Music Direction
Martin is an experienced music director and conductor with over 50 professional, amateur and educational production credits to his name. He is comfortable in a range of styles, with a nuanced understanding of the demands of everything from pre-Golden Age through to contemporary music theatre. If you'd like to have a discussion with Martin to see if he's the right fit for your upcoming production, click the button.
Experience
Martin has had the good fortune to work with a number of wonderful companies and performers. Here's just a few of them:
Elder Conservatorium Music Theatre (ECMT)
Little Women (dir. Erin James), A Chorus Line (dir. Matthew Hyde), Sweeney Todd (dir. James Millar), Legally Blonde: the Musical (dir. Nikki Snelson)
Lydian Productions
Bitter. Sweet., Godspell (with Irregular Productions: dir. Karen Sheldon), john & jen (dir. Karen Sheldon)
Pelican Productions
In the Heights (with Rosie Hosking: dir. Emma Williams), Bring It On: The Musical (with Rosie Hosking: dir. Adam Goodburn), Seussical Jr. (dir. David Lampard), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (dirs. Jen Frith & Kylie Green)
Davine Productions
Judge Jackie: Disorder in the Court (Australian Premiere: dir. David Gauci), It's Only Life (with John Bucchino: dir. David Gauci)
Testimonial
John Bucchino, Broadway composer
"I had the great pleasure of working with Martin Cheney on the Adelaide production of my revue "It's Only Life". Martin possesses all the qualities one could hope for in a musical director: He's an excellent pianist, he taught the complex music concisely and understood it emotionally, he's patient, kind, and a good communicator. I would be delighted to work with him again, and highly recommend him to anyone seeking a sensitive musician and a consummate professional."