Posts Tagged ‘Theatre Arts’

All those singers…

Friday, May 15th, 2009

Well, I’ve been promising to do this for a while now, and here it is finally. I’ve spent some time going through my archive of recordings of my time as a singing teacher, and I’ve uploaded a collage of some of my fav. bits for you. It isn’t too long, and I’ve only included a bit of each recording otherwise you’d be listening to this for some time.

Some of the recordings were done during actual teaching sessions so they’re a bit rough and ready - full of my terrible live piano playing etc, while others were done in my recording studio. Everyone you’ll hear though, are young people I’ve taught over the years, and you’ll probably be able to pick my voice out doing harmoney here and there too.

Recognition must go to the students, passed and present of the Claire Goodwin Theatre Arts School in Winchester, to Katie Brewster who wrote the lyrics and melody line for Key To My Heart, and to Hanna Pickard who also features as a soloist in this recording.

I hope you’ll enjoy listening to these clips as much as I enjoyed working with the wonderful singers who feature in them.

Matt AKA DJ Leo B

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Another Overture…

Sunday, May 10th, 2009

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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DJ Leo B wins new commission…

Sunday, May 10th, 2009

Well 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, 2009

Earlier 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…

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Picture of me again…

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

Here’s a black and white pic of me used in a show program produced by theClaire Goodwin Theatre Arts Schoolfor Snow White.

My photo in the 2008 show program for Snow White

My photo in the 2008 show program for Snow White