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Kyle Blackburn Founder of Soundfangled
I’m a Brighton-based technical production manager and live sound engineer, leading festivals, tours, brand environments and venue projects across the UK and internationally.
Selectedwork ↓Hi, I’m Kyle.
Technical production manager · live sound engineer · founder, Soundfangled
I’m usually brought in when a project is ambitious, the moving parts are multiplying and somebody needs to see the whole picture. I turn ideas into clear budgets, joined-up technical plans and properly briefed teams—then stay close enough to the detail to get it over the line.
A bit more about meFounder, Soundfangled
Built from audio. Grown through production.
I founded Soundfangled to make ambitious live projects easier to deliver. It gives me a trusted team and specialist network across production, audio, lighting, video, staging, structures, AV, acoustics and build—without forcing every project into the same shape.
Visit SoundfangledSelected technical production work
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01 Related case study ↗ Festival production management
Dorset · UK
Site-wide technical production leadership across more than 20 stages and managed environments. Ten months of planning brings staging, audio, lighting, video, DJ infrastructure, crew, suppliers, budgets and artist advancing into one delivery plan.
02 Related case study ↗ Venue technical & crew management
Brighton
An ongoing technical partnership spanning live audio, lighting, acoustic treatment, AV systems, show standards, maintenance and crew workflows for an audio-led music venue.
03Touring FOH & artist production
Barrington Levy · Hak Baker · Joe Armon-Jones · Rotary Connection
Front-of-house engineering, production planning, technical specifications and system decisions that protect the artist’s intent from rehearsal room to festival stage.
Brand environments
Production management, technical delivery and supplier coordination for branded spaces, stages and festival environments—balancing identity, audience flow, performance and the practical detail behind the scenes.
Technical production services
I can lead the whole technical picture or strengthen one critical part of it. Either way, the job is to remove gaps between departments and keep the work useful, direct and properly communicated.
Budgets, schedules, suppliers, crew, logistics, artist advancing and on-site leadership—from the first brief to the final truck out.
Audio, lighting, video, staging, structures and power brought into one practical technical plan that every department can work from.
Touring front-of-house engineering, PA design, prediction, tuning and audio direction built around the artist, audience and environment.
Technical standards, show files, staffing, maintenance and day-to-day systems that help venues run consistently without losing their character.
The right equipment, trusted suppliers and experienced operators for temporary shows or permanent spaces—specified around the job, not a stock list.
Acoustic treatment, sound isolation and AV integration considered as part of the whole space, alongside workflow, lighting and how people actually use it.
How I work
Get clear on the audience, ambition, budget and non-negotiables.
Turn creative intent into systems, drawings and a route to build.
Lock the team, suppliers, schedule, information and responsibilities.
Lead on the ground, communicate clearly and solve issues early.
Close cleanly, capture what worked and make the next one better.
About Kyle
I started in audio, so I still approach every project like a system: understand it, find the weak points and make it work under pressure.
More than a decade in live production has taken me from club rooms and studios to major festival stages, touring shows, brand spaces and permanent venue systems. I’m hands-on enough to understand the detail and experienced enough to lead the whole picture.
Through Soundfangled, I build the team each job actually needs. Communication stays direct, budgets stay visible and everyone knows what good looks like before we get to site.
“Hard-working, forward-thinking and able to head off issues before they become problems.”
Next project
Tell me what you’re building, where it needs to happen and what success looks like. I’ll help make the technical route clear.
