One of the things I love about arranging/orchestrating music is being able to create magical moments that highlight musicians to their best abilities, particularly when it comes to the voice. Over the years I’ve arranged, composed and music directed countless projects for theatrical and television productions, choral/vocal ensembles, string groups, corporate events and plenty more. Head below to see some of my work, or click here to head to the watch tab above.
THEATRE & TELEVISION
Since 2021 I’ve been working with The Little Red Company as their arranger / vocal director and have curated musical moments for their shows Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves, There’s Something About Music, Rumour Has It and the Matilda award winning Your Song. In 2024 I made my La Boite Theatre creative debut, working as the music director and arranger for Rachel Burke’s Fancy Long Legs, a groundbreaking new work for children co-produced with The Little Red Company and Brisbane Festival. I absolutely love creating for the stage and being a part of building the sonic worlds that bring a piece of theatre to life, whether it’s writing for voices, small instrument combos or full-sized orchestras.
I also have served as Choral Director & Arranger for the Lord Mayor’s Christmas Carols, Brisbane’s premier Christmas event produced by Brisbane City Council and The Little Red Company and televised nationally on Channel 9. Since 2021, I’ve spent a good 5 - 6 months of my year making Christmas musical magic for a show-stopping production held at Brisbane’s iconic Riverstage where I’ve worked with a multitude of artists including Kate Miller-Heidke, Dami Im, Johnny Manuel, Conrad Sewell, Troy and Jem Cassar-Daley, Sheppard and many more, as well as leading a dynamic team of choristers and vocalists each year. This particular project sees me writing for ensembles big and small, working with our orchestra of incredible strings and horns sections, and our ridiculously talented rhythm section.
Below are a few of my favourite arrangements from over the years, but you can view the full concerts for 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 by clicking through to their respective playlists. While most of the below clips are indeed festive tunes, I can guarantee - there ain’t no Christmas like an AVDB Christmas! This show sees me working on the biggest variety of genres - anything from big band jazz to country, pop, close harmony vocal groups, classical and everything in between. It is the most fun!
Previous projects and clients also include Rainbow Bop, Outside The Jukebox, Vocal Australia, The Voice Australia and many more.
CHORAL & VOCAL ENSEMBLES
My biggest love and favourite thing to work on will forever be music for choral and vocal ensembles. Whether it’s a large 70+ voice choir, or a small 8 or less vocal ensemble, I strive to create arrangements that let every voice shine, no matter the size or genre of the group. I’ve had the pleasure of writing for a huge range of ensembles both within Australia and abroad - here are a few of my favourites from over the years below.
PLEASE NOTE: so many more recordings and arrangements are available for purchase via my catalogue - please click here or via the tab above.
OTHER PROJECTS
Although the predominate line of my work is vocal arranging, I absolutely love getting to work across a multitude of genres and ensembles, anything from choral ensembles to string arrangements, big band charts, electronic music and more. Previous projects include big band swing charts for Australian theatre supergroup Swing On This, electro-poppy girl group realness for children’s show Rainbow Bop, impressive close vocal harmony goodness for powerhouse vocalists Outside The Jukebox, a myriad of a cappella projects for my friends at Vocal Australia, gorgeous string and vocal moments for The Little Red Company and so many more.