Creative Team

DEIN PERRY

CREATOR, DIRECTOR & CHOREOGRAPHER

Dein Perry has been at the forefront of the Australian entertainment industry for over three decades. Dein revolutionised tap dancing around the world when he created the genuine show business phenomenon TAP DOGS, a contemporary show built around the themes of Dein’s industrial experience growing up in Newcastle.

For 10 years Dein worked in musical theatre that eventually led to Dein’s big break where he was cast in a principal role in 42nd STREET. In 1991 Dein was awarded an Australia Council Development Grant and formed the Tap Brothers, a very early incarnation of TAP DOGS. Following on from this Dein was offered the chance to co-choreograph and star in the West End musical, HOT SHOE SHUFFLE. The Tap Brothers became the stars of HOT SHOE SHUFFLE. This production earned Dein his first Olivier Award in 1995 and won the Australian Green Room Award for Best Choreography in 1995. During this time Dein was invited to produce a seminal film clip for the ABC arts programme PERFORMANCE SPACE. This clip was called TAP DOGS and introduced the world to Dein’s dynamic innovative style of industrial tap. The clip went on to win the International Video Dance Competition Prize in the City of Strasbourg in 1994. The TAP DOGS journey had commenced.

Later in 1994 Dein conceived and choreographed the full stage show TAP DOGS, which was the hit of the 1995 Sydney Festival and caused an equal sensation at the Edinburgh Festival later that year, winning the Glasgow Herald Angel Award. Dein Perry was awarded his second Olivier Award back to back – the youngest person ever to do so. TAP DOGS has received over 11 international awards, including a 1997 New York Obie Award for Best New production Off Broadway, and the Pegasus Award from the Spoleto Festival.

Dein’s Australian Performance Awards include the 1996, 1997 and 1998 Mo Award for Dance Performer of the Year. In 1998 the Mo Awards presented Dein with the distinguished honour of Show Business Ambassador of the Year. In 1997 Dein was the winner of the Variety Award, Entertainer of the Year. In 1995 the Australian Green Room Awards presented TAP DOGS with Best Performance by an Ensemble Cast and in 1996 Dein won the Green Room Award for Best Choreography. This accolade was repeated in 2014 when TAP DOGS returned to Australia to tour nationally. In 1998 Dein received an Australian Dance Award for Best Choreography and in 2005 was awarded Outstanding Performance by a Male Dancer. In 2013 Dein was awarded the Australian Dance Award for Outstanding Achievement in Commercial Dance or Musical Theatre.

January 1998 saw the world premiere of DEIN PERRY’S STEEL CITY, at Star City, Sydney Casino. STEEL CITY was conceived, directed, choreographed and performed by Dein, with music by Tim Finn, a cast of thirteen and four musicians. The show toured Australia during 1998 before playing a special season at Radio City Music Hall in New York.

Dein Executive Produced, Directed and Choreographed the feature film, BOOTMEN, financed by the Australian Film Finance Corporation and Fox Searchlight and distributed by Twentieth Century Fox. BOOTMEN had its worldwide release in October 2000 and received 5 AFI awards.

Dein was employed as a segment producer for the celebrated SYDNEY 2000 OLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONY. Dein devised, choreographed and co-directed the tap sequence ETERNITY, consisting of 1300 dancers.

Dein Perry’s TAP DOGS has since performed in over 500 cities and dazzled audiences in excess of 12 million. TAP DOGS enjoyed uninterrupted touring across the globe with troupes simultaneously performing in the United States and across Europe. In 2005 TAP DOGS celebrated their 10th anniversary with Dein Perry returning to the stage delivering a sell out national tour of Australia.

In 2006 Dein directed DAVID CAMPBELL – WILD WITH STYLE, produced by New Theatricals. WILD WITH STYLEenjoyed a sell out season at the Sydney Opera House. In the same year, Dein produced the Darling Harbour WINTER CONCERT Series for the Sydney Harbour Foreshore.

