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Page 1: JB Arthur€¦ · November 2016 September 2016 July 2016 May 2016 April 2016 April 2016 October 2015 July 2015 May 2015 May 2015 PROJECT Soul of the Cat SA’s Got Talent Tony Cox

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JB!ARTHUR!CV!

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FEATURES!–!Music!composition!and!contributions!to!the!score!

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DOCUMENTARIES!–!Score!composition!!

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EVENTS!–!Music!Director!

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CHANNEL!ID’s!/!TV!PROGRAMMING!–!Composition,!lyrics,!producing!

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COMMERCIALS!–!Score!composition!and!“SoundMaMlikes”!

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DATE August2018August2018July2018April2018April2018March2018September2017July2017July2017March2017November2016

PROJECTBurnTheMountainBirthofaPrideCarloMombelliLetterstoMaSisuluTheWidow(ITV/AmazonPrimeTVSeries–dueforrelease2019)ToyotaNationalDealerAwardsSA’sGotTalentTribevsPrideTHEVOICESouthAfricaToyotaNationalDealerAwardsSacredAssembly

INVOLVEMENTAlbumProduction“Breathing”AltCountryRock/BluesbandEPproduction@Joe’sGarageNewDereck&BeverlyJoubertfilmforNatGeoWild:OriginalScoreNewAlbum“Angels&Demons”Recorded&ProducedbyJBAAllarrangementsforliveshowftNeoMotsatse:PerformedatGrahamstownFestivalJuly2018ContributedtomusicscoreofLondon-basedcomposerDominikScherrer:AfricanvocalGroup&solopartsMusicDirectorfor“Motown&Soul”“Retro”Extravaganzaftmultipleartists:SunCityTrackproductionforcontestants:3rdconsecutiveseasonJBcomposedthescoreforthisaward-winningfilmbyDereck&BeverlyJoubert:DistributedbyTerraMaterAustraliaSeason2Finale:JBwrote&pre-recordedallOrchestrationsforthe7finalistsMusicDirectorforMulti-ArtistContemporaryPOPShowforthisawardsbanquet:CapeTownInternationalConventionCentreMusicDirectorforNationalPrayerservice@FNBStadium,attendedby50,000people

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DATENovember2016September2016July2016May2016April2016April2016October2015July2015May2015May2015

PROJECTSouloftheCatSA’sGotTalentTonyCox–“EnormousFlowers”JoeNiemand–“Vryheid”RickyKej–ShantiSamsaraWouterKellerman–“SymphonicSoweto(ATributetoNelsonMandela)”SA’sGotTalentStrictlyComeDancingSouloftheElephantBarclaysBankPan-AfricanChoirFestival

INVOLVEMENTDereck&BeverlyJoubertfilmProducedtracksforcontestantsArranged&ProducedstunningnewalbumfromthisSouthAfricanguitarlegendProducednewalbum“VRYHEID”forthisrenownedAfrikaansRockrecordingiconJBArranged(alongsidelifelongfriendSibusisoVictorMasondo)&ProducedChoralrecordingsforthisproject:Artists:SowetoGospelChoir&LadysmithBlackMambazoJBwrote3fullorchestralarrangementsforthisproject…Producedallrhythmsectionrecordings,producedallchoraltrackingwithSOWETOGOSPELCHOIR,andconductedtheKZNPHILHARMONICORCHESTRAover3daysintheirDurbanstudioProducedtracksforcontestantsSouthAfricanproductionofBallroomDancingRealityTVShow:Season8MusicDirectorDereck&BeverlyJoubertfilmforPBSNature:Multi-Awardwinnerworldwide,including2016EMMYAwardsNominationfor“BestScience&NatureProgram”)Composedprescribedsong&traveledto12Africancountriesfortrainingsessions:GalafinaleheldinJohannesburg

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DATEJanuary2015October2014September2014July2014May2014March2014November2013September2013July2013April2013

PROJECTWouterKellerman–“WindsofSamsara”ftRickyKejBarclaysBankPan-AfricanChoirFestivalSA’sGotTalentStrictlyComeDancingToyotaNationalDealerAwardsTonyCox–“PADKOS”GameofLionsSoYouThinkYouCanDance(SouthAfrica)StrictlyComeDancingBarclaysBankPan-AfricanChoirFestival

