Audio production · System design · Engineering
Sound that
connects.
Professional live audio for festivals, venues, touring productions and events across Victoria and Australia.
AT THE
HEART
OF YOUR
EVENT
Time of Flight Audio is a Melbourne-based audio production business led by owner-operator and sound engineer Dave Swinton, with 20 years of live-production experience delivering clear, reliable sound for live events.
We work with councils, organisers and production teams across community events, markets, schools, venues, corporate productions and festivals—from single stages to multi-stage sites and site-wide audio. Every system is shaped around the audience, program, budget and site requirements, with clear communication and dependable support from the first conversation to pack-down.
What we do
Professional sound.
Made simple.
Easy to plan
Simple to coordinate
Right for your event
Featured capability
From
Community
events.
To
Festival
stages.
High-output loudspeaker systems, amplification, processing and technical operation for single stages, multi-stage sites and site-wide audio—configured around coverage, audience geometry, show requirements and site-specific sound limits.
Whatever the setting, our approach stays the same: listen to the organiser’s vision, understand the site and program, and provide a practical sound solution that’s straightforward to coordinate and dependable on the day.
Start a projectSystems & capability
ENGINEERED FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.
Reliable professional systems, experienced operation and practical decisions shaped by the venue, conditions and needs of each event.
Selected work
Built in the real world.
Festival stages, live performance, theatres, community events and production environments.
Owner-operated
Practical experience.
No unnecessary complexity.
Time of Flight Audio is a Melbourne-based audio production business led by Dave Swinton, a live sound engineer and owner-operator with more than 20 years of experience.
We work directly with artists, venues, event organisers and production teams to deliver systems that are appropriate, reliable and properly operated—from initial planning through to the final show.
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Live Sound Engineer · Production Specialist · Sound Designer
Dave Swinton
Dave Swinton is the owner-operator behind Time of Flight Audio, with 20 years of live-production experience across festivals, touring productions, theatre, world music, corporate events and major venues.
Since beginning his freelance career in 2003, Dave has developed an approach centred on musical understanding, practical system engineering and vocal intelligibility — delivering clear speech, natural musical balance and controlled coverage appropriate to the performance, audience and site.
Festivals & Venues
Professional experience across major festival and venue environments requiring dependable engineering, system operation and practical production decisions.
The Garden
Head of Sound for The Garden of Unearthly Delights across Adelaide Fringe seasons, working with live music, cabaret, circus and a constantly changing performance program.
Touring & Live Music
Touring and artist experience including The Black Sorrows, with engineering shaped around the performer, instrumentation, stage environment and audience.
Theatre & Sound Design
Sound Designer for Durkh A Modnem Gloz (Through a Strange Lens), featuring Galit Taylor Klas and Josh Abrahams.
World Music & Performance
Experience across world music, circus, cabaret and multidisciplinary performance where unusual instrumentation and changing production requirements demand adaptability.
ON-SITE TESTING AVAILABLE
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GREAT SOUND STARTS WITH COLLABORATION.
Every great result begins with a clear conversation. Bring us the vision, venue and audience—we’ll work with you to shape an audio approach that fits the event.