Here’s another sample of an overture I was commissioned to write back in 2006. This time its the opening to the Wizard Of Oz panto, another Claire Goodwin Theatre Arts School production which ran at the Theatre Royal in Winchester in 2007. Enjoy…
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Another Overture…
Sunday, May 10th, 2009DJ Leo B wins new commission…
Sunday, May 10th, 2009Well guys, its official, I’ve been commissioned to write the overture for Cinderella on Broadway, a new panto going up in the first quarter of 2010! Its gonna be set in the 50s so that’s a new chalange for me, but hey, I like chalanges! I’m thinking Guys And Dolls, that kinda jazzy Big Band sound! Yea!
Oh for all you Americans out there, panto, short for pantomime, is a great British tradition. I’m not going to give it to ya on a plate though, go and look it up if you don’t know what its all about! See, this is a very interactive, mind-expanding blog!
An Overture for Alice In Wonderland…
Friday, May 8th, 2009Earlier this year the Theatre Arts school I used to teach at put on their production of Alice In Wonderland in Winchester. Although I’m no longer working for the school as a teacher, I still write and arrange music for them on occasion, and here’s a sample of the overture I wrote for the show. Enjoy…
Matt Singing Get Some Print…
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009Here’s another audio sample of me singing, this time Get Some Print from the new Musical No Horizon. This wasn’t actually one of my songs when I played Saunderson in the show, but about a year after the run finished I was asked to go down to a studio in London and lay down a vocal for a demo. This is a sample of that recording. Enjoy…
Matt Brown AKA DJ Leo B sings No Horizon, the title track…
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009Earlier in this blog I posted an interview I gave to the BBC Radio 4 In Touch programme about the new musical No Horizon. At the beginning you hear a short segment of me singing the title song/Finalli from the musical, and here’s a bigger sample for you. Enjoy…
In Touch, BBC Radio 4 interview on No Horizon…
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009Here’s an interview I gave to BBC Radio 4’s In Touch programme about the new Musical No Horizon written by Andy Platt. I played the lead role, adult Nicholas Saunderson.