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David is an award-winning theatrical composer/lyricist as well as popular songwriter/producer/performer. The new rock musical INVISIBLE, for which David wrote music and lyrics, won the prestigious NAMT National Fund Grant, founded by Stacey Mindich (Dear Evan Hansen) and funded by Kenny Alhadeff (Come From Away, Memphis), as well as first prize in the NMI Search for New Musicals. INVISIBLE also recently made its NYC debut at the world-famous 54 Below, directed by Broadway legend Marc Kudisch (following a 3-D Theatricals west coast workshop also directed by Marc), starring Krystina Alabado (Mean Girls, American Psycho), Anthony Norman (The Prom), Daniel Amerman (Netlflix's "Arrested Development") and Jordan Goodsell ("Angie Tribeca"). David's work as a popular music artist, songwriter and producer has appeared in TV and film, including "Felicity," MTV's "Real World," "Road Rules" and a host of other titles. David is a queer survivor of ex-gay therapy, whose family of origin were instrumental in founding the Christian Coalition and Pat Robertson's religious empire. Today, David's spiritually inquisitive interests in meditation practices such as vipassana and other modalities have culminated in an ever-evolving artistic viewpoint interested in the intersection of beauty, imagination, perception and truth. For more info, write or visit: DavidOrris.com InvisibleTheMusical.com
INVISIBLE: a rock musical, book by David Hollingsworth, Music and Lyrics by David Orris, Directed by Marc Kudisch. INVISIBLE is a modern '80s re-telling of the HG Wells classic The Invisible Man by way of a John-Hughes-esque tale of high school science nerd Griff who devises an experiment to turn him instantly popular and athletic, but instead goes awry and turns him invisible. -Winner of the prestigious NAMT National Fund Grant (funded by Kenny Alhadeff - Come From Away, Memphis) -INVISIBLE had its NYC debut at the world-famous 54 Below starring Krystina Alabado (Mean Girls), Anthony Norman (The Prom), Daniel Amerman (Netflix's "Arrested Development), Jordan Goodsell ("Angie Tribeca") and a stellar cast and band. -First-prize winner in the NMI International Search for New Musicals. -BroadwayWorld and BroadwayRadio made INVISIBLE the subject of the two-season, 11-episode podcast series Some Like It Pop: Making A Musical. -Seven years of development and eights sets of concerts and readings and musical theatre festivals playing to energized, packed houses.
- Managed all aspects of online presence including social media and official websites which yielded millions of impressions and social media followers. - Secured local and national media, positively reporting on unique story angles seen by millions. - Brokered a successful music publishing deal with BMG Chrysalis. - Licensed numerous songs to various feature films and hit television series including "Felicity," "The Real World," "Road Rules," "Winter Break," "Smallville," "One Tree Hill" and many others. - Songs heard nationally and internationally on radio as well as on MTV, and even hitting the #1 spot on the CMJ (College Music Journal) charts.
- Created successful marketing campaigns for Universal artists (Farmclub, Interscope, MCA). - Enhanced artist branding in cooperation with promotion of Farmclub.com: a website, record label and TV show (USA Network). - Oversaw Farmclub.com's online KANA customer service program. - Synergistically utilized demographic user data toward the end of simultaneous grassroots promotion and marketing of Universal music, film, television and web endeavors.
- Assisted WORK Group label President Jeff Ayeroff in all aspects of label management, marketing and organization. - Assisted Sony Wonder President Becky Mancuso in all areas of management. - Served as conduit between artist, label, management, media relations. - Scouted talent and reviewed solicited materials which resulted in signing highly successful artists.