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After many months of work my orchestration blog "deBreved" is ready to launch. It is actually much more than a blog, more like a book, I guess I should call it a blook. Check it out, subscribe, like it, share it, comment on it and enjoy it. This whole site has also been redone is now iPad friendly. There is a lot more music to listen to and the gallery is totally new. I have been in the studio again with Chris Beck, this time it…
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Have been in the studio a lot recently. The Internship and R.I.P.D. for Chris Beck and a session for Harold Kloser and Thomas Wander for White House Down. The Paperman, for which I conducted Beck's score, won the Oscar for Best Animated Short.
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I recently returned from Australia where I was recording my big band for my next album. I decided it would be cool to record half the album in Australia and half in Los Angeles. To tie it all together I have written a piece for double big band. A highlight of the trip was rehearsing the new piece with 2 big bands, only in Melbourne could I get a whole second band to show up for an hour just to run one piece. The sessions…
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Here we go with a new year. Last year was my best ever with lots of cool gigs and new people to work with. Jack Reacher, for which I was lead orchestrator for came out as did The Guilt Trip, which I conducted. Grammy nominations were announced recently and while I had no submissions of my own this year, I worked on 5 nominated projects. Best rap album, Life is Good, Nas, Best Urban Contemporary Album, Kaleidoscope Dreams, Miguel. Producer of the year, Salaam Remi,…
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At last I have started proper work on a new big band Album. I finished the last piece a week ago and we run it for this first time on Friday. At the moment I am madly practicing, I seem to the writing harder drum parts as I get older...... We will be playing most of the new albums music at our next gig. I am also working on a Blog that will be about orchestration. The main focus will be on all the large…
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My May trip to Australia was a lot of fun. Playing with my old band is something I look forward to every year. While back home I also gave lectures at my old colleges- Queensland Conservatorium and Melbourne University, visited a few schools and gave some workshops. Before I went I had the pleasure of conducting a track that Heitor Pereira produced for Melody Gardot. I had not heard of her before but she is a great singer with a very inspiring story, google it.....…
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Heading to Brisbane and Melbourne in May. In Brisbane I will be doing some lectures at the Queensland Con. In Melbourne I will be giving some lectures at VCA and Melbourne Uni and taking some big bands. The trip ends with a performance at the Stonnington Jazz Festival on May 23rd. I have just finished a new piece and hope to have another done as well before the gig. It has been way too long since I had time to write for myself, the silly…
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Several projects have just come out or are about to. Batman Arkham City is finally out. I orchestrated and conducted the score for composers Ron Fish and Nick Arundel. Footloose, I conducted for Deborah Lurie. 3 Musketeers, I orchestrated for Paul Haslinger. Tower Heist, I orchestrated for Christophe Beck. Muppets, I conducted for Beck. I also recently did some string arrangements for a huge project, details to come where it is released. Chris Beck was just featured in Variety as a Billion Dollar Composer. Was…
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I will be in Brisbane and Melbourne in August. I will be the head Jazz Adjudicator for the Melbourne Schools Bands Festival this year. I will be doing big band a Show at BMW Edge in Federation Square on the 23rd. Tix are available here. Check the Facebook event for latest details. The Reg Cole Quartet will be doing a reunion gig on the 14th at the Transit Lounge in Federation Square, check Facebook event for latest details. Sony's INFAMOUS 2 game is out. This…
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Resistance 3 is all done and one more ep of the Event season to go. I recently conducted the scores for a few remakes, Footloose and Fright Night and next up is orchestrating Paul Haslinger's score for a new 3 Musketeers film. In the meantime I am working on some arrangements for the Los Angeles Philharmonic. I am very excited to have a few big band gigs coming up, May 26th at the Big Band Olympics and June 6th at Typhoon. Big Band shows! Thursday…
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