jonathan brielle
Jonathan Brielle began moving hearts and minds in the business of music over twenty-five years ago. As a performer and writer, from his TriBeCa studios in New York, he became the leading supplier of original music for corporate America (writing and producing over 1000 shows) while maintaining his artistic hand in theatre. Whether on Broadway teaching his songs to the legendary Jessica Tandy in Foxfire; writing the musical themes for Ford Motors; writing music and lyrics for Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus, 132nd Edition; performing for 5,000 Avon Ladies in Atlanta; producing the opening number for the MTV Music Awards (25 male Rockettes in drag and featuring Roseanne Barr); co-producing and creating the original score for the US and UK tours of Goosebumps; or creating one of the longest running spectaculars in Las Vegas at the legendary Stardust Hotel, Jonathan has spent his life pursuing his passion in music.
Brielle has worked on behalf of other writers, serving as National Project Director of the Songwriters Guild of America, and as a member of the Writers Advisory Board of ASCAP. He is also the founder and president of brielle music, and founder and co-artistic director, with Rupert Holmes, of The Development Wing, a non-for-profit company dedicated to the development of new work for theatre.
- Representative Corporate Highlights
- NEW YORK LIFE created original musical extravaganza for their 150th Anniversary Celebration, at Madison Square Garden and attended by 30,000 insurance agents; hosted by Regis and Kathy Lee and Hal Holbrook; featuring Liza Minelli, Marvin Hamlish, full circus including elephants, 60 piece orchestra and a cast of 200 singers and dancers
- MC DONALDS created shows, including original songs, musical cast numbers, videos and parodies for over eight years for their Manager Tours and Owner/Operator Shows
- GILLETTE created the launch of the Sensor Razor, Mach III, in an arena, revealing a 60-piece orchestra on the head of a 300 foot model of the razor complete with multimedia, lasers, original score and singers.
- FORD wrote original music and theme songs for Ford announcement shows for 10 years
- MILLER BEER created original musical extravaganza, including singers and dancing bottles, staged by Tony Award winning director/choreographer Susan Stroman (The Producers)
- STATE FARM created an original musical with 30 singers and dancers, staged and directed by Tony Award winner Wayne Cilento (Tommy)
- Commercials, Television and Film
- COMMERCIALS ABC Radio, Burger King, Hasbro, GI Joe, Liftime, Levi’s, Oil of Olay, Oxydol, Ringling Bros., Showtime, TNT
- ANGEL TALK (music & lyrics- theme song and scoring) New reality show featuring two mediums who travel across the country connecting the real world with the spiritual world. Currently in development
- MTV MUSIC AWARDS (music & lyrics, music director) Opening number with Rosanne Barr and twenty-five male Rockettes
- CNN INTERNATIONAL wrote original opening theme music, which ran in Europe for four years
- A CLASS ACT arranged, performed and produced the opening title song, from the producers of Supersize Me
- Theatre
- HIMSELF & NORA (music, lyrics, orchestrations) Old Globe Theater spring 2005
- FOXFIRE (music, lyrics, orchestrations, musical direction, Barrymore Theater, New York; The Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, The Stratford Theater, Canada) Jessica Tandy, (Tony Award) Hume Cronyn, & Keith Carradine
- GREAT GRANDSON OF JEDIDIAH KOHLER (music& lyrics, Circle Rep, New York) William Hurt
- BESIDES HERSELF (music & lyrics, Circle Rep, New York) Calista Flockhart, William Hurt
- NIGHTMARE ALLEY (book, music & lyrics; The Directors Company, Primary Stages, New York)
- HIMSELF! (music & lyrics, Caldwell Theater, Florida). Len Cariou, Carbonel Award
- CIRCLE REP Composer in Residence. Wrote over a dozen scores for Lanford Wilson, Marshall Mason, Joe Montello, & John Bishop
- Las Vegas
- ENTER THE NIGHT (book, music & lyrics, The Stardust Hotel) Musical Extravaganza from 1990 – 2000.
- MADHATTAN (book, music & lyrics, The New York, New York Hotel) staring street performers from Manhattan.
- Circus
- RINGLING BROTHERS, BARNUM & BAILEY 132nd CIRCUS (music)
- Arena
- GOOSEBUMPS, LIVE ON STAGE (music & co-producer with Kenneth Feld, book by Rupert Holmes) US & UK Tour staring Russ Abbott
- RUGRATS (MTV’s Executive Music Produce), US & World Tour
- Producer
- LIVING HOPE GALA FUNDRAISING EVENT for Cancer and Fertility Society, Cipriani Wall Street, May 12, 2006 Cancer and Fertility Society
- NEW YORK SONGWRITER’S SHOWCASE (Host & Creator, Bottom Line, New York) Sammy Cahn, Rupert Holmes, Ruberta Flack, Phoebe Snow, Kander & Ebb, Chita Rivera
- SONGWRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA (National Projects Director)
- THE DEVELOPMENT WING (Founder and Co-Artistic Director with Rupert Holmes) A non-for-profit production company showcasing new works by American Playwrights
