Photography by James Reiser
Jack Burmeister is a Sound Designer & Composer who works primarily in theatre and film, which enables him to explore the unique relationship between music and other art forms to create bespoke, immersive experiences.
He has garnered recognition for his work with a Green Room Nomination for Outstanding Sound Design with 'The Roof is Caving In', and Best Score at the Geelong Independent Film Festival for his work on 'With Everything I Am’.
He graduated with a Bachelor of Music (Interactive Composition) from VCA. His notable design credits include ‘Othello’ by Melbourne Shakespeare Company, ‘ILARUN: The Cutting Comb' (Dir. Effie Nkrumah), and ‘Love & Information’ (Dir. Belle Hansen).
He was the sound designer for ‘Tarzan: The Musical’, and worked as composer & associate sound designer for ‘Boys in the Band’ (dir. Alister Smith). He was the sound designer for ‘NIUSIA’ (dir. Kat Yates), that has won the ‘Cultural Diversity Award’ in Adelaide Fringe 2025, and most recently ‘The Scotsman Fringe First Award’ at Edinburgh 2025.
Jack recently collaborated with film maker and choreographer Piaera Lauritz, on a cinematic dance film set within burnt victorian bushland, and was the composer for ‘With Everything I Am’ (Dir. Lindsay Davis) which won Best Student Film at the New York International Film Awards.
He was the lead designer on ‘The Earth Turns’, an audio play for COP27, and performed ‘Bright Light Burning’ (Adam Marple) at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai (COP28).
Jack was also the designer for ‘Project Catalyst’, a serialised audio play drama by Flick.
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jack.burmeister@outlook.com