WHO’S WHO
the Kings (UK and European tour), Mum’s the
Word (London West End), Gumboots (London
West End & worldwide tours), 1984 (Australian
and Asian Tours - Associate), Rumpelstiltskin
(Australia & London West End), The Importance
of Being Ernest (Australian Tour), Gods of
Strangers (Australian Tour), Oliver (UK),
Brigadoon (UK Tour), Hedda Gabler (UK),
Half a Sixpence (UK), Jack and the Beanstalk
(UK), Girls On Tap (UK Tour), Circus Days,
Circus Nights (Channel 4 TV), Back to Reality
(Channel 4TV UK- Associate), The Games
(Channel 4TV UK - Associate). His Music and
Event design highlights include: The Darkness
(UK arena tours), Diana Ross (Capitol Theatre,
Sydney), Human Nature Arena Tour (Australian
Tour), Mendelssohn’s Dream (ASO - Adelaide),
Romeo and Juliet (ASO - Adelaide) Le Grand
Cirque -Aerial Dreams (Sydney Opera House -
Production Designer), Australia Day Celebrations
2007-2009 (Sydney, Darling Harbour), The
Illusionists (Sydney Opera House). Gavin has
worked extensively in the entertainment industry
for the past 26 years as a Designer, Lighting
Programmer, Technical and Production Manager.
ANDY JACKSON (Sound Design) Over the
past twenty years, Andy has worked in a variety
of audio environments as an audio designer,
engineer, and consultant, primarily working in
theatre, music and the corporate market. His
West End & Broadway theatre shows include
the sound designs for Tap Dogs, Inner City Jam,
Gumboots and Dancing on Dangerous Ground.
Early music events included ‘Mercury Music
Prize’ (1990 – 2002), concerts with artists such as
Van Morrison, Suede, Primal Scream, as well as
numerous festivals including the Brighton Beach
Boutique where Fat Boy Slim played in front
of 250,000 people. In 2007, Andy set up Delta
Sound in Dubai and has grown the company
into the largest specialist audio company in the
Middle East; artists have included Elton John,
Sting, Aerosmith, Beyonce, Kings of Leon,
Coldplay, Iron Maiden and Queen. Orchestral
work has played a significant role, working with
the London Philharmonic, London Symposium,
Armenian Philharmonic & the recently formed
Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra with such soloists
as Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Jose Carrerus, and
Hiba Kawaz. DVD recording include Tap Dogs,
Gumboots, Pop Idol, and the Inauguration concert
for the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra. Recent
events and launches include the Atlantis Hotel
launch, The Burj Khalifa Tower (tallest building
in the world), Meydan Racecourse opening, all
attracting worldwide media coverage.
LAURENCE MADDY (Music Production,
Engineering & Additional Orchestrations) has
been actively involved in the music industry since
the early 80s. In live performance, Laurence has
toured with many contemporary Australian acts
and has many national Australian and European
tours to his credit. Laurence’s dominant area
of expertise is Record Production/Engineering
and he has produced/engineered over 80
independent and mainstream releases including
such acts as PEZ, Seth Sentry, T.I.S.M. Deborah
Conway, Hunters and Collectors and many
more. He has also composed and produced
work in film and television and received an AFI
award (best achievement in sound) for his work
on Bootmen. A career highlight was Laurence’s
involvement as Music Coordinator/Producer for
the final segment of the Sydney 2000 Olympic
Opening Ceremony. He is delighted to have the
opportunity to work with Dein Perry again, as
their association goes back to 1998 where he
was Musical Director for Dein Perry’s Steel City
that toured Australia, before a season at Radio
City Music Hall in New York.
JAMES DOUBTFIRE (Associate Director)
has been touring the world with Dein Perry’s
Tap Dogs for the past 20 years as a performer
and Assistant Director. He was Assistant
Director of London’s West End production
of Tap Dogs, staring Adam Garcia. In 2000,
James worked on the opening ceremony of The
Sydney 2000 Olympics and with his Tap Dogs
colleagues had the honor of being part of the
famous BBC1 identities. James has performed
in many television shows including Big Brother,
The Royal Variety Performance, The Clothes
Show, Barrymore, The Generation Game, The
National Lottery, This Morning, Blue Peter and
GMTV. Advertisements include Amina mobile
phones, T- Mobile, Lego, Le Crunch Bunch,
Boots The Chemist and Colgate Toothpaste.
Modelling assignments include Dolce and
Gabbana, Paul Smith and various magazines.
James started dancing at age 4 and at age 12 he
created the role of Laughing Boy in the original
musical, Bugsy Malone at Her Majesty’s
Theatre in London. James then continued his
career in the musicals with 42nd Street (original
UK tour), Me and My Girl (original UK tour),
An Evening with Sondheim (Manchester),
both English and Australian tours of Hot Shoe
Shuffle (playing the role of Tip), The Anton
and Erin Show (Jersey) and choreographed
two Professional Pantomimes in Harrogate,
directed by Phil Lowe. Since 2009, James
became Artistic Director and Choreographer for
Tap Attack (England tap team), during which
time he choreographed 14 IDO World Tap
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