A lifelong student of composition, Gunnar made his career in corporate America most recently as an executive of a fortune 200 company. Retiring early, today he works full-time on his own compositions.
In addition to writing the music, lyrics and book for Brother Joseph, Gunnar also provides the voiceovers for Sidney Rigdon, Newel Knight, Edward Partridge, Albert Neely, Heavenly Father, a Devil, Young Hyrum Smith, and members of the Nauvoo City Council.
Gunnar's favorite composers are Beethoven, Sibelius, Rachmaninoff, Puccini, Billy Joel, Benny Andersson, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hans Zimmer and Alan Silvestri.
AMIT is an award-winning composer / arranger of film and television scores, the theater, poet-songs, concert, choral and jazz music. He is an experienced orchestrator & mock-up artist in a variety of music genres. His works have been performed worldwide, including at Carnegie Hall and Disney Hall in Los Angeles.
CHASE was born in New York, raised in Paris, and is currently living in London. His extensive background spans English, French, Spanish, Mandarin, Japanese, German, Malayalam, Corsican, Italian, and Portuguese with over 12 years of professional experience in acting and language coaching. Chase is a classically trained baritone with an im
CHASE was born in New York, raised in Paris, and is currently living in London. His extensive background spans English, French, Spanish, Mandarin, Japanese, German, Malayalam, Corsican, Italian, and Portuguese with over 12 years of professional experience in acting and language coaching. Chase is a classically trained baritone with an impressive three-octave range. He holds degrees in both composition and music production.
DEREK studied theater at Southern Utah University and Brigham Young University before starting a consulting business which led to a career in software engineering. He credits his theater background for helping him be a little less socially awkward than many of his engineering peers!
Although he gave up performance opportunities to focus o
DEREK studied theater at Southern Utah University and Brigham Young University before starting a consulting business which led to a career in software engineering. He credits his theater background for helping him be a little less socially awkward than many of his engineering peers!
Although he gave up performance opportunities to focus on running a business and raising eight wonderful children, he cherishes every opportunity to re-engage in the theatre, especially through productions such as this!
DALLIN is a dedicated 10th-grade student with a passion for vocal music. He has been selected for the Georgia Music Educators Association (GMEA) All-State Choir for two consecutive years and the GMEA District Honor Chorus for three years. With five years of experience singing in his school's choir, Dallin's love for music extends beyond t
DALLIN is a dedicated 10th-grade student with a passion for vocal music. He has been selected for the Georgia Music Educators Association (GMEA) All-State Choir for two consecutive years and the GMEA District Honor Chorus for three years. With five years of experience singing in his school's choir, Dallin's love for music extends beyond the classroom, as he has also enjoyed voicing for the Brother Joseph musical. Looking ahead, he plans to audition for the Georgia Governor's Honors Program (GHP) as a vocal major, hoping to further refine his singing abilities throughout high school and into college.
KELSEY effortlessly sings classical, broadway, and pop music. Her versatility has made her the go-to voice in the video game industry. Kelsey’s lead vocals can be heard on many different video games from Ubisoft, Moon Studios, Riot, Archetype Entertainment, and Paramount Plus.
Kelsey's performances can be found on
Spotify:
KELSEY effortlessly sings classical, broadway, and pop music. Her versatility has made her the go-to voice in the video game industry. Kelsey’s lead vocals can be heard on many different video games from Ubisoft, Moon Studios, Riot, Archetype Entertainment, and Paramount Plus.
Kelsey's performances can be found on
Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/05oesFspl60EwBwToyvzU3?si=9wE5pIhNRneZXkVtgth7cw
Apple Music:
https://music.apple.com/us/artist/kelsey-mira/441608079
and YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@KelseyMira
You can follow Kelsey on Instagram at:
KEVIN is a talented and versatile tenor with hundreds of recording credits. He is a grammy nominated mastering engineer, working in the industry since 1986. He has held engineering positions at:
-Capitol Studios/Mastering
-PolyGram Studios
-Sterling Sound NYC
-Universal Mastering East & West
Kevin has extensive mastering credits in j
KEVIN is a talented and versatile tenor with hundreds of recording credits. He is a grammy nominated mastering engineer, working in the industry since 1986. He has held engineering positions at:
-Capitol Studios/Mastering
-PolyGram Studios
-Sterling Sound NYC
-Universal Mastering East & West
Kevin has extensive mastering credits in jazz and R&B, including several front line artists for UMG labels Republic, Island and Motown Records.
LANCE is a musical theater actor, voice coach, events performer, and recording artist from the Philippines. Lance earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Musical Theater from the University of Santo Tomas Conservatory of Music,. He also trained in Meisner Studio Manila with Ms. Angeli Bayani.
Lance aspires to make his own name in theater, and ultimately leave a mark in the international scene.
