Lighting and Sound Lead Technician
Aaron is the Lighting and Sound Lead Technician for The University of Utah Department of Theatre. He graduated from the University of Utah at the end of 2021 with a BFA in Performing Arts Design, sound design emphasis. Aaron also has two minors—Music Technology and Chemistry—and a certificate in Stage Management.
Although he graduated in sound design, Aaron’s main interest is sound engineering. He started working with sound in his junior high stage crew class and has been mixing shows consistently for over a decade. At the U he has mixed shows such as Dogfight, The Emily Dickinson Musical, and Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Rock Experience. He has been the sound designer for various department shows such as Our Country’s Good, Dracula the Musical, Company, and Tartuffe. As a sound engineer, Aaron has worked on for multiple shows at companies throughout the Salt Lake valley and beyond, including Salt Lake Acting Company, The Grand Theatre, and Lagoon Amusement Park. Aaron has also been on the stage management team for various operas with the University of Utah School of Music, and he has worked as assistant stage manager for Utah Opera's Flight and Floyd Collins with the Department of Theatre.