Jonathan Preiss
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My Contact Number:
020 8930 2517
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Credits
| Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 |
Guitarist (High Strung Guitar)
Event |
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey New Line |
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| 2012 |
Music Copyist
Event |
Wrath of the Titans Jill Streater - Global Music Services |
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| 2012 |
Visiting Guitar Teacher
Event |
St Benedict's Senior School, Ealing St Benedict's Senior School, Ealing |
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| 2011 |
Music Copyist
Event |
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island Jill Streater - Global Music Services |
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| 2011 |
Music Copyist
Performing Arts |
Puss In Boots Jill Streater - Global Music Services |
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| 2010 |
Music Copyist
Event |
Chronicles of Narnia - Voyage of the Dawn Treader Jill Streater - Global Music Services |
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| 2009 |
Guitarist
Performing Arts |
Zorro the Musical Zorro |
Garrick Theatre, London |
Education
| Year | Qualification | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | MMus Performance & Related Studies (University of London) | Trinity College of Music |
| 1993 | GCLCM Jazz, Contemporary & Popular Music | Leeds College of Music |
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About me
Jonathan Preiss trained in classical and jazz guitar at Leeds College of Music, and in classical guitar and composition at Trinity College of Music, London.Jonathan's experience in music preparation, copying, arranging and orchestrating for live performance includes work for major artists including the British Philharmonic Orchestra, Michael Ball, Aled Jones and Katie Melua, and for events including the BBC Proms and Hampton Court Festival.
Also a tremendously versatile guitarist and composer, he is equally at home performing music from the classical guitar repertoire, playing Brazilian music, jazz, avant-garde chamber music, musical theatre or baroque concertos.
Additional skills:
As copyist and arranger Jonathan has worked on a number of major projects for recording, publication and live performance. Publication work has included transcribing, arranging and typesetting for songbooks such as Sting's "Songs from the Labyrinth" (Wise Music/Music Sales) and specialist guitar arranging and typesetting projects such as Short Classical Guitar Pieces (Camden Music for Chester Music).
As a performer his live credits include London Philharmonic Orchestra [Lord of the Rings Symphony, Royal Albert Hall 2004], Warehouse Ensemble [Boulez in Birmingham 2008] and Zorro the Musical [Garrick Theatre, London 2008]. Broadcast credits include BBC Radio 2's "Friday Night Is Music Night" and BBC Radio5Live "Late Night Olympics". Recording credits include The Hobbit; An Unexpected Journey, Aled Jones' The Christmas Album, a duo album with BBC Young Tradition award winner Luke Daniels and two albums with Brazilian group Caratinga.
Industry awards:
Brazilian International Press Awards Reino Unido 2012 (Caratinga - Best UK-based Brazilian band)
License & Passport
| Driver's License: | Yes |
Skills
| Secondary Job Title | Guitar |
|---|---|
| Job Titles | Music Production, Composer, Copywriter / Copy Editor |
| Years in industry | 6+ years |
| Organisations / Memberships | Musicians Union (UK) |
| Musical Skills | Guitar |
| Musical Style | Acoustic, Baroque, Bebop, Big band, Blues, Bossa nova, Brazilian jazz, Chamber, Chamber jazz, Concerto, Jazz, Samba, World |