322. Twenty Thousand Hertz On The Evolution Of Theatre Sound

Episode 322 shares a look at the history and evolution of sound design for theatre, from Broadway to Cirque du Soleil, from the folks at the Twenty Thousand Hertz podcast. This early episode features two of the biggest names in Broadway sound, Abe “The Godfather of Sound Design” Jacobs, whose career ranged from mixing the Mamas and the Papas and Jimi Hendrix to designing such iconic Broadway shows as Jesus Christ Superstar, Hair, Evita, A Chorus Line , and so many more, joined by Jonathan Deans, designer of countless Cirque du Soleil Vegas spectaculars including Mystere, Love, Ka, and many others, as well as a long list of Broadway credits including last year’s Tony Award-winning sound design for Buena Vista Social Club, Waitress, and Pippin , to name just a few. Episode Links: Twenty Thousand Hertz Inside Sound With Dallas Taylor Jonathan Deans Online Episode 322 Transcript Connect with the community on the Signal To Noise Facebook Group and Discord Server . Both are spaces for listeners to create to generate conversations around the people and topics covered in the podcast — we want your questions and comments! Also please check out and support The Roadie Clinic , Their mission is simple. “We exist to empower & heal roadies and their families by providing resources & services tailored to the struggles of the touring lifestyle.” The Signal To Noise Podcast on ProSoundWeb is co-hosted by pro audio veterans Andy Leviss and Sean Walker. Want to be a part of the show? If you have a quick tip to share, or a question for the hosts, past or future guests, or listeners at home, we’d love to include it in a future episode. You can send it to us one of two ways: 1) If you want to send it in as text and have us read it, or record your own short audio file, send it to signal2noise@prosoundweb.com with the subject “Tips” or “Questions” 2) If you want a quick easy way to do a short (90s or less) audio recording, go to and leave us a voicemail there .

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This episode is 31:10 long.

This episode was published on Apr 3, 2026.

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