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About Joe Martin

Hi, I’m Joe. I am a Musical Director, Singing Teacher and Choir Leader. My passion lies in Musical Theatre.I have Musically Directed a number of amateur dramatic societies and run adult and children’s choirs. I have a passion for teaching students to use their voice safely and effectively!I am an accomplished musical arranger and songwriter and have arranged for choirs, theatre groups, and community groups. I have also co-written songs and orchestral arrangements with a local record label.

“I enjoy sharing and teaching music to the students I meet. I have a passion for Choral Singing and want to ‘Get Britain Singing!’ Music has to be fun. If it’s fun, even though it might be hard work, the students will enjoy the challenge!”

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What I Do

Musical Director

Joe is a trained Musical Director with over 10 years experience. With a charming, professional and humorous approach he will get the best out of your performers; the way they perform, the reason for doing so, the depth of harmony and the detailing. With high quality modern technology, Joe is able to create an array of styles and sounds to suit any environment; both live and in the studio. If you’re a producer with multiple productions, Joe can be your Supervisor; travelling with you from venue to venue, providing other musicians & directors to run each show, whilst still receiving the vocal tuition and coaching from Joe at the beginning. Whatever your production or performance needs, he along with his partners will be able to give you outstanding results.

Singing Teacher

Joe is fast becoming one of Lancashire’s most sought after Vocal Coaches. With a wealth of experience, he can tailor a programme to suit you. Having worked with singers and speakers across the country, in various settings, from 1-to-1 to large groups, community projects to full scale musicals, Joe’s attention to detail and method of working ensures he always gets the desired results. Having taught a wide variety of students from complete beginners to professionals; actors, singers and other professional voice users, achievements of past students include: gaining professional work in the industry, west end shows, placements at top London performing arts colleges and regular distinctions in ABRSM, TRINITY, Rock School and LCM vocal examinations. Joe works with all styles of singing and speaking.

Choir Leader

Joe has a wealth of experience working with choirs, both adult and children’s. With an emphasis on fun and enjoyment, Joe excels at getting the best from his choristers. Joe has rehearsed and directed a number of choirs for various events including the Preston Guild Ecumenical Service 2012, Corporate Awards Evenings, Real Radio and he has also taken choirs to national competitions and choral festivals. Joe is experienced in a wide variety of styles and settings of choral music, whether it be classical, contemporary, sacred, musical theatre; unison through to divided SATB.

Track Creation

Using high quality industry standard modern technology, Joe’s studio can create wonders. From orchestral beauties to pop masterpieces and even musical theatre magic! Whether you need a custom backing or click track, or need to record vocals over a track, Joe has what it takes to ensure you excellent results. If you’re a singer in need a piano track recording for your next audition or a producer in need of a click track for your next show, get in touch. Examples of similar works can be found in my portfolio.

Credits & Experience

A selection of productions, choirs, and institutions I’ve had the pleasure of working with.

Musical Director

  • Hairspray Jr. (King’s Dance Academy)
  • Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (S.O.N.G)
  • Little Shop Of Horrors (Garstang Musical Productions)
  • Jekyll & Hyde (St. Ambrose Players)
  • Oliver! (Garstang Musical Productions)
  • Legally Blonde (St. Ambrose Players)
  • Aladdin (Festival Drayton Centre)
  • Dick Whittington (The Met, Bury)
  • Calendar Girls (Garstang Musical Productions)
  • Sister Act (St. Ambrose Players)
  • Robin Hood (Lawrence Batley Theatre)
  • My Fair Lady (Garstang Musical Productions)
  • The Sound Of Music (Brookdale Youth Theatre)
  • The Addams Family (Garstang Musical Productions)
  • High School Musical (Brookdale Youth Theatre)
  • 9 to 5 (BOS)
  • Bugsy Malone (Brookdale Youth Theatre)

Choir Leader

  • ShowChoir Limited
  • Magic Voices
  • Preston Musical Comedy Show Choir
  • Archbishop Temple Choirs
  • Chorley Children’s Choir
  • Preston Children’s Choir
  • Ormskirk Children’s Choir
  • Preston Community Choir
  • The Capricorn Singers

Teaching

  • King’s Dance Academy
  • Cardinal Newman College
  • Runshaw College
  • Archbishop Temple School
  • Lancaster Royal Grammar School
  • Hodgson Academy
  • Cardinal Allen High School
  • All Hallow’s High School
  • Ashton Community Science College
  • Lancashire Music Service
  • Fame School Of The Arts
  • Scream Theatre School
  • Carol May School Of Dance

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

“I can’t recommend Joe highly enough. Every session is tailored to you, incredibly supportive, and packed with expert guidance. You can feel the progress straight away — the results really do speak for themselves.”

– Jessica R.

“Absolutely outstanding. The personalised vocal coaching and clear, practical advice made a huge difference to my confidence and technique. Every lesson feels purposeful, and the improvement is undeniable.”

– Daniel M.

“An inspiring, knowledgeable coach who truly knows how to bring out the best in you. Every detail is thoughtfully tailored, and you leave each session feeling stronger, more confident, and motivated to improve.”

– Alex P.

“Exceptionally high-quality coaching. The attention to detail, tailored approach, and deep industry knowledge create real, measurable progress. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Joe to anyone serious about their voice.”

– Chris L.

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My nine -year-old daughter loves singing in her musical theatre class with Joe. Her confidence has grown so much. She’s looking forward to performing in her next musical soon x
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Trudi Baxter
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Joe is simply fantastic. Friendly and patient. My daughter has grown in confidence since she started her singing lessons with him. And her pitch improves week on week. Highly recommend.
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Stacey Hardman
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Joe is absolutely fantastic with his pupils my daughter absolutely loves him and he is a brilliant teacher, funny, kind and patient with a superb sense of humour
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I'm a member of ShowChoirNW and have been for 1year and 8 months now. One of the best decisions I ever made! I adore the songs we sing and Joe's arrangements are so wonderful; balanced, challenging and goosebump inducing when they come together. He directs us with such knowldge and enthusiasm, and his demonstrations are off the scale, because he has the widest singing range of any male voice I have ever known! Rehearsals are always fun and full of humour, with high expectations which leave me with a feeling of 'Wow that was great! I need to be even better for next week!' Joe, you're great. We love you!
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I was so looking forward to this technique session and it did not disappoint. I learnt so much and understood more about oral and nasal twang that was clearly explained. I would recommend any singers to try this workshop there will surely be something to learn and it was fun too.
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Brilliant vocal techniques session today. Joe is so knowledgeable and made us all better singers in a matter of moments!
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This afternoon I had the very great pleasure of taking part in a voice technique workshop led by Joe. I am a member of Showchoir North West and as I have had no singing lessons this was a great opportunity to gain some valuable experience. The workshop was very informative, fun and had lots of vocal activities to explain what Joe was telling us. I would highly recommend Joe as a singing teacher - defo 5 stars 😄
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Fun afternoon learning about the technical side of singing. Would definitely recommend if you are interested in learning to improve your voice. Would definitely attend again to learn more.
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Lauren Flint
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It was really good to come along and see the lesson thank you - I'm not sure what I was expecting before I came, but I guess I was quite surprised by how technical the lessons were... not in a bad way... there's just obviously an awful lot to think about if you want to sing properly... and you could hear the tips and techniques that Joe was suggesting making an immediate difference to the singing voice. I liked Joe's approach to the lesson. He kept the discussion light and supportive. His feedback was honest, constructive, clearly focused on making real improvements... but also kindly delivered, with a dollop of fun and ensuring that the session didn't feel too intense, given the one to one nature.
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