Andrew Robertson : Associate Artist
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Random Audio Sample: Our Man In Moss Vale : small jazz ensemble by Andrew Robertson, from the CD Selected Works by AMC Represented Artists, vol. 122. |
Photo: Adrian Veale
Artist website: http://www.jozzbeat.com
Artist website: https://www.andrewrobertson.net/
Artist website: http://www.MyJellybeansMusic.com
After completing the Jazz Studies course at Sydney Conservatorium Andrew has followed a career as a professional musician, composer/arranger, publisher and educator.
He has performed with artists such as Michael Buble, Boy George, George Benson, Franki Valli, Michael Feinstein, Jerry Lewis, Paloma Faith, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Wayne Bergeron, Hugh Jackman, and most of the professional major Broadway shows. Andrew has also recorded/arranged many well known jingles for television.
He is in strong demand as an Arranger, writing for the US Super Bowl, Australian Idol, Eurovision Song Contest, many television ads on Australian TV and the NSW Schools Spectacular in addition to arranging for many of Australia's leading musicians and performing artists.
In 2017 Andrew completed a commission for a 20 minute piece involving 35 musicians and a marimba playing Artificial Intelligence robot for the Adobe Software Symposium, premiered at the Sydney Opera House.
Andrew is well known through his involvement with JozzBeat Music Publishing - the Primary Music resources and print music company. Andrew is the founder/Director of Jellybeans Music, a company that has brought the joy of classroom music to over 25,000 Primary school children across Sydney, Melbourne and New Zealand. (www.MyJellybeansMusic.com)
Andrew has been heavily involved in music education throughout his career from Primary to Tertiary levels. As well as heading up the Primary focused 'Jellybeans Music' business, since 2015 he has been Lecturer in Jazz Harmony and Arranging and Director of Big Band #3 at Sydney Conservatorium of Music (University of Sydney).
Andrew is also in demand for workshops for classroom music programs in Primary and High Schools.
Andrew Robertson — current to February 2021
Selected Commissions
Work | Commission Details | |
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Symphony For Big Band : Featuring Tenor Sax and Viola (2021) | Composed for lockdown Big Band in Sydney called 'Big Band @Home' to feature Marianne Yeoman on Viola. | |
Gonna git sand 'tween y'toes : big band (1998) | Commissioned by Rod Herbert for performance by Big Band in My Head. |