Esther Kehinde Ajayi

Esther Kehinde Ajayi is an interdisciplinary sound artist born in West London. She combines highly conceptual sound design with interactive technology and custom sound system design across various formats, including film, music, contemporary art and fashion. Since 2021, she has worked extensively in sound design for theatre in London, emphasising the spatial presentation of sound through hybrid systems that merge software, hardware, and visual elements to support narrative. Following research during her Sound Arts BA (2024), she describes her practice as "sonic cultural technology design," highlighting sound as a psycho-cultural tool for personal empowerment and community building when applied beyond the frame of music.

Credits:

How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney? (Told by an Idiot, Unicorn Theatre); Anansi the Spider (Unicorn Theatre); The Promise (King’s College London); Positive (Southwark Playhouse); Watchtower (Tentastic festival); Twist the Fantasy (E.K.A.sounds); Hansel and Gretel (The Big House); Pitch (November Theatre); Under The Blanket (The Big House); Wordsong Collection (The Big House); Pitch (November theatre); Possession (Arcola Theatre); Hot In Here (The Gate Theatre); The Dry House (Marylebone theatre); My Brother's Keeper (Theatre 503); Cash Money (The Big House); Talking About A Revolution (Lyric Hammersmith); Hot in here (Camden People’s Theatre); Yellowman (Orange Tree Theatre); Would You Bet Against Us (Told by an Idiot, Birmingham Rep); When The Long Trick's Over (High Tide); All of the conversations (ArtsEd); Athena (The Yard Theatre); STATEMENTS AFTER AN ARREST UNDER THE IMMORALITY ACT (Orange Tree Theatre); Alice (Landor_Space); Invisible Light (Tristan Bates Theatre); Dana is her name (E.K.A.Sounds).