Biography of Rod Christian

In the professional music field, Rod is a writer member of APRA and is well known for his numerous musical achievements. These include compositions for radio film and television, arrangements for large and small choirs and ensembles, solo pop and jazz influenced works and numerous musical theatre songs and arrangements and a full scale musical which is enjoying huge success around the world, CRUISIN' The Musical. More recently, Rod composed the soundtrack for a TV documentary, "Tractors Across Australia" in conjunction with Circling Shark Productions. He also composed the theme music for a film project titled "Breast Screen Cancer". He has also written and recorded theme music for 100FM radio and numerous jingles for television. He is currently working on the orchestral score for "Eureka" The Musical with Mike Harvey. Rod also arranged a full opera for the stage "Rosetta" which premiered at the Mandurah Performing Arts Centre , Western Australia, in January 2007. Rod has recorded and toured extensively and produced albums for various artists throughout Australia. He has musically directed a host of stage musicals including "CALAMITY JANE", "OKLAHOMA","MY FAIR LADY", "GODSPELL", JOSEPH AND HIS AMAZING TECHNICOLOUR DREAM COAT", "THE BOYFRIEND", "SOUND OF MUSIC" to name a few. Rod co- directed and musically arranged and directed his own musical "CRUISIN" in concert mode at the Dolphin Theatre in 1995 and at The Parmelia Hilton in 1997, in Sydney 2003 and in Perth in May 2004. In October 2007, Rod will musically direct "Cruisin'"at the Regal Theatre.