Freelance Musical Director, Composer, Musician and Multi-Instrumentalist. Brian has a wealth of experience with devised theatre with a holistic, hands on approach to his work. Projects include: music for the renaming of Bristol Beacon; composition for a 100 strong ensemble as part of Bristol Old Vic’s 250th Anniversary celebrations; music for Julia Donaldson’s two hit Edinburgh shows; an original pop-score for Ad-infinitum’s dystopian Chloe and The Colour Catcher. He has a long association with Freckle Productions having worked with them for the past decade both as a performer and Musical Director - he is part of the original creative team for Stick Man. In his spare time he is a rock star. He has performed at The Fuji Rock Festival in Japan and on The Tonight Show with David Letterman in New York City.
Theatre credits include:
Humla (Torgunn Produksjoner) d. Nir Paldi - Creative
The Feast (Broken Spectacles) - Cast/ creative
Zog (Freckle) d. Mike Sheppard - Creative
Acts of Resistance (Headlong) d. Rob Watt - Creative
Chloe and The Colour Catcher (Ad-Infinitum/Bristol Old Vic) d. Nir Paldi - Cast/ creative
The Grufflao, The Witch and The Wardrobe (Julia Donaldson) d. Peta Maurice - Creative
Tabby McTat (Freckle) d. Alan Lane - Creative
Ugly Duckling (Tobacco Factory) d. Sally Cookson/Craig Edwards - Cast
Tiddler and Other Terrific Tales (Freckle) d. Sally Cookson/Georgia Green - Cast/ creative
Table Of Delights (Damfino) d. Katie Carmichael - Cast/ creative
Cinderella A Fairy Tale (Travelling Light/Tobacco Factory) d. Sally Cookson - Cast/ creative
Fagin’s Twist (Dance East/The Place) d. Tony Adigun - Creative
Sleeping Beauty (Bristol Old Vic) d. Sally Cookson - Cast
Gruffalos, Ladybirds and Other Beasts (Julia Donaldson) d. Peta Maurice - Cast/ creative
Romeo and Juliet (Kingston Rose) d. Sally Cookson - Cast
Swallows and Amazons (Bristol Old Vic) d. Tom Morris/Pieter Lawman - Cast
World Cup 1966 (Bristol Old Vic) d. Tom Morris - Cast/ creative
Stick Man (Freckle/Scamp) d. Sally Cookson - Cast/ creative