Nicolas Perez
New York,NY
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Rehearsal Accompanist
Atlantic Theater Company
10.2023 - 01.2024
- Substitute rehearsal accompanist for "Buena Vista Social Club"
Music Director
Baruch College
03.2024 - 05.2024
- Music director and piano/conductor for "Fame" at Baruch College
Music Supervisor/Principal Accompanist
San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus
05.2021 - 08.2023
- Accompanied all rehearsals, performances, events, and galas
- Wrote arrangements and orchestrations as needed for major concerts
- Served as orchestra contractor for all major concerts and events
- Managed ASCAP and BMI licensing accounts
- Distributed music, rehearsal tracks, and other materials to singers in a timely manner
- Led sectionals, small ensemble rehearsals, and private events as needed
- Assisted in collaborations with composers Andrew Lippa and Stephen Schwartz and with the San Francisco Symphony
Music Director
Various Theater Companies
06.2015 - 09.2023
- Music Director for In the Heights (Berkeley Playhouse, Center Repertory Theater), I, Too Sing America (SF Bay Area Theater Company), West Side Story (Pacific Coast Repertory Theater), Rocky Horror Picture Show (San Jose Stage), Sister Act, Grease (Broadway by the Bay), Hello, Dolly, Anything Goes, and Spamalot (Imagination Players), The Speakeasy SF (Boxcar Theater), and AIDA (Rising Stars)
- Associate Music Director for Dreamgirls, Sister Act (Berkeley Playhouse), Let's Dance (dir. Luis Salgado) and An Enchanted Evening (Transcendence Theater Company)
- Served as orchestra contractor for most of above productions
Piano Bar Entertainer
Martuni's
11.2019 - 09.2023
- Accompanied singers every Tuesday night at Martuni's, San Francisco's historic showtunes bar
- Played a wide variety of genres including but not limited to: jazz, pop, musical theater, opera, folk, and R&B
- Served as Music Director for over twenty solo cabarets
Keyboardist/Programmer
Various Theater Companies
06.2015 - 09.2023
- Played Keys II and programmed for productions of 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Les Miserables, Mary Poppins, Billy Elliot, AIDA, Saturday Night Fever, Sister Act, The Addams Family, Spamalot, Legally Blonde, Dreamgirls, Tommy, The Wizard of Oz,
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Music
Saint Mary's College of California
Moraga, CA05.2019
Skills
- Accompanist, arranger, orchestrator, conductor, and composer
- Proficient in Sibelius, GarageBand, Mainstage
- Fluent in Spanish, proficient in French
- Accomplished classical pianist, sightreader, and jazz improviser
- Dueling piano entertainer: playing and singing hundreds of songs from the 50's to today's hits
- Proficient in Word, Excel, Google Suite with billing and payment processing
Who?
Nicolas Perez is a pianist, music director, arranger, orchestrator, and piano bar entertainer. Equally skilled in opera arias and Sondheim repertoire as he is in jazz standards and Billy Joel hits, Nick prides himself in being a versatile accompanist. He brings out the best in the musicians and vocalists he directs with his firm belief that "the right note at the right time is the bare minimum".
What People Are Saying
"An A+ music geek" - ClassicFM
"A musician's musician...not just a pianist, but a full orchestra at the keys" - Dr. Timothy Seelig, Conductor Laureate, San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus
"He brings a wealth of knowledge and a great attitude to any project" - Juan Carreon, studio engineer and owner, Big Hit Studios
Timeline
Music Director
Baruch College
03.2024 - 05.2024
Rehearsal Accompanist
Atlantic Theater Company
10.2023 - 01.2024
Music Supervisor/Principal Accompanist
San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus
05.2021 - 08.2023
Piano Bar Entertainer
Martuni's
11.2019 - 09.2023
Music Director
Various Theater Companies
06.2015 - 09.2023
Keyboardist/Programmer
Various Theater Companies
06.2015 - 09.2023
Bachelor of Arts - Music
Saint Mary's College of California
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