DAVID BEARD

176 Sandbed Lane

Belper
Derbyshire
DE56 0SN
United Kingdom

email: info@davidbeardmusic.com
Telephone No: 44 (0)1773 824340
Mobile No: 44 (0)7815 573121
www.davidbeardmusic.com

PROFILE
Award winning Composer, Arranger, Musician and Sound Designer creating music for TV, film
scores, library music and music for dance, theatre, games and Podcast broadcasting. Enthusiastic
well-motivated and accustomed to working to tight deadlines. Member of Equity, PRS, BECTU,
PCAM and The British Academy of Composers and Songwriters.

KEY SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

Experienced in MIDI sequencing and Digital Audio Processing

Music Production Studio Management
Experienced within the music business
Leadership roles on a variety of projects
Experienced team player
Experienced in Stage and Television productions

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Film Music Institute of Los Angeles.
Diploma in Media Composition

2003-04

South East Derbyshire College

City & Guilds 7307 Stage 1 Teachers Certificate

2003

University of Derby
BA (Hons) in Popular Music and Music Technology (First Class)

1999-02

South East Derbyshire College

BTEC National Diploma Popular Music (Distinction)
Music Technology Advanced Level
(Grade A)
Multi-Media Performance Programme Music Performance
ABRSM Grade 5 Theory of Music

1997-99

Pineapple and Dance Centre, Covent Garden, London

(Various)

1981-83

Armstrong Stage School, Derby & Hilda Davis Stage School, Belper
(Various)

1976-81

CAREER HISTORY
GruntWorks Entertainment, USA
2008
Creating the music score for the film within the film Jack Rio.
Press On Features
2008
Providing music cues for the feature film Jack Says, a tribute to Mike
Reid's final performance, with Mike Reid, Eric Cantona and Rule Lenska.
D.I.B. Pictures Entertainment, USA
2007
Scoring the short films Daddy, Miss Matched and Fragile. Fragile
was later awarded Best original score at the The Almost Famous Film Festival All Star
Challenge Arizona.
AKM Music Kenilworth
2007
Production of Library music CD The Orient, Cat no. AK075.
The Vanessa Millar School of Dancing
2007
Preparation of music for Nottingham Theatre Royal show.
Tern TV / Michael Waterhouse
2007
Scoring the title music of the eight-part documentary Great British
Journeys
Owen Tooth

2007
Creating the film score for The Opening which promises to be a
breathtakingly beautiful, truly unusual short, mixing art, horror and
folklore.

Yosef Haimanot
2007
Scoring the first of the three-part documentary Mothers-Land; A documentary
film about a young filmmaker who goes back to his home country Ethiopia after 21
years exile.
QUAD Visual Arts and Media Centre Director Owen Tooth

October 06
Sound design and composition for Cinema advertisement.

Metro Cinema Derby Director Owen Tooth

October 06
Sound design and composition for Cinema advertisement.
The Vanessa Millar School of Dancing
September 06
Preparation of music for The Derby Assembly Rooms Show.
Christopher Cheng Rossiter Film, USA
Scoring the trailer for the short film Nowhere

August 06

Knew Productions
August 06
Creating music for a Fundraising/Promotional video for Nightingale
House Hospice, Wrexham.

AKM Music Kenilworth

July 06
Production of Library music CD Childs Play, Cat no. AK066.
Fifth Twilight Films
Scoring the documentary Restless Spirits.

April / May 06

Yosef Haimanot
March 06
Scoring the trailer for the documentary Mothers-Land.
AKM Music Kenilworth
February 06
Production of Library music CD Cinematic Moods, Cat no. AK062.
Feeling Spooky Films Mary Albanese
January 06
Creating the score for Claw a thriller/horror feature film project.
The Vanessa Millar School of Dancing
December 05
Creating music for The Derby Assembly Rooms Show.
The Compromise Theatre Company - London
September 05
Incidental Music for A Midsummer Nights Dream
AKM Music Kenilworth
August 05
Production of Library music CD Africa, Cat no. AK056.
Ctrl+Alt+Del Ethics Film Production, India
Composer and Sound Design.

March / April 05

The Vanessa Millar School of Dancing

Creating music for The Derby Assembly Rooms Show.

