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Arranging

Just before Christmas I got a call from Joel Farland, who is the Musical Director for the ABC New Year’s Eve show in Sydney. They were going to have a moment of silence at 11pm to remember the victims of the recent Bondi attacks and needed something special to lead out of it. There were lots of messages and meetings as we all tried to think of the right song. It was decided that it should be INXS’s Never Tear Us Apart. The brief was to keep it…
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I had the pleasure of arranging jazz songs for the radio soundtrack of Outer Worlds 2. Working on tunes by my friend Jim Bonney, who brought me on board, was an absolute blast. The soundtrack is now out on all streaming platforms and has been getting fantastic reviews. Thanks to Tony Blackwell, who composed many of the songs and led the vision for the radio soundtrack, to Jeremy Levy for his help with arrangements, to the musicians, and to everyone else who helped bring this massive…
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It was a pleasure to write some charts for Joe Boanamassa and the Metropole Orkest for their incredible show at the North Sea Jazz Festival. Big thanks to Jules Buckley for having me on the team.
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I had the pleasure to conduct and write arrangements for this awesome show with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. I was commissioned to write an overture celebrating the artistry of Detroit icon J Dilla, and also arranged several pieces for Big Sean, who curated the concert. Thank you to Jeremy Levy for writing a chart for Queen Naija, and to Enrico Lopez-Yañez for contributing a great arrangement and for letting me drive his orchestra for a bit.
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I left Australia 27 years ago and have worked overseas ever since, so it was an honor to get the call from Joel at Far Land Creative to write some arrangements for Parkway Drive at the Sydney Opera House. The show was filmed and recorded and will be released soon. I was tasked with writing the big organ reveal, a short toccata to set up “The Greatest Fear”, and arranging the final number, “Wild Eyes.” For that one, I wrote an orchestral intro where the band all…
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Another awesome show with the National Symphony Orchestra and conductor Enrico Lopez-Yañez at the Kennedy Center, this time featuring Guster. I had a blast arranging a bunch of new songs and adapting some old ones. Thanks to the team who helped get it over the finish line and contribute some charts as well – Jeremy Levy, Lauren Elizabeth Baba, Jordan Siegel, Lorenzo Carrano, and Pano Fountas for the takedowns and final prep.
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It was a honor to arrange Titanium for Sia and the NSO for the ADL's In Concert Against Hate. It is not often you get to reimagine a song for the original artist.
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What better way to wrap up a very productive year than by conducting my arrangements of Kem's songs at the Kennedy Center? The show featured timeless favorites from Kem's What Christmas Means album, with Ledisi joining as a guest. A big thank you to fellow arrangers, Jeremy Levy, Lauren Elizabeth Baba, and Derrick Hodge and the amazing musicians of the NSO. Thanks also to Justin Ellis for trusting me with the program.
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As an arranger, I've been fortunate to work with artists across different genres, adapting their music for symphonic settings. Recently, I had the amazing opportunity to arrange songs for Dua Lipa’s debut at the Royal Albert Hall with the Heritage Orchestra. For this special event, we aimed to reimagine Dua's music in an orchestral style, which allowed me to explore some really creative ideas with the orchestra. Dua’s new live album, featuring recordings from her Albert Hall debut, is now available on all streaming platforms.…
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What a night! I had the incredible opportunity to collaborate with Tobe Nwigwe and the National Symphony Orchestra.  This concert joins a series of successful shows I have collaborated on with the NSO over the past decade, featuring artists such as Nas, Kendrick Lamar, Killer Mike, and many others. It was wonderful to be reunited with conductor Steven Reineke and the National Symphony Orchestra. Thank you to the other arrangers - Jeremy Levy, Lauren Elizabeth Baba, Derrick Hodge and Jongnic Bontemps - for their contributions,…
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