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[h5]Welcome[/h5]
Hello, I’m Joe Starr and thank you for finding my supporting materials here on this page. I hope that the videos and audio extracts below will demonstrate my skills relevant to work as a Music Director.
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As I am currently studying for an MA in Music Directing for Musical Theatre here at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland I have spent this year focussing on scoring, conducting, producing tracks, vocal coaching and performing. I am currently in rehearsals for the MA summer production – Pippin – which I am really excited to be Music Directing.
Professionally, my career so far lies mostly in the cruise industry. Between 2011-2018 I worked as a musician, Band Leader and Music Director for various major cruise lines. I returned home to Gloucestershire towards the end of 2018 and began gigging and working as a piano teacher as well as directing music for Am/Dram productions.
I soon started working with the Barn Theatre in Cirencester as the resident Music Director for their Performing Arts Academy (kids aged 7-17) where I would lead singing and music workshops as well as directing the music for their production shows. Until the pandemic I really enjoyed working at the theatre, and in addition to working with young performers my time at The Barn allowed me to undertake other community music projects such as running a choir and leading various outreach music/singing projects.
I’ve built up loads of experience as a musician, composer, arranger, music director and backing track producer, and as I approach the end of my course here at the RCS I am starting to look for professional Music Directing opportunities.
Below you’ll find some materials to support my application, and I’d like to thank you again for taking the time to review this page.
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[h5]Performance[/h5]
Duke Ellington’s Sacred Concert (November 2019) – Pianist & Rehearsal Pianist
Annie Jr (August 2019) – Music Director
Darcy (July 2019) – Music Director & Keyboards
The Producers (June 2019) – Music Director (& Sinfonia Operator)
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[h5]Arrangements[/h5]
Prince/Adele Medley
The following is an extract from one of three works that I recently scored, Music Directed and Conducted for the BA and MA Musical Theatre Performers as part of the Commercial Concert here at the RCS. Performed live in June 2021 (Video Coming Soon).
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Somewhere In My Memory
Created for the children of the Barn Academy (Performed December 2019)
Somewhere In My Memory (Barn Academy) – PV Score
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[h5]Backing/Click Tracks[/h5]
Prince/Adele Medley (Midi Rehearsal Track Demo)
Original Arrangement
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The Juggernaut (Midi Backing Track Demo)
From Andrew Lippa’s The Wild Party
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Green Onions (Midi Production Track Demo)
Originally by Booker T & The MGs
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[h5]CV & References[/h5]
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You can download my CV here, and please get in touch if you need references from any of my previous gigs or any of the current London MDs or faculty mentors that I’m working with currently here at RCS.
Thank you so much!
Joe