December 04

ARKive / Wildscreen, Bristol Derek Kilkenny-Blake

Composer / Sound Design for advertisement video.

Sep / Oct 04

Metro Cinema Derby Director Owen Tooth

August 04
Sound design and composition for advertisement trailer
South East Derbyshire College
Sep 02 Aug 04
Lecturer Responsible for:
AS and A2 Music
AS and A2 Music Technology
BTEC (Composing and Arranging)
Performing Arts Music and Dance (Adult Access)
Sole Trader for David Beard Music Production
April 01 - present
Responsible for:
Creating music for the moving image / library music.
Providing music for dance school / theatre / stage productions.
Producing musicians backing tracks and recordings.

Various TV production companies.

1984 - 2004
Employed as a supporting artist by many TV productions including some
speaking, singing, dancing roles and choreographic duties by BBC,
Carlton, Granada, etc.
Broxtowe College, Nottingham
Jan 03 June 03
Lecturer Responsible for:
HND Harmony and Composition
Contemporary Popular Music: Stage 2, Composition.
Christopher Rossiter Photography Inc. USA
Composer for Cinematography Show Reel.

Jan / March 03

Footwork Dance Studio

December 02
Creating music for The Derby Assembly Rooms Show.
Yosef Haimanot
2001 / 2002
Scoring the films Beyond the End and Misplaced
Owen Tooth

2001 / 2002
Scoring the films Russia and Catharsis

Footwork Dance Studio

December 01
Creating music for The Derby Assembly Rooms Show.
Visual Media CEDM
Nov 2001
Composition for the promotional video Learning for Life
Harminder Rai
2000 / 2001
Scoring the films Painting with Light and Soul mate
EMFEC Nottingham
May 98
Compositions for the CD ROM Leonardo Project Eurotuteur Guide
Cavendish FM
Composition of Radio Jingles

March / May 98

Independent Release of Album Waters of Life

March 98

Joy Esclava Theatre, Madrid Spain

August 92
Creating the incidental music for the stage production of Dracula
Lady Alicia Records, Madrid Spain
Release of the album Time For Change

July 92

Scala Madrid, Madrid - Spain

Employed as Dancer and Principle Dancer

Oct 91 - Aug 95

Spanish Television 123, Madrid - Spain

Employed as Dancer and Singer

Sep 91 - Oct 91

Scala Madrid, Madrid - Spain

Employed as Dancer
Paco Borrau - Benidorm Palace, Benidorm - Spain
Employed as Dancer, Singer and Presenter

April 91 - Aug 91

Jaime Horrach - Casino Mallorca - Spain

Employed as Dancer and Singer

June 89 - Oct 89

Galerias Preciados, Gran Canaria - Canary Islands

Employed as Model (Photographic and Cat walk)

April 89

Feb 90 - Jan 91

Modas Sera, Gran Canaria - Canary Islands

Feb 89 - April 89
Employed as Fashion Show Choreographer / Model
Scala Canarias, Gran Canaria - Canary Islands
Employed as Dancer

Jan 88 - Jan 89

Paco Borrau, Lugano Casino - Switzerland

Employed as Principal Dancer

Dec 87 - Jan 88

Scala Canarias, Gran Canaria - Canary Islands

Employed as Dancer and Singer

Feb 87 - Dec 87

Scala Productions, Madeira Portuguese Television

Employed as Dancer

Feb 87

Clair Barker, London Liverpool

Employed as Dancer, TV and Trade Shows

April 86 Feb 87

RGO Productions, Sandai - Japan

Employed as Principal Dancer and Singer

Aug 85 - Feb 86

Jose Montes, Tenerife - Canary Islands

Employed as Principal Dancer

Feb 85 - June 85

Paco Borrau - GinPak, Bern - Switzerland & Genova - Italy

Employed as Dancer

Nov 84 - Jan 85

Jaime Horrach, Casino Mallorca - Spain

Employed as Dancer

April 84 - Oct 84

RGO Productions, Genting Highlands - Malaysia

Employed as Dancer

Oct 83 - Mar 84

Freelance Musician
1977 1981
Supporting on keyboards, live Artists at various venues around the
Midlands.
PERSONAL
Nationality: British
Languages:

English and Spanish