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INTERNATIONAL

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Sam collaborates worldwide as a musical director, arranger and session musician, and has a keen interest in travelling the corners of the globe to foster connections and create. Projects have taken him to Europe, Australia, Canada, the US and the Caribbean.

With a current focus on building global partnerships through his freelance creative work, projects have included production installs on major cruise lines, international touring, and productions with training institutions developing and nurturing new talent.
 

Theatre and live performance in it's best form should be moving, and music should feel linguistic, exciting and powerful. In all of his creative work, his work ethic focuses around driving precision, personality and connection.​

Please get in touch if you would be interested in collaborating!

INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS

🇦🇺 NEW JERSEY NIGHTS | Mellen Events

Australian National Tour

Musical Director / Keyboards

🇬🇷 VANESSA MAE | NMP Live

Odeon of Herodes Atticus, The Acropolis, Athens (Greece)
Keyboards

🇷🇸 VANESSA MAE | NMP LIve
Sava Centar, Belgrade (Serbia)

Keyboards

🇪🇸 ELEGIES: A SONG CYCLE | Institute of the Arts Barcelona

Mas Alba Black Box Theatre, Sitges (Spain)
Musical Director

🇪🇸 GRADUATE SHOWCASES | Institute of the Arts Barcelona

IABarcelona Theatre, Sitges (Spain)
Musical Director

🌍 MS VOLENDAM | Blackburn International
Holland America Line, Grand Voyage (Canada, USA & Europe)

Cast Install & Rehearsal Musical Director
Production Shows (A Swing Thing, Celtic Spirit, Crossroads, Curtain Up, Drive In, Feel The Beat, Feeling Groovy, Hits on 45, Legends, Rock Britannia, Solid Gold, Songbirds, Sounds of Summer, Takin' It Easy, Timeless)

 

🇪🇺 MSC OPERA | BOR Productions
MSC Cruises (Italy, Greece & 
Croatia)

Cast Install Musical Director
Production Shows (Icons, Pulse, Circus 1920, City of Stars, Voyager, Live from Opera)

🇪🇺 MSC SINFONIA | BOR Productions

MSC Cruises (Greece & Italy)

Install Musical Director
Production Shows (Icons, Pulse, Club Deco, City of Stars, Voyager, Live from Sinfonia)

🇪🇺 MSC LIRICA | BOR Productions

MSC Cruises (Italy, Greece & Montenegro)

Cast Install Musical Director

Production Shows (Showstopper, Generation Rock, Ovation, Destination, Club Deco, Live from Lirica)

🇪🇺 MSC ARMONIA | BOR Productions

MSC Cruises (Italy, Greece & Croatia)

Cast Install Musical Director

Production Shows (Showstopper, Generation Rock, Ovation, Destination, Club Deco, Live from Armonia)

 

🇪🇺 MSC ORCHESTRA | BOR Productions

MSC Cruises (Spain, Italy, Malta & France)

Cast Install Musical Director

Production Shows (Blinding Lights, Icons, Club Deco, Pulse, Voyager, Live from Orchestra)

🌍 MSC SEASHORE | ShowUp Productions

MSC Cruises (Europe, Transatlantic, Caribbean & USA)

Cast Install Musical Director
Production Shows (Rock Royalty, The Journey, Total Divas, Encore, Gravity, Live from Seashore)

🇮🇹 MSC MERAVIGLIA & SPLENDIDA | ShowUp Productions
Cecina, Italy

Cast Rehearsal Musical Director

Production Shows (Rock Royalty, The Journey, Total Divas, Encore, Live From)

🇮🇹 MSC CRUISES | ShowUp Productions
Cecina, Italy

Vocal & Band Arrangements for 'Rock Royalty' & 'The Journey', Interim Music Supervision / Management (MSC Meraviglia, Seashore & Bellissima)
 

🇧🇧 P&O AZURA | P&O Cruises
Barbados & the Caribbean

Musical Director - House Band

🇩🇴 FATHOM ADONIA | Fathom Travel
Dominican Republic & the Caribbean

Keyboards - House Band

🇪🇺 P&O VENTURA & AZURA | P&O Cruises
Spain, Italy & France

Keyboards - House Band
 

🇪🇺 EMERALD PRINCESS | Princess Cruises
Turkey, Greece & Italy

Keyboards - House Band


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