I'm a musician, composer and arranger from London, UK. I've recently graduated from the University of Southampton, where I earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music with first-class honours. Within my degree, I specialised in musical performance, composition and jazz theory. I have experience composing and arranging Jazz, Big Band, Orchestral, Contemporary Classical and Film music. I specialise in Neo-Soul vocals, with proficiency in pop, rock, jazz, classical and MT vocals too. I also specialise in Jazz Tenor Saxophone. **Performance Experience:** **"It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" - Buble's Christmas in Concert** Lead Singer _2024_ **Steely Dan Tribute Band** Lead Singer & Tenor Saxophone _2022 - 2024_ **Mother Tongue (Modern Jazz group)** Guest Vocalist _2022 - 2024_ **University of Southampton Jazz Band** 1st Tenor Saxophone _2022 - 2023_ **East Berkshire Jazz Orchestra** 1st Tenor Saxophone _2018 - 2020_ **Berkshire Youth Choir** Section Leader _2017 - 2021_ **Composing Experience:** **Suite for Land & Sea** For Symphony Orchestra - University Dissertation Potfolio _2024_ **Ambivalence** For Alto Saxophone and Piano - University Dissertation Potfolio _2024_ **The Adventures of Tintin** Musical score for a film title/credit sequence _2024_ **Lakefront** For Jazz Quintet _2023_ **Paisley Park** For Big Band _2023_ **Amrum** For Piano and Recorded Sound _2022_ **The Unexplored** For String Quartet and Spoken Voice _2022_ **Quarters in Thirds** Modal composition for String Trio and Piano _2022_ **The Bridge** Musical score for a TV credit sequence _2022_

Marcus Watson

I'm a musician, composer and arranger from London, UK. I've recently graduated from the University of Southampton, where I earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music with first-class honours. Within my degree, I specialised in musical performance, composition and jazz theory. I have experience composing and arranging Jazz, Big Band, Orchestral, Contemporary Classical and Film music. I specialise in Neo-Soul vocals, with proficiency in pop, rock, jazz, classical and MT vocals too. I also specialise in Jazz Tenor Saxophone. **Performance Experience:** **"It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" - Buble's Christmas in Concert** Lead Singer _2024_ **Steely Dan Tribute Band** Lead Singer & Tenor Saxophone _2022 - 2024_ **Mother Tongue (Modern Jazz group)** Guest Vocalist _2022 - 2024_ **University of Southampton Jazz Band** 1st Tenor Saxophone _2022 - 2023_ **East Berkshire Jazz Orchestra** 1st Tenor Saxophone _2018 - 2020_ **Berkshire Youth Choir** Section Leader _2017 - 2021_ **Composing Experience:** **Suite for Land & Sea** For Symphony Orchestra - University Dissertation Potfolio _2024_ **Ambivalence** For Alto Saxophone and Piano - University Dissertation Potfolio _2024_ **The Adventures of Tintin** Musical score for a film title/credit sequence _2024_ **Lakefront** For Jazz Quintet _2023_ **Paisley Park** For Big Band _2023_ **Amrum** For Piano and Recorded Sound _2022_ **The Unexplored** For String Quartet and Spoken Voice _2022_ **Quarters in Thirds** Modal composition for String Trio and Piano _2022_ **The Bridge** Musical score for a TV credit sequence _2022_

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I’m a musician, composer and arranger from London, UK.

I’ve recently graduated from the University of Southampton, where I earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music with first-class honours. Within my degree, I specialised in musical performance, composition and jazz theory.

I have experience composing and arranging Jazz, Big Band, Orchestral, Contemporary Classical and Film music.

I specialise in Neo-Soul vocals, with proficiency in pop, rock, jazz, classical and MT vocals too. I also specialise in Jazz Tenor Saxophone.

Performance Experience:

"It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" - Buble’s Christmas in Concert Lead Singer
2024

Steely Dan Tribute Band Lead Singer & Tenor Saxophone
2022 - 2024

Mother Tongue (Modern Jazz group) Guest Vocalist
2022 - 2024

University of Southampton Jazz Band 1st Tenor Saxophone
2022 - 2023

East Berkshire Jazz Orchestra 1st Tenor Saxophone
2018 - 2020

Berkshire Youth Choir Section Leader
2017 - 2021

Composing Experience:

Suite for Land & Sea For Symphony Orchestra - University Dissertation Potfolio
2024

Ambivalence For Alto Saxophone and Piano - University Dissertation Potfolio
2024

The Adventures of Tintin Musical score for a film title/credit sequence
2024

Lakefront For Jazz Quintet
2023

Paisley Park For Big Band
2023

Amrum For Piano and Recorded Sound
2022

The Unexplored For String Quartet and Spoken Voice
2022

Quarters in Thirds Modal composition for String Trio and Piano
2022

The Bridge Musical score for a TV credit sequence
2022

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Skills

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Backing Vocal
Co
Composition
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Lead Vocal
Sibelius
Mu
Music Theory
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Experience Level

Backing Vocal
Expert
Composition
Expert
Lead Vocal
Expert
Sibelius
Expert
Music Theory
Expert
Instrumental
Expert
Microsoft Office
Intermediate
Logic Pro
Intermediate
Adobe Photoshop
Intermediate
Adobe Illustrator
Intermediate

Language

Education

Bachelor of Arts at University of Southampton
September 1, 2021 - July 1, 2024
1st-Class Honours in Music

Qualifications

ABRSM Singing Grade 8
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2021
ABRSM Music Theory Grade 5
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2019
ABRSM Tenor Saxophone Grade 3
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2017

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment
    uniE613 'Sea' from 'Suite for Land & Sea'
    Composition for Symphony Orchestra as part of my final University Dissertation.
    uniE613 ‘Land’ from 'Suite for Land & Sea'
    Composition for Symphony Orchestra, written as part of my final University Dissertation