John Biddle
John is a composer and sound designer based in Leeds, England. After studying music, he worked as a classical singer in London for several years, performing as a soloist and with vocal ensembles on numerous concert tours, radio programmes and recordings and working with world-renowned composers such as Arvo Pärt, James MacMillan and John Tavener.
In the course of his studies, however, he also became interested in theatre and began working as an actor during this time. He has subsequently performed in theatres throughout the UK, including the Bush and Unicorn in London, the Sheffield Crucible and Royal Exchange in Manchester and The Traverse in Edinburgh, as well as in many dramas and plays for BBC Radio.
More recently he has returned to his first love: music. He composes for many theatre companies including Leeds Playhouse, National Theatre Wales, Sheffield Theatres, Conde Duque in Madrid and LA Theatre Works in California as well as for radio and podcast projects including the award-winning ‘Dead Honest’ podcast and ‘Discover Your Inner Astronaut’ for BBC Studios (forthcoming). He is excited to be working at JES and hopes to improve his German language skills from his school days.