About Harley Roché
Harley Roché is a sound designer, audio engineer, and artist whose work glows with curiosity, imagination, and intentional care. She is known for crafting original soundscapes that are not only technically precise, but emotionally tuned, layered worlds built from the ground up, designed to pull audiences in and hold them there. Her artistry lives where craft and play meet: the meticulous and the magical, the polished and the deeply human.
A graduate of Oklahoma State University (2018), Harley launched her career in Dallas, diving straight into the fast-paced world of theatrical sound. She freelanced with Theatre Three, Shakespeare Dallas, and Rover Dramaworks, designing and engineering shows that allowed her to hone her storytelling instincts and her signature ability to create sound “textures” that breathe. She also taught at Drama Kids International – Dallas and The Acting Studio, nurturing young performers and reminding herself daily why theatre matters.
Her path soon expanded into the glittery, high-energy universe of the StarQuest National Dance Competition, where she spent three seasons touring as an audio engineer, DJ, and announcer. The touring lifestyle sharpened her quick problem-solving, her adaptability, and her skill for making a room full of dancers, parents, and judges feel both hyped and held. During this chapter, Harley moved to Los Angeles, where she became immersed in short films, trained in foley art, and explored new ways to make sound feel tactile and cinematic.
In 2022, Harley returned home to Oklahoma to become the Instructor of Sound at Oklahoma State University, a role she embraced for three years. She taught upper-level sound courses, designed for mainstage productions, and founded Sound Town — a brave, fun, experimental, joy-filled space where students could get their hands dirty, break rules, fail gloriously, and fall in love with sound outside of grades and rubrics. Sound Town quickly became a community, a collaborative hub, and a reminder that art thrives when students feel empowered.
During her time at OSU, Harley continued to freelance widely. She worked as an audio consultant and house engineer for the McKnight Center for the Performing Arts, and traveled nationally as an A1 with UAV (Tulsa) and Elite AV (Tulsa), supporting corporate conferences including the National Behr Paint Conference in Las Vegas.
Her theatrical work carried her from the mountains of Colorado, where she served as Summer Sound Supervisor at Theatre Silco and designed The Amish Project, to the Freeland Center for the Performing Arts, where she designed the world premiere of Kannon Gets the Wiggles in 2025. Most recently she designed Our Town at Elgin Community College outside Chicago, with a return trip in spring 2026 to design Carousel at Aurora University.
Beyond her personal career, Harley is the founder and creative engine behind Little Things Co., a growing production company built from equal parts tenderness, ambition, and community devotion.
Little Things Co. was born from a simple truth Harley learned again and again:
the little things aren’t actually little.
They are the heartbeat of stories, relationships, and art.
The company exists to compensate Oklahoma artists, uplift overlooked talent, and create a space where creativity feels accessible, collaborative, and rooted in real, lived-in humanity. Harley and her team, small but mighty, capture moments the way one might press flowers inside a book: with care, reverence, and an eye for beauty most people rush past.
Their aesthetic is handmade, heartfelt, and deeply personal: imperfect in the most perfect way. From weddings to community events to documentary-style storytelling, Little Things Co. creates work that honors emotions, memories, and the magic hiding in ordinary days.
The company has also begun producing original artistic and community-driven events, including the delightfully nostalgic Dick Tracy Day, which brings together artists, families, and neighbors for a day of imagination, celebration, and connection. It’s a glimpse into the kind of creative future Little Things Co. is building.. one rooted in joy, collaboration, and genuine care for the community.
Little Things Co. is not just a production company;
it’s a philosophy, a creative movement, and a love letter to artists who deserve space, support, and fair pay.
Across every chapter of her career, designer, educator, engineer, filmmaker, founder, Harley Roché leads with warmth, curiosity, and an unwavering belief in the power of storytelling. Whether she’s crafting an immersive theatrical world, mixing a live event, mentoring a student, or capturing a moment through her lens, she brings a sense of wonder and a commitment to excellence that lingers long after the final cue fades.