Avenue Q was produced by Maurer Productions Onstage and performed at Kelsey Theatre in March, 2013. 
I was responsible for miking the actors and the orchestra, and doing the FOH and monitor mix for the live performances.
Mastering by Bob Terrano.

Avenue Q

DESCRIPTION: Top of act 2 of Les Miserables, in a sequence unofficially known as "The Letter"--wearing a mens' brown trench coat, hat, and trousers, Eponine attempts to pass as a boy in order to be allowed access to the barricade and be next to Marius, with whom she is secretly in love; however, she is discovered by Marius who initially sends her away over concern for her safety, but then realizes Eponine is his last hope to have a farewell letter for Cosette--the young lady he has fallen in love with--delivered. Eponine reluctantly delivers the letter, which is intercepted by Valjean who promises to give it to Cosette and sends Eponine on her way. He then reads the letter, discovering his daughter's secret love affair with Marius. Valjean is deeply moved by this news and comes up with a plan of his own.
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THIS IS NOWHERE NEAR DONE YET, hehe. Sorry for the yelling, but this was rendered right out of the sequencer, which means the mixing is minimal and at this time very muddy. This is only to share my progress as a preview. It contains nearly the full orchestra and only bits and a few instruments need to be added. As always, this is a recreation of John Cameron's original orchestration, which was set as the show's official orchestration for the next 25 years in 1987. My work as heard here so far includes:
Strings--6 Violins; 2 Violas; 2 Cellos; 1 Double Bass; Acoustic Guitar
Woodwinds--Piccolo; Oboe; Clarinet; Bassoon; English Horn.
Brass--2 French Horns; 2 Mute Trumpets; 2 Trombones.
Percussive--Glockenspiel
Keyboards--2 using the original DX-7 patches.
The tempo is all over the place at this time and needs major work. The guitar is only partially included for much of the beginning. Dynamics need to be tamed on the brass, most notably. The acoustic guitar in the middle and latter part of the song has been intentionally amplified because it's so damn beautiful. I could listen to it all day.

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"The Letter"

Lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer. Original French lyrics by Alain Boublil with input by Jean Marc Natel

Orchestrations by John Cameron

Music by Claude-Michel Schonberg

MARIUS
Hey, little boy, what's this I see?
God, Eponine, the things you do!

EPONINE
I know this is no place for me,
Still, I would rather be with you! 

MARIUS
Get out before the trouble starts.
Get out, 'Ponine, you might get shot!

EPONINE
I've got you worried now, I have
That shows you like me quite a lot! 

MARIUS
There is a way that you can help
You are the answer to a prayer!
Please take this letter to Cosette
And pray to God that she's still there! 

EPONINE
Little you know!
Little you care!

(She walks to the Rue Plumet, where she meets Valjean)

EPONINE
I have a letter M'sieur
It's addressed to your daughter, Cosette
It's from a boy at the barricade, Sir,
In the Rue de Villette.

VALJEAN
Give me that letter here, my boy.

EPONINE
He said to give it to Cosette

VALJEAN
You have my word that my daughter will know 
What this letter contains.
Tell the young man she will read it tomorrow
And here's for your pains

(He gives her a coin)

Go careful now, stay out of sight
There's danger in the streets tonight.

(He opens the letter and reads it aloud, as Eponine eavesdrops)

"Dearest Cosette, 
You have entered my soul
And soon you will be gone.
Can it be only a day since we met
And the world was reborn?
If I should fall in the battle to come
Let this be my goodbye...
Now that I know you love me 
As well
It is harder to die...
I pray that God will bring me home
To be with you.
Pray for your Marius. 
He prays for you..." 

"The Letter" - Original Orchestration

Thought I'd give L5Y a whirl...I've always wanted to play this role...getting old...maybe one day.  

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Me singing Proud of your Boy cut from Aladdin but added to the Broadway production. 

Proud Of Your Boy

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English lyrics by myself.
Mixing by VioletLegacy!

"Crazy Noisy Bizzare Town" — JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

"Hey Ya!" — OutKast

Man Listen

Wow. I actually finished an entire track. I even mastered it. It's a miracle, LOL.
 
I've enabled downloads, so feel free. Please only use privately at home, and if you happen to use it with friends or family, on YouTube or whatever, make sure you give credit to John Cameron for the ORIGINAL orchestration; Claude-Michel Schonberg for the music; and...a FAN for having created the track, haha. 

Nah. Crediting me isn't necessary but I'll go apeshit if you don't credit John and Claude-Michel. Grrrrr.

Enjoy!

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DESCRIPTION: TOP OF ACT I

MONTREUIL-SUR-MER, 1823

Eight years later, Valjean has adopted an alias and has risen to become a wealthy factory owner and mayor of his town. Outside his factory, the streets are teeming with poverty and brimming with anger and rage as the impoverished lament another day of thankless existence. Inside Valjean's factory, one of his employees, Fantine, seeks Valjean's assistance after being harassed by a jealous co-worker. The busy Valjean directs her to his Foreman and rushes off. The factory Foreman, having previously made sexual advances toward Fantine, which she had rejected, abruptly fires her after learning of an illegitimate child named Cosette, whose care Fantine had entrusted to an innkeeper and his wife named the Thenardiers while she works; however, Fantine's firing comes just as she had gotten an urgent letter from the Thenardiers, saying Cosette is deathly ill and they need Fantine to send more money to cover medicines.

