Matthew Cowley is a percussionist, radio theatre writer and sound designer, stage sound designer, live Foley artist and software developer. On 128South’s projects, he specializes in sound design, mixing and post-production. . . madcowley.com
Sheila Cowley is a playwright and editor with 25+ years experience in broadcast radio. On 128South’s projects she specializes in voice recording, editing and scripting. . . sdcowley.com/audio
She’s produced more than 80 long-form artist conversations for the Creative Pinellas podcast series, Arts In, available on Soundcloud.
Together with Gary Bass and Dave Waterman, the Cowleys created Offramp – Unscripted Absurdities, the astonishingly inventive improvised comedy series broadcast on community and public radio stations around the country and satellite radio. Now available on Soundcloud and on YouTube.
The Cowleys were commissioned with writer Paul Wilborn to create the City of Tampa’s first public art audio installation, released in 2023. Ybor Speaks celebrates diversity and immigration from the 1890s to the 1980s in Tampa’s historic Ybor City neighborhood – with fictional vignettes, period soundscapes and audiobook excerpts, available online and in Ybor’s Centennial Park. Audio production features voices in English, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Rumanian and Yiddish.
128South is based in St. Petersburg FL. For inquiries, email matt@128south.net.