Frequently Asked Questions

Q: "Who are you?"

A: "I was born in Brighton, on the south coast of England, and spent most of my teenage years playing drums in various local bands.

I went to Liverpool University, where I studied English Lit & Drama; it was also there that I got interested in electronics and sound design.

After I left University I did a Masters Degree in "Music & Sound Design" at Central School Of Speech & Drama and after graduating I worked as a freelance sound designer & composer in London for 4 years before moving to Switzerland in 2004.

Q: "Where did you study 'Graphic Design'?"

A: "I didn't. I studied 'Photography' for A-level; which, in those pre-Photoshop days, meant getting one's hands dirty in the darkroom - so I learnt not only Photographic technique but also printing and framing techniques as well.

The Graphic Design stuff started of as work for friends and family and spread from there."

Q: "Why is your website called 'Noisy Image'?"

A: From 2004 onwards I had begun to 'branch out' from just sound design and music to doing short films, documentaries, film editing and graphic design and I wanted another "label" other than just "Rupert Lally" to release my work under. So along with my wife, Heidi, Barny Livingston and Christoph Garobbio, I started "Noisy Image" with the idea being that we'd function as a collective - each releasing projects under that name.

That worked ok for about a year and during that time we produced several short films and documentaries and scored some tv & theatre shows; however, after a while everyone got busy with their own work and it was only me releasing stuff under the name.

So, in 2006, I decided to redesign the website from the ground up. The result being what you see before you and now "Noisy Image" is just the banner under which I work as a Graphic Designer & Sound Artist."

Q: "Are you the same "Rupert Lally" that did the theme music for "ITV @ The Movies" etc.?

A: "Yep. That's me. I also did the theme music for the Reading Festival broadcasts in 2004 & 2005, respectively."

Q: "Where can I get hold of a copy of one of your cds?"

A: "At the moment only through me, as they were produced in fairly limited quantities to send out to friends and record labels. I still have copies left though, so email me for details."

Q: "What equipment do you use?"

A: "These days its a Mac laptop running Ableton Live and Native Instruments' "Kontakt 2", plus Photoshop for the graphic work, obviously. Although I do also still use "Sound Forge" on the PC now and again for certain things. "

Q: "I'm a sound design student, can I interview you for my thesis?"

A: Sure. Send the questions to me via my email and I will try to answer them as quickly as possible."

Discography

Noisy Image promo CD (Noisy Image records, 2005)

Growing Up On Mars ep (Noisy Image records, 2007)

Feral (Noisy Image records, 2007)