🎼 Meet the Judges for the Tunescribers Arranging Competition

The Tunescribers Arranging Competition is in full swing, and we’re excited to introduce our expert judging panel! With backgrounds spanning Broadway, film, video games, and cutting-edge music technology, our judges bring a wealth of experience to the table. But before we get into their impressive bios, here’s a quick rundown of how the judging process will work.

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🔎 How the Judging Works

All entries will first be reviewed by the Tunescribers team to create a shortlist of the most outstanding arrangements. From there, our esteemed panel of judges will carefully evaluate the finalists, considering creativity, musicality, and craftsmanship to determine the winners.

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🎶 Martin Keary / Tantacrul

Martin Keary is a composer who studied under Gordon McPherson at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

As the Head of Software at Muse Group, Martin plays a crucial role in overseeing and mentoring the teams responsible for the company’s diverse range of products, including MuseScore Studio, Audio.com, Audacity, and MuseSounds.

Outside of his professional responsibilities, Martin runs a YouTube channel called ‘Tantacrul’, where he shares his thoughts on music, technology, philosophy, and design. It is a space where he can blend his personal interests with his professional expertise, engaging with a community that shares his enthusiasm for creativity and innovation.

Follow Martin:
IG/YouTube: @tantacrul

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🎭 Ben Rauhala

Benjamin Rauhala is one of the Broadway community’s most trusted music directors and collaborators. He is the Music Supervisor, co-creator, and ‘Fairy Godfairy’ of Disney Princess – The Concert, touring over 100 cities in North America throughout 2022, and internationally in 2023. He helped conceive and arrange the opening and closing numbers of the 2022 Tony Awards for Academy Award winner Ariana DeBose.

Rauhala has toured the world since 2014 as the music director for Jeremy Jordan, the Tony-nominated star of Broadway’s Newsies and TV’s Supergirl, and in 2020, he was named ‘Best Musical Director’ at the Broadway World Cabaret Awards.

Follow Ben:
IG/TikTok: @brauhala

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🎮 Peter Michael Davison

Peter Michael Davison is a versatile and multitalented composer, orchestrator, and conductor with a diverse portfolio of award-winning international projects. He orchestrated and conducted the acclaimed PS4 epic, Horizon Zero Dawn (2017). Peter returned as conductor and orchestrator for the sequel, Horizon Forbidden West, and the downloadable content, Burning Shores.

In 2022, he composed the original score for Warped Kart Racers (Family Guy IP), a new flagship release animated game for Apple Arcade. Peter composed additional music and orchestrated on the Illumination/Universal feature animation Migration for John Powell. Peter is part of Danny Elfman’s orchestration team for his concert repertoire.

Follow Peter:
IG: @petermichaeldavison

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🎭 Joe Beighton

Joe is an Olivier Award and Grammy Award-nominated Musical Supervisor, Orchestrator, Arranger, and Music Producer. He began his career Music Supervising and creating the vocal arrangements for the Tony Award-winning score of Six The Musical.

Since working on Six, he has been devoted to developing more new musical theatre. He is Musical Supervisor, Orchestrator, and Vocal Arranger for 42 Balloons (The Lowry), Babies (The Other Palace), and Hot Mess (Birmingham Hippodrome).

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🎵 Ready to Compete?

With a panel of judges this talented and diverse, this is your chance to have your work heard by industry-leading professionals! Whether you’re an experienced arranger or just getting started, we encourage you to enter and put your skills to the test.

Deadline: March 1st, 2025

🔗 Enter now: www.tunescribers.com/competition

Good luck, and happy arranging! 🎼