JOE ACCARIA Music Director
A graduate of the Sydney 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 Sydney Opera House 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. Marcia Hines - Disco 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, Tina Arena, Wendy Matthews, Yothu Yindi and Jimmy Barnes and is exclusively endorsed by Sonor Drums, Roland V-Drums, UFIP Cymbals, Remo Drumheads, LP Latin Percussion and Vic Firth.
PO Box 7164, Bondi Beach NSW Australia 2026 M: +61 401 108 008 E: [email protected]