Episode seven of Bite-Sized Broadway is out. This time I had the pleasure of producing and orchestrating MTA: The Musical, a fantasy set in the hellscape that is the NYC subway system.
What are you waiting for? Check it out!
This one was especially fun to orchestrate for two reasons:
I got to build an SFX drum set out of NYC mechanical sound effects! The percussion system is made up of cards swiping, turnstiles turning, tokens inserting, and all sorts of other iconic NYC sounds past and present.
The guitar was recorded by my amazing songwriting student Lily Arakelyan, who contributed her tracks all the way from Armenia! She’s great, and if you ever find yourself in Yerevan (like ya do) it’ll be pretty impossible to go to a music club and not hear her fantastic playing.
Featuring Gabrielle Ruiz (My Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), Brandon J. Ellis (Bandstand), T.J. Newton, and Yvette Monique Clark. Music and Lyrics by Peter Sax, Book and additional Lyrics by Christopher Michaels (who also directs).