INVOLVEMENTProducedoneoftheseminaltracksonthisalbum,whichwonaGRAMMYAWARDfor“BestNewAgeAlbum”atthe57thGRAMMYAWARDSComposedprescribedsong&traveledto12Africancountriesfortrainingsessions:GalafinaleheldinJohannesburgProducedtracksforcontestantsSouthAfricanproductionofBallroomDancingRealityTVShow:Season7MusicDirector“ClassicRock”showftmultipleperformers…JBAMusicDirector,Arranger&Producer:SunCityJBproducedthiswonderfulcollectionofSouthAfrican“classics”performedonSOLOAcousticguitarbythemaestrohimselfDereck&BeverlyJoubertfilmforNatGeoWild:Multi-Awardwinnerworldwide,includingmultiple2014SAFTAAwardsNominationsSouthAfricanversionofInternationalDanceTVSeries:JBcrested&producednumerous“Soundalike”recordingsforallcontestantsSeason6ofthepopularBallroomDanceTVSeries:JBMusicDirectorMusicDirectorforthischoirfestival:12countriesparticipating

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DATEDecember2012March2012March2012December2011September2011September2011

PROJECTAFCONDrawShowJoeNiemand–“NightofLight”“Popera”“Zambezia”Toyota“50YearsinSA”CelebrationChrisTomlin–“HowGreatisOurGod”

INVOLVEMENTProducedallmusicforthisPan-Africanbroadcastofthedrawshowforthe2013AfricanCupofNationsSoccerTournamentJBwasMusicDirectorforthisLIVEDVDrecording:Audienceof8,000intheCocaColaDome,Johannesburg.JBconductedtheJohannesburgChamberOrchestra,fullband&500-voicemasschoirJBwasMusicDirectorforthisliveshow,featuringContemporaryPoparrangementsofpopularClassicalAriasAnimatedfeaturefilmproducedbyTriggerfishAnimationStudio.JBcomposedadditionalmusicforthefilm,scoredbyBruceRetief,andproducedchoral&vocalelementsusedinthefilmscore(IMDBCredit:MusicDept)MusicDirectorforthisenormousLIVEshow@SunCity:Rhythmsection,brass&stringorchestra,featuredsoloists&SOWETOGOSPELCHOIRCo-produced(withVictorMasondo)Africanvocal&percussionelementsforthisMulti-Nationalsongproduction

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DATE% PROJECT% INVOLVEMENT%September%2011% The%Unlikely%Leopard%

Documentary%

Broadcast%on%National%Geographic%

Music% composition% for% this% documentary,% JB’s%%8th% collaboration% with% Dereck% and% Beverly%Joubert,%from%Wildlife%Films%

JulyRAugust%2011% Absa%National%Choir%Festival% Music%Director%for%the%third%year%running.%%

May%2011% Wouter%Kellerman’s%“Two%Voices”%album%

JB% Produced% the% album% that% won% Best%Instrumental%Album%at% the%17th% South%African%Music% Awards.% % Mixed% in% Los% Angeles% with% S.%Husky% Hoskulds,% Grammy% AwardRwinning%engineer.%

October%2010% “The%Last%Lions”%feature%film% CoRcomposes% the% score% for% “The% Last% Lions”% a%National% Geographic% feature% film,% with%Hollywood%composer%Alex%Wurman%(March%of%the%Penguins,%The%Switch,%Temple%Grandin).%In%September% 2011% the% score% for% the% film% wins%“Best% Music”% at% the% World% Wildlife% Film%Festival%at%Jackson%Hole,%Wyoming,%USA%

July%2010% Absa%National%Choir%Festival% Music% Director% and% Composer% of% the%prescribed% song% for% the% 2010% Festival.%Embarked% on% trips% around% South% Africa,%working%with% regional% choirs% participating% in%the%Festival%

July%2010% FIFA%World%Cup%2010% Together% with% Victor% Masondo,% Sibongile%Khumalo%&%Alexis%Faku,%JB%produced%all%music%for%the%World%Cup%Closing%Ceremony.%%

February%2010% Mnet’s%Carte%Blanche% JB% revised% and% produced% all% music% for% three%Carte% Blanche% shows% R% % Carte% Blanche%Domestic,% Carte% Blanche% Medical% and% Carte%Blanche%Consumer%on%MRNet.%

2006R2010% Strictly%Come%Dancing%TV%series%on%SABC%%

Music%Director%for%five%successful%seasons%%

%

October%2009% FIFA%World%Cup%Final%Draw% Composed% and% produced% all% music% for% the%Final% Draw,% held% on% December% 4th% 2009% in%Cape% Town% &% live% on% TV% to% a% worldwide%audience%of%2,5%billion.%%

May%2009% Absa%National%Choir%Festival% Music% Director% and% Composer% of% the%prescribed% song% for% the% festival.% JB% also%conducted%the%mass%choir%at%their%gala%event.%

2009% “Monna%Wa%Mmino:%The%Mike%Masote%Story”,%feature%film%&%4Rpart%TV%series%%

Composed% the% score% for% the% feature% based% on%the% life% story% of% Mike% Masote,% creator% of% the%Soweto%String%Quartet%

2009% “Big%Cat%Odyssey”,%one%hour%show%

Broadcast%on%National%Geographic%

Composed% the% score% for% this% % Dereck% and%Beverly%Joubert%documentary%through%Wildlife%Films.%

