Choral trilogy by Michael Shaieb based on three settings of text adapted from plays by Tony Kushner.
Projects
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Original theme, gameplay music and sound design by Brent Lord for the iOS app originally-titled “Mole” (now discontinued). Search underground for gems, gold nuggets and rare artifacts in an easy-to-play game that rewarded skill, strategy and exploration. Our second game partnership with Ben Britten (programming) and our first with Chris Watts (design and graphics). Later re-released as the Facebook app “MineQuest”.
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Original music by Michael Shaieb, book and lyrics by Kevin Del Aguila for a two-act stage musical about middle-aged superheroes facing old foes and new midlife crises.
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Music and game design by Michael Shaieb and Brent Lord, website by Brent Lord for our first iPhone app partnership with Ben Britten (programming and artwork). “Snowferno” was an original rolling ball puzzle game for iOS devices. Navigate the original ‘snowball in hell’ through the Earth to where cold weather awaits on the other side. Inspired by Dante’s Inferno, a cave containing 20 unique puzzle challenges becomes your own personal hell standing between you and Winter.
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Arrangements written and produced by Brent Lord for the interactive, first-of-its-kind live stage show based on the Emmy-award winning television show. A joint effort between CBS Consumer Products and RWS & Associates Entertainment. Written & directed by Joseph Wartnerchaney. Performances ran four times daily throughout the 2009 summer seasons at Denver’s Elitch Gardens, Oklahoma City’s Frontier City, and Buffalo’s Darien Lake.
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Original music by Brent Lord for an 80 minute modern dance theatre piece about one man’s turnaround thru a visit to life’s emotional playground. Created by Platforms co-choreographer and former Fosse dancer Jeff Shade. The world premiere was December 4-6, 2008 at Manhattan Movement and Arts Center. Proceeds went to benefit two suicide prevention hotlines, The Nine Line and The Trevor Project.
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Audio producing and editing by Brent Lord for an 11-episode audio sitcom released online as a weekly podcast. Created by Kleban Award-winner Jeremy Desmon and voiced by Broadway’s Sebastian Arcelus, Linda Gabler, Michael Thomas Holmes, Russell Koplin, and Lauren Weisman. Guest stars included Stephen DeRosa, Hunter Foster, Nancy Opel, Brad Oscar & David Rossmer.
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Original music, lyrics, and story by Michael Shaieb for a 45 minute choral oratorio looking at the effects of crystal meth addiction in the GLBT community. Commissioned by Dr. Stan Hill and the Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus for their 2008 season and their performance at the GALA Choruses Festival 2008 in Miami.
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Original dance musical with music by Brent Lord for the 2007 “Born at NYMF” commission.
Winner of Peter Filichia’s 2007 Talkin’ Broadway Summer Theatre Festival “Wild Card” citation and the NYMF “Excellence in Choreography” award.
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Feature length documentary film score by Michael Shaieb and Brent Lord about TLC’s Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes for the Vh1 Rock Docs series.