______Jon Mortimer____________________________________________________________________________________
music for theatre, TV and film
Jon studied at the Leeds College of Music which offered the first jazz course in the UK, and afterwards graduated from the Birmingham Conservatoire having studied composition, conducting and piano with the renowned concert pianist Frank Wibaut. He also attended jazz courses privileged to study with the outstanding jazz pianists John Taylor and Gordon Beck.
He was always drawn to the diversity of music found in theatre, TV and film and directly after graduating in 1980, Jon served as Musical Director and Composer for the Birmingham Repertory Company. Productions included the play ‘The Triumph of Death’ in collaboration with the Royal Shakespeare Company for which he composed his first soundtrack. Throughout that decade he composed for modern ballet, theatre and television productions in the UK. As a pianist and keyboard player he played countless gigs, orchestral concerts and tours throughout Great Britain and abroad, and as a studio musician for radio, T.V. and commercial recordings.
In 1991 Jon moved to Hamburg and has since then conducted or played keyboards for many of the major Musicals in Germany including Cats, Phantom of the Opera, Fosse, Mamma Mia, Lion King and Sister Act.
Jon has arranged and orchestrated music for many concerts, events and Musical productions. Alone in 2023 he arranged the complete music for the Abbamania European tour, Sixties Girls which is running at the Capitol Theatre in Düsseldorf and orchestral arrangements for the Robert Schumann Orchestra and the Thüringen Philharmonie Gotha - Eisenach Christmas Concert. Other credits over the years include music for the The Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra under Ingo Metzmacher, the Water Circus ‘Crescendo’ for Paris Euro Disney and the Musical ‘Teddy’, which was a commission from the Steiff Company.
Amongst his compositions is a Piano Concerto, 'Through A Passage Of Time' and the Musical ‘The Garden Behind the Moon’ which was staged with great success in Canada in 2004. 'Celtic Journey', for solo violin and orchestra was premiered in 2016 at the British Flair open air Proms Concert in Hamburg and repeated in 2019. For television he has written music for HTV and LWT in the UK, and NDR, NTV and ARD in Germany.
He has also composed many production music tracks for media published and sold world wide by Music Revolution, Roba and Tree Of Arts Music Publishers.
In his studio he prepares, records and produces music for solo artists, musical events, TV and film productions working in association with many composers, producers and larger recording studios.With an ever growing network of musicians in Germany, U.K. and America it's possible to bring together a complete spectrum of talents for all types of projects.
Jon is an accomplished and renowned accompanist, vocal coach and Musical Director at leading Musical Schools in Germany including the Joop van der Ende Acadamy, the Stage School in Hamburg and The Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen, as well as many workshops, masterclasses and theatre projects.
Film, Television and Radio
2015 - Mercedes Benz 10 DVD film series: Casei Media - Composer
2010 - 16 Music Revolution Online Music Publishers - Composer
2010 - 16 Tree of Arts Online Music Publishers – Composer
2006 - Drama Series: Großstadt Revier NDR Hamburg - Session Keyboards
2003 - Drama Series:Tatort ARD Hamburg - Session Keyboards
2004 - Welt Spiegel Documentary: ARD Hamburg – Composer
2003 - Welt Bilder Documentary: NDR Hamburg - Composer
2001- Absolute Das Leben: ARD Hamburg - Composer
1998 - Sontakte Live Radio: NDR Hamburg - Musical Director, Arranger
1997 - Advertising Jingles: Capital Radio - Session Keyboards
1990 - Falabalam Childrens Program: HTV. Wales - Musical Director, Composer
1998 - Advertising Jingles: BRMB Radio - Session Keyboards
1996 - Music Library: LWT London – Composer
