Joe Steele
Composer Sound Designer Musical Director Writer Facilitatorhe/him (but accept any pronouns)
I am a composer, sound designer, multi-instrumentalist, writer (including book and lyrics), facilitator and occasional on-stage performer.
At the moment I am mainly interested in composer and sound designer roles for productions. I love anything weird, surreal, historical or spiritual-based. I work across a huge range of genres, having come from a classical background through jazz and more recently into the pop and electronic/ambient space. I play instruments including piano, saxophone, flute and many other bells and whistles...
I am also a confident vocalist and am used to teaching songs and leading music rehearsals. I do this week in week out in various facilitation roles (inc. with refugees and people with special needs and disabilities). My facilitation work often involves leading collaborative creative process with lots of devised work so this is a methodology that really interests me. Having said that, I am also happy to go away and work on things independently.
My music can be found here in two portfolios:
Sound design/incidental music: https://on.soundcloud.com/5imAfXMW2uAqzeUq8
Credits
Composer/sound designer/writer/performer, MISS GYRUS, Camden People's Theatre, 3 performances, 2022Composer/lyricist, DOVES, Set Opera Free (online project), 2020
Composer (theme music), 4C Hair Chronicles (YouTube series), 2021
Composer, Tenth Visit, Southbank Centre Queen Elizabeth's Hall, 1 performance, 2017
Composer, WATCH ME, Milton Court Studio Theatre, 3 performances, 2016
Co-composer, On the Night, Bridewell Theatre, 1 performance, 2015
Director/sound designer, S.O.S., Friargate Theatre, 3 performances, 2014
Composer, Hamlet, York Shakespeare Project (tour), 15 performances, 2013
Composer, Unfortunate Mammals, The Drama Barn (York), 1 performance, 2013
Composer, The Merry Wives of Windsor, York Shakespeare Project (tour), 15 performances, 2012
Composer, Twelfth Night, The Outlaw Shakespeare Company (tour), 10 performances, 2011
Composer,
For more credits, including classical works and music created with communities, see my website: www.joe-steele.com
Training
MA in Opera Making & Writing from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama.Trained in QLab and several music production softwares (mainly Logic). Trained in safeguarding and fully DBS checked.
Location
LondonExperience
10+ years
Art forms / Disciplines
- Dance
- Film - documentary
- Film - short
- Multi-disciplinary / cross art form
- Music
- Opera
- Theatre / Live perfomance
- TV - documentary
What I do
- Devising
- Facilitating
- Mixing
- Music - Can learn by ear
- Music - Can Read
- Music - Plays Instruments
- Music - Singing
- Music Composition
- Outdoor performance
- Performing
- Sound Design
- Theatre making
- Working with Deaf artists
- Working with Deaf non-professional adults / children
- Working with disabled artists
- Working with learning disabled adults / children
- Working with learning disabled artists
- Working with young people
- Working with young people with special educational needs
- Working within a Community / with community participants
- Workshopping & Development
- Writing
Additional Languages
No