Dein Perry was invited to join forces with HUMAN NATURE as the group’s Director for their 2007 National Motown Arena Spectacular Tour. In the same year, Dein was a Creative Producer for the AUSTRALIA DAY Darling Harbour Spectacular.

2007 saw Dein Perry appointed as the Game Day and Special Events Producer for the SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS Leagues Club. Dein continues to produce games for this club, and is also the Game Day Producer for the MANLY SEA EAGLES. Dein is Show Caller for the PARRAMATTA EELS and the NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS. He has also had the honour of Show Calling the NRL Final, State of Origin and was invited to be the show caller for the AFC – Asian Cup games and the Final. (World Cup Soccer 2015)

In conjunction with Cambridge Events, Dein was Creative Director for the 2008 NRL GRAND FINAL entertainment and the 2010 NRL DALLY M AWARDS. Dein Produced, Directed and Choreographed the entertainment at the opening match of the 2008 NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE CENTENARY at ANZ Stadium with 1000 performers.

In 2009 Dein was Creative Director for the Darling Harbour AUSTRALIA DAY FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR and worked on the 2018 WORLD CUP SOCCER BID CAMPAIGN. Dein directed and choreographed dance routines involving hundreds of dancers for the 2009 WORLD MASTERS GAMES OPENING and was Choreographer and Creator of the pre-grid entertainment for the V8 SUPERCAR Event. In addition, Dein was Director on the dance show,THE NEXT STEP which involved a fusion of different dance styles.

To ensure the unique TAP DOGS style continues well into the future, Dein Perry established a new breed of young dancers known as the TAP PUPS. Dein administers Tap Schools for children in Sydney and Newcastle.  There are over 200 Tap Pups enrolled and many have performed alongside TAP DOGS at national events. In 2011 Dein choreographed a dance routine for the ABC television show DANCE ACADEMY. The episode featured 10 TAP PUPS.

TAP DOGS toured North America and Canada in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. Following the success of the US/Canadian tour, the rebranded Tap Dogs, with new staging and unstoppable energy, returned to the West End of London for a sell out season at the Novella Theatre TAP DOGS returned home in 2011 for an exclusive Sydney season at the Capitol Theatre.

In 2010 and 2011 Dein Perry worked fulltime as Choreographer on the Warner Bros animated motion picture, HAPPY FEET 2, Directed by George Miller.

Dein Perry was engaged by Imagination Australia as the Performance Director of the 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 Sydney New Year’s Eve celebrations. Dein was responsible for providing creative direction for the performance aspects at the Lord Mayor’s Party on the Sydney Opera House Northern Forecourt and the entertainment area at Dawes Point. Dein was engaged by Imagination Asia to be the Creative Director for the Ford Sync Launch at the 2012 Auto China event in Beijing, the launch of the Jaguar Land Rover at Crown Casino Melbourne in 2013 and choreographer of the Lincoln Continental launch in Beijing in 2015.

Dein Perry was appointed by Cricket Australia and Cricket NSW as Game Day Producer and Show Caller for the inaugural Big Bash League T20 Competition. Dein continues to work with the teams Sydney Thunder, Melbourne Renegades and Hobart Hurricanes. Dein worked with the Sydney Sixers for a season. Dein’s services in this area also extended to cover the Speedway Grand Prix World Championships.

TAP DOGS toured through Lyon, Italy and Taiwan in 2012 followed by a triumphant regional tour of Australia. TAP DOGS concluded the regional tour with a 16 week residency at Jupiter’s Casino on Australia’s Gold Coast before heading back to South Africa in 2013. In the same year TAP DOGS was awarded the Outstanding Achievement in Commercial Dance or Musical Theatre by the Australian Dance Awards.

2013 marked HOT SHOE SHUFFLE’s 21st birthday. To celebrate this milestone, David Atkins and Dein Perry teamed up once again in the rehearsal room to recreate a new version of the award-winning musical. David Atkins Enterprises toured the production through Capital Cities of Australia. Dein Perry again wins the Green Room Betty Pounder Award for Excellence in Choreography for HOT SHOE SHUFFLE (with David Atkins) in 2014.

