Ray Nardelli-Principle designer.
Ray is the owner of Aria Music Designs, LLC which provides music and sound for theatre, film, sound experiences & installations and owns a sound rental company (www.ariarental.com). Off Broadway credits include Lookingglass Alice at The New Victory Theatre. Hunger Games at The MGM Grand Las Vegas, Jurassic World Experience World Tour. Regional theatres include The Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, The Lyric Opera, The Gutherie Theatre, Old Globe Theatre, The Arsht Theatre in Miami, Indiana Rep Theatre, Dallas Theatre Center, Oregon Shakespeare Theatre, The Auditorium Theatre, McCarter Theatre, Long Wharf Theatre, Milwaukee Rep Theatre, Walnut Street Theatre, The Court Theatre, Hartford Stage, The Alliance Theatre, Syracuse Stage, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Congo Square, Arena Stage, The Alley Theatre, American Theatre Company, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Northlight Theatre, Drury Lane Theatre, Lookingglass Theatre, Victory Gardens Theatre, The Gift Theatre, Notre Dame Summer Shakespeare, American Girl Theatre (New York, Chicago), Skylight Opera. He has worked with Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Tom Hardy (The Long Red Road), Mark Ruffalo, Brian Dennehy, Gabriel Byrne (The Goodman Theatre) Teller (The Tempest), Spike Lee (Pass Over), Alex Lacamoire (Working, Hamilton) Martha Plimpton (Steppenwolf) Patti Lupone & John Mahoney (The 125 birthday of the Auditorium Theatre) Andre De Shields (The Jungle Book) Norbert Leo Butz (Last 5 Years) and many more amazing artists.
He has recorded, mixed and produced CD’s for the musicals Sense & Sensibility, Eastland, Oh Coward, The Sound Of One, La Luna Muda and Hillbilly Antigone. Over 400 Film, TV, DVD, and computer game credits worldwide. Mr. Nardelli has received nominations for a Column award for Cabaret in Dallas, A Elliot Norton nomination for Jungle Book in Boston, A nomination for a Suzi Bass award for Lookingglass Alice in Atlanta , four Chicago Jeff Awards and eight nominations. Production work HAMILTON, THE LAST SHIP, BRING IT ON, ANN, THE ADAMS FAMILY, LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA, ALL SHOOK UP, DEATH OF A SALESMAN, MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS. to name a few. Pre Broadway. THE LAST SHIP, BRING IT ON, ANN, THE ADAMS FAMILY, LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA (asst designer), ALL SHOOK UP, DEATH OF A SALESMAN, MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS. Mr. Nardelli’s memberships include USA #829, ASCAP and IATSE #2. Ray lives in Chicago with his wife Lynn and two children Elliot and Olivia.