Sound Design

| A select collection of original work:

The Nether, The Wayward Artist

Directed by Craig Tyrl


Sound & Video Design - Maddi Deckard

Scenic Design - Mauri Smith

Lighting Design - Camille Roberts

Costume Design - Hannah Andersen

Props Design - Natalia Silva


DAW: QLab, Ableton Live | Category: Theatrical Sound Design, Video Design

"The River" was created as part of TSDCA's Fall Creative Challenge and then presented to various members of the Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association. Maddi Deckard collaborated on a team with Joseph Gherardi and Isabel Waldie. The River, a poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson, inspired the piece. Maddi sourced sounds and created the arrangement with initial mixing. Joseph did all field recording and completed the final mastering. Isabel worked on the musical instrumentation and the voiceover. 

DAW: Logic Pro X | Category: Audio Poetry

Short Interludes is a small compilation of music interlude excerpts, all originally composed and mixed. 

The cover photo and all pieces are original.

DAW: Logic Pro X | Category: Music Production, Composition

Music Technology

Anonymous Vision is a compilation album from the members of MUS344-01: "Live Performance with Technology," directed by Sarah Belle Reid. The album features new works exploring experimental synthesis, sampling, and sound design techniques. Maddi's contributions to the album are a solo track entitled "submerged hysteria" and 1 part of a 12-part 'blind recording' collaboration between the entire MUS344 Ensemble (explained more below).

DAWs: VCV Rack, Ableton Live | Category: Synthesis, Composition

Pieces of Pieces is a short compilation album of excerpts from pieces and miscellaneous dark compositions. It is an incomplete continuation of isolated sounds and misplaced soundscapes. 

All pieces are original and the album artwork was also designed by Maddi Deckard. 

DAWs: VCV Rack | Category: Synthesis, Composition

"low fidelity melody" is an excerpt from a song created in collaboration with Rachel Ross. Both Maddi and Rachel composed, recorded, and mixed for the song.

DAW: Ableton Live | Category: Music Production, Composition

Video & Digital Media Design

Video Design

Made for The Nether at The Wayward Artist and played as the audience entered the space. Original cut was roughly 5 minutes in length. This version has been edited down to 90 seconds.

Created using a combination of QLab and Adobe AfterFX.

Projection Design

An expressionist visual design of "Lonely" from Lovely Little Lonely by The Maine. Created using a combination of QLab and Adobe AfterFX.

Music by The Maine (themaineband.com). All videos are public source or original.

Digital Media Design

Animation of the album cover art for Apollo 11 by Adam Young. Created using Adobe After Effects. 

Music by Adam Young (ayoungscores.com) with artwork by James R Eads (jamesreads.com).

Poster Graphic Design

A redesign of the Hadestown poster, which is a Tony- and Grammy-award-winning Broadway musical about the Greek myth of Orpheus & Eurydice. Created using Adobe Photoshop.

Lighting Design

"High Hopes" by Panic! At The Disco

Lighting design programmed with Lightkey for live set concept.

"Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen

Lighting design created in collaboration with four other live entertainment professionals.