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Sound

Go behind-the-scenes, plus see and hear more from our students on our ECU YouTube channel.

Notable alumni

  • Anna Laverty – Producer/Mixer/Engineer, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, Florence and The Machine
  • Christian Petersen – Systems Engineer, Clair Global; former Head of Sound, Cirque du Soleil
  • Gavin Tempany – Monitor Engineer for Tame Impala, Mark Knopfler, Kylie Minogue, Hans Zimmer

Applications for CUA60220 Advanced Diploma of Live Production and Management Services close on Friday 31 October 2025.

If you’ve successfully completed CUA50420 Diploma of Live Production and Technical Services, or have skills and knowledge acquired through experience, CUA60220 Advanced Diploma of Live Production and Management Services study option Sound, offers an intense year of study where you’ll focus on the skills required to be a sound technician and designer.

This Technical and Live Performance specialisation provides training in sound production for theatre, concerts, music recording, film/tv and radio. You will be able to apply the theoretical and practical information gained in classwork to hands-on experiences on WAAPA’s many live performances.

As a WAAPA Sound graduate, you may find yourself mixing musical acts, creating sound designs for theatre, recording in sound studios, producing radio shows and adverts, recording dialogue on film sets or setting up sound installations for museums – just some of the many employment opportunities available for this specialisation.

How sound career advice can take you around the world

Courses offered

These courses involve learning at Advanced Diploma level so it is recommended that applicants successfully complete a Diploma level course before applying.

These course pages detail entry requirements, fee and interview information. You can also apply from these pages:

Audition and interview documents

Staff

The Course Coordinator for Sound is Mr Michael Vernau.

For a full list of WAAPA Performance staff, please visit the WAAPA Staff listing.

More information

For domestic student enquiries, please go to Future Students.

For international student enquiries, please go to International Students.

For a full list of WAAPA courses, please visit WAAPA Study areas.

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