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Derek Williams

• • Composer
  • Piano
  
  City of Edinburgh
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• Files

  • Demos 1995 sound file (mp3)

• Links

  Personal Website

  website

Bands

• Band Role
• Frank Holden Big Band Musical Director, Pianist

Credits

• Equipment

  I own (and can operate):

  Canon TS8050 A4 Colour Duplex CD and Photo Printer/Scanner, HP 7612 A3 Colour Duplex Printer/Scanner/Fax, Windows PC P6T WS Intel X58 i7 930 Quad Core 2.8GHz 6.4GT/s processor and 24GB RAM, Mac Pro computer 2.6GHz Eight Core with 24GB RAM, Samsung SSD 1TB, WD 4TB and 2x 6TB Time Machine USB3 backup drives., AOC 28" 4K Monitor, Apple iPad Pro 13" with 256GB, Philips 40X 4K Monitors (x2), Steinberg CC121 USB Control Surface for Cubase, Roland RD-300X, M-Audio ProKeys Sono 88, Kurzweil K2500R, Korg M3R, Behringer DDX3216, Acer AL1916W, Apple Cinema Displays (x2), Apple iPad 3, Yamaha SPX90, ESi 2 x M8U-XL, MOTU 2 x 2048 Mk 3, Behringer Ultrapatch Pro PX2000, Contour Shuttle Pro2, Tascam US-224, Beyer DT250, ESI uniK 2 x 04, ESI uniK 2 x 05, Yamaha 2 x NS20, Korg NanoPad & NanoKeys

  About me

  I currently reside in Scotland, where I graduated PhD in music at The University of Edinburgh, and where I am now on the Associated Staff as Lecturer/Tutor in Composition and Orchestration.  In my private studio, I teach Piano, Musicianship and Theory of Music including preparation for those interested in entering ABRSM and Trinity College grade and diploma examinations.  I also teach Composition, Orchestration and Arranging using Sibelius and Cubase to all levels including university graduates and undergraduates.  I offer lessons locally in Edinburgh or online via Skype Music Tuition.  Fees published on this site apply identically for private or online tuition, offering discount packages for block bookings. I welcome adult students over 16 or who have reached Grade 5 and higher on any instrument, including Voice.

  Alongside my career as an educator, I have been self-employed variously as composer, conductor, musical director and record producer for a range of international clients, including Edinburgh University Encounters project, EUSOG, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, EMI Music, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Caroline O'Connor, Sir Robert Helpmann, Sir Howard Morrison. My work has featured in performances at the Royal Albert Hall, Garrick Theatre (London), Sydney Opera House and Melbourne Hamer Hall (Australia), Capetown University South Africa, the Hawaiian Theatre Honolulu, the Australian Embassy (New York), Sala Accademica di Santa Cecilia (Rome) and Edinburgh University.

  I have been orchestrator, associate composer and conductor for 27 feature films, television documentaries, mini series, and fifteen album titles and have been a frequent conductor of studio orchestras, including Melbourne Symphony Orchestra for the feature film Frauds. Many of the media to which I have contributed have achieved critical and popular acclaim, including including BAFTA Award (The Making of Longbird), Best Film Score (Crush), an Oscar (Adventures Of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert), Triple Platinum record sales (Come In Spinner - ABC) and an Australian Aria Award nomination (Cash Landing - EMI Music).

  Stars in films I have orchestrated include Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving, Phil Collins, Josephine Byrnes, Lee Majors, Jack Scalia, Bob Peck, Guy Pearce, Terence Stamp. I worked with Torvill & Dean as arranger and pianist for their album Here We Stand. I have performed extensively as keyboardist, including over 400 performances of Andrew Lloyd Webber's show Cats (Really Useful Theatre Company) and Phantom of the Opera (Cameron Mackintosh Limited), and as musical director for independent productions.

  My most recent commissions have been to compose the score for Ruaridh M Tuner's film The Beast In The Storm, which won Best Thriller at the Los Angeles Independent Film Awards, and to arrange, conduct, mix and master the vocal and orchestral music for the Glenfiddich 21yo Whisky ad campaign, so far exceeding 1.7 million hits, viewable on my YouTube channel.  My current commissions are to compose a new 4 movement symphony for The Orchestra of the Canongait and a trio for the Hindemith Trio in Parma, Italy.

  I have the digital technology necessary to work in-house in my private studio at:

  derekwilliams.net/services/conducting_producing_recording/ as well as with live ensembles of any size as Arranger, Conductor or Producer. Testimonials in all these fields are available on request.

  You may also download my CV and Intro Letter.

