Dai Watts

Location
United Kingdom

Societies
PRS

Bio
Dai Watts is a composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist based in London, whose music has appeared on TV, film and advertising worldwide. Dai learned flute as a child in his birthplace Australia, before going on to became a choral scholar at Tewkesbury Abbey Choir school, studying piano and guitar and finally Music at Kings College in London. After graduation he worked as a Musical Director and keyboard player, MD-ing over twenty productions and tours of shows.

He recently composed and performed the score for ‘The Last Title’, a new film by Dutch film maker Bart Holscher (premiered at The Netherlands Film Festival 2015) and is currently producing a new album for the Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain.
His third solo album 'Liminalondon' (2014) comprises 10 instrumental tracks, being a 'psycho-geographical' tour of the Capital interweaving 'found-sounds' with ambient and left-field electronica, acoustic and digital beats and contemporary classical minimalism.

Instruments
Piano, keyboards, flute, guitar, bass

Shows

'South Pacific' (Crucible, Sheffield)
'From a Jack to a King' (Theatre Royal Plymouth-No.1 Tour)
'Leader of the Pack' (No.I Tour)
'Five Guys Named Moe' (Lyric, West End)
'All You Need is Love' (Queen's, West End)
'Our House’ (Nottingham Theatre Royal)
‘Reasons to be Cheerful’ (People’s Palace, Rio de Janeiro)

Session

Nellee Hooper (Bjork, Massive Attack)
Andy McKay (Roxy Music)

Live

Errol Kennedy (Imagination)
The Brotherhood of Man
The Divine David
Celine (Cabaret artist) - Royal Festival Hall
Glastonbury (Spirit of '71 stage 2011)

Singles

'When I Loved You Yesterday' (Greenwing)
'Irreplaceable' (Greenwing)
'It’s So Good' (feat Daniel Pearce)

Video Director
'It’s So Good' (feat. Brian Cox and Charlie Higson)

Tracks

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Adriatic Holiday
Easygoing Balkan Worldbeat with Tamburica (Croatian lute) and accordion over warm backbeat.
Africa Jam
Uplifting tribal African Worldbeat builds with driving drums, happy voices and electro bass.
Along The Shoreline
Flowing, upbeat Pop-Rock with bright, catchy piano theme. Warm and uplifting.
As I Walked Out
Flowing, breezy piano with touches of Una Corda (customised piano). Light and thoughtfully joyful.
Bike Asia
Easygoing, cheery holiday atmosphere with Asian percussion, sitar, flutes and bells. Quirky and fun.
Caring Business
Gentle, sprightly piano 'bagatelle' with bells and plucked strings. Warm, light and optimistic.
Cloud Watcher
Thoughtful 'Una Corda' piano builds with orchestral strings. Warm and gently uplifting.
Day Drifting
Gently flowing customised piano (Una Corda) builds gradually with strings and solo violin. Easygoing and warm.
Do You Remember?
Laid-back, reflective upright piano with strings and solo violin. Smooth and spacey.
Dub Happy
Warm, upbeat feelgood with catchy piano, skippy bass and light dubby elements.
Eighties Technology
Moody electronica builds to driving retro-eighties Synth-Pop anthem. Upbeat, positive and catchy.
Eighties Technology (stems)
Moody electronica builds to driving retro-eighties Synth-Pop anthem. Upbeat, positive and catchy. (Stems of PMOL156 tk25)
First Frost
Gentle meditation on approaching winter- Chamber ensemble with piano.
Future Design
Ambient intro builds with bass and solid beat to positive electronic theme. Spacey, warm, edgy electronica.
Happy Lifestyle
Sunny, upbeat Nu-Folk with ambling beat, accordion and bells. Happy and warm.
Happy New Day
Infectious catchy synth melody over bouncy, upbeat rhythm. Very fresh, cheery and positive with an innocent feel.
Holiday High
Upbeat Indie-Folk with violin lead. Warm and happy.
Lucky Kitty
Cute, quirky and upbeat ukulele and melodica.
Malvern Hills
Warm, breezy piano joined by solo cello and violin builds with lush strings.
Meadowlands
Euphoric, fast flowing piano with touches of Una Corda (customised piano) joined by warm swelling strings.
Memories
Reflective solo piano with dreamy effects. Touching, poignant, mellow and wistful.
Molecular Motion
Warm, technical atmosphere with repetitive, minimalist piano and light electronica.
Molecular Motion (stems)
Warm, technical atmosphere with repetitive, minimalist piano and light electronica. (Stems of PMOL154 tk59)
Morning Air
Mellow piano builds positively with warm strings and a touch of woodwind.
On A High
Happy, uplifting Nu-Folk Indie with upbeat drums, piano and mandolin.
On A High (Promo)
Happy, uplifting Nu-Folk Indie with upbeat drums, piano and mandolin. (30sec of PMOL158 tk13)
On The Up
Piano intro bursts into highly positive Indie Rock at 30sec. Confident and inspiring. (Alternate version has longer intro for voice over)
Peaceful Valley
Slow, mellow piano joined by strings. Tranquil and thoughtful.
Piano Story
Cyclical figures for two pianos evolve and grow to uplifting climax- serious and minimalist.
Savannah Song
African Worldbeat with tribal drums and voices builds to happy, feelgood theme.
Shifting Patterns
Repetitive, subtly evolving figures for two pianos develop with increasing drama.
Summer Fair
Gentle waltzing evocation of traditional summer funfair ride featuring funfair organ.
Summer Joy
Warm rolling piano over soft acoustic-folk backing with ukulele. Light and relaxed.
The Reunion
Piano intro joined by string quartet explodes into uplifting Indie-Rock anthem.
View From The Hills
Tuneful piano joined by strings. Gently reflective and happy.
View From The Hills (Promo)
Tuneful piano joined by strings. Gently reflective and happy. (30sec of PMOL176 tk 1)
Waking World
Minimalistic piano figures joined by warm string quartet. Positive, mellow and flowing.