Josh Plotner
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Josh Plotner is a New York-based composer, arranger, and saxophonist/woodwind player originally from Chicago. While he began his musical career focusing on jazz, he has since branched out into musical theatre, classical, rock, Latin (especially South American), and pop music, as well as many other ...
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Josh Plotner is a New York-based composer, arranger, and saxophonist/woodwind player originally from Chicago. While he began his musical career focusing on jazz, he has since branched out into musical theatre, classical, rock, Latin (especially South American), and pop music, as well as many other genres. He has played on Season 3 of The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, a previously unrecorded Stephen Sondheim song from "Assassins" (The Flag Song), played with Meghan Trainor while she was at No. 1 on the charts, and had many other collaborations with incredible artists, including: Esperanza Spalding, Valerie Simpson, Terri Lyne Carrington, Susana Baca, Tia Fuller, Ted Nash, Maurice Hines, Elliot Mason, dozens of Broadway singers, and many others.At the beginning of his career, Josh focused mostly on jazz and classical music. Soon he picked up flute and clarinet, trying to treat each instrument as his primary focus. By his senior year in high school, he was playing in two orchestras, a nationally competitive classical saxophone quartet, three big bands, two jazz small groups, a symphonic band, a woodwind sextet, and many musical pit orchestras in addition to his lessons. This foundation allowed Josh to become extremely versatile at a high level.
After high school, feeling the need to specialize, Josh decided to focus solely on jazz, but that didn't last for long. In college, Josh discovered not only did he have a passion for the many kinds of music that he played; he also had a passion for learning languages (including French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Mandarin, Japanese, and Korean). Once he arrived at Berklee College of Music, he found himself at the most international school in America, and was highly influenced by the friends he made there. In only three years he graduated from Berklee Magna Cum Laude with a double major in Performance and Jazz Composition.
Josh lives in New York and is subbing on Broadway as well as playing in many bands. Recently he has begun playing many world instruments, and his collection is constantly growing. He has created a home studio and has used it to record for many film scores, commercials, and a wide range of albums. Josh continues to write and arrange music, and often works as an arranger for cruise ship singers on Royal Caribbean Cruises and Azamara Club Cruises. He has also begun a YouTube Channel of original multitrack arrangements featuring many of the instruments that he plays.
Josh Plotner News
Goldie Dver Will Play SWEET BEGINNING For One Night at Laurie Beechman Theatreby Stephen Mosher - Oct 14, 2022
Award-winner Goldie Dver has been busy lately, and it all comes to a head on November 6th at The Laurie Beechman Theatre.
Musical Theater Writers to be Celebrated In Berklee's CURTAIN UP! Concertby Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 19, 2022
Curtain Up!, an annual Berklee College of Music event showcasing new musical theater songs written, orchestrated, and performed by students, will take place at the Berklee Performance Center on Tuesday, April 26 at 8:00 p.m.
Photos: Isabelle McCalla, Shereen Pimentel and More Sing The Music Of Ben Caplan at Feinstein's/54 Belowby Stephi Wild - Nov 21, 2021
On Friday, November 12th Feinstein's/54 Below hosted the return of composer Ben Caplan with Heart Of The Moment.
Diana DeGarmo and Ace Young Will Lead Virtual FIRST DATE in Julyby Nicole Rosky - May 26, 2021
Art Lab and ShowTown Productions just announced that Diana DeGarmo and Ace Young – former “American Idol” contestants who are married in real life – will co-star in a new virtual production of the 2013 Broadway musical comedy, First Date. The production, directed by Meg Fofonoff, will stream for five performances from July 23-25 on the ticketing platform, Stellar.
Danny Jonokuchi & The Revisionists Win The First Ever Count Basie Great American Swing Contestby Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 18, 2020
Primary Wave Music Publishing and the Count Basie Estate have announced Danny Jonokuchi & The Revisionists as the winners of the first ever Count Basie Great American Swing Contest. Chosen out of over thirty entries, Jonokuchi and his band won over the judges with their rendition of the Count Basie classic 'One O'Clock Jump.'
Maria Wirries to Release Debut Album JUST KEEP SINGINGby Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 7, 2020
Broadway Actress Maria Wirries has kept pretty busy since Covid-19 halted the First National Tour of Dear Evan Hansen. On Monday, October 26th she will be releasing her debut album titled Just Keep Singing on all streaming services!
WATCH: Joe Iconis and Family on #54BelowAtHome at 6:30pm!by Taylor Brethauer-Hamling - May 15, 2020
Feinstein's/54 Below continues their #54BelowAtHome series tonight with Joe Iconis and Family!
Feinstein's/54 Below Will Premiere Four New Shows Online Including THE JONATHAN LARSON PROJECT and Moreby Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 7, 2020
Feinstein's/54 Below has added shows to #54BelowatHome, a series of streamed performances to provide theater fans everywhere with artistic content from their favorite artists.
VIDEO: BE MORE CHILL Star Lauren Marcus Releases Original Song 'What It Really Cost You'by A.A. Cristi - Apr 2, 2020
Be More Chill star Lauren Marcus has released an original protest song titled, 'What It Really Cost You.'
Feinstein's/54 Below Will Present THE CRYSTAL GEMS OF BROADWAY Featuring Troy Iwata, Jorrel Javier and Moreby Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 5, 2020
FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, will present The Crystal Gems of Broadway on April 17, 2020. Brought to life for the first time in New York, Broadway's brightest stars celebrate 'Steven Universe' in an evening of songs from the show and movie at Feinstein's/54 Below. For one night only, Rebecca Sugar's compositions will take you laugh and cry on a journey about love, compassion, and relationships. Get ready to hear all of your favorites, including 'Love Like You', 'Happily Ever After', and of course 'We Are The Crystal Gems'. Featuring an all-star Broadway cast, this is one concert no Broadway or Steven Universe fan should miss!
Josh Plotner Videos
by Stage Tube - Aug 26, 2018
Fans have no chill when it comes to Be More Chill, the show making its off-Broadway debut now after taking the world by storm, seemingly overnight.
by Stage Tube - Oct 30, 2015
Ghostlight Records and Two River Theater have released the Original Cast Recording of the new musical BE MORE CHILL in digital formats today, October 30. Check out a special 'Making of the Cast Album' video -- featuring several songs along with exclusive footage of the recording session, the production and interviews with the cast and creative team -- below! The international digital release will be on Friday, November 13; with physical CDs in stores and online Friday, December 18.
