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Jeremy Avis

Musical Director (Theatre/Film/TV) & Vocal Coach

Jeremy Avis is an experienced on-set musical director and qualified vocal coach for both stage and film having worked at RSC, Shakespeare's Globe, the National Theatre and also internationally as a conductor and more recently with actors on set on films with a live music component.

Skills include training actors/actor musicians in singing/performing and he is adept at helping actors with vocal issues to achieve the best vocal performance, focusing on confidence, pitch and timing issues. His experience enables him to choose the appropriate methodology for each actor and situation to capture that musical moment on film. He is also highly experienced at working with choirs and crowds pulling convincing performances from supporting artists.

Jeremy trains actors and musicians to use both in-ear monitoring (Phonak) for playback and also how to get the best from more conventional speaker-driven standard playback or sub-"thump" methodologies for getting the best performance on-set.

He is adept at scoring and re-arranging, supporting the work of the composer and liaising with the Director/DOP.