  Additional Skills

  Composer, Arranger, Orchestrator, Conductor, Score Programmer, Producer, Musical Director, Piano Keyboards Player

  Additional Information

  Available internationally.

  Referees

  1. Professor Peter Nelson

  The University of Edinburgh

  Department of Music

  Alison House

  12 Nicolson Square

  Edinburgh EH8 9DF

  SCOTLAND

  Email: **contact removed**

  Telephone **contact removed** Fax **contact removed** www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/arts-culture-environment/music/staff/academic-staff

  2. Dr Carl Hammond

  920 Emaus

  Pudahuel, Lomas de lo Aguirre

  Santiago 9061253

  CHILE

  Email: **contact removed**

  Cell phone **contact removed** www.musicalcompositions.net/newcomposerpg.html

  3. Reid Professor, Nigel Osborne MBE (retired)

  The University of Edinburgh

  Department of Music

  Alison House

  12 Nicolson Square

  Edinburgh EH8 9DF

  SCOTLAND

  Email: **contact removed**

  Telephone **contact removed** Fax **contact removed** www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/arts-culture-environment/music/staff/academic-staff

  4. Mr Martin Armiger

  Head of Screen Composition

  Australian Film, Television & Radio School

  PO Box 2286

  Strawberry Hills

  NSW 2012

  AUSTRALIA

  Email: **contact removed**

  Telephone **contact removed** Mobile **contact removed** www.aftrs.edu.au/staff/degree-program/martin-armiger

  5. Mr Garry Traynor

  Principal

  Sydney Community College

  PO Box 247

  Leichhardt

  NSW 2040

  AUSTRALIA

  Email: **contact removed**

  Telephone **contact removed** Mobile **contact removed** www.sydneycommunitycollege.com.au/About/Board

  Reference Letters – available on request

  • Professor Nigel Osborne

  • Mr Martin Armiger, Australian Film, Radio & Television School

  • Professor Peter Nelson

  • Mr Guy Gross, Screen Composer

  • Emeritus Professor, Dr Charles Nalden

  • Mr Michael Stavrou, Sound Engineer

  • Emeritus Professor, Dr John Tiffin

  • Mr Geoff McNeil, Principal, Randwick Boys High School

  • New South Wales Board of Studies (2)

  • Mr Geoff Cramond, Principal, Rotorua Boys High School

  Industry Awards

  Many of the media to which I have contributed have themselves achieved critical and popular acclaim, including:

  • AFI Awards - Australian Film Institute (Body Surfer, The Crossing, Come In Spinner, Thank

  God He Met Lizze)

  • Australian Aria Award nomination (Cash Landing – EMI Music)

  • Best Film nomination, Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival (Frauds)

  • Best Film Score - New Zealand Film and TV Awards (Crush)

  • Best Short Animation - BAFTA Award, Best Graduation Film - Annecy International Animated

  Film Festival, Golden Dove, Audience Award - Leipzig DOK Festival, Best British Short, Best

  New British Animation – Edinburgh International Film Festival, Scottish Sh

  • Best Sound Track - New Zealand Film and TV Awards (Crush)

  • FCCA Award - Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards (Thank God He Met Lizzie)

  • Golden Raven - Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film (Frauds)

  • Logie Awards (Police Rescue, Come In Spinner, The Crossing)

  • Oscar (Adventures Of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert)

  • Palme d’Or - Cannes Film Festival (Frauds, Crush)

  • Platinum record sales (Come In Spinner - ABC)

  • Starboy Award - Oulu International Children's Film Festival (Hildegarde)

  • Verona Love Screens Film Festival (Thank God He Met Lizzie)

  • Best Action/Thriller/SciFi - Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards (The Beast in the

  Storm)

  • Award of Merit – IndieFEST Film Awards (The Beast in the Storm)

• Skills

  Musical Skills

  • Keyboard
  • Organ
  • Piano

  Musical Style

  • A capella
  • Acoustic
  • Ballet
  • Baroque
  • Big band
  • Chamber
  • Classical
  • Concerto
  • Jazz
  • Pop
  • Rock
  • Swing

  Driving Licences

  • Standard

  Home Studio

  • Yes

  ISDN Line

  • No

  Languages Spoken

  • English
  • French

  Years in industry

  • 6+ years

  Organisations

  • BASCA
  • Musicians' Union

  Primary Instrument

  • Piano

  DBS checked

  • Yes

  Interested in

  • Composing/Arranging
  • Education / Therapy
  • Festival
  • Live Performance
  • Music Direction
  • Opera
  • Orchestra
  • Publishing
  • Research / Academic
  • Teacher
  • Tour (UK)