David Mahoney (Performer / Producer)

Mahoney with Kerry Ellis and Ben Forster

David Joseph Mahoney (born 5 October 1987) is a British conductor, producer, performer and creative director.

Birth name David Joseph Mahoney
Born 5 October 1987 (age 28)
Occupation(s) Conductor, producer, performer, creative director
Years active 2009–present
Associated acts The Novello Orchestra
Website www.thenovelloorchestra.com

Performance groups

A graduate of Oxford University, Mahoney is the founder and musical director of The Novello Orchestra, who have performed with artists including Kerry Ellis, Ruthie Henshall, The Von Trapps and American group Pink Martini.[1]

He is a member of Classical Brit Award winning group Only Men Aloud.

Productions

For television, Mahoney has worked as a producer for Jonathan and Charlotte (ITV1) and three episodes of Songs of Praise (BBC1), whilst development work includes projects involving Dame Shirley Bassey and Sir Tom Jones.

Mahoney founded the Cardiff Music Festival[2][3][4] in 2011.

He was the show producer of the 2015 BAFTA Cymru Awards[5][6] (hosted by BBC Radio DJ Huw Stephens) and will continue the role in 2016.[7] Other productions include the ‘Life in Song’ series at London’s Royal Festival Hall (for Senbla / BBC) featuring Pete Waterman, Tony Hatch, Tim Rice and Burt Bacharach.

As a creative director, his shows include Broadway to the Bay[8][9] as part of the Wales Millennium Centre's[10] 10th Anniversary celebrations.[11][12]

Mahoney is patron of Performing Arts Academy Wales[13] and is a regular columnist for Cardiff Life Magazine. He was a judge for the 2015 Cardiff Life Awards[14] and has appeared twice in Wales Online's Sexiest Men in Wales Top 50, appearing at number 12 in 2011.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Pink Martini with special guests The Novello Orchestra & The von Trapps, - Wales Online". www.walesonline.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
  2. ↑ "David Mahoney outlines his plans for the first Cardiff Music Festival". walesonline. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  3. ↑ "Cardiff Music Festival 2011 - News and latest information on Theatre Dance and Performance in Wales - news, reviews, commentary, features and discussion". www.theatre-wales.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
  4. ↑ "X Factor's Lucie Jones hunts for new talent at Cardiff Music Festival". walesonline. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
  5. ↑ "Bafta Cymru 2015: James Dean Bradfield and Gruff Rhys among those attending". walesonline. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  6. ↑ "Cymru Award Nominees Party 2015". www.bafta.org. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
  7. ↑ "Awards". www.bafta.org. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  8. ↑ "Review: Broadway To The Bay, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff". walesonline. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
  9. ↑ "Broadway to the Bay | Cast and Creatives". whatsonstage. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
  10. ↑ "Canolfan Mileniwm Cymru \ Wales Millennium Centre". www.wmc.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  11. ↑ "Q & A with David Mahoney | WMC10". wmc10.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
  12. ↑ "The Wales Millennium Centre should be a venue where new masterpieces are born". walesonline. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
  13. ↑ "Patron - Performing Arts Academy Wales". Performing Arts Academy Wales. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  14. ↑ "Cardiff Life Awards 2016". cardifflifeawards.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
  15. ↑ "The Sexiest Men in Wales 2011".
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