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Conversations with Sound Designers

Conversations with Sound Designers

S4 E1 : Conversations with Sound Designers - Adam Fisher

Oct 1, 2026 · 1 hr 25 min · 11 segments

Adam Fisher started his career as a sound operator and spent over a decade as Mick Potter's associate. He's worked as a sound designer internationally on Les Miserables, Miss Saigon and Phantom of the…

Adam Fisher started his career as a sound operator and spent over a decade as Mick Potter's associate. He's worked as a sound designer internationally on Les Miserables, Miss Saigon and Phantom of the Opera, among many other productions. His career highlights include the critically acclaimed productions of Billy Elliott, from Leicester Curve, Lord of the Rings, Watermill, Jimmy Lloyd's reimagined Sunset Boulevard, West End and Broadway, kinky boots at the London Coliseum, The Lost Boys at the Palace on Broadway, and Jesus Christ Superstar in London's Palladium. Adam was also awarded the Olivia Award for best sound design in 2024, What's on stage award for best sound design in 2024, a Tony award nomination for best sound design in 2025.

Adam Fisher started his career as a sound operator and spent over a decade as Mick Potter's associate. He's worked as a sound designer internationally on Les Miserables, Miss Saigon and Phantom of the…

Speakers: Adam FisherGuestPeter RiceHost

Top entities: Mick Potter×43 West End theatre×19 Broadway theatre×23 London×12 United Kingdom×7

Sunset Boulevard and a Sound Aesthetic39:33 – 52:52

P

39:33

So Sunset Boulevard came out of Wizard-

A

Adam FisherGuest

39:35

Kind of.

A

Adam FisherGuest

39:36

I think...

A

Adam FisherGuest

39:37

I'm, I'm, I'm not entirely sure of how that came about, but, um, my agent at the time...

A

Adam FisherGuest

39:44

And I would say that's another big thing that I f- I found useful was finding an agent that I love.

P

39:50

Mm.

A

Adam FisherGuest

39:50

And, um, it came about purely from a podcast, actually.

A

Adam FisherGuest

39:56

Um, um, Bruno Poet, the lighting designer, had a podcast.

P

40:00

Mm-hmm.

A

Adam FisherGuest

40:00

And he interviewed his agent.

P

40:02

Mm.

A

Adam FisherGuest

40:04

And I went, "They, they sound great." So I just sent them an email, um, Claire Vidal Hall, uh, um, Amy there, who's my agent, and we had a Zoom pretty much during COVID.

P

40:15

Mm.

A

Adam FisherGuest

40:16

And I signed with them, and then post everything, post, um, as-

P

40:21

Did you have an agent before that point?

A

Adam FisherGuest

40:22

No.

P

40:22

Right.

P

40:23

So you'd managed yourself.

A

Adam FisherGuest

40:23

I'd met a couple of people over the years, but because I was an associate, you-

P

40:26

Yeah.

P

40:26

Yeah, yeah, yeah

A

Adam FisherGuest

40:27

...

A

Adam FisherGuest

40:27

I don't really see how they can get me any more money-

P

40:29

Yeah

A

Adam FisherGuest

40:29

... 'cause you're kind of at the limit of what producers are gonna pay.

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99%43 mentions
West End theatreEntity
97%19 mentions
Broadway theatreEntity
96%23 mentions
LondonCityCapital of England
94%12 mentions
United KingdomCountryCountry in Europe
92%7 mentions
Birmingham HippodromeTourist AttractionTheatre in Birmingham, England
91%6 mentions
Mamma Mia!BookMusical by Catherine Johnson
89%8 mentions
The Phantom of the OperaBookMusical by Andrew Lloyd Webber
87%5 mentions
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85%3 mentions
The Wizard of OzBookMusical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Jeremy Sams
84%5 mentions
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82%2 mentions
Jamie LloydPersonBritish theatre director
80%12 mentions
Laurence Olivier AwardEntityAward
78%3 mentions
Cameron MackintoshPersonBritish theatrical producer
77%5 mentions
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75%7 mentions
Darren DayPersonEnglish actor and singer
73%1 mention
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Sound DesignEntityAward
71%1 mention
Tony AwardsEntityAward
71%1 mention
Central School of Speech and DramaEducational OrganizationGraduate school in London, England
68%1 mention
The Lost BoysBookMusical
66%6 mentions
Miss SaigonBookMusical by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg
65%2 mentions
Southwark PlayhouseEntityTheatre in London, England
63%1 mention
ChristmasEntityFestival
61%3 mentions
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59%3 mentions
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58%3 mentions
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55%1 mention
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55%1 mention
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53%3 mentions
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50%3 mentions
TorontoCityCity in Ontario, Canada
50%3 mentions
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47%3 mentions
SpamalotMusicalMusical by Eric Idle
46%3 mentions
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44%3 mentions
Les MisérablesMusicalMusical by Victor Hugo
42%22 mentions
DiGiCoCompanyCompany
41%2 mentions
Nikolai FosterPersonBritish director
39%3 mentions
Gareth OwenPersonSound designer
37%1 mention
Andrew Lloyd WebberPersonEnglish composer and impresario
35%3 mentions
Soho TheatreEntityTheatre in London, England
34%1 mention
Poly(methyl methacrylate)EntityChemical compound
32%1 mention
Steely DanMusic GroupRock band
30%2 mentions
Simon BakerPersonTheater designer
28%1 mention
Leeds ConservatoireCollege or UniversityMusic school in Leeds, England
27%1 mention
KoreanLanguageSpoken language
25%2 mentions
Nicole ScherzingerPersonAmerican singer-songwriter and dancer
23%1 mention
Microsoft ExcelSoftware ApplicationComputer program
22%1 mention
Love Never DiesBookMusical
20%2 mentions
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18%1 mention
SeoulCityCapital of South Korea
16%1 mention
Tom MarshallPersonDirector
15%1 mention

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Sunset Boulevard and a Sound Aesthetic39:33 – 52:52

P

39:33

So Sunset Boulevard came out of Wizard-

A

Adam FisherGuest

39:35

Kind of.

A

Adam FisherGuest

39:36

I think...

A

Adam FisherGuest

39:37

I'm, I'm, I'm not entirely sure of how that came about, but, um, my agent at the time...

A

Adam FisherGuest

39:44

And I would say that's another big thing that I f- I found useful was finding an agent that I love.

P

39:50

Mm.

A

Adam FisherGuest

39:50

And, um, it came about purely from a podcast, actually.

A

Adam FisherGuest

39:56

Um, um, Bruno Poet, the lighting designer, had a podcast.

P

40:00

Mm-hmm.

A

Adam FisherGuest

40:00

And he interviewed his agent.

P

40:02

Mm.

A

Adam FisherGuest

40:04

And I went, "They, they sound great." So I just sent them an email, um, Claire Vidal Hall, uh, um, Amy there, who's my agent, and we had a Zoom pretty much during COVID.

P

40:15

Mm.

A

Adam FisherGuest

40:16

And I signed with them, and then post everything, post, um, as-

P

40:21

Did you have an agent before that point?

A

Adam FisherGuest

40:22

No.

P

40:22

Right.

P

40:23

So you'd managed yourself.

A

Adam FisherGuest

40:23

I'd met a couple of people over the years, but because I was an associate, you-

P

40:26

Yeah.

P

40:26

Yeah, yeah, yeah

A

Adam FisherGuest

40:27

...

A

Adam FisherGuest

40:27

I don't really see how they can get me any more money-

P

40:29

Yeah

A

Adam FisherGuest

40:29

... 'cause you're kind of at the limit of what producers are gonna pay.

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