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My bio:
Pianist/Keyboards/Composer/Arranger/Accompanist/Teacher/Musical Director/Sessions
Email: contact@briadmusic.com
Qualifications: Bachelor of Music degree (B. Mus) Melbourne University; Dip. Media Composition (London);
Member of Teachers Association of Queensland (QMTA - Prof): qmta.org.au
DANCE COMPANY WORK, THEATRE AND EDUCATION
2014-2020 Accompanist/Repetiteur for the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Creative Industries Faculty
2005-2013 Accompanist/Repetiteur for the Queensland Ballet, QUT, Royal Academy of Dance and QDSE
2001-2004 Elmhurst Performing Arts School, UK. F/T musician for classical/contemporary/jazz/tap/musical theatre repertoire. Arranger for theatre productions (backing tracks and live music) 1999-2000 Freelance pianist at Rambert Dance Company, Adventures in Motion Pictures, Royal Ballet School, London Contemporary Dance School, Central School of Ballet, Laban Centre, Danceworks etc
1996-1999 Company pianist (class and rehearsal) for the Finnish National Ballet in Helsinki and the Deutsche Oper Berlin Ballet Company
1986-1996 Full-time staff pianist at the Australian Ballet School for classical, contemporary, repertoire and character THEATRE MUSICIAN
1988-1996 Resident Musical Director, arranger and keyboard player (combining click-track material and live music) for each annual production at ‘Hunchbax’ Theatre Restaurant, Melbourne, Australia
- Rehearsal pianist and keyboard player for ‘Cats’ at Her Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne
- Other professional shows include ‘Pippin’, starring John Farnham, ‘Irene’, ‘Irma la Douce’,
'Two Gentlemen of Verona', 'Irene', 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat', 'Caroline'
SOLO/HOUSEBAND MUSICIAN IN LIVE VENUES
1980's Musical Director/keyboard player for entertainment package on Chandris Line cruiseship ‘Amerikanis’
- Cocktail/Bar pianist at the Hotel EuropaischerHof, Hamburg, Germany
- Toured the Middle East and Scandinavia with the international showband ‘Smile’
- Keyboard player with resident group at the Tiberio Restaurant in Mayfair, London. Was a popular meeting place for famous visiting American stars in those days. It was a pleasure to play in the presence of Diana Ross, Barbra Streisand, Liberace, Raymond Burr etc. .
- Keyboard player at 'Chaplins' nightclub in London's West End
- Pianist for the Manning Jones Trio, resident houseband at 'Bienvenu' Reception House, Melbourne, Australia
ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS and ARRANGEMENTS (in reverse chronological order)
- Books 1&2 Original Dance Class Music (in a variety of styles); 52 compositions (more pending)
- Music, lyrics and arrangements for an original musical ‘Doubled Up’ (incomplete)
- Music, lyrics and arrangements for the show ‘The Prophecies and Stunts of Nostradamus’ for Hunchbax Theatre Restaurant, Melbourne, Australia
- Piano solo arrangement for the ballet ‘Cinderella’ adapted from the orchestral score of Rossini’s opera
- Composed the music for the contemporary ballet ‘The Gospel According to Crow’ inspired by the poetry of Ted Hughes and choreographed by Scott Ambler
- Musical score for an original musical written in collaboration with Ray Lee, ‘Povorello’
- Composed, orchestrated and conducted ‘The Prodigal Son’, a rock-opera starring Australian stage and recording star John Farnham (thesis for final year at university). Lyrics by Ray Lee. See attached excerpts from a live performance (hence limited sound quality)
Original score for the documentary film ‘Six Wheels North’
- Composed a set of melodic rock music for modem church services at St Pauls Cathedral, Melbourne
- Selection of arranged and recorded media music, piano compositions, songs and dance class music RECORDINGS AND FILM
- Piano/keyboards on the original cast recordings of shows ‘Pippin’, ‘Caroline’ and ‘Fetch Me a Figleaf’
- Pianist in scenes from the Australian movie ‘Bushfire Moon’, starring Bill Kerr
-Yemenite musician in ‘King David’, a biblical epic starring Richard Gere ACADEMIC AWARDS and QUALIFICATIONS
- Victorian Exhibition in music theory (highest mark)
- Bachelor of Music Degree
- Diploma in Media Composition (‘Music for the Media’, London)
- Member of the Queensland Music Teachers' Association (Prof) Website: qmta.org.au
Three excerpts from a live performance of original composition
The Prodigal Son with John Farnham and Kerry Lee
