Sound Design
Portfolio
Outside of his main discography, Semwanga also works on music for Theatre and screen utilizing his unique musical perspective to build the worlds in the script.
Current/ Upcoming Productions:
2026
How They Met Themselves (Rehearsed Reading) - The Park Theatre
A rehearsed reading by The Working Collective set in an Ivy League University. The sound blends the worlds of the traditional upper class with the modern world, exploring class and race at prestigious universities.
Book by Susan Wokoma, Directed by Paul Roseby, Music by Naomi Hammerton.
Music giants Handel and Hendrix lived next door to each other in London, separated only by time, and a very thin wall. When one of the super-fans visits the current Handel and Hendrix museum she decides to outstay her welcome, much to the surprise of the original residents who never really left.
2025
Needy Written by James Malam was a new play produced by Disaster Class for the Lambeth Fringe Festival. A surreal exploration into the mind of someone desperate for affection the sound design in collaboration with Cameron Day explored liminal space and the use of radio to show how connected or disconnected someone is from reality.
Top Shagger (WIP) - The Hope Theatre
New writing by Paddy Linton and Directed by Hetty Hodgson the sound design in this 1 man show acted as a second character. The world of the play allowed the sound to cross genres and be informed mostly by each scene from the club to the gym to a cheesy 2000's rom com dream sequence. This culminated in a choreographed set piece as our main character faces a trial that is part courtroom, part MMA ring.
Written by Enda Walsh this production by Disaster class and Directed by Charlie Rider, this Absurd play set in a mental hospital was a larger technical challenge. As well as the soundscape, there is also a character called the "drummer" written in to underscore the entire play. We opted to not only have him play live drums but also added an SP404 sampler with recordings we made throughout the rehearsal process, so he eventually became a 1 man band.
She's a Lady (RND) - Seven Dials Playhouse
A RND for new writing by Stella blakely and Estelle Homerstone Semwanga worked as a performer and musical advisor.
2024
Dominic Semwanga's original musical 'A Show About Tomorrow' Was produced for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2024. The music was inspire by the music of the late 90s and early 200s, spanning from the alternative rock tones of portishead to the catchy pop riffs of the neptunes. This was a large scale undertaking which showed off Semwanga's Versatility as a composer outside of his own work.
National Youth Theatre Rep Company - Scene Study
While participating in the NYT Rep company Semwanga had the opportunity to create the soundtrack for this scene study. He leaned more into electronic music, using revered synths to create a more ethereal uneasy covers of classic songs such as Joni Mitchels Big Yellow Taxi and Bob Dylan's
Fades
Semwanga's first time creating music for screen. He wrote Get out of Your Seat to capture this fun psychedelic dream sequence in a barber shop.
Slavey
Slavey was produced for the 'Southern Counties Drama Festival' 2023 with musical contributions from semwanga. The music was inspired by 90s grunge to create a dystopian feel and Semwanga won the adjudicators award for his contributions to the production.