Harry Weeks

About Harry Weeks

Hi! My name is Harry. I started playing guitar when I was 10 and soon after started playing amateur theatre shows and fell in love with the world of musical theatre. I branched out quickly to all walks of musical genres, eventually speciallising in Jazz when I received my first degree honours In Jazz Performance (BMus) from the University of Chichester while also gaining valuable experience in both sight reading and improvisational musical environments.

During that time I have racked up countless hours working in theatre pit environments and live on-stage gigs both amateur and professional, as well as reading jazz gigs in trios and as part of a full big band and playing on national theatre tours.
Most notable moments of which are:
- Winning Best Band in the NODA Amateur Dramatics Awards in a week run of Jesus Christ Superstar
- Sharing the stage with west end legends such as Luke Bayer, Trevor Dion Nicholas, Louise Dearman and Rachel Tucker in 'Main men of Musicals' and 'There is Nothin' like a Dame' hosted in Cadogen Hall in May of 2019.
- Being a guest Guitarist for the Syd Laurence Orchestra.
- Being lead guitarist for the University of Chichesters performance of 'Bond is Back' playing the iconic themes of James Bond, Holding the resident guitarist seat in the University of Chichester's Big Band for 4 years straight.
- Playing to 2500 people at the London Palladium for a one night only performance of Annie Get Your Gun in April 2023.
- Holding the guitarist seat for the 2023 UK tour of TONY! (The Tony Blair Rock Opera).
- Starting in September 2021 I was on board P&O Cruises Ventura for 5 months as the guitarist for PULSE, the resident band of the ship, and gained a highly regarded reputation with the Musical director on board and agent Jon Perry of Sonic Artists. I have also had much experience on many other cruise contracts, working on P&O vessels.

I have much experience in amateur dramatics and semi-professional pit environments, during this time I have played the following, including but not limited to:
Rent
Jesus Christ Superstar
We Will Rock You
Oklahoma
The Sound of Music
Hairspray
Cry Baby
West Side Story
Spring Awakening
Little Shop of Horrors
The Addams Family
Copacabana
Half a sixpence
Thouroughly Modern Millie
Sunset Boulevard
Curtains
Our House
Follies
Cabaret
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I Hope all of this experience will count one day as I aspire to be a west end musician, its been my dream as long as I can remember.