1985 - 90 Light Entertainment Shows: HTV. Wales - Session Keyboards
Teaching Work
Workshops and Master Classes for Complete Vocal Technique and Musical Theatre projects
Hamburg School Of Entertainment: Vocal Coach, Musical Director
Joop Van Den Ende Academy: Accompanist, Vocal Coach
Education
Leeds College of Music
Birmingham Conservatoire: Graduate Course GBSM ABSM ARCM
Musicals, Shows and Events
Arranging and composition
2023 - Thüringen Philharmonie Gothe-Eisenach - Arranger 2023 - Sixties Girls Musical Capitol Theater Düsseldorf- Arranger
2022 - Abbamania European Tour - Arranger
2022 - Hofer Symphoniker, New Years Concert - Arranger
2021 - European Chamber Orchestra, Brunsbüttel - Arranger
2020 - Stars on Stage, On Stage, Braunschweig- Arranger
2020 - Klassik Philharmonie Hamburg- Arranger
2019 - MS Europa, New Zealand- Arranger for Jane Comerford
2019 - Philharmonie Südwestfalen - Arranger,
2015-19 - British Flair Proms Concert, Hamburg - Composer, Arranger
2016 - 24 Hour Musicai: Musical Creations-Composer
2016 - Music Rocks! 2015, 2016: Choir & Orchestra Concerts - Arranger
2016 - Young Voices: 6000 strong childrens choir – Arranger
2004 -Teddy: Steiff GmbH, Munich - Arranger, Musical Director
2002 -The Twits: Belgrade Theatre UK Tour - Arranger, Studio Production
2000 -The Garden Behind the Moon: Makana Productions – Composer, Studio Production
1997 - Crescend’O: Paris, Cirque d’Hiver, Euro Disney - Arranger, Studio Production
1988 - Mother Goose: Torch Theatre, Milford Haven - Arranger, Musical Director
1988 - Forgiven Souls: Gwent Ballet Theatre, Wales - Composer
1985 -The Snow Queen: Birmingham Repertory Theatre - Arranger, Musical Director
1982 - The Triumph of Death: Birmingham Repertory Theatre - Composer
1980 - The Ghosts of Riddle-me Heights: Birmingham Rep. – Composer, Musical Director
Musical directon and performance
2021 - Tina, Operettenhaus , Hamburg- Keyboard 1
2020 - Stars on Stage, On Stage, Braunschweig- Musical Director
2019 - Kiss me Kate: Eutiner Festspiel- Pianist
2019 - MS Europa, NewZeland Musical Director for Jane Comerford 2019 - Auf ins Metropole: Engelsaal Hamburg - Pianist
2018 - Fly me to the Moon: Engelsaal Hamburg - Pianist
2017 - Chicago: Stage School Hamburg - Pianist, Musical Director
2016 - 42nd Street: Stage School Hamburg - Associate Musical Director
2015 - Cats: Tecklenburg Freilichtspiel - Ass. Musical Director
2014 -Sunset Boulevade: Tecklenburg Freilichtspiel - Ass. Musical Director
2014 -Aida Cruises- Musical Director
2014 -24 Hour Musical: Musical Creations - Musical Director
2014 -17 Das Wunder Von Bern: Stage Entertainment-Keyboards
2013 - Der Graf Von Monte Christo: Tecklenburg Freilichtspiel - Ass. Musical Director
2012 - Marie Antoinette: Tecklenburg Freilichtspiel - Ass. Musical Director
2011- Sister Act: Stage Entertainment - Keyboards
2011- Crazy for You: Tecklenburg Freilichtspiel - Ass. Musical Director
2010 - West Side Story: Tecklenburg Freilichtspiel - Ass. Musical Director
2009 - Still Friends: German Tour - Arranger, Musical Director
2009 - Evita: Tecklenburg Freilichtspiel - Ass. Musical Director
2008 - present-Lion King: Stage Entertainment - Keyboards
2008 - Footloose: Tecklenburg Freilichtspiel - Keyboards
2007 - Mozart: Tecklenburg Freilichtspiel - Ass. Musical Director
2006 - Jeckyl and Hyde: Tecklenburg Freilichtspiel - Ass. Musical Director
2005 - Marie Antoinette: Bremen Musical Theater - Keyboards
2004 - Mamma Mia: Stage Entertainment, Hamburg, Stuttgart - Conductor, Keyboards
2004 - Fosse: European and Japanese Tour - Ass. Musical Director
2004 - Dance of the Vampire: Stage Entertainment - Keyboards
2003 - Bonnie and Clyde: German Tour - Musical Director
2001- The Rat Pack: European Tour - Keyboards
1998 - Die Schöne Und Das Biest European Tour - Keyboards
1996 - Grease: Delphi Theater, Hamburg - Musical Director
1994 - Stella Musical Tour: German Tour - Conductor, Keyboards
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