Singer · Conductor · Entrepreneur

Jamie Wright

Singer and beatboxer with The Swingles.
Co-founder of WorldChoir.
Conductor, and music technologist helping people worldwide find their voice.

WorldChoir
Co-founder and Technical Director
The Swingles
Baritone and vocal percussionist
ARAM 2022
Associate of the Royal Academy of Music
Jamie Wright

Jamie studied Music at the University of York and completed the vocal performance Masters programme at the Royal Academy of Music, graduating with distinction. In 2022 he was awarded Associate of the Royal Academy of Music (ARAM).

After graduating, he worked closely with Gareth Malone as an arranger and vocal coach for The Naked Choir and Gareth’s Best in Britain, going on to join Gareth’s choir ‘Voices’ for a UK tour and subsequent recordings.

As a singer he has performed at the BBC Proms and Shakespeare’s Globe, appeared as a soloist at The Barbican with Britten Sinfonia Voices, and sang at the Tower of London Chapels Royal. He has also featured on numerous film soundtracks as a session singer with London Voices.

In 2020 Jamie co-founded the Stay at Home Choir (now WorldChoir) with conductor Tori Longdon, bringing together over 30,000 participants from 75+ countries. Alongside his performing work, he contributes to the development and delivery of the organisation’s digital projects and large-scale international initiatives. The project won the Royal Philharmonic Society Inspiration Award in 2021.

Jamie Wright performing with The Swingles at Vocalmente festival
Singing

Performance

Baritone and vocal percussionist with The Swingles, the five-time Grammy award-winning a cappella group. Session singer with London Voices and Audio Network, featured on numerous film soundtracks.

Soloist at The Barbican with Britten Sinfonia Voices. BBC Proms, Shakespeare's Globe, Tower of London Chapel Royal.

Jamie Wright conducting WorldChoir and orchestra at Cadogan Hall
Conducting

Conducting

Musical director and conductor for choral and orchestral projects. Co-founder and Technical Director of WorldChoir, bringing together 30,000+ singers from 75+ countries.

Conducting London Youth Choir Cambiata Boys Choir and Billericay Choral Society. Collaborations with VOCES8, King's Singers, Gareth Malone.

Jamie Wright leading an engaging WorldChoir rehearsal
Workshops

Education

Choral director and workshop leader for all ages and abilities. A cappella, choral, and beatboxing across multiple genres. Passionate about making singing accessible and transformative.

Welsh National Opera, Garsington Opera, Spitalfields Music, The Sixteen, Britten Sinfonia, National Youth Choirs of Great Britain.

Technology

Music technology

Building tools that help singers learn music more effectively. Currently developing uMix/PartPlayer, a web app that lets choir members mix personalised rehearsal tracks and learn at their own pace.

Developed multiple music teaching and learning apps. Exploring how technology can support music education and community singing at scale.

See PartPlayer →
The Swingles
Welsh National Opera
Garsington Opera
Gareth Malone
The King's Singers
The Sixteen
Shakespeare's Globe
Britten Sinfonia
National Youth Choirs of GB
London Youth Choir
London Voices
Tower of London Chapels Royal

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