ANDREW is a multi-talented singer, musician and songwriter hailing from Toronto, Canada. Andrew’s musical journey began as a professional hip hop dancer.
Currently signed to Vlvt Tree/Warner Chappell, Andrew was mentored by Kuya Production and specialises in POP, R&B, and Kpop. With a passion for music and a talent for crafting unforgett
ANDREW is a multi-talented singer, musician and songwriter hailing from Toronto, Canada. Andrew’s musical journey began as a professional hip hop dancer.
Currently signed to Vlvt Tree/Warner Chappell, Andrew was mentored by Kuya Production and specialises in POP, R&B, and Kpop. With a passion for music and a talent for crafting unforgettable melodies and lyrics, Andrew is sure to continue making waves in the music industry for years to come.
SAMMY is a session singer, performer, and producer in Orlando, Florida. He comes from a musical family, learned to sing in church, played in loud garage bands as a teen, sang and danced his way into the University of Florida, and started his pro career at Universal Studios. Millions of miles, 35 years, and 40+ countries later, his credits
SAMMY is a session singer, performer, and producer in Orlando, Florida. He comes from a musical family, learned to sing in church, played in loud garage bands as a teen, sang and danced his way into the University of Florida, and started his pro career at Universal Studios. Millions of miles, 35 years, and 40+ countries later, his credits include award-winning vocal groups “Return2Zero,” “Toxic Audio,” “Atlantic City Boys,” “Mannheim Steamroller,” and he served as Vocal Coach for “Disney’s American Idol Experience.”
RYAN is a vocalist, arranger, and producer based out of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Ryan has been singing ever since he was 3 years old, starting with commercial jingles. Since then, he has performed in numerous Musicals, Professional Choirs, Show Choirs, and A Cappella groups including performing one man covers of popular pop songs (https
RYAN is a vocalist, arranger, and producer based out of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Ryan has been singing ever since he was 3 years old, starting with commercial jingles. Since then, he has performed in numerous Musicals, Professional Choirs, Show Choirs, and A Cappella groups including performing one man covers of popular pop songs (https://www.rynvocals.com).
He is thankful to have been included in this special composition of a very important story and hopes that its music touches your soul.
SHALISA & JEREMY are Grammy Nominated and NYC Drama Desk award winning arrangers and performers, Their voices can be heard on hundreds of jingles around the world.
Shalisa voiced Tessa for the Emmy award-winning PBS show "The Reppies”, is the winner of the Accappella Community Awards “Favorite Female Vocalist” and is the vocal director fo
SHALISA & JEREMY are Grammy Nominated and NYC Drama Desk award winning arrangers and performers, Their voices can be heard on hundreds of jingles around the world.
Shalisa voiced Tessa for the Emmy award-winning PBS show "The Reppies”, is the winner of the Accappella Community Awards “Favorite Female Vocalist” and is the vocal director for all live shows at Universal Studios Florida, and the Frog Choir at Universal Studios Hollywood.
Shalisa and Jeremy are the owners of Entertainment Central Productions: https://www.entertainmentcentralproductions.com
MANUEL is a versatile professional multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, singer and voice actor. Hailing from Buenos Aires, Argentina, his expertise spans both classical and popular music genres. His formal education culminated in a degree from the Buenos Aires School of Music (EMBA) where he majored in double bass.
CAROLINE is a classically trained concert soprano, composer and recording artist. She received her degree in composition from Durham University. Her operatic roles include the title role in Tosca and lead roles in Cosi fan Tutte, Die Zauberflöte, and La Cenerentola. She has performed in the Royal Albert, Royal Festival, and Queen Elizabe
CAROLINE is a classically trained concert soprano, composer and recording artist. She received her degree in composition from Durham University. Her operatic roles include the title role in Tosca and lead roles in Cosi fan Tutte, Die Zauberflöte, and La Cenerentola. She has performed in the Royal Albert, Royal Festival, and Queen Elizabeth Halls. She has recorded for Danny Elfman, Nightwish, Nicholas Hooper and Audiomachine among others.
See https://carolineclarke.net/ for more about Caroline!
CHRIS is a top-rated multi-instrumentalist producer-songwriter working in both California and Nashville with over 12 years of studio and song production experience.
Credits include:
CMT
Fox TV Network
Nintendo Playstation
Discovery Channel
MTV
MLB World Series
Chris has worked with artists like Kevin Post (Blake Shelton, The Voice), Ted
CHRIS is a top-rated multi-instrumentalist producer-songwriter working in both California and Nashville with over 12 years of studio and song production experience.
Credits include:
CMT
Fox TV Network
Nintendo Playstation
Discovery Channel
MTV
MLB World Series
Chris has worked with artists like Kevin Post (Blake Shelton, The Voice), Ted Russell Kamp (Shooter Jennings), M Callahan, as well as the Billy David Band featuring great artists/musicians from bands like Ziggy Marley, and Peter Tosh.
