JB ARTHUR CV
FEATURES – Music composition and contributions to the score
DOCUMENTARIES – Score composition
EVENTS – Music Director
CHANNEL ID’s / TV PROGRAMMING – Composition, lyrics, producing
MUSIC PRODUCTION
COMMERCIALS – Score composition and “Sound-a-likes”
DATE PROJECT INVOLVEMENT September 2011 The Unlikely Leopard Music composition for this documentary, JB’s Documentary 8th collaboration with Dereck and Beverly Joubert, from Wildlife Films Broadcast on National Geographic
July-August 2011 Absa National Choir Festival Music Director for the third year running.
May 2011 Wouter Kellerman’s “Two JB Produced the album that won Best Voices” album Instrumental Album at the 17th South African Music Awards. Mixed in Los Angeles with S. Husky Hoskulds, Grammy Award-winning engineer.
October 2010 “The Last Lions” feature film Co-composes 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 - Carte Blanche Domestic, Carte Blanche Medical and Carte Blanche Consumer on M-Net.
2006-2010 Strictly Come Dancing TV series Music Director for five successful seasons on SABC
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 Composed the score for the feature based on Masote Story”, feature film & 4- the life story of Mike Masote, creator of the part TV series Soweto String Quartet
2009 “Big Cat Odyssey”, one hour Composed the score for this Dereck and show Beverly Joubert documentary through Wildlife Films. Broadcast on National Geographic
DATE PROJECT INVOLVEMENT 2008 “Rhino Rescue”, one hour show Composed the score for this Dereck and Beverly Joubert documentary through Wildlife Broadcast on National Films. Geographic
2008 “Hansie”, feature film Significant contribution to the score for “Hansie”
2007-2008 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
1987-2007 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 Composed the score for these Dereck and show. Beverly Joubert documentaries through Wildlife Films. “Living with Big Cats”, one hour show. “Eye of the Leopard”, won Best Nature Film at the Jules Verne Film Festival in Paris, Best Broadcast on National Film at Jackson Hole, and an Emmy Award for Geographic Best Science and Nature program in 2007
2006 “Dangerous Companions”, one Wrote and composed the score for the show hour show with 50/50.
2005 “Crazy Monkey: Straight Outta Contributed to the score Benoni”, feature film
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 Wrote and composed the score for the show hour show with Peartree Films, Wildlife Filmmakers.
2005 “Valley of the Golden Baboon”, Wrote and composed the score for the show one hour show with Aquavision, Wildlife Filmmakers.
Broadcast on National Geographic
2004 “The Story of an African Farm”, Composed and recorded the soundtrack, for a feature film starring Richard which JB won a SAMA in 2005 E Grant & Armin Mueller-Stahl
DATE PROJECT INVOLVEMENT 2004 “Feast of Predators”, one hour Wrote and composed the score for these show broadcast on Animal shows with Aquavision, Wildlife Filmmakers. Planet
“Penguins Under Seige”, one hour show broadcast on National Geographic
“Rivers of Danger”, one hour show broadcast on Animal Planet
2003 “Wild Dogs: Biting Back”, one Wrote and composed the score for these hour show. shows with Aquavision, Wildlife Filmmakers.
“Shark Quest”, one hour
Show.
“Africa’s Secret Seven” one hour show.
Broadcast on National Geographic
2002 “Living With Lions”, one hour Wrote and composed the score for these show. shows with Aquavision, Wildlife Filmmakers.
“Dragons of the Namib”, one hour show.
Broadcast on National Geographic
2002 “Ultimate Enemies”, one hour Composed the score for these Dereck and show Beverly Joubert documentaries through Wildlife Films. “Hunting Hounds of Arabia”, one hour show. “Ultimate Enemies” premiered in the USA and had the highest viewership ever recorded on Broadcast on National the National Geographic Channel. Geographic
2002 “ Mr Bones” a feature starring Significant contribution to the film score Leon Schuster
2001 SAMA Awards Ceremony Music Director for the ceremony and show
2001 - current Formed new independent label Instinct Africaine signings & productions “Instinct Africaine” with include: Freshlyground, Thembi Mtshali, partner Victor Masondo Ntombethongo, PJ Powers, Carlo Mombelli, Wambali, Tony Cox & Steve Newman
Freshlyground’s debut album “Nomvula” is multi-platinum, a SAMA award-winner. In 2007 they became the 1st SA artistes to win an MTV Europe Award. Their 2007 release, “Ma’cheri” sold multi-platinum & won four SAMA awards in 2008, including “Album of the Year”
DATE PROJECT INVOLVEMENT 2001 - current Formed new independent label Ntombethongo: “Instinct Africaine” with partner Victor Masondo “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 multi-artiste collaboration featuring Loyiso, Sibongile Khumalo, Gloria Bosman, Jabu Hlongwane.
1999-2000 Miss Teen South Africa Music Director for two pageants
1999 “The Millennium Chorus”, a Recorded & co-produced “Amazing Grace” worldwide release with Victor Masondo for this release. Recorded for Harmony Records, a division of Epic Records, Based in NYC.
1999 “Journey of The Giant”, one Wrote and composed the score for this show hour show for the Discovery with Aquavision, Wildlife Filmmakers. Channel
1998 “Fit For The Wild”, 13 part Wrote and composed the score for this 13 part series broadcast on Animal series with Aquavision, Wildlife Filmmakers. Planet
1997 “African River Goddess”, one Wrote and composed the score for these hour show shows with Aquavision, Wildlife Filmmakers.
“Rhino’s: Charging Back”, one hour show on Animal Planet
DATE PROJECT INVOLVEMENT 1996-2005 National TV Channels: Wrote and produced well known channel imaging themes SABC 1,2 and 3 “Simunye We Are One”, “Feel At Home”
MNET “We Call it Magic”
DSTV Learn Channel
1992 – 1996 Various commercials: Wrote, Composed, and produced music for various commercials alongside many South Nedbank, Castle, Mnet, Amstel, African ad agencies and directors. Siemens, Radox, Sales House and Toyota amongst others
1983 – 1988 Individual artists – Karl JB produced for all these artists as a freelance Kikillus, Neil Cloud, Bobby record producer Angel, Tommy Dell, Beverley Van Zyl, amongst others
1982-1989 Various SABC Television Music Director for many of the high profile musicals including “Portrait of SABC television musicals, of which “Portrait of JB Arthur”, & “Portrait of Mynie Mynie Grove” won an Artes Award. Grove”
1982 The album “Iets Anders” by This was JB’s first record production, for well- Mynie Grove known 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