Remote Performer

19/06/2020

Meet Rachel Knowles - Vocalist and Voiceover Artist

Rachel, originally from Sheffield, trained with the National Youth Theatre and graduated from The Guildford School of Acting in 2010. She went straight into the original U.K. tour of Spamalot as ensemble and understudy Lady of the Lake. In 2011 she became first cover Lady of the Lake and played the role both on tour and ultimately at the Harold Pinter Theatre and the Playhouse Theatre in the West End. Rachel can be heard on the UK Cast album of Spamalot.

Other theatre includes: Mrs Lockwood and Mrs Lester in the first UK Tour of Betty Blue Eyes. She was first cover Joyce Chilvers, which she played at The West Yorkshire Playhouse. Rachel played Elizabeth in a new short musical - 'The Tobias Bentley World Cello Tour' - The St James Theatre's Re:Act programme. Rachel played The Spirit of the Ring and The Genie in the Yvonne Arnaud pantomime - Aladdin. Recently Rachel has filmed a cameo role in a short film- Angel 2.0 alongside Vic Reeves and Jane Horrocks. She has also multi role played Miss Carey, Pola Negri and Carole Lombard in the 25th Anniversary production of The Tailor Made Man at The White Bear, London in which she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in the Off West End Awards. This year Rachel has been involved in the workshop of two plays by Claudio Macor - Transfiction and Savage. She has recently been on location filming a pilot for the first phase of a new TV show where she played the role of Saskia - a TV presenter alongside impressionist and actor Jon Culshaw.

Rachel has guest sung in many cabarets at iconic venues in London including the Hippodrome and The Pheasantry. She also produces her own cabarets.

Rachel has recorded original material for musical director Nick Barstow (hear demos on our site!)

To find out how to book Rachel to record remotely for your tracks, visit remoteperformer.com

17/06/2020

Meet Noam Galperin - Pianist

With his vast experience working as an arranger/orchestrator/producer/MD and Pianist, Noam delivers fantastic results from his home studio time and time again that elevate any track.

Noam trained at the Royal Academy of Music in London.

Noam works as an Arranger / Orchestrator / Producer / Musical Director and Pianist, rehearsing and performing with various shows and cabarets, as well as regularly working as audition pianist for West End shows and teaching in some of London's finest drama schools such as, Arts Ed, LAMDA and The Royal Academy of Music.

Credits include, but are not limited to:

As Musical Director: SHIDA UK Premier (The Vaults, Waterloo), The Last Five Years in Concert (The Other Palace), The Barricade Boys (The Other Palace).

As Assistant Musical Director: The Twelfth Night (The Young Vic), The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole (Menier Chocolate Factory), Marley: The Musical (Playful Productions).

To find out how to book Noam to record remotely for you, visit remoteperformer.com

16/06/2020

Meet Jonathan Hill - Violinist

With solo session work under his belt for composers such as Hans Zimmer, Jonathan is a fantastic bet for all your strings needs!

Aged 18 Jonathan began working professionally with the London Philharmonic and by 21 had played with all the major London orchestras. At 28 Jonathan became a Signed artist to E.M.I Classics as part of the group 'The Planets' which went on to sell 500,000 albums worldwide.

After two years of solo performances around the world the group disbanded and Jonathan moved to commercial session work, where he has worked for the last 20 years and has appeared on over 2000 recordings and had nearly 2 billion streams.

His journey through the various genres of music has involved the cast albums for many musicals, including Legally Blonde, and also contributions to the soundtracks of a plethora of blockbusters including The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

In 2019 he again took up the mantle of the leader of the longest-running and most famous show in the world, 'Les Miserables' at the Sondheim Theatre, London.

Jonathan is the guest leader and soloist for many orchestras including The Royal Philharmonic, BBCSO, London Concert Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra and Ballet Rambert. He continues to record and perform concertos with orchestras throughout the UK, most recently for Oliver Davis and Paul K Joyce, both of which were written especially for him.

With Oliver Davis he recorded the jazz violin opening to an episode of the Simpsons for 20th Century Fox in 2013 which he counts as one of his proudest moments. That and leading the Orchestra of the Swan for an Archers garden party in Ambridge and tracking/stemming for the Thomas the Tank Engine movie.

To book Jono to record remotely for your tracks, visit remoteperformer.com

08/06/2020

Meet Lindsay Bryden - Flautist

Lindsay Bryden is a freelance flautist from Ottawa, Canada. Comfortable in a wide range of genres and settings, Lindsay has a great depth of repertoire as a soloist, chamber and orchestral player. She is active in collaborating in the performance and recording of new music projects and is particularly passionate about bringing forward to audiences music which is seldom heard or which has fallen into obscurity. She is currently working on a series of covers of top-charting alt-rock songs, where all parts - from percussion and synths to vocals - are performed using various techniques on the flute.

Lindsay has travelled throughout the UK, North America and Europe as a soloist, performing in such outstanding venues as the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, Salle Bourgie in Montreal, and St Martin-in-the-Fields and the Royal Albert Hall's Elgar Room in London, UK. She has participated in numerous festivals including Music and Beyond in Ottawa, Vianden in Luxembourg, and Spitalfields in London.

Lindsay studied performance in London where she earned her BMus at the Royal College of Music under Simon Channing and her MA under William Bennett at the Royal Academy of Music. She was in residence at the Flute Studio in Kent, UK, with flute pedagogue Trevor Wye in 2018-19.

To find out how to book Lindsay to record for your track, visit remoteperformer.com

07/06/2020

Meet Chris Guard - Piano / Keys

Chris is a professional musical director and supervisor currently based in London and working as Assistant MD on the West End production of 'The Book of Mormon' at the Prince of Wales Theatre.

