Studied Music in the UK, achieving Associate of the London College of Music. I gained a place to study composition at The Birmingham Conservatoire but I did not take it up for personal reasons.

1986 - publishing deal - RCA/Arista Music

1990s - commercial production (UK) for GWR radio network

2001/3 - educational music in schools

2004 - music for an installation at the N.E.C. in Birmingham, UK

2005 - “CELT” - Musical Drama performed at Brecon Theatre - finalist in ‘Best Song’ of “The Musical Of The Year” competition, 1996.

2006 - music for Discovery Channel; still broadcast worldwide:

e.g. “Bear Sanctuary”

2007 - 11 tracks for a Spanish CD

2008/09/10/11 - songs/educational workshops for singing/songwriting • mainstream contemporary songs e.g. “Love That Man”

2011 - work as a live musician in Europe (ongoing)

• arrangements for string quartet/orchestra: Moscow, Czech Rep. & Poland 2015 - Film trailer: “Fragment 1890”

• SciVit - music & v/o in English & German

2016 - educational songs e.g. “Warrior Cry” (Vikings + teachers’ notes)

- Film trailer: Fragment 1890 - /Users/joannabates/Composer/Promo/Sylvio Film Trailer 2016 B/Film Trailer Fragment 1890/Fragment 1890 - Trailer.mov

 - Auto Gyro ad for MRSS

2018 - Bigpoint (Game) - demo

2019/20 - Chamber Music piece, “Views From An English Rowboat”

• entries into composer competitions

Links to audio & arrangements are available on request

Joanna Bates - May 2020