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"At the End of the Day"

Lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer. Original French lyrics by Alain Boublil and Jean Marc Natel.

Music by Claude-Michel Schonberg

Orchestrations by John Cameron

[Outside Valjean's factory]

THE POOR:
At the end of the day you're another day older
And that's all you can say for the life of the poor
It's a struggle, it's a war
And there's nothing that anyone's giving
One more day, standing about, what is it for?
One day less to be living.

At the end of the day you're another day colder
And the shirt on your back doesn't keep out the chill
And the righteous hurry past
They don't hear the little ones crying
And the winter is coming on fast, ready to kill
One day nearer to dying!

At the end of the day there's another day dawning
And the sun in the morning is waiting to rise
Like the waves crash on the sand
Like a storm that'll break any second
There's a hunger in the land
There's a reckoning still to be reckoned
And there's gonna be hell to pay
At the end of the day!

[Inside the factory]

FOREMAN:
At the end of the day you get nothing for nothing
Sitting flat on your butt doesn't buy any bread

WORKERS:
There are children back at home
And the children have got to be fed
And you're lucky to be in a job
And in a bed!
And we're counting our blessings!

FEMALE WORKERS:
Have you seen how the foreman is fuming today?
With his terrible breath and his wandering hands?
It's because little Fantine won't give him his way
Take a look at his trousers, you'll see where he stands!

And the boss he never knows
That the foreman is always in heat
If Fantine doesn't look out
Watch how she goes
She'll be out on the street

WORKERS:
At the end of the day it's another day over
With enough in your pocket to last for a week
Pay the landlord pay the shop
Keep on grafting as long as you're able
Keep on grafting till you drop
Or it's back to the crumbs on the table
And you've got to pay your way
At the end of the day!

FACTORY GIRL:
And what have we here, little innocent sister?
Come on Fantine, let's have all the news!

[She grabs the letter from Fantine and reads aloud]

"Dear Fantine you must send us more money...
Your child needs a doctor...
There's no time to lose!"

FANTINE:
Give that letter to me
It is none of your business!
With a husband at home
And a bit on the side

Is there anyone here
Who can swear before God
She has nothing to fear?
She has nothing to hide?

[They fight over the letter. Valjean rushes over to
break up the squabble.]

VALJEAN: (Under the alias M. Madeleine)
What is this fighting all about?
Will someone tear these two apart?
This is a factory, not a circus!
Now come on ladies, settle down
I run a business of repute
I am the mayor of this town

[To the Foreman...]

I look to you to sort this out
And be as patient as you can---

[He goes back into the factory.]

FOREMAN:
Now someone say how this began!

FACTORY GIRL:
At the end of the day she's the one who began it
There's a kid that she's hiding in some little town
There's a man she has to pay
You can guess where she picks up the extra
You can bet she's earning her keep 'sleeping around!'
And the boss wouldn't like it!

FANTINE:
Yes it's true there's a child
And the child is my daughter
And her father abandoned us leaving us flat
Now she lives with an innkeeper man and his wife
And I pay for the child
What's the matter with that??

FEMALE WORKERS:
At the end of the day she'll be nothing but trouble
And there's trouble for all when there's trouble for one
While we're earning our daily bread
She's the one with her hands in the butter
You must send the slut away
Or we're all gonna end in the gutter
And it's us who'll have to pay
At the end of the day!

FOREMAN:
I might have known the bitch could bite
I might have known the cat had claws
I might have guessed your little secret
Ah, yes, the virtuous Fantine
Who keeps herself so pure and clean
You'd be the cause I had no doubt
Of any trouble hereabout
You play a virgin in the light
But need no urgin' in the night.

FACTORY GIRL:
She's been laughing at you
While she's having her men

FEMALE WORKERS:
She'll be nothing but trouble again and again

FACTORY GIRL:
You must sack her today!

WORKERS:
Sack the girl today!

FOREMAN [spoken]:
Right my girl!
On your way!

[Fantine is refused her day's pay and is pushed out the factory gates and onto the street, where the remaining workers laugh at her on their way out.] 

"At the End of the Day" - Original Orchestration

Hairspray was produced by The Academic Theatre and Entertainment Technology Program, and the James Tolin Memorial Fund at the Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College in Central New Jersey in April 2012. Credits: Jeremy Robinson, Director;  Peter De Metz, Music Director; Jody Person, Chorography; Costumes, Kate Pinner; Lighting Design, Robert Terrano; Sound Design, Mike Mandl, Frank McDuff; Stage Management, Tracy Antozzeski. Hairspray was a student production open to members of the community. The James Tolin Memorial Fund is a organization that raises funds for AIDS support groups; Performing Arts Education and Suicide Prevention for LGBT and questioning youth in New Jersey. 
The Academic Theatre, Dance and Entertainment Technology Programs offer associate degrees in several different concentrations. Information may be obtained from the Mercer County Community College Website mccc.edu.
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