I’m Ethan Oppy, an emerging composer and sound maker from Naarm (Melbourne) with a love for interdisciplinary projects. I work across contemporary dance, theatre, film, and other media, blending electronic production with organic textures to create a distinctive sonic landscape. My singer‑songwriter background helps me tease out the intrinsic storyline in each piece, weaving digital synthesis with found sound to shape a narrative-driven sound world. I’m currently completing a Bachelor of Music in Interactive Composition at the University of Melbourne, and I’m excited by collaborations that push the boundaries of sound and movement. In my practice I aim to find the meeting point of electronic production and organic expression, always seeking how sound can tell a story and support the on‑stage or on‑screen world. I enjoy working across disciplines—from dance to film to theatre—where collaboration and experimentation drive the work forward, and where I can contribute as a composer, sound designer, and performer.

Ethan Oppy

I’m Ethan Oppy, an emerging composer and sound maker from Naarm (Melbourne) with a love for interdisciplinary projects. I work across contemporary dance, theatre, film, and other media, blending electronic production with organic textures to create a distinctive sonic landscape. My singer‑songwriter background helps me tease out the intrinsic storyline in each piece, weaving digital synthesis with found sound to shape a narrative-driven sound world. I’m currently completing a Bachelor of Music in Interactive Composition at the University of Melbourne, and I’m excited by collaborations that push the boundaries of sound and movement. In my practice I aim to find the meeting point of electronic production and organic expression, always seeking how sound can tell a story and support the on‑stage or on‑screen world. I enjoy working across disciplines—from dance to film to theatre—where collaboration and experimentation drive the work forward, and where I can contribute as a composer, sound designer, and performer.

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I’m Ethan Oppy, an emerging composer and sound maker from Naarm (Melbourne) with a love for interdisciplinary projects. I work across contemporary dance, theatre, film, and other media, blending electronic production with organic textures to create a distinctive sonic landscape. My singer‑songwriter background helps me tease out the intrinsic storyline in each piece, weaving digital synthesis with found sound to shape a narrative-driven sound world. I’m currently completing a Bachelor of Music in Interactive Composition at the University of Melbourne, and I’m excited by collaborations that push the boundaries of sound and movement.

In my practice I aim to find the meeting point of electronic production and organic expression, always seeking how sound can tell a story and support the on‑stage or on‑screen world. I enjoy working across disciplines—from dance to film to theatre—where collaboration and experimentation drive the work forward, and where I can contribute as a composer, sound designer, and performer.

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Work Experience

Intern at Positive Media
January 1, 2025 - Present
Internship in creative development; curate, edit and produce audio content for distribution and broadcast; expanded sonic processing skills for problem solving.
Composer at Graduate Film – My best friend, Andre (dir Dylan Do)
January 1, 2025 - Present
Composed music for a graduate film; collaborated with the director to shape the narrative through sound.
Composer at Graduate Film – Kindling (dir Sara Taylor)
January 1, 2025 - Present
Composed music for a graduate film; integrated score with storytelling.
Composer at Graduate Film – Dude and the Boys (dir Sara Taylor)
January 1, 2025 - Present
Composed music for a graduate film; aligned music with on-screen moments.
Composer at QUEENS (Documentary)
January 1, 2025 - Present
Composed music for a documentary project; supported storytelling through musical texture.
Composer and Sound Designer at No Go Yard – Graduate Animation
January 1, 2024 - Present
Composed and designed sound for a graduate animation project; created immersive audio‑visual storytelling.
Performer and Composer at Temperature Hall Residency Outcome, ‘Keratin’
January 1, 2026 - Present
Performer and composer for a contemporary dance work as part of the Temperature Hall Residency.
Performer and Composer at Dancehouse and Lucy Guerin ‘Out of Bounds’
January 1, 2025 - Present
Performer and composer for Dancehouse and Lucy Guerin’s Out of Bounds season; collaboration across performance art formats.
Composer at Muse Festival – Untamed
January 1, 2024 - Present
Composer for a contemporary dance work presented at Muse Festival.
Composer at QL2dance On Course – Held in Flesh
January 1, 2023 - Present
Composer for a contemporary dance piece on the On Course program.
Composer at Muse Festival – Hush
January 1, 2023 - Present
Composer for a contemporary dance work presented at Muse Festival.
Composer and Sound Designer at Melbourne Fringe Festival – ‘To the Moon and Back’
January 1, 2024 - Present
Composer and sound designer for a contemporary theatre piece.
Composer and Sound Designer at MUSC – Macbureau
January 1, 2023 - Present
Composer and sound designer for Melbourne University Shakespeare Company’s production Macbureau.
Composer and Sound Designer at Graduate Animation – No Go Yard
January 1, 2024 - Present
Composer and sound designer for graduate animation project No Go Yard.

Education

Bachelor of Music (Interactive Composition) at University of Melbourne (Victorian College of the Arts / Melbourne Conservatorium of Music)
January 1, 2023 - April 29, 2026

Qualifications

Melbourne Principal’s Scholarship Award
January 1, 2023 - April 29, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment