Joe Hood Bio – Programmer

Joe graduated from Trinity College of Music (London) in 2008 with a 1st class BMus (Hons) degree. He specialised in piano, musical direction, arrangement and music technology. Based in London, he enjoys a varied career, largely based in musical theatre.

Keyboard programming credits include: Burlesque (Manchester, Glasgow & The Savoy), Here You Come Again (UK Tour), The Little Big Things (@sohoplace), As You Like It (@sohoplace), The Great British Bake Off Musical (Noel Coward Theatre/Everyman Cheltenham), What’s New Pussycat? (Birmingham Rep Theatre), How The Grinch Stole Christmas (UK Tour/Sky TV & PBS), The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole (Ambassadors Theatre) and Rock of Ages (UK Tour).

Other performance credits include: Dick Whittington (Bristol Hippodrome), Cats, (Kilworth House), The Addams Family (UK Tour), Rent (UK Tour & St James Theatre), The Red Shoes (Sadler’s Wells), Top Hat (Tour of UK & Japan), Legally Blonde (UK Tour), Mamma Mia (International Tour), Rent (RWCMD), Oliver! (Simply Theatre, Geneva), 24 Hour Plays (Old Vic), Mr Stink (UK Tour), Christmas With The Stars (BFM, Geneva), A Spoonful of Stiles & Drewe (Her Majesty’s Theatre).

As a deputy keyboard player/MD, he has played for musicals such as Back To The Future, Mamma Mia, Mamma Mia The Party, Here You Come Again, The Great British Bake Off, The Prince of Egypt, Dreamgirls, Legally Blonde and Billy Elliot.

Joe has arranged and produced accompanying tracks for Britain’s Got Talent, America’s Got Talent, and Y Llais (The Voice - Wales).

Film orchestration/conducting credits include The Nan Movie (Warner Bros. Pictures) and Romeo & Juliet (National Theatre).