Photo by Manon Halliburton Photography
Jon Robertson is a sound designer, audio engineer and composer based in Kansas City, MO. During the pandemic era, Jon has turned his attention to developing methods of improving audio sync and audio quality in online collaborations and virtual performances. In 2021, in collaboration with White Snake Projects, Jon developed the audio tool, Tutti Remote, which allows for performers to easily send, receive and sync audio sources from anywhere in the world. Tutti Remote is currently in public beta, for more information visit www.tutti.show.
Jon composes and designs for theatrical productions, radio plays, film and video, and his work has been featured at composition conferences and festivals such as New Music Gathering, SEAMUS, Electronic Music Midwest, Kansas City Fringe, UC Davis Summer Arts, Opera America, and many others.
Jon co-created the serialized radio drama Kansas City: 1924 with Forrest Attaway and Victor Raider-Wexler, which won the 2022 Hometown Media Award in the Entertainment and Arts Series category.
Jon teaches electronic music and sound design at the University of Evansville, recently he was an adjunct instructor at University of Missouri-Kansas City, the Kansas City Art Institute, and Missouri Western State University.
Education: MFA Sound Design (UMKC 2016), Master of Music Composition (UMKC 2011), Bachelor of Music (University of Arizona 2005).