I work on music and sound creation projects across different media including theatre, film, gaming, and audio books. Working from my own studio, I play multiple instruments (including guitars, keys, percussion, drum kit, vocals, bass) and my expertise in production means I can cover all stages of music delivery in-house as required. In conjunction with this approach, I find great value in coming into a rehearsal space, to build a greater sense of the creative team and the piece. Working very quickly to draft new material in this context, I am able to facilitate a productive creative dialogue where sound can be trialled and feedback garnered in real time. I am comfortable working in many styles and make a point of taking time to liaise with the creative team to serve the vision and direction of projects I am involved with. Take a look at my showreel below:

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You can hear further examples of my work at soundcloud.com/jonnywharton

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Testimonials:

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"Working with Jonny is genuinely a dream come true. He is so open to ideas but brings his own huge skillset and musicality to the process too, meaning initial ideas are built upon to create something unique and beautiful each time. He is such a warm presence in the devising room, brings a great sense of humour and is a talented composer across so many genres of music. He creates complex scores that support the onstage action, adapting to suit other collaborators to get the best out of everyone."

Katie Villa - Quirk Theatre

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"Jonny is an absolute joy to work with. Intuitive, creative, and bafflingly skilled in both live and digital music production. He is a quick and self-starting worker, and seems to have a way of translating even the vaguest or nonsensical briefs to something structured and beautiful. With an empathetic tone and a style appropriate to the project, he adds soul, interest and dynamic range into his arrangements; solo or collaborative. Not only do Jonny’s results speak volumes about his talent and work ethic, but he is also full of humour, fully engaged and invested with his teams and projects, and is consistently supportive and communicative. I personally can’t wait to work with Jonny again. He’s a bloody dream boat, multi-skilled instrumentalist, and tech wizard."

Sophie Ross

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My credits include:

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• Maria in the Stars - UK Tour 2025. Sound design on this show inviting audiences into a dynamic space race which asks whether reaching for the stars means having to leave people behind.

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• Dayzee and the World of Tomorrow - Quirk Theatre 2024. Composition and sound design for this futuristic family show.

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• Songstar Electric Azimuth 2024. Composition for forthcoming app

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• Five Children & It - Quirk Theatre 2023. A re-imagining of E E Nesbit's classic.

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• King Arthur Le Navet Bete 2023. Composition and sound design. "A brand-new comedy for the ages. This hilarious retelling of the Arthurian legends, suitable for the whole family, will have audiences crying with laughter and become part of the legend themselves!"

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• Mary - The Pigeon Who Never Gave Up Quirk Theatre 2022. Composition and sound design. "Mary… tells the astonishing and true story of one very special local pigeon, who flew top secret messages home from France in World War 2."

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• Swings and Roundabouts by Sophie Ross and Emma Edwards 2021 - composition, sound design and performance for a "comedy musical that unpacks the Swings and Roundabouts of the first year of parenthood."

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• Rhia and the Tree of Lights by Quirk Theatre 2021. Composition and sound design. "Following the journey of a British-Indian girl living on the Jurassic Coast who comes across a dusty old box whilst preparing for her last Diwali in her childhood home. Exploring both ancestry and modern lives, climate change and complex rural worlds, Rhia celebrates cultures, family and the places we call home. A hilarious, heartwarming, epic adventure story for all ages."

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• Jack & Jill and the Landfill by Moth Physical Theatre 2022 - Composition / Songwriting - an interactive adventure for children aged 3+ and their grown-ups. Using puppetry, songs and physical storytelling to look after our homes and the planet, proving there’s fun to be had in working as a community to create change.

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• Friends For All by Simon Mole and Peader Kirk - A piece blending spoken word and theatre and commissioned by the V&A museum alongside their exhibition You Say You Want A Revolution. Aimed at a younger audience and empowering them against authority and bullying, the show Toured nationally in 2017-2018 with Half Moon Theatre. I composed an original soundtrack taking influences from 60s music up to modern day hip hop and dance.

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• Diary of a Hounslow Girl by Ambreen Razia 2016/2018 - Sound design and production on this nationally touring one woman theatre show. The show examines the struggle of a young muslim woman in Hounslow dealing with the pressures of conflicting cultures. The show toured in 2016-17, and I created the sound design for the Audible book in late 2018.

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• POT by Ambreen Razia 2018 - Sound design, composition and production for 3 handed theatre show which debuted at Ovalhouse Theatre in 2017 and toured the UK in Autumn 2018. The piece deals with gang violence in London and its implications.

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• A Language we Both Know how to Sound Out by Raymond Antrobus 2016 - Spoken word and poetry show performed at Roundhouse Camden. Exploring sound, hearing, deafness and language.

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• Octopus by Vanessa Kisuule - composition and sound design for a theatrical work-in-progress, started in January 2020.

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• Confessions of an Exorcist - composition and production of the soundtrack for this feature-length horror film.

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• PUMP UP the 90s and SOLO - Composition and sound design for 2 short films by Kathryn O'Reilly, 2019.

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