After training at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, Phil spent the early part of his career working at Sound By Design Ltd, during which time he handled the prestigious Royal Albert Hall in-house sound contract. From 2000-2012 Phil also managed the Sound By Design team handling the BBC Proms live sound requirements.
In 2012 Phil went freelance and “Phil Wright Sound Limited” was founded. In this new role Phil has continued to work with artistes, producers and companies of repute to produce award winning productions around the globe.
In addition to live concert work Phil undertakes a significant amount of both pre and post-production in his studio in Surrey, UK. Works undertaken include mixing live show recordings of Verdi “Requiem” for the Royal Opera House (CD) & Monty Python’s “He’s not the Messiah!” (DVD, Cinema), and Katherine Jenkin’s performance for the feature film “Dreamhorse” (Cinema). Phil also works with various artists providing carry-in recording and broadcast setups for radio & TV including Classic FM and Sky Arts in the Royal Albert Hall.
In 2012 Phil went freelance and “Phil Wright Sound Limited” was founded. In this new role Phil has continued to work with artistes, producers and companies of repute to produce award winning productions around the globe.
In addition to live concert work Phil undertakes a significant amount of both pre and post-production in his studio in Surrey, UK. Works undertaken include mixing live show recordings of Verdi “Requiem” for the Royal Opera House (CD) & Monty Python’s “He’s not the Messiah!” (DVD, Cinema), and Katherine Jenkin’s performance for the feature film “Dreamhorse” (Cinema). Phil also works with various artists providing carry-in recording and broadcast setups for radio & TV including Classic FM and Sky Arts in the Royal Albert Hall.
Phil is also heavily involved in the preparation of many of the shows he works on, including building the show playback content for concerts including “Ministry of Sound Classical” and Alex James’s “Britpop Classical”.
Phil has also prepared a number of award winning movies for live orchestral performance including “Joker”, “Spiderman into the Spiderverse”, “Spiderman Across The Spiderverse” and “The Holiday”.
A specialist in immersive audio, Phil has been working with the immersive content creation agency “Sonosphere” since 2021, and was part of the team delivering the award winning “5G Festival” project for DCMS UK in 2022. In his role as technical director, Phil is responsible for the audio production & delivery of diverse projects from broadcasts & live streams, to commercial music releases and live event audio pre-production.
This collaboration has led ultimately to the TiMax x Sonosphere studio collaboration at Tileyard, London.
Phil works closely with a number of manufacturers, distributors and sound rental companies of repute collaborating on product development and design including TiMax, Martin Audio, Focusrite Audio, DPA Microphones and Waves Audio.
Phil also spends time teaching the next generation of audio engineers on the Theatre Technology course at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and through the Association of Sound Designers, The Audio Engineering Society and the TiMax x Sonosphere collaboration – “The Binaural Human”
Phil has a Demo Reel hosted by IMDb Pro which is found at: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm14476747
