Music & Vocal Director / Arranger / Music Supervisor
San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Company; New Musical Premiere
- Music Director & Supervisor, Arranger & Vocal Director for the world premiere of 'Sign My Name to Freedom: The Unheard Songs of Betty Reid Soskin'.
- Composed, arranged, and reimagined Betty Reid Soskin's original music placed in the timeline of her life by the playwright.
- Collaborated with playwright and instrumental music director to create unique music compositions.
- Created the audition music to select the cast.
- Developed and maintained relationships with artists, producers and other music professionals involved in the production.
- Rewrote original scores to adapt to different musical genres and styles.
- Collaborated with performers and producers to determine and achieve desired sound for production.
- Created diverse music learning files for the cast.
- Rehearsed and taught music to the cast and band.
Professional Vocalist / Musician /Teacher
Self-employed, since 1984
- Recording artist, studio singer and voice-over talent in Chicago, Los Angeles and based in San Francisco.
- Freelance vocalist; additional singer for groups such as The Manhattans, Heatwave, Deneice Williams, Gene Chandler, Barbara Lewis, Billy Paul, and many others.
- Singer and soloist for music projects with iconic artists such as Bobby McFerrin, Sufjan Stevens, Sweet Honey in the Rock, John Zorn, Meredith Monk, and performing at prestigious venues like Jazz at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, the Philharmonie Berlin and much more.
- Soloist on Grammy-Nominated recording of Leonard Bernstein's "Mass" with conductor Kent Nagano and the Deutches Symphonie Orchester in Berlin, Germany.
- The "Girl" Bob in the wackiest of all a cappella groups in the last 6 years of their 36-year run, The Bobs.
- Over 35 years of experience as a judge and clinician for school choirs and Vocal Jazz Festivals.
- Vocal Jazz Ensemble instructor for all voice majors at the California Jazz Conservatory from 2014 through Spring 2020 and has been teaching a vocal jazz ensemble for community singers at the JazzSchool in Berkeley, California since 2014.
- More information at angiedoctor.com