This site is currently under construction. Please be patient with me as I learn HTML. Right now, it may seem simplistic or dull, but I'm working on shaping it up. Since this is a first for me, it may take some time and be a bumpy journey. In the meantime, if you are looking for a work of mine that you cannot find linked here, please shoot me an email at townsound[at]proton.me and I can give you a hand. Thank you for your patience!
Hey there, I'm Marley Townsend, a sound designer, installation artist, and writer from San Francisco, California. My work across media is driven by a passion for experimentalism, social dynamics, emotion, and the archive, and has been described as subtle, surreal, and uneasy. I hold a degree in Film/Video production from California Institute of the Arts (BFA 2020), and my sound work for animation and live-action has been screened and awarded film festivals around the world. My short fiction and non-fiction writing has been published in journals, magazines, and collections since 2013. Additionally, I have experience in game/narrative design and a passion for science and research. Games I've worked on have gone on to guest at both virtual and in-person showcases, and my work in science research-based art has been recognized at an international level. My intent is to continue to build my portfolio of sound design and writing while pursuing a graduate degree in Museum Studies with a focus in exhibit design.
If you are coming from social media or my old website and are interested in hiring me for sound work, please email me at townsound[at]proton.me.
*Nov. 21, 2023*: My short fiction piece "Winter in August" was nominated for the Pushcart Prize by the Ana, a wonderful literary magazine. You can read it and other beautiful pieces by Bay Area writers here.
*Feb. 2023*: The animated film "Birdsong", directed by Michelle Cheng, for which I contributed sound design and foley, was nominated for an Annie Award for Best Student Film.
This website is built from and this artist lives on the unceded ancestral land of the Ramaytush Ohlone people, who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco Bay Peninsula. I encourage you to visit Sogorea Te' Land Trust to learn more.