With over 35 years as a musician (trumpet), Brendon has been involved in many high-profile successful projects. As his credits extent over many years the most recent are outlined below...
Musical Director + Manager
SUPERHIGHWAY Band (2004~2010)
Tuxedo Swing Orchestra (2002~2010)
Cajun Gumbo (2007~2009)
The Lounge Set (2008~2010)
Chris Powley (2007~2010) - Manager
Musical Director
"SuperNova Swing" (Vector Stadium Sept 2009) Musical Director
Lakeside Rotorua (2009) - Guest Conductor / Assistant Artistic Director
"La Disco du Cirque" (2008)
TVNZ's hit series " So You Wanne Be A popstar?" (2005)
Dean Lonergan's Fight for Life (2003~2007)
Dean Lonergan's Circus X (2004) / Cirque Rocks (2006) / Carnaval (2007)
The Lady Killers - Tina Cross, Jackie Clarke, Taisha and Suzanne Lynch (2005~2007)
David Tua's televised comeback fight (2005)
Ted Clarke and the Love Shack Band (2002~2003)
Manager
"Day Time Variety Show" - Sky City Casino, Auckland 2006~2009
Horn Section Leader
Shane Cortese - Class of 58 (2006~2008)
"Mike King Tonight" TV Series (2003)
"Elvis to the Max" (3 national tours)
The last few years has seen Brendon rise to new heights with his musical arrangements featured in the well publicised Fight for Life and Cirque Rocks shows.
His energetic direction of the 65-piece orchestra, 30-piece gospel choir and his 12-piece SUPERHIGHWAY band was applauded and a new sustainable direction for entertainment in New Zealand was evolving.
In addition to that in 2005 he directed, played, arranged and produced the music for TVNZ’s record breaking show “So You Wannabe a Popstar?" which further demonstrated his diverse range of musical skills.
If that wasn’t enough, he produced Tuxedo Swing’s second album “At the Fat Man’s" which is also destined for great things.
It seems that no matter what the challenge Brendon continues to prove that New Zealand music is alive and well and it isn’t difficult to see why his talents are in such demand.
Other credits include Michael Crawford (national tour), Gene Pitney, Tim Beveridge (national tour), Sir Howard Morrison (various concerts), and Shane Cortese’s “Class of ‘58" 2006 national tour.
His talent has taken him to many varied destinations from the Golden Sands Resort (Penang, Malaysia), The American Club (Taipei, Taiwan), International Music Festival (Vancouver, Canada), Disneyland (Los Angeles, USA), Sheraton Resort (Fiji), and he is now a key supplier of Entertainment to the Queenstown Winter festival plus is involved in numerous corporate events through out New Zealand.
As a free-lance professional trumpet player Brendon is also found in the orchestra for major shows that come to town such as “West Side Story", “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum", has played in five Christmas in the Park events and is preparing for 2010's season of "42nd Street" at the Civic Theatre.
Brendon’s associations in the entertainment industry are boundless and he places a great deal of importance in forging strong relationships with all his clients, performers and suppliers.
His musical talents coupled with 10 years of corporate sales and marketing experience, Brendon has all the skills to lead his company, 11degrees Entertainment, into the corporate market with the sole purpose of supplying an “experience" that exceeds the expectations of its customers.
You may well ask: “What will he be up to next?" Above are some clues, but for the remainder you’ll have to wait and see!