In 2013 Dein Perry was engaged to choreograph the opening credit sequence of the Indian Cinema Feature Film DHOOM 3 starring Aamir Khan. Dein’s work combines the use of his revolutionary rhythms and the magic of Bollywood to create a powerful and unforgettable opening sequence.

Early 2014 saw the opening of the new Las Vegas Show, CHELSEA SOCIAL CLUB @ The Cosmopolitan, produced by Spiegelworld CSC LLC. Dein choreographed 3 chapters of the Vegas Nocturne sequence featuring the internationally renowned identical twin tappers, Sean and John Scott.

TAP DOGS kick started 2014’s international touring with a knock out performance on the national French television programme, Le plus grand cabaret du monde, broadcast on network France 2. The show performed in Dubai, Paris, Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai, Hangshou and Macau in 2014.

Dein Perry choreographed the 2014 television commercial for the Commonwealth Bank of Australia campaign, promoting the new mobile phone application “TAP & PAY”.

For the first time in 18 years the original cast of TAP DOGS reunite to perform on the finale episode of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE AUSTRALIA 2014.  New Year’s Eve 2014 saw three generations of TAP DOGSperforming at the prestigious Sydney Lord Mayor’s Party on the forecourt of the Sydney Opera House with the acclaimed Sydney Harbour fireworks as their backdrop. This was the perfect event to kick start the 20th Anniversary celebrations.

TAP DOGS launched their new international tour at the Grand Arena in Cape Town South Africa in 2018. This return to the stage introduced LED screens and projections that enhanced the existing trademark industrial set and heightened the electrifying tap dance and live music. The new show continued to tour in 2018 – 2019 with return seasons in the West End, China and over twenty cities in North America. Dein Perry’s TAP DOGS remains Australia’s greatest stage export.

Dein was invited back to Nevada by Spiegelworld CSC LLC in 2019 to choreograph a piece for their new show OPIUM at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.

Twenty-five years on, Dein Perry’s TAP DOGS continue to perform at high end corporate and private events across Australia and the globe. Dein’s company DEIN PERRY PRODUCTIONS focuses on tailoring and producing corporate events to suit individual client brands and audiences.

www.deinperryproductions.com.au

September 2020  

Nigel Triffitt (R.I.P. 19.8.1949 - 20.7.2012)

Original Director & Designer

Nigel Triffitt is acknowledged as a leader in the field of visual theatre in Australia and internationally with shows that have successfully toured to over 20 countries, displaying a unique renegade talent. As a designer, devisor and director of his own shows, Nigel has an impressive track record over a career spanning 30 years. Arguably Nigel’s most successful project is Tap Dogs, which he designed and directed. Tap Dogs has become one of Australia’s greatest exports – having toured in over 250 cities worldwide.

Andrew Wilkie

Composer

Andrew obtained a Bachelor of Music degree from Queensland Conservatorium of Music, later studying jazz at the New South Wales Conservatorium of Music. His involvement with musical theatre began in 1992 when he was Principal Percussionist for the Sydney productions of Hot Shoe Shuffle, Porgy and Bess, Me and My Girl, Nine, HMS Pinafore and I Do! I Do!

His theatre credits also include West Side Story, The Phantom of the Opera, A Chorus Line, Les Misérables, 42nd Street and Into the Woods. Andrew has also worked as Principal Percussionist with the Queensland Youth Orchestra, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, the Australia Ensemble Sydney, the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra and the Sydney International Orchestra.

He has regularly played with The Midday Show’s Big Band, The Catholics, The Umbrellas and, for the last two years, Andrew has been Musical Director for Australian flautist Jane Rutter. He has also worked with James Morrison, Monica & the Moochers, Mike Bukovsky, the Kays Jazz Orchestra, Martin Lass and was a band member in the Posh & Judy Ballet Sextet.

