PROFILE

Singer, Voice Over Artist, multi-instrumentalist, Lyricist, Composer, Arranger.

 

PERSONAL DETAILS

United States natural born Citizen living in Central Illinois, USA.

 

EXPERIENCE

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CURRENT: Piano Bar Entertainer for Hurtigruten Cruise Line, Carnival Cruise Line, Dueling Pianos and basic drumset for Howl @ Sea on Norwegian Cruise Line​

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Piano Bar Entertainer: REDD's Piano Bar in Kalahari Resort, Central Illinois Dueling Pianos 2020 - present.

Howl 2 Go Dueling Pianos traveling show, Howl @ Sea on Norwegian Cruise Line, Carnival Cruise Line, Hurtigruten Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line.

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Voice Over character singing and acting for a children’s English learning app used in the China 2019 - 2020.

 

Orchestration of My Name Is Gaia, a power ballad created for Theatre Bites’ flagship show If Not Me, Who? presented by Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation and Swire Properties in Hong Kong, June 2019.

 

Composition of two songs for Romani Gypsy body percussion dance troupe, Romafest - The Art of Caravan - March 2019.

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Featured Vocalist in the credits of The Elder, a short film by Jacqueline Haigh which premiered at the 2017 Monaco International Film Festival.

 

Co-composer, co-story creator and singer/actress/musician for the Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation.  Co-creator of the full length Original Musical Theatre Work Melodia and also played a main character.  With an original cast of 100 youth actors, Melodia was lauded as Hong Kong’s 2017 Best Local Production by the South China Morning Post.  2016 - 2017

 

Original Composer, Lead Singer/musician/vocal arranger for

Alis, presented by Le Cirque Top Performers. Over 1 million spectators in Italy, Switzerland, Belgium and Morocco.

ZAiA, a Cirque du Soleil resident show in Macau. Featured on the official soundtrack recording.  As part of ZAiA, I performed Over 1400 shows from 2008 - 2012. including the 2011 Chinese New Year video taping for CCTV in Changsha, China which had several billion views on youku.com.  As part of the ZAiA cast, I also performed for the 2009 IIFA Bollywood Awards ceremony in Macau.

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Piano Bar Entertainer.  Dueling Pianos for Howl @ Sea on Norwegian Cruise Line ships Epic, Escape, Getaway and Breakaway.  Solo: REDD'S Piano Bar at Kalahari Resort, Carnival, Hurtigruten Cruise Line.

My piano bar repertoire is over 1000 pop, rock and jazz standards, covering instrumental cocktail music through the dance floor.

 

Creator and Educational Performer of Original Solo Shows for children which encouraged and supported American summer reading programme themes.  Performances in small town libraries in the states of Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana. 1997 - 2006   

 

EDUCATION

Roosevelt University in Chicago 1990 - 1993.  Bachelor of Music in Voice and Piano. Classical and jazz performance. 

 

EXTRA SKILLS

I read and write music and can easily accompany other singers on auditions, rehearsals and gigs.  I learn songs quickly.  Voice Over Acting, Piano, Transverse Flute, Basic Drum Set, Ukulele, Composition, Studio Music Production, Instrumental and A Capella Vocal Arrangements, Musical Scoring, Transcriptions and Charts, Acting, Clowning. Side musician - piano, flute, background vocals, uke, melodica. Vocal and piano coaching.