Tommie JamesNov 13, 20191 minJune to October '19 - Barnum, Seussical, Muse & GigsTiC's Barnum! Amongst the hype of The Greatest Showman, TiC took on the fabulous musical based on PT Barnum. The band were up in the auditorium to make way f...
Tommie JamesApr 29, 20191 minApril '19 - The Wizard of OzI spent this April on a tour of the UK as Musical Director of "The Wizard of Oz Pantomime" by Shone Productions. The band, cast and crew were so talented and...
Tommie JamesApr 29, 20191 minDecember '18 - A Northern ChristmasA relatively quiet December this year as I took a well deserved break from Panto.. The Lending Room - Ava in the Dark We played the Lending Room which was lo...
Tommie JamesDec 12, 20181 minOct & Nov '18 - OLIVERProduction for High School Never Ends, the Bowling For Soup Jukebox Musical continues alongside house viewings in Leeds... ...exciting things ahead, stressfu...
Tommie JamesAug 1, 20181 minJune & July '18 - Kyffin '100 & Welsh National OperaKyffin '100 To celebrate the 100 years since the birth of North-Welsh artist, Sir Kyffin Williams, I was commissioned to compose a piano piece to be performe...
Tommie JamesJun 1, 20182 minApril & May '18 - Colston Hall & Legally BlondeAnother two months packed full of work - and they said there were no jobs in music... Legally Blonde After missing a rehearsal due to being in A&E the start ...
Tommie JamesApr 1, 20182 minMarch '18 - Zorro, Hippodrome, Depping & Kiss Me KateThe first month I've had completely back-to-back shows, March was full of new opportunities and awesome musicians! It's also a sad one as I'll be moving back...
Tommie JamesMar 1, 20181 minFebruary '18February started off with a brand new job as a Singing Teacher/Musical Director for Stagecoach, Portishead with a show coming to the fabulous Bristol Hippodr...
Tommie JamesFeb 1, 20181 minJanuary '182018 is looking bright... After a quiet start, January picked up after I started a new job as a singing teacher and musical director at Stagecoach in Portish...
Tommie JamesJan 4, 20181 minDecember '17My entire December consisted of playing the Guitar for "Peter Pan" at the Oakengates Theatre in Telford, Shropshire! We've had loads of great reviews, especi...
Tommie JamesDec 1, 20171 minNovember '17Panto is getting closer... Apart from recovering from seasonal lurgy... I had fun recording some ambient Nils Frahm-inspired piano, violin and glockenspiel a...
Tommie JamesNov 1, 20171 minOctober '17Rehearsals are well underway for Nell Gwynn, apparently the cast have never been worked so hard before, maybe I'm doing something right?! Their harmonies are...
Tommie JamesOct 1, 20171 minSeptember '17This month started off with a lovely retreat from non-stop work. Kiera (my girlfriend) and I packed our bags and left for a last-minute glimpse of the EU... ...
Tommie JamesSep 1, 20171 minAugust '17Show week for 'Half a Sixpence' finally went down a success! After the show run, I moved back to Bristol to start my new day-job as a Barista in the City Cen...
Tommie JamesJul 1, 20171 minJune '17General election aside, June was packed full of work work work! I had the pleasure of rehearsing Almondsbury Childrens' Choir again, singing a little "Defyin...
Tommie JamesJun 1, 20171 minMay '17Most of my May consisted of gigging around Bristol / London with Lewis Clark and the Essentials, and producing rehearsal tracks for TiC's "Half a Sixpence". ...
Tommie JamesMay 4, 20172 minApril '17I started April off in the beautiful town of Prestatyn, North Wales learning to drive again, the car I got only lasted 2 days before overheating, so I'm now ...
Tommie JamesMar 31, 20173 minMarch 17'March is always a busy and exciting month, apart from turning a scary 22 years old (yes Taylor Swift was sang at me for the majority of the day), some stuff ...
Tommie JamesFeb 28, 20171 minJan & Feb '17So I blog now... Most of January consisted of portfolio building, redoing boring CVs and the cliche January thing of joining a gym. Panto This new year start...