Joe Payne


Associate Professor of Sound and Digital Media
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Appointment Date: August 2018

Assistant Professor of Sound and Digital Media
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Appointment Date: August 2011


Research/Creative Activity Portfolio for External Tenure Review 2017

Documents:

External/Freelance Creative Activity 2011-2017:


Imagination Stage


Pioneer Theatre Company


Syracuse Stage


Berkeley Rep


Cincinnati Playhouse in The Park


Repertory Theatre of St. Louis


Utah Shakespeare Festival


Alabama Shakespeare Festival


LoExMusic Concert Series


Internal/Departmental Creative Activity 2011-2017: 


Grants and Awards:

SARIF Funding Award - Projection Mapping, with Integration of Sound and Lighting
Prague Quadrennial 2015 International Design Exhibition, USA Exhibit
World Stage Design 2017 International Design Exhibition


Pre-Appointment to The University of Tennessee 1996-2011:

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Photos by Karl Hugh, Kenton Yeager, Brynn Yeager, Album Art by Joe Payne

Joe Payne


Associate Professor of Sound and Media Design
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Appointment Date: August 2018

Assistant Professor of Sound and Media Design
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Appointment Date: August 2011


Research/Creative Activity Portfolio for External Review 2023


Documents:


External/Freelance Creative Activity, 2018-2023:


Utah Shakespeare Festival

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Sound Design and Composition 2023
Romeo and Juliet, Sound Design 2023
King Lear, Sound Design and Composition, 2022
All's Well That Ends Well, Sound Design, 2022
Sweeney Todd, Sound Design, 2022
Intimate Apparel, Sound Design and Projection Design, 2021
Cymbeline, Sound Design and Composition, 2021
The Conclusion of Henry VI: Parts Two and Three, Sound Design and Composition, 2019
Hamlet, Sound Design and Composition, 2019
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Sound Design, 2019
The Price, Sound Design 2019
Othello, Sound Design and Composition, 2018
Henry VI Part 1, Sound Design and Composition, 2018
The Merchant of Venice, Sound Design and Composition, 2018

Riverside Theatre

Almost Heaven; John Denver's America, Projection Design, 2022

Plan-B Theatre Company

REACTING TO MYSELF IN AN APOCALYPSE!!!!! (Not Clickbait) (Gone Wrong), Radio Slam Series, Sound Design and Composition, 2020

Marble City Opera

Shadowlight, Projection Design, 2020

Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park

Lifespan of a Fact, Projection Design, 2019
Sooner/Later, Sound Design and Composition, 2018

Imagination Stage

Cinderella, Sound Design, 2018 


Internal/Departmental Creative Activity at the Clarence Brown Theatre 2018-2023: 


Murder on the Orient Express, Remount, Sound Design and Composition, 2023 * in process
A Christmas Carol, Remount of 2016 version,
Sound and Projection Design 2023 * in process
Hair, Sound Design, 2023
Murder on the Orient Express, Sound Design and Composition, 2022
Always Patsy Cline, Sound Design, 2022
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Sound Design and Composition, 2022
A Christmas Carol, Projection Design, 2021
Airness, Video Production Supervisor 2021 * Pandemic Virtual Performance
A Christmas Memory, Video Production Supervisor and Composition, 2020 * Pandemic Virtual Performance
The Open Hand, Video Production and Sound Design, 2020 * Pandemic Virtual Performance
Hamlet, Sound Design and Composition, 2020
King Charles III, Sound Design and Composition, 2019
Candide, in collaboration with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, Projection Design, 2018


Grants and Awards:


Technology Fee Program, 
Yearly application for funds from UTK student fees to be applied to classroom technology. Awarded $103,000 over 5 years, 2018-2023.
Scholarly and Research Incentive Funds (SARIF), 
Office of Research, Innovation, and Economic Development (ORIED). Awarded  $48,000 for CBT Mixing Console. 

Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund III Act, Classroom Equipment and Infrastructure Round 2 Funding. Awarded $16,150 in 2022
Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund III Act, 
Classroom Equipment Program for Social Distancing. Awarded $85,882 in 2021


Service to Industry and Institution Highlights:


United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) Executive Director Search Committee, Member, 2022
USITT Digital Media Commission, Founding Commissioner,
Coordinate all commission activities and programming for national conference 2017-2022
USITT Annual Conference, Video Production for Awards, Introductions, and Advertising, 2020-Covid Cancelation, 2021, 2022, 2023.
USITT Digital Media Symposium in Conjunction with the LUMA Festival, Organizing Team Member, 2019.
Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC), Design South Projections, Coordination of Presentations, 2015-Present
External Reviewer for Promotion and Tenure, Five Candidates from 2019-2023
World Stage Design, Sound Kitchen, Video Coordinator, Calgary Canada, 2022

Carousel Theatre Replacement Committee, Theatre Faculty Representative and Coordinator on University Building Committee.
      Programming 2019-2021, Schematic Design 2021-2022,  Design and Development 2022-2023,
      Construction Expected Fall 2023, Completion expected Fall 2025. 
College of Arts and Sciences Divisional Structure Pilot, Head of Arts and Humanities Taskforce, 2022-2023.
Planning and Coordination of Space Renovation, Move, and Installation, Walters Academic Building, 12 renovated classroom and work spaces, 2019-2022
      Finished rooms are highlighted in this Recruitment Booth Video.
Theatre Department Head and Clarence Brown Theatre Artistic Director Search, Committee Member, 2021-2022
Humanities Divisional Curriculum Committee
, Member 2012-Present
Pandemic Related Video Production, including Freshmen Orientation, Clarence Brown 50th Birthday Bash, Scholars Invitational, 2020
MFA in Theatre, Sound and Media Design Concentration, Program Development and Implementation, 2018-Present


Association or Society Memberships:


United Scenic Artists Local 829 (USA829)
, Member as Sound Designer, 2003-Present
Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association (TSDCA), Member 2016-Present, Central Regional Rep 2016-2017
United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT), Member 2010-Present, Commissioner - Digital Media Commission 2017-2022.
Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC), Member 2012-Present
International Organization of Scenographers, Theatre Architects, and Technicians (OISTAT), Member of Sound Working Group/Sub-Commission, 2013-Present



Pre-Appointment to Associate Professor, 2011-2017:


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Pre-Appointment to The University of Tennessee, 1996-2010:


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Joe Payne - Sound, Music, Media


 

Upcoming/Recent Projects


Projection Design: Silent SkyUtah Shakespeare Festival July 2024
Projection Design: The MountaintopUtah Shakespeare Festival July 2024
Sound Design: Kinky Boots @ Clarence Brown Theatre May 2023
Sound Design: Knoxville @ Clarence Brown Theatre August 2024

New Web Content: Midsummer and R&J sound and music, Utah Shakepseare Festival 2023
New Web Content: A Christmas Carol 2021 Projection Design
New Web Content: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Sound and Music
New Web Content: Almost Heaven, John Denver's America Projection Design
New Web Content: King Lear Sound and Music
 

Soundtracks/Albums

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Recent Sound/Music Sample: Murder on the Orient Express, Clarence Brown Theatre 2022.

Recent Sound/Music Sample: Cymbeline, Utah Shakespeare Festival 2021.

An oldie, but a goodie: Measure For Measure, Illinois State University 2011, Featuring WRENNE.

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