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Jason Weisinger edit

Jason Weisinger is a music director/producer, composer/orchestrator, performer, and educator based in Long Island City, New York. Described as "...an Olympian of a music director..." by The New York Times, Jason specializes in collaborating with independent writers, producers, and performers to create an inclusive and safe theater industry. His voice is featured on the 2019 GRAMMY-Nominated album The Arc in the Sky, the 2019 EMMY-Nominated Eat Shit, Bob: The Musical, and the 2023 GRAMMY-Nominated album Rising w/ The Crossing

Career edit

Jason Weisinger's recent notable productions include:

"Travels" by James Harrison Monaco at Ars Nova NYC (Associate Music Director)
"The Jury" by Casey Kendall and Jon Bauerfeld at A.R.T. Gural Theater (Music Director)
"The Ninth Hour" by Kate Douglas and Shayfer James, produced by MetLiveArts, a rock-noir musical adaptation of "Beowulf" (Music Director)

Jason finds his greatest passion in developing new musicals. He has supervised various readings, showcases, and workshops with renowned companies such as:

The Goodman Theatre
The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center
Bedlam
TheaterNOW

Recently, he served as Music Assistant on:

"Love Around the Block" by Dave Malloy, a site-specific immersive musical by Hermes
Readings of Dave Malloy's adaptation of Darren Aronofsky's film "Black Swan"
Duncan Sheik's adaptation of "Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen"

Jason frequently music directs and performs in presentations of songs from new musicals as part of the BMI Advanced Musical Theater Writing Workshop.

Orchestrations and Compositions edit

Jason's orchestrations and compositions have been performed by prestigious ensembles, including:

Members of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
New York Philharmonic
GRAMMY-winning ensemble The Crossing
Various Broadway pit orchestras

His work is also featured on the podcast [insert movie here]: The Musical!, available on iTunes and Spotify. Jason serves as the orchestrator/arranger for Cantor Azi Schwartz of Park Avenue Synagogue in Manhattan.

As a composer in the BMI Advanced Musical Theater Writing Workshop, Jason has workshopped two of his musicals:

"Brazil"
"Operation Migration" (both collaborations with writer Kate Douglas)

His setting of e.e. cummings’ "i carry your heart" received 2nd place at the 2016 Sparks & Wiry Cries NYC songSLAM and is published in the Sparks & Wiry Cries songSLAM Songbook: Vol 1.

Performance edit

Jason has sung on stage with notable artists such as:

Andy Einhorn
Kate Baldwin
Ricky Ian Gordon
Stephanie Blythe
Donald Nally
Dawn Upshaw
Mark Morris

He has performed with esteemed ensembles including:

The Boston POPS
Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
American Classical Orchestra
The Crossing
Choir of Trinity Wall Street
Mark Morris Dance Group

Jason's voice appears on Last Week Tonight’s EMMY-nominated song "Eat Shit Bob: The Musical" as well as The Crossing’s 2019 GRAMMY-nominated album "The Arc in the Sky". Most recently, he performed the role of The Oracle in Luna Pearl Woolf’s oratorio "Number Our Days" at the new Perelman Arts Center in downtown Manhattan.

Education edit

As an educator, Jason has taught classes and voice lessons at:

The New School - Mannes Opera
The Neighborhood Playhouse
The University of Cincinnati - CCM

He has also maintained a private voice/piano/music theory studio for 10 years, teaching remotely for the past five years.

Personal Life edit

In his free time, Jason enjoys playing Overwatch, drinking coffee, and rewatching episodes of The Office with his partner Jacqueline and their bossy cat Frank.