Gavin Norris

Lighting Designer

Gavin’s theatrical and TV lighting design highlights include: Hot Shoe Shuffle (UK tour), Tap Dogs (London West End & worldwide tours), Kat and the Kings (UK and European tour,), Mum’s the Word (London West End), Gumboots (London West End & worldwide tours), 1984 (Australian and Asian Tours – Associate), Rumpelstiltskin (Australia & London West End), The Importance of Being Ernest (Australian Tour), Gods of Strangers (Australian Tour), Oliver (UK), Brigadoon (UK Tour), Hedda Gabler (UK) Half a Sixpence (UK), Jack and the Beanstalk (UK), Girls On Tap (UK Tour), Circus days, Circus Nights (Channel 4 TV) Back to Reality (Channel 4TV UK- Associate), The Games (Channel 4TV UK – Associate). His Music and Event design highlights include: The Darkness (UK arena tours), Diana Ross (Capitol Theatre, Sydney), Human Nature Arena Tour (Australian Tour), Mendelssohn’s Dream (ASO – Adelaide), Romeo and Juliet (ASO – Adelaide) Le Grand Cirque -Aerial Dreams (Sydney Opera House – Production Designer) Australia Day Celebrations 2007-2009, (Sydney, Darling Harbour), The Illusionists (Sydney Opera House).

Gavin has worked extensively in the entertainment industry for the past 26 years as a Designer, Lighting Programmer, Technical and Production Manager.

Andy Jackson

Sound Designer

Over the past twenty years, Andy has worked in a variety of audio environments as an audio designer, engineer, and consultant, primarily working in theatre, music and the corporate market.
Andy’s West End & Broadway theatre shows have included the sound designs Tap Dogs, Inner City jam, Gumboots and Dancing on dangerous Ground.

Early music events included ‘Mercury Music Prize, (1990 – 2002), concerts with artists such as Van Morrison, Suede, Primal Scream, as well as numerous festivals including the Brighton Beach Boutique where ‘Fat Boy Slim’ played in front of 250,000 people.

In 2007, Andy set up Delta Sound in Dubai, and has grown the company into the largest specialist audio company in the Middle East; artists have included Elton John, Sting, Aerosmith, Beyonce, Kings of Leon, Coldplay, Iron Maiden & Queen.

Orchestral work has played a significant role, working with the London Philharonic, London Symposium, Armenian Philharmonic & the recently formed Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra with soloist including Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Jose Carrerus, Hiba Kawaz, to name a few.

DVD recording have included, Tap Dogs, Gumboots, Pop Idol, and the Inauguration concert for the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra.

Recent events and launches have included, the Atlantis Hotel launch, The Burj Khalifa Tower (tallest building in the world), Meydan Racecourse opening, all these events attracting worldwide media coverage.
Andy has been married for 14 years to Lorraine and has a teenage son called Tod.

James Doubtfire

Associate Director

James has been touring the world with Dein Perry’s Tap Dogs for the past 20 years as a performer and Assistant Director . He was also Assistant Director of The London West End production of Tap Dogs, staring Adam Garcia. In 2000 James worked on the opening ceremony of The Sydney 2000 Olympics and also with his Tap Dogs colleagues had the honour of being part of the famous BBC1 identities.

James has performed in many television shows including Big Brother, The Royal Variety Performance, The Clothes Show, Barrymore, The Generation Game, The National Lottery, This Morning, Blue Peter and GMTV. Advertisements include Amina mobile phones, T- Mobile, Lego, Le Crunch Bunch, Boots The Chemist and Colgate Toothpaste. Modelling assignments include Dolce and Gabbana, Paul Smith and various magazines.
Corporates include Camel Clothing, Formula 1, Fifa, Vodafone, Seaman Mobile phones, Shivers Regale Whisky, Bacardi, Chevrolet, Mercedes, Damen Shipping yard, Charity events and Valentino Rossi Birthday.

