Meet the delightful Quincy Grant  

‘At Sea, Staring Up’ Composer & Sound Designer 

1. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR LOVE?

I have given my life freely to another, and followed her to the ends of the earth.

2. HOW DID YOU BECOME A COMPOSER & SOUND DESIGNER?

I grew up in the country and from a young age always played music and made things, so I’ve just kept doing that to this day.  I started off teaching myself and then went to the city to study at music schools.  From there I’ve been writing and playing music ever since: for orchestras, bands, theatre, film and everything else.   The world of imagination and sound is where I love living.   

3. IF YOU COULD HAVE ONE SUPER POWER WHAT WOULD IT BE & WHY?

Flying – how fantastic that would be: to soar above the earth and the sea. And I wouldn’t mind trying immortality too: just once.

4. WHAT INSPIRED YOUR WORK FOR ‘AT SEA, STARING UP’?

I was immediately captured by the Finegan’s free-wheeling, atmospheric and imaginative story.  I first heard underwater sea sounds: the blurry and dreamy sounds that you hear under water, and then the music and sound design has all come from that starting spot.  

5. WHAT’S THE BEST THING ABOUT YOUR JOB?

The best thing about my job is how bloody brilliant it is!  I’m just so happy to be spending every day playing around in my musical world. 

6. HOW DO YOU THINK PEOPLE WILL FEEL WHEN THEY SEE THIS PRODUCTION?

I’m hoping they will have a very emotional response, and walk out of the theatre thinking what a wonderful wild and free place the world is, and how full of possibilities their lives are, whatever their ages. 

Hear a sample of Quincy's beautiful Composition & Sound Design for 'At Sea, Staring Up' playing in the background of this interview with Director Suellen Maunder http://bit.ly/xOtsb1 

JUTE Theatre Company's 'At Sea, Staring Up' by Finegan Kruckemeyer 

9 - 24 March 2012 // Tickets $18 - $30 // Onsale at www.jute.com.au // 

Quincy Grant ‘At Sea, Staring Up’ Composer & Sound Designer