Dave Boyd

MUSIC and SOUND DESIGN ​

"an Irish percussive magician'​"

Driven by a lifelong conviction in the power of music to connect, inspire and transform our lives Dave’s eclectic career embraces performance, recording and composing in theatre, dance, film, and television, combined with extensive education and facilitation work.​

He is a passionate cross-cultural collaborator developing numerous pioneering projects that weave together disciplines, traditions and technologies.

“...it's hard to imagine this show soaring without the extraordinary contributions of music director and composer Dave Boyd”
Irish Times

The Royal Shakespeare Company,
The Abbey Theatre Dublin
Edinburgh Festival Theatre
English National Opera
​stillmotion
All or Nothing Aerial Dance Theatre
Asylum Productions

Retina Dance Company
Scottish Ballet
​Scottish Dance Theatre
Fabulous Beast
​Companhia Nacional de Bailado
Glasgow 2014 Cultural Programme of the XX Commonwealth Games

“one of the most engaging and uplifting performances I have ever attended.”
Irish Times

Tamburi Mundi,
Vancouver Island Festival,
Porto Celtic Fest,
Interkeltisches Festival, Germany,
The Festival of World Cultures, Dublin,
Harrison Festival of the Arts, British Columbia,
Edinburgh Festival Fringe,
Spielzeit Europa, Berlin 
Fora do Lugar, Portugal

"His skills come with a commitment to creative mischief and dedication to collaborative engagement that has the capacity to lift a project to a whole new level​"
Sandy Thompson
​Writer and Director

SquadWalk Films
​Creative Europe 
​Glasgow Radiance Festival

BBC
Radio Telefis Eireann
RTP

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