James started dancing at the age of four and at the age of twelve he created the role of Laughing Boy in the original musical, Bugsy Malone at Her Majesty’s Theatre in London. James then continued his career in the musicals / shows, 42nd Street (original Uk tour), Me and My Girl (original Uk tour), An Evening with Sondheim(Manchester), both English and Australian tours of Hot Shoe Shuffle (playing the role of Tip), The Anton and Erin show (jersey) and also choreographed two Professional Pantomimes in Harrogate, Directed by Phil Lowe.

Since 2009 James has become Artistic Director and Choreographer for Tap Attack (England tap team). During this time James has Choreographed 14 IDO World Tap titles.
James is also Choreographer & Director of  Extreme Tap. This is an all male tap company who have performed in corporates at 02 Arena London, Qatar (Tennis Open), Italia (Fashion Show), Dubai (TV Shows), McDonalds (Awards Ceremony), Mercedes Benz (Awards Ceremony), Sadlers Wells Theatre London and they also performed as guests at the Royal Albert Hall Dance Proms. Extreme Tap have also performed in Boston USA.

In 2016 James was honoured to become the original Tap Choreographer for Disney’s new show Mickey & The Magician in Disneyland Paris.

CRAIG WILKINSON

Video Designer

Craig Wilkinson is Creative Director of optikal bloc, an award-winning video projects collective based that delivers video design and video marketing services to the arts and entertainment industry.

 

Previous credits as Video Designers include: Broadway Entertainment Group: Dein Perry’s Tap Dogs;The Good Room / Brisbane Festival: I’ve Been Meaning To Ask You; shake & stir theatre co / QPAC: Green Day’s American Idiot(Australian national tour), Wuthering Heights (Australian national tour), 1984 (Australian national tour); Ocean Park Hong Kong / Aerial Angels: Viva Spectacular, Cyber Illusion Spectacular; Queensland Government: Creative Generation – State Schools Onstage 2017; Queensland Theatre: Country Song, Gasp!, The Mountaintop; La Boite Theatre Company: Prize Fighter, Pale Blue Dot; HOTA: Miss Saigon, Jesus Christ Superstar; Opera Queensland: Hansel & Gretel, Candide, La Bohème(realisation), FiZZ!, Dirty Apple; Harvest Rain: Hairspray The Big Fat Arena Spectacular (Australian national tour); Queensland Musical Festival: One Hundred and One Years; HHO Events for the Canberra Centenary: Seven Sisters Songline;Empire Theatres:Wicked, Singin’ In the Rain, Cabaret, April’s Fool; Black Honey Company: One The Bear; Leah Shelton: Terror Australis.

 

As a Video Producer, Craig has collaborated with companies such as Brisbane City Council; Brisbane Marketing; Brisbane Powerhouse; Empire Theatres; Event Cinemas; Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Art; La Boite Theatre Company; Luke Kennedy; Opera Queensland; Queensland Theatre; shake & stir theatre co; the little red company; The Ten Tenors; Zen Zen Zo Physical Theatre.

 

Television credits include as Video Editor: Endemol Australia / Nine Network: Big Brother.

 

Awards include: Darwin Fringe Festival 2017 Cabaret – Terror Australis, Matilda Award 2016 nomination – Best AV Design – Terror Australis, Adelaide Fringe 2016 – John Chataway Innovation Award – Terror Australis, Gold Matilda Award 2014 – optikal bloc – for projection and video work on Pale Blue Dot, The Mountaintop, Wuthering Heights, Gasp!and 1984, Silver Matilda Award 2014 – Best Technical Design – Pale Blue Dot, Matilda Award 2014– Best Technical Design nomination – The Mountaintop, 2014 Del Arte Chart (with Jason Glenwright) – Pale Blue Dot, Matilda Award 2012– Best Design nomination – 1984.