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DATE% PROJECT% INVOLVEMENT%2008% “Rhino%Rescue”,%one%hour%show%

Broadcast%on%National%Geographic%

Composed% the% score% for% this% % Dereck% and%Beverly%Joubert%documentary%through%Wildlife%Films.%

%

2008% “Hansie”,%feature%film% Significant% contribution% to% the% score% for%%“Hansie”%%

2007R2008% Miss%World%Pageant% Together% with% partner% Victor% Masondo,% JB%produced%the%music%for%Miss%World%2007%(held%in% Sanya,% China)% &% 2008% (held% in%Johannesburg)%

2007% Mr%World%Pageant% Music% Director% for% pageant% held% in% China,%broadcast%worldwide%

1987R2007% Miss%South%Africa%Pageants% Music%Director%for%ten%pageants%

2006% Dozi,%SA%recording%artist% JB% together% with% partner% Victor% Masondo%produced% “Kom% ‘n% Bietjie% Binne”.% The% album%released%late%2006%and%sold%platinum%

2006% “Eye%of%the%Leopard”,%one%hour%show.%

“Living%with%Big%Cats”,%one%hour%show.%

Broadcast%on%National%Geographic%

%

Composed% the% score% for% these% % Dereck% and%Beverly% Joubert% documentaries% through%Wildlife%Films.%

“Eye%of%the%Leopard”,%won%Best%Nature%Film%at%the% Jules% Verne% Film% Festival% in% Paris,% Best%Film%at%Jackson%Hole,%and%an%Emmy%Award%for%Best%Science%and%Nature%program%in%2007%

2006% “Dangerous%Companions”,%one%hour%show%

Wrote% and% composed% the% score% for% the% show%with%50/50.%

2005% “Crazy%Monkey:%Straight%Outta%Benoni”,%feature%film%%

Contributed%to%the%score%

2005% Watershed,%SA%Pop/Rock%band% As% a% freelance% producer,% JB% produced%Watershed’s%2005%album%“Mosaic”%which%went%platinum% shortly% after% release,% &% won% “Best%Pop%Album”%at%the%2007%SAMA%Awards.%

2005% “Young%Animals%at%Play”,%a%one%hour%show%

Wrote% and% composed% the% score% for% the% show%with%Peartree%Films,%Wildlife%Filmmakers.%

2005% “Valley%of%the%Golden%Baboon”,%one%hour%show%%

Broadcast%on%National%Geographic%

Wrote% and% composed% the% score% for% the% show%with%Aquavision,%Wildlife%Filmmakers.%

2004% “The%Story%of%an%African%Farm”,%a%feature%film%starring%Richard%E%Grant%&%Armin%MuellerRStahl%

Composed% and% recorded% the% soundtrack,% for%which%JB%won%a%SAMA%in%2005%

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DATE% PROJECT% INVOLVEMENT%2004% “Feast%of%Predators”,%one%hour%

show%broadcast%on%Animal%Planet%

“Penguins%Under%Seige”,%one%hour%show%broadcast%on%National%Geographic%

“Rivers%of%Danger”,%one%hour%show%broadcast%on%Animal%Planet%

Wrote% and% composed% the% score% for% these%shows%with%Aquavision,%Wildlife%Filmmakers.%

2003% “Wild%Dogs:%Biting%Back”,%one%hour%show.%

“Shark%Quest”,%one%hour%%

Show.%

“Africa’s%Secret%Seven”%one%hour%show.%

Broadcast%on%National%Geographic%

Wrote% and% composed% the% score% for% these%shows%with%Aquavision,%Wildlife%Filmmakers.%

2002% “Living%With%Lions”,%one%hour%show.%

“Dragons%of%the%Namib”,%one%hour%show.%

Broadcast%on%National%Geographic%

Wrote% and% composed% the% score% for% these%shows%with%Aquavision,%Wildlife%Filmmakers.%

2002% “Ultimate%Enemies”,%one%hour%show%

“Hunting%Hounds%of%Arabia”,%one%hour%show.%

Broadcast%on%National%Geographic%

Composed% the% score% for% these% % Dereck% and%Beverly% Joubert% documentaries% through%Wildlife%Films.%

%“Ultimate%Enemies”%premiered%in%the%USA%and%had% the% highest% viewership% ever% recorded% on%the%National%Geographic%Channel.%

2002% “%Mr%Bones”%a%feature%starring%Leon%Schuster%

Significant%contribution%to%the%film%score%

2001% SAMA%Awards%Ceremony% Music%Director%for%the%ceremony%and%show%

2001%R%current% Formed%new%independent%label%“Instinct%Africaine”%with%partner%Victor%Masondo%%

Instinct% Africaine% signings% &% productions%include:% Freshlyground,% Thembi% Mtshali,%Ntombethongo,% PJ% Powers,% Carlo% Mombelli,%Wambali,%Tony%Cox%&%Steve%Newman%

