 2018freelance
original music and sound designBooth Theatre · Jan 2015 – Dec 2015freelance
composerLifetime · Jan 2014 – Dec 2014contract
sound designWalter Kerr Theatre · Jan 2012 – Dec 2012freelance
sound designerUnited Scenic Artists · Jan 1999 – Present
LecturerNew York University Tisch School of the Arts · Jan 1997 – Dec 1998part-time
LecturerPlaywrights Horizons Theatre School · Jan 1996 – Dec 1997part-time
ChairRockland County Democratic Party
OwnerNyack Music

Education

Duke Universitybachelor, Public Policy Studies (1986)

Awards

  • Tony Award Nomination - Best Sound Design in a Play (2013) - The Trip to Bountiful
  • USITT Special Citation (2018) - recognition for work to maintain focus on contributions of the sound community to theatre
  • Drama Desk Award for Sound Design (2012) - Gore Vidal’s The Best Man
  • Connecticut Critics Circle Award for Sound Design (2012) - Lips Together Teeth Apart
  • Henry Hewes Award for notable effects (2010) - The Orphans’ Home Cycle
  • Drama Desk Award (2009) - The Orphans’ Home Cycle (theatrical event of the season recognition)
  • Lucille Lortel Award for Sound Design (2009) - Shipwrecked! An Entertainment
  • Drama Desk Award for Sound Design (1995) - The Skriker
  • National Endowment for the Arts Opera-Music Fellowship (1994-1995) - The Incredible Adventures of Champagne Charlie
  • Drama-logue Award (1993) - The Swan at La Jolla Playhouse
  • Obie Award for Sound Design (1991) - Machinal
  • New Jersey State Council on the Arts Interdisciplinary Fellowship (1987) - work with choreographer Yukie Okuyama
  • SETC Distinguished Designer (2016)
  • Rockland County Executive Historic Preservation Merit Award (2016)

Skills

MentoringLeadershipSound designMusic compositionMusic productionAudio productionAudio engineeringAudio editingDialogue editingMusic editingScoringOriginal musicMusic arrangementsFoleyMastering

Languages

English

Memberships

  • United Scenic Artists
  • ASCAP
  • AFM Local 802
  • Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association
  • Scorekeepers Production Music Library

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Johnq GromadaPrincipal Sound Designer/Composer specializing in theatre, audio drama, and broadcast media