 

www.optikalbloc.com.au

Rae Donnelly

Costume Stylist

Rae Donnelly is a costume designer living and working in Cape Town, South Africa. She graduated from the Michaelis School of Fine Artat UCT in 1999 with a Bachelor of Fine Art with Honours, majoring in sculpture.

Her diverse and expansive career started in Theatre in 2001. Since then, Rae has worked locally and internationally across film, TV, music videos, magazine editorials, commercials, dance and TV series.

Some of the esteemed local and international talent she has worked with includes Susannah York, NicholasCage, Leonardo di Caprio, Daniel Craig, Ethan Hawke and Naomi Watts.

Her recent costume design credits include Carice van Houten, Rutger Hauer, Liam Cunningham, Orlando Bloomand Forest Whitaker. She has worked with the BBC, Warner Bros, Colombia Pictures, Sci-Fi and History channels.

Some of her commercial clients include BMW, Peugeot, Guinness, Netflix, McDonalds, Ldil, Argos, Siemens and Coca-Cola. Rae is extremely proud to be a part of the Tapdogs creative team and collaborate with Dein and the incredible cast of 2018.

Rae currently serves as a judge for the South African Film and Television Awards. She has won the Best Costume Designer for a Feature Film Award twice – in 2012 for Black Butterflies, directed by Paula van de Oest and
in 2016 for While You Weren’t Looking, directed by Catherine Stewart.

Alongside designing and styling for stage and film, Rae has her own clothing label, a pet lounger range (‘My Buddy Bean’ – fondly named after her precious Goldendoodle, Willow) and is currently working on her new “street style” range.

Laurence Maddy

Music Production, Engineering & Additional Orchestration

Laurence Maddy has been actively involved in the music industry since the early eighties. In live performance Laurence has toured with many contemporary Australian acts and has many national Australian and European tours to his credit.

Laurence’s dominant area of expertise is Record Production/Engineering and he has produced/engineered over 80 independent and mainstream releases including such acts as PEZ, Seth Sentry, T.I.S.M. Deborah Conway, Hunters and Collectors and many more. He has also composed and produced work in film and television and received an AFI award (best achievement in sound) for his work on Bootmen.

A career highlight was Laurence’s involvement as Music co-ordinator/Producer for the final segment of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Opening Ceremony.

He is delighted to have the opportunity to work with Dein Perry again, as their association goes back to 1998 where he was Musical Director for Dein Perry’s Steel City that toured Australia, before a season at Radio City Music Hall in New York.

Joe Giuseppe Accaria

Musical Director

Joe Giuseppe Accaria graduated in 1993 from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music with an honours degree in Music and Education majoring in contemporary and orchestral percussion. Since then Joe has performed and recorded extensively throughout Australia, Europe, Asia, Africa, Central America and the USA.

Artists include: Andrea Bocelli, Cyndi Lauper, Smokey Robinson, Mary Wilson (The Supremes), Ronn Moss, Big Brovas, Tap Dogs, Human Nature, David Campbell, Gabriella Cilmi, Kaz James, Wendy Matthews, Tina Arena, Yothu Yindi, Tim Finn, Paulini, Guy Sebastian, Shanley Del, Billy Thorpe, Jimmy Barnes, Ian Moss, Colin Hay, Doug Parkinson, Jimmy Little, iOTA, Rick Price, Alex Lloyd, The McClymonts, Sister Madly, Im Ji Hoon (Korea), Dave Mason (The Reels), Andrew Farriss (INXS), Floyd Vincent and the Childbrides, Jackie Orszaczky, Wanderlust, Jay O’Shea, Karma County, Jeff Lang, Tim Hall, Jack Jones, Colin Buchanan, Abbey Dobson, Jackie Bristow, Christine Anu, Jessica Mauboy, Grace Knight, James Morrison, Jimmy Somerville, Tammin Sursok, Sister2Sister, The Rat Pack, Paul McDermott, Paul Capsis, Tripod, Dog Trumpet, The Sandman, Chris Franklin, The Fabulous Rhythm Boys, Skunkhour, Junglehammer, Bruce, She Is The King, Sandel, Lyall Adonis, Michala Banas, Freyja, Chakradiva, Darlene Zschech, Paul Turner as well as his own musical projects The Strange, Cactus Child and FSOA.