Freshlyground’s% debut% album% “Nomvula”% is%multiRplatinum,% a% SAMA% awardRwinner.% In%2007%they%became%the%1st%SA%artistes%to%win%an%MTV% Europe% Award.% % Their% 2007% release,%“Ma’cheri”% sold% multiRplatinum% &% won% four%SAMA%awards%in%2008,%including%“Album%of%the%Year”%

%

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DATE% PROJECT% INVOLVEMENT%2001%R%current% Formed%new%independent%label%

“Instinct%Africaine”%with%partner%Victor%Masondo%%

Ntombethongo:%

“Thokozile”,%due%for%release%2012%

Thembi%Mtshali:%

“Bayabizana”,%due%for%release%2012%

Carlo%Mombelli%&%The%Prisoners%of%Strange:%%

“Theory”,%a%2008%SAMA%nominee%

“I%Stared%into%My%Head”,%a%2005%SAMA%nominee%for%Best%Contemporary%Jazz%

“When% Serious% Babies% Dance”,% a% 2002% SAMA%nominee%for%JB%as%Best%Engineer.%%%

Tony%Cox:%

“China”,% a% 2002% SAMA% winner% for% Best%Instrumental%Album%

“Blue%Anthem”,% a%2007%SAMA%winner% for%Best%Instrumental%Album.%

PJ%Powers:%

“Sondela”%released%in%2006%by%Sony%Music.%

Tony%Cox%&%Steve%Newman:%

“About%Time”,%a%2003%SAMA%nominee%

Wambali:%

“Zani%Muwone”,%a%2002%SAMA%winner%for%Best%Contemporary% African% Album% and% “Moto”% in%2007.%

JB,%Sibusiso%Masondo%and%Zwai%Bala%produced%“Heartlines”,% the% soundtrack% to% the%TV% series.%This% was% a% multiRartiste% collaboration%featuring% Loyiso,% Sibongile% Khumalo,% Gloria%Bosman,%Jabu%Hlongwane.%

1999R2000% Miss%Teen%South%Africa% Music%Director%for%two%pageants%

1999% “The%Millennium%Chorus”,%a%worldwide%release%

Recorded% &% coRproduced% “Amazing% Grace”%with% Victor% Masondo% for% this% release.%Recorded% for%Harmony%Records,% a% division% of%Epic%Records,%Based%in%NYC.%

1999% “Journey%of%The%Giant”,%one%hour%show%for%the%Discovery%Channel%

Wrote% and% composed% the% score% for% this% show%with%Aquavision,%Wildlife%Filmmakers.%

1998% “Fit%For%The%Wild”,%13%part%series%broadcast%on%Animal%Planet%

Wrote%and%composed%the%score%for%this%13%part%series%with%Aquavision,%Wildlife%Filmmakers.%

1997% “African%River%Goddess”,%one%hour%show%

“Rhino’s:%Charging%Back”,%one%hour%show%on%Animal%Planet%

Wrote% and% composed% the% score% for% these%shows%with%Aquavision,%Wildlife%Filmmakers.%

released2012...SAMANominated

releasedin2012

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DATE% PROJECT% INVOLVEMENT%1996R2005% National%TV%Channels:%%

SABC%1,2%and%3%“Simunye%We%Are%One”,%“Feel%At%Home”%

MNET%“We%Call%it%Magic”%

DSTV%Learn%Channel%

Wrote% and% produced% well% known% channel%imaging%themes%

1992%–%1996% Various%commercials:%%

Nedbank,%Castle,%Mnet,%Amstel,%Siemens,%Radox,%Sales%House%and%Toyota%amongst%others%

Wrote,% Composed,% and% produced% music% for%various% commercials% alongside% many% South%African%ad%agencies%and%directors.%

1983%–%1988% Individual%artists%–%Karl%Kikillus,%Neil%Cloud,%Bobby%Angel,%Tommy%Dell,%Beverley%Van%Zyl,%amongst%others%

JB%produced%for%all%these%artists%as%a%freelance%record%producer%

1982R1989% Various%SABC%Television%musicals%including%“Portrait%of%JB%Arthur”,%&%“Portrait%of%Mynie%Grove”%

Music% Director% for% many% of% the% high% profile%SABC%television%musicals,%of%which%“Portrait%of%Mynie%Grove”%won%an%Artes%Award.%

1982% The%album%“Iets%Anders”%by%Mynie%Grove%%

This%was%JB’s%first%record%production,%for%wellRknown% artist% Mynie% Grove,% which% was%groundbreaking% in% that% it% was% the% first%Afrikaans%rock%album%to%be%produced%in%South%Africa%at%that%time.%

1980%–%1982% Rock%Band%“Morocko”% Founder%member%