Biography

GRAMMY award winner, TONY, EMMY, OLIVIER & DRAMA DESK nominated renowned arranger and composer, Steve Sidwell, has featured on numerous albums, television shows, musicals, advertising campaigns and films with his distinctive and innovative orchestrations and compositions.

Theatre credits include orchestrating the latest Broadway & West End show 'Beautiful', for which Steve's orchestrations were nominated for Tony, Olivier & Drama Desk awards. His Grammy award this year was for producing the original Broadway cast album of the same show. He also orchestrated the West End shows 'Made In Dagenham', 'We Will Rock You', 'Our House' and 'Daddy Cool'. Other theatrical credits include 'Viva La Diva' with Darcey Bussell and Katherine Jenkins, 'Dancing On Ice' Live Tour and Katherine Jenkins' acclaimed 'Believe' Tour.

Television commissions include the composition of 'Elements & Motion' for the 79th Academy Awards with the Hollywood SFX Chorale, which received an Emmy nomination. Other credits include arranging and conducting the VE day 70 concert, the London Olympic Games closing ceremony, 'Robbie Williams Live at The Palladium', The BBC Music Awards, 'Live from Edinburgh Castle', 'Bruce Forsyth's Hall of Fame', BBC The Voice Series 1 & 2, 'Robbie Williams Live At The Albert Hall', 'The Robbie Williams TV Special', 'Children In Need Rocks The Albert Hall', the BBC 'Olympic Handover Concert', Victoria Wood's 'Christmas Special', 'Victoria's Empire', Chris Moyle's Big Quiz Night, Ant & Dec's shows and the opening of The Dubai World Cup.

Advertising campaigns include the award winning Honda Choir (in which Steve is the feature conductor), Honda Illusions, Stella 4%, M&S Christmas featuring Dame Shirley Bassey, Virgin Holidays featuring Charlotte Church, Nokia Navigator, Heineken, Orange, Bounty, Dulux, Lotto, Walkers, McDonalds, Supernoodles, Coca Cola, Capital Radio and Guinness.

Steve has also contributed to film including tracks for Baz Lurhman's Moulin Rouge and Romeo & Juliet, Bridget Jones' Diary, Teachers Pet Spongebob Squarepants, Finding Nemo, Mona Lisa Smiles and 101 Dalmations 2.

Album credits include the orchestration and conducting of Robbie Williams' multiplatinum selling album 'Swing Both Ways' and 'Swing When Your Winning'. Recent projects include recordings with Seal, Fayrouz, Sarah Brightman, Helene Fisher, Jack Pack, Fayrouz, Jeff Beck, Seal and Dame Shirley Bassey.

Steve has also performed with many international artists including George Michael, Amy Winehouse, Snow Patrol, Lily Allen, Cheryl Cole, Muse, Dizzy Rascal, Mika, Take That, Annie Lennox, Leona Lewis, Tom Jones, Sting, Sir Elton John, Sir Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, Mark Knopfler, The Feeling, McFly, Will Young, Bryan Ferry, Joss Stone, Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart, Stevie Wonder, The Who, Ian Dury, Wet Wet Wet, Charlie Watts, Henry Mancini and Michael Nyman.

Current projects include an album for Fayrouz, various BBC commissions, 2 film scores as well as being commissioned composer and music producer for the Worldwide screening of the opening ceremony of the Rugby World Cup.

For further information or to view credits please visit www.stevesidwell.com
- IMDb mini biography by: Steve Sidwell