In 1997-2001 Joe featured in Dein Perry’s Steel City, with music by Tim Finn toured Australia and culminated in performances at New York’s Radio City Music Hall. Joe was also involved in performing and composing for Dein’s contribution to the Sydney 2000 Olympics Opening Ceremony, Bledisloe Cup, Tri Nations and Lions Tour Rugby Events.

In 2005-2006 Joe performed in Dein Perry’s Tap Dogs 10th Anniversary World Tour in Australia, Europe, Africa, Asia and the USA as Musical Director.

Joe has appeared on numerous TV shows, presentations and movie soundtracks. More recently Thunderstruck, The Black Balloon, The Godfather Symphony Live working with prominent producers, composers and orchestrators such as Mark Opitz, Michael Yeserski and Ashley Irwin and more recently under Marcello Rota on tour with Andrea Bocelli.

In 2002 Joe travelled to Cuba studying with some of Cuba’s finest percussionists and musicians including members of the Afro-Cuban All Stars and will begin a Masters Degree in the near future at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Joe is again collaborating with Dein Perry composing and performing for Tap Dogs performances at Australia Day and World Youth Day events as well as the 2008 NRL Grand Final.
Joe is currently Musical Director for Human Nature and David Campbell appearing on their current albums. 2009 saw Joe in Las Vegas with Human Nature in a show presented by Smokey Robinson. 2010 sees Joe performing the Sydney Festival’s Smoke & Mirrors in Sydney & Edinburgh, The Sydney Theatre Company’s Spring Awakening, David Campbell’s Tour with Tom Jones, coordinating the music for Tap Dogs’ return to the West End in London and composing for the Opening of the FIFA World Cup live sites.

Darryl Lewis

Original Sound Designer

Darryl started work in the field of audio back in 1982, working with bands and artists throughout Brisbane, in 1988 Darryl began working with Delicado Productions as a sound engineer on their stage show Galaxies and continued onto Hollywood Legends at Conrad Jupiters. In 1991 Darryl started working directly with Conrad Jupiters on Live from the Roosevelt, Harlem Rhythms, Jewel of the Orient, and Tropical Nights.

In 1995 Darryl left the Gold Coast and moved to Sydney, four weeks later he started working with Dein Perry on Tap Dogs and soon was asked to design the audio for their first London appearance.

As the sound designer for Tap Dogs, Darryl helped to set up 5 companies of Tap Dogs around the world.
After touring with Tap Dogs for almost five years, his highlights included, working in Saddlers Wells Theatre and the Lyric Theatre in London, Union Square Theatre in New York and MGM Grand in Las Vegas, and more than 80 theatres throughout the USA, Canada, Mexico, Australia, and Europe.

In 1998 Darryl designed the audio for Dein Perry’s Steel City, which commenced at Star City in Sydney and continued with a tour around Australia and the USA, Darryl’s highlight was to design and work at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

Returning to Australia in late 1999, Darryl returned to Jupiters Hotel & Casino as Head of Audio and started work on all productions from stage shows to concerts in Jupiters Theatre. In July 2009 Darryl was promoted to Technical Manager and Darryl was promoted to Resident Production Manager in January 2010 where he is now responsible for all aspects of production from audio, lighting, staging, props, and wardrobe for Jupiters Hotel and Casino.

Since 2010 as Resident Production Manager, Darryl has had the pleasure to work with international artists such as Seal, Michael Bolton, Tony Bennett, Burt Bacharach, Flo Rida, Salt N Pepa, Vanilla Ice, Rod Stewart, and Kings of Leon, and stage shows such as, Burn the Floor, Stomp, and Jabbawockeez.