INNOVATION
Gareth is considered a pioneer in the field of immersive theatre sound, credited as the first designer to use object based wave field synthesis with tracking systems in both the West End and on Broadway: for the musicals Come from Away and MJ: The Musical respectively. He won an Olivier Award for the former and a Tony Award for the latter.
He created the world's first sound system to incorporate object based mixing in to a rotating auditorium for Andrew Lloyd Webbers Cinderella musical at the Gillian Lynne Theatre in London; and what was, at the time, the largest SoundScape installation in the world for arena musical Starlight Express, in Germany, again for Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Owen is co-founder and CCO of audio hardware manufacturer Fourier Audio, the creators of the Fourier transform.engine, a live plugin host, designed to bring studio plugins to the live environment in a reliable and creative way. In 2023, he and his co-founders Henry Harrod and Peter Bridgman sold Fourier Audio to live mixing desk manufacturer DiGiCo but he remains an active part of the company, retaining his CCO title and board membership.
Owen is also CEO of the software house Show Control Ltd, a company founded with GOS team members Russell Godwin and Scott Kuker to create unique software and hardware tools, currently undergoing extensive beta-testing (prior to public release) including :
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rTracks - a dedicated click track playback system for high end productions.
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rsDisplay - a hardware display to allow remote monitoring and control of the rTracks software.
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rLab - a set of QLab plugins to improve efficiency and workflow.
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CapCom - a cross platform realtime system monitoring application.
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Mercury - a companion application for CapCom, allowing for more detailed analysis.
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rPatch - a Dante enabled digital patch-bay for radio mic systems.
They have also developed the following pieces of software which are available as freeware :
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rChat - a communication tool to enable cross network text communication for shows. Includes Stream Deck module.
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S6L Control for Stream Deck - control Avid S6L events using the Stream Deck Companion system.
To download these applications, please click HERE.
Show Control Ltd are also the creators of EnSnap, a dedicated software application to control the d&b audiotechnik SoundScape system. This software is licensed directly to d&b and is available directly from them.
