JOE ACCARIA Music Director

A graduate of the Conservatorium of Music with Honours Music and Education degrees in orchestral percussion, Joe has worked extensively worldwide as a performer, session musician, composer, music producer and music director.

Music Direction credits include Gypsy (Hayes Theatre Co), Dein Perry’s Tap Dogs – 2005 10th Anniversary World Tour, Novello Theatre London West End 2009, Europe, Asia, Australia, South Africa tours 2010-2015. David Campbell – Swing Sessions I & II, Good Lovin’, On Broadway and Let’s Go tours. Human Nature – The Motown Show tours 2006-2008 and in Las Vegas 2009, Jukebox tours 2013 & 2015. iOTA – Young Hard and Solo Sydney Festival 2012, B-Girl 2015. Sydney New Year’s Eve - Lord Mayor’s Ball at the Sydney Opera House 2011 - 2014. Bobby Fox - Four Seasons in One Night 2011-2012. Velvet – Adelaide, Perth, Edinburgh Fringe Festivals, Brisbane, Hobart Festivals, Sydney Opera House, Melbourne Comedy Festival, Taranaki, Christchurch, Auckland Arts Festivals 2015-2017. - Inferno 2016-2017. Sydney Christmas Concert, Fireworks & Tree Lighting 2017.

Velvet - The Original Cast Recording produced by Joe and Nik Pringadi featuring Marcia Hines was nominated in 2016 for an ARIA Award in the Best Original Soundtrack/Cast/Show Album category.

Composition credits include works for – 2000 Sydney Olympic Opening Ceremony, 2001 Bledisloe Cup, 2010 FIFA World Cup, 2013 & 2014 NRL Grand Finals, Tap Dogs Lord Mayor’s Ball 2014 and the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup and is composing the all- female percussion stage show – DrummerQueens – with Director, Nigel Turner-Carroll.

Joe also performed in the Helpmann Award winning Smoke & Mirrors for Sydney Festival, Edinburgh Fringe and Auckland Arts Festival. Written and directed by Craig Ilott, Joe was a co recipient of the award for Best Original Score with iOTA.

Joe has also performed and recorded with Andrea Bocelli, Smokey Robinson, Ronan Keating, Robbie Williams, Cyndi Lauper Anthony Warlow, , Wendy Matthews, Yothu Yindi and Jimmy Barnes and is exclusively endorsed by , Roland V-Drums, UFIP , Drumheads, LP and .

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