A lifelong lover of music, Trudy has a beautiful alto voice and has performed in amateur music ensembles for most of her life.
She is a dedicated mother and wife and lover of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and Brother Joseph!
STEVE has toured the world singing & playing piano for major label artists as well as working in the house band for TV shows such as "The Grand Ole Opry" and "Nashville Star". He has also performed in every Las Vegas casino
on the strip.
As a voiceover artist, Steve's voice has been heard on numerous radio and TV commercials as well as ap
STEVE has toured the world singing & playing piano for major label artists as well as working in the house band for TV shows such as "The Grand Ole Opry" and "Nashville Star". He has also performed in every Las Vegas casino
on the strip.
As a voiceover artist, Steve's voice has been heard on numerous radio and TV commercials as well as appearing in audio books and professional presentations.
Steve makes his home in Columbus, Ohio.
Born in the countryside of Florence, Italy, since 2008 Leo has lived in Barcelona, Spain, working as a music producer, performer and teacher. Leo has contributed his seemingly limitless talents to thousands of music projects across the globe. He holds the “Siena Jazz” degree in Jazz and Modern Music Piano, Composition and Arrangement; t
Born in the countryside of Florence, Italy, since 2008 Leo has lived in Barcelona, Spain, working as a music producer, performer and teacher. Leo has contributed his seemingly limitless talents to thousands of music projects across the globe. He holds the “Siena Jazz” degree in Jazz and Modern Music Piano, Composition and Arrangement; the “Saint Louis College of Music of Rome” degree in Sonic Arts (Electronic Music Production, Sound Synthesis, Film Scoring); and a Masters degree in Music Production from “Microfusa” school, Barcelona.
Leo's wide and varied style of piano playing can be heard throughout Brother Joseph.
You can discover more about Leo at https://leomusicdesign.com
SAM is a professional musical and graphic artist. On the music side, Sam sings, plays guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, drums, alto/soprano/tenor saxophones, trumpet/flugelhorn and clarinet. . . while on the graphic side Sam enjoys creating fine art in mostly pencil and charcoal but also creates commercial art using pen and ink as well as
SAM is a professional musical and graphic artist. On the music side, Sam sings, plays guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, drums, alto/soprano/tenor saxophones, trumpet/flugelhorn and clarinet. . . while on the graphic side Sam enjoys creating fine art in mostly pencil and charcoal but also creates commercial art using pen and ink as well as a host of computer art programs,
particularly photoshop. In Brother Joseph, when the horns get hopping, you can be sure you're listening to Sam!
Sam’s goal in life is to use these abilities to bring glory to the “giver of every perfect gift,”
Jesus Christ (James 1:17).
Find out more about Sam at https://sampowellmusic.com/
LEONARDO is an internationally recognized Brazilian electric, classical, acoustic and 12-string guitarist. With over 15 years experience, he is an undisputed master of his craft. His expertise in finger styles across all genres such as classical, Latin, rock, pop, jazz, and world music has made him a highly sought-after talent in the reco
LEONARDO is an internationally recognized Brazilian electric, classical, acoustic and 12-string guitarist. With over 15 years experience, he is an undisputed master of his craft. His expertise in finger styles across all genres such as classical, Latin, rock, pop, jazz, and world music has made him a highly sought-after talent in the recording industry.
All solo acoustic guitar lines in Brother Joseph were recorded by Leonardo in his studio in São João do Ivaí, Brazil.
WAYNE has extensive voiceover experience performing in radio commercials and sweepers, training and instructional videos, documentaries, cartoons, video games and so much more. His vocal impressions range from Hank Hill to Kermit The Frog to Homer Simpson and several others. He has also worked professionally as a Country Singer/Songwriter lead/backup vocalist and acoustic guitarist.
ECP is an Entertainment Agency based in Orlando, FL, that writes and arranges custom musical shows that move and motivate audiences. They work with mind-blowing on-stage talent for interactive entertainment, exhilarating live entertainment, and custom creative event ideas.
For Brother Joseph, ECP provided the vocal talent and studios for r
ECP is an Entertainment Agency based in Orlando, FL, that writes and arranges custom musical shows that move and motivate audiences. They work with mind-blowing on-stage talent for interactive entertainment, exhilarating live entertainment, and custom creative event ideas.
For Brother Joseph, ECP provided the vocal talent and studios for recording several of the more complicated ensemble numbers.
For more on Entertainment Central Productions please visit:
https://www.entertainmentcentralproductions.com
The following missionaries have added their voices to many of the Ensembles:
Brock Bayles
Grace Bitner
Bridger Blake
Hailey Bomsta
Jackson Corbett
Marin Corless
Luke Miller
Natalee Moffat
Lucas Silva
Christian Small
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