Having trained at the Royal Academy of Music in Musical Direction and Coaching, he is a seasoned pianist in a variety of styles, as well as an experienced conductor, repertoire coach, arranger, orchestrator, and music copyist.

In addition, he provides arrangements, orchestrations, and musical preparation for a multitude of theatre projects. He also plays for various concerts, events, and functions, as well as classes and repertoire coaching at ArtsEd, The Growing Studio, and The Associated Studios.

Hear demos and learn more about Chris at our site - remoteperformer.com

06/06/2020

This article is a real wake-up call.
Help us help you keep your art as a valued profession.

As freelancers, we're at liberty to choose the price tag we attach to our work, and many of us have and will continue to work for free in support of causes we care a great deal about. We should, however, remain very aware of the consequences of our choices when working for free or at reduced fees.

As soon as a product being free becomes the norm, people feel extorted when a price is asked for the same work later on and so are less likely to pay it. We can't survive working for nothing forever, so we ask that you carefully consider each request you get to work for free going forward.

By standing up for yourself, even if by just mentioning what your services would usually cost the person asking you, you're also standing up for your colleagues and ensuring that we're all able to ask a fee in the future.

For any musicians out there with a good home-studio setup, and who are looking for a platform to promote remote recording services, contact us through our page, or at [email protected]

You set your own prices and keep 100% of your fee!

We'll be opening up the platform to more musicians when our testing phase is completed on July 1st, but we're happy to take your details in the meantime so that we can get your profile live as quickly as possible afterwards.

For more information, visit remoteperformer.com

https://theconversation.com/giving-it-away-for-free-why-the-performing-arts-risks-making-the-same-mistake-newspapers-did-139671?fbclid=IwAR3DJtHHNimnQGyhbrZhnZw0CM7F-OTBgivv_r7NbO1_mBiXebMInab88Cc

COVID-19 has exposed the insecurity of the cultural workforce. Making the performing arts freely available online may further diminish their value, right when the sector is arguing its worth.

06/06/2020

Meet Alex Maynard - Trumpeter

Ready to take your track to the next level? Alex has you covered!

Having spent the last 8 years leading brass sections in the West End on shows including Dance 'til Dawn, Dirty Dancing, Guys and Dolls, Strictly Ballroom and 9to5, to name a few, Alex is incredibly versatile and ready to fit into your new tracks!

When he's not performing in town, Alex is often freelancing on the road with orchestras and groups from the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Hallé, to the BBC Big Band and the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra.

Alex has recently worked with solo artists including Labrinth, Beverlyknight, Queen, Idina Menzel, Gloria Gaynor and Jamie Jones on TV, Live in concert, and in the studio.

To find out how to book Alex to record remotely for your next exciting project, visit our site at remoteperformer.com

05/06/2020

Meet Jack Pennifold - Guitarist

That's a very loose quotation from an article I read in Sound on Sound magazine when I was very young, but it couldn't be truer - and Jack certainly is a fantastic guitarist and has a passion for music production that leads to incredible sounding results!

Jack Is a busy freelance musician based in London who is known for his versatility, he is comfortable with a wide range of musical styles on many different instruments. Jack was a Scholar at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance.

His most recent chair was on the West End tour of Cabaret The Musical, he can also be seen on other shows and tours in London and across the UK.

Other performance credits include BBC Sound Of The 60's Tour (deputising), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra as well working with a range of artists and show bands.

Jack has a wide knowledge and back catalogue of experience in sound engineering and post-production. This has led to many creative collaborations.

To find out more about how to book Jack to play on your track, please visit our site at remoteperformer.com

04/06/2020

Meet Dan Giles - Bass Guitarist and Double Bassist

With numerous years of remote recording experience, Dan's testimonials really speak for themselves! With 5 star reviews across the board, fast turnarounds on jobs, and his wide range of session and live experiences, Dan is the perfect shout for anyone looking to add depth to their tracks.

Dan is a freelance musician based in London who plays for theatre shows in the West End, on UK Tours and Internationally. Some of the shows Dan's appeared in on the West End include Everybody's Talking About Jamie, Waitress and Jesus Christ Superstar.

On tour, Dan's appeared in Hair, Spamalot, and Priscilla Queen of the Desert to name a few.

Additionally he works with a number of artists and several pop, rock and soul function bands. Studio highlights include 'Rags' - London Cast Recording, Danielle Steers - 'The Future Ain't What it Used to Be', and many more.

Find out more about Dan at our website remoteperformer.com

03/06/2020

Meet Corey Wickens - Violinist

remoteperformer.com/artists/Corey-Wickens

Would your next track benefit from some lush sounding string lines? Corey has extensive experience recording for artists, both in the recording studio and from home.

She has played in the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra and can often be seen playing with the London Musical Theatre Orchestra. These jobs have allowed her to play at some prestigious venues including The London Palladium and Cadogan Hall. She is part of a high energy violin duo 'Elektra' who play all over the world in concerts and on cruise ships.

She continues to play a huge variety of music including musical theatre, orchestral, classical, pop, rock and is even part of a Ceilidh band! She has recently made her debut in London's West End.

To find out more about Corey, visit our website:
remoteperformer.com/artists/Corey-Wickens

01/06/2020

At Remote Performer, our aim is to bring musicians together.
Not everybody has access to studios right now, but that shouldn't stand in your way when it comes to producing high-quality tracks and collaborating with other great musicians.
Whether you're looking to get some real strings on your track, or are in search of your perfect backing vocalist, we're sure you'll be able to find who you're looking for on our 'artists' page.
We hope you enjoy your experience with Remote Performer and look forward to making music with you soon.

26/05/2020