Thriller Live stars Britt Quentin as he leads the 2017 Thriller Live UK tour, Britt has performed in 2,320 performances of Thriller Live over 6 years in the West End. He was Resident Director of the West End production and he is also Resident Director on the tour, the show is on at Venue Cymru from today until the 1st March, we caught up with Britt and some of the cast today to find out more about the show and have an informal chat with Britt.

According to the parents of this rare talent, the story goes that Britt actually came into the world singing. While some are born with a silver spoon in their mouth, this prodigy was graced with a silver microphone and perfect pitch. Church bands by age six felt more natural than baseball by far.

This dynamic vocalist, producer, director, and prolific songwriter has travelled the world on the laurels of his music. He’s held the position of Musical Director (1997- 2009) for the internationally- acclaimed, Los Angeles-based, jazz-funk-pop vocal group, M-pact, producing and recording five CDs and touring four continents.

Thriller Live – Britt Quentin and Cast and Venue Cymru

After M-pact, Britt spent more than 6 years in London’s prestigious West End where he was Resident Director of Thriller Live. While abroad, Britt continued writing and arranging for M-pact. He also produced albums and vocal arrangements for other award winning vocal ensembles across the globe.

Britt has had the honour of sharing the stage with a host of artists, from pop superstars like Stevie Wonder, Sheryl Crow, Babyface, Lionel Richie, Kid Rock, and John Meyer to jazz legends like Natalie Cole, Herbie Hancock, and Kenny G. His signature sound can also be heard on commercial recordings worldwide for Disney, Yahoo, and The Cartoon Network to name a few.

Thriller Live – Britt Quentin and Cast and Venue Cymru

Rare in any modern day musician, Britt boasts equal parts street smarts and formal education, having studied voice, piano, and classical violin for 11 years, as well as music education at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. The latter gave Britt the credentials to land lead counter-tenor soloist for the contemporary classical work, Cafe Desire (2002 -2004) as well as conductor of The All-State Jazz Choir of Colorado 2007. Britt still has a soft spot for the music education he pioneered with M-pact, and shouts out to the million plus students and audience members he has touched so far.

Thriller Live – Britt Quentin, In His Own Words

Thriller Live is on at Venue Cymru until the 1st March, tickets are available from the Box Office: 01492 872000 or via the website venuecymru.co.uk.

Thank you to Britt, the cast and to Venue Cymru for allowing us to pop on over for a chat.

Karen Woodham

Karen Woodham is the founder and owner of the Blazing Minds. She is also a Cinema reviewer and works with RealD 3D reviewing the latest 3D releases and IMAX, she has also had several articles published in various publications including the first edition of SFW Magazine. In 2015 she became an Award Winning Blogger and also has her website listed as one of the UK’s Top 10 Film Blogs.

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