Byron leads the global acoustics practice for Charcoalblue from the London studio. Byron has twenty years’ experience in the design of performing arts buildings; his work includes professional drama and music venues, university buildings, outdoor venues, and school auditoria. He has a BS in Engineering, Acoustics & Music from the University of Hartford, USA. Byron has significant experience in the design of drama theatres and is also a musician, a trained vocalist and trombonist, playing in London-based ensembles. Prior to joining Charcoalblue, Byron was a senior consultant for Talaske in Chicago. In 2010, he started the acoustics practice within Charcoalblue, upon moving to London. Byron was named a partner of Charcoalblue in 2017.Consultancy work prior to Charcoalblue includes the Mead Centre for American Theater at Arena Stage, Washington, DC; Charles R Walgreen Jr Drama Center, University of Michigan; Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, Chicago; Presser Hall, Berea College, Kentucky. His other consultancy work for Charcoalblue includes The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, USA; St Ann’s Warehouse, Brooklyn, New York, USA; Theatre Royal, York, UK; Theatre Elisabethain, Chateau d’Hardelot, France; Sydney Theatre Company, Australia; Waikato Regional Theatre, Hamilton, NZ; Energy Hall, Astana Expo 2017, Kazakhstan; Pratt Institute Film/Video Department, Brooklyn, NY, USA; Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Chicago, USA; Bristol Old Vic Anniversary Works, UK. Byron is Acoustics Advisor to St Paul’s Cathedral.