~ Portfolio Career Girl ~ Music ~ Theatre ~ Performing Arts
Available for:
creative work: live performance/recording, production, musical direction, performance direction, creative writing
coaching / mentoring / consulting work: professional development, leadership and strategy, artistry and identity, creative practice
project work: event management support, artist liaison, production management, leadership support
educational work: HE/academic work, BA (Hons) and MA level academic support for students
I'm an experienced, trained, and highly skilled singer, a self-taught-but-excellent pianist, great sight-reader, and a pad-of-the-thumb strummer on the guitar.
With my passion and experience in making music, artist development, and musical instinct and intuition, I've naturally fallen into a producer / musical director / performance coach role when working with musicians - whether that be singer/songwriters, bands, musical theatre.
Alongside developing this as an arm of my career, I'm very interested in coaching artists/musicians/bands on their live performance technique: direction, confidence, blocking/staging, where to look, what to do with your hands, communication/public speaking skills, and more.
Some of this work links beautifully with the work I've done in the next section... Creative Practice and Professional Development.
+ I'm a harmony NUT
+ I have very sensitive but quite clever ears
+ I am passionate about making songs/music the best they can be and exploring potential and possibilities
+ I listen, encourage and empower, rather than control and micromanage
+ I have experience coaching in vocal technique, prioritising confidence and authenticity
+ I am skilled in suggesting structure, instrumentation, arrangement and timbre amendments
Alongside developing this as an arm of my career, I'm very interested in coaching artists/musicians/bands on their live performance technique: direction, confidence, blocking/staging, where to look, what to do with your hands, communication/public speaking skills, and more.
Some of this work links beautifully with the work I've done in the next section... Creative Practice and Professional Development.
My CV can be found here
AWARDS
Mentor of the Year 2024 - The Northern Power Women Awards
PRS Momentum Accelerator Recipient 2023
Arts Council England DYCP Recipient 2021
The Research Excellence Prize 2019 - Liverpool John Moores University
Producer - Thom Morecroft Album Release 2026
Head of Online and Course Leader - Italia Conti
Module Leader and Academic Supervisor - Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
Account Manager - GALA PR, managing accounts such as Kendal Calling Festival and Boardmasters Festival - 2023/24
Production Manager - Liverpool Sound City 2023
Project Manager - The David Bowie World Fan Convention 2022/23
Production Assistant - Liverpool Sound City 2021 / 2022
Producer - Womenewer
Producer - MT Story Fest at Liverpool's Royal Court Theatre
Director/Producer - Momentum at The Unity Theatre
Producer - Meet Us Inside
Creator/Director - Back to the Musicals at The Pheasantry, Chelsea
Production Assistant - various shows including Idina Menzel at The Royal Albert Hall, Lance Horne at The Apollo Theatre and Sherie Rene Scott, Telly Leung and The iDolls at The London Hippodrome Casino
PAST
I have experience in Programme Leadership, External Examining, Report Writing, Course Creation, and assessing/writing feedback in HE.
I am currently working towards Senior Fellowship with HEA.
I am a fully qualified teacher, holding a PGCE in Further Education and Training.
I hold an MA in Musical Theatre from LJMU, and a BA (Hons) in Musical Theatre from The Arden School of Theatre.