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Here are some samples of my work:
“What am I Called?”
From Rockabye
Joanna Murray-Smith’s play about Sidney Jones, an aging 80’s popstar, features reverential descriptions of Sidney’s greatest song, an optimistic, mid-80’s cri de coeur that ranks among the best pop anthems of all time. Never one to shy from a challenge, I wrote music and lyrics that would capture not only Sidney in her prime, but also one of the central conflicts of the play.
“an interview with my ex-boyfriend”
For this piece, selected to be presented in the ADC’s 2021 Level UP Digital Art Gallery, I turned the transcript of a real Zoom call with my first ex-boyfriend into a musical verbatim theatre piece.
“Love, Love, Love”
from CHekhov’s Shorts
I wrote the music and lyrics for this production, which married Chekhov’s short plays with vaudevillian, music hall aesthetic. In this opening number, the vaudevillians debate the show’s big question: is love worth it?
“This is Box 4901”
from Box 4901
In this piece from my Dora Award-winning score, dreamy synths, melancholy chords and samples of 90’s divas set the stage for a tenderly nostalgic theatrical memoir.
“Mourning”
from Venus & Adonis
This emotional fusion of opera and electronica was featured in the dance theatre adaptation of Shakespeare’s epic poem, presented at the 2021 Toronto Digital Fringe. “Pilgrims’ Chorus” from Wagner’s Tannhäuser is sampled.
“Tomato Sauce Prologue”
from In the Continuum
This energetic overture established the play’s continent-spanning storytelling, incorporating samples and rhythms of both Zimbabwean folk music and American club hip hop.
Vocal Arrangements
These a capella arrangements of contemporary pop songs showcase my affinity for rich, complex and emotionally resonant vocal arrangement.
Jokes
Check out these jokes I told over a smooth, original Laugh-In-style soundtrack. But don’t tell my ex-wife about it, or you’re dead meat.
More Highlights
For further listening, check out these selections from my theatre work.
My work is energetic, detailed, surprising and emotional.
I’m a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada and I’m proud to create Canadian art.
I believe empathy is the key to a positive workspace and to excellent work.
I believe design is an interpretive act: my job is to illuminate and clarify the intention of the author or creator.
My electronic toolset makes my work adaptable to many genres and media.
I’m gay, and it’s been my recent pleasure to lend my work to storytelling that centres queer experiences. I’m still open to working with straight people if they’re nice, though.
Here are some projects I’ve worked on:
Graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada
Winner of a Dora Mavor Moore Award (2020)
2x semifinalist in the International Songwriting Competition (2020, 2021)
Very cool and interesting guy