Demo versions of unpublished material are available on the player to the right (stop the background player at at the bottom of the screen first).

Musicals & Operas In Progress

The Puppy That Ate Christmas
(book and lyrics by Andrew G. Marshall)

Jamsheed joins forces with director and playwright Andrew G Marshall on this new Christmas musical. The show which is aimed at a young audience is set to premiere in 2010, with a tour for Christmas 2011. The Puppy That Ate Christmas is an exciting new piece of children's musical theatre, with something for kids of all ages.

This is a 4-hander, with 2 principals and 2 multi-parts.

Kinky Boots The Musical
A musical re-imagining of the 2006 film Kinky Boots. Details tbc - but hear a demo of Red in the player above.


One Day This World (working title)
This moving and intimate story, set in a London art college, follows the lives of four talented art and fashion students and their teachers. During this important time in their lives, they discover a number of startling things about not only the cruel and often pretentious art world but, more importantly, about themselves and who they are as artists. The story is loosely inspired by Stephen Sondheim's Sunday In The Park With George.

The score is set for orchestra, 2 principals, 6 ensemble performers and a chorus of flexible size.



The Greatest Job In the Sky (working title)

A musical set in the murky galley of the airline industry and the far flung corners of the globe.

As a very frequent flyer (and husband to cabin crew) I've accumulated a wealth of stories, insight and terrifying truths about what lies behind the once glamorous face of flying: A world of high camp, mile-high triumph, lonely separation and smuggling.

The setting is for orchestra, 6 principals and 20 ensemble/passengers.


Other Composer Credits

Composer
Disney Sing It Vocal Coach (on Disney Sing It Party Hits) featuring Demi Lovato (Sonny With A Chance, Camp Rock 1 & 2)
for PS2, PS3, Nintendo Wii and xBox
Disney & Disney Interactive

Composer
Disney Sing It Pro (on Disney Sing It Family Hits) featuring Anika Noni Rose (pictured) (Princess & The Frog, Dreamgirls)
for PS3 and Nitendo Wii
Disney & Disney Interactive

Composer
Disney Sing It Pro (on Disney Sing It Pop Hits) featuring Tiffany Thornton (pictured) (Sonny With A Chance, Disney Kids)
for PS3 and Nitendo Wii
Disney & Disney Interactive

Composer
Disney Sing It Pro (on Disney Sing It High School Musical) featuring Olysea Ruin (High School Musical 1, 2 & 3)
for PS2, Wii & xBox 360
Disney & Disney Interactive

Composer
Nearly Mine
for Bandbazi Circus Theatre
Original and adapted score for live arial performance

Musical Arranger
Bespoke tracks for Le Gateau Chocolat
(see Walking In The Air in the music player above)
Appearing in La Clique at The oundhouse, London 2009

Lead Music Developer

“What do you mean you can’t play the piano?”

I’ve discovered there are three things that get you noticed: hard work, passion and a bit of luck. I remember the first time I played something recognisable on the piano. I managed the opening bars from Dvorák’s 9th symphony From The New World (the bit from the Hovis advert). I remember my mum, who was chatting on the phone, just gawking at me open mouthed. Being 4 years old, I didn’t think much of it and until I was about 12 thought everyone could hear a song and then play it on the piano. All my friends had pianos in their homes and I just thought that’s what they were for.

Turns out I was somewhat misled. Anyway, I got my first gig at 16 playing three nights a week at a Chinese restaurant. The piano dated back to at least the Ming dynasty and depending on the humidity of the restaurant, sometimes all the C’s on the piano didn’t work and other days most of the flats and sharps were out of action.

So every gig became a new adventure in making-it-up. Musically, I was raised on a strange mixture of classical, Abba, Gershwin, Queen, Liberace, S-Express, musical theatre, Guns’n’Roses, film soundtracks, all sorts of nonsense. This gave me a varied musical grounding for college, where I studied hard at piano, voice and music technology. Then it was off to university to learn how to compose for the screen with a music and media degree. It’s served me well, I actually use what I learned at uni everyday in my work.

Throughout my life I’ve always played at weddings and corporate gigs, often for royalty and celebrities which is always a giggle and I enjoy it because I get to play the songs I love and get paid for it! I’ve also scored a couple of films and written a fair bit for the stage too. My latest commission is to compose the music for a new Christmas musical for children, set to open in late 2009. It’s the cutest thing ever, about a puppy.

I’ve just finished my first jazz album called You’d Never Know. It’s a little collection of recordings I’ve made of some standards which I love, a couple of fun showtunes and jazz numbers that I’ve written myself. The track listing and the digital store are on the Latest CD Release page.

As well as all that, I've worked with Sony on a series of video games for Playstation2 & 3. It’s a music game called Singstar! and it’s won a couple of BAFTA awards too, which is nice. I'm now working on a title called Sing It for Disney. I often perform at some of the world’s greatest venues and clubs which is a real honour; and my concert series ‘An Enchanted Evening’ and ‘Songs That Tell Stories’ have both done really well too. I’m proud of my work as a pianist and singer.

So there’s me in a musical nutshell. Always a lot in the pipeline and yes, I work hard, but it’s what I do best because I love it all. Hope you enjoy my little corner of the internet and please feel free to get in touch via the contact page to say hello!

Jamm x
 

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