BIOGRAPHY
"Clash Collaboration pushes us outside of our known spheres and forces us into new and unexplored territories of sonic hybridity and fractured identity."
Thesis J. Irish Submitted December 2020
After receiving much acclaim within the world of Classical music, including 2 music scholarships for violin performance, Jessica Arlo Irish decided to pursue her passion for music production, composition and songwriting. With her unique talent to play a number of instruments (specialising in violin and viola) combined with her natural gift for improvisation and composition, she has gone on to release internationally acclaimed and award winning solo projects as well as working for professional labels, bands and solo artists from both Australia and abroad (see below for a full list of awards). Jessica specialises in work with strings across all genres, stretching traditional boundaries into a new, fractured hybridity with her unique electro-acoustic combinations. Her primary pursuits are composing for film, television and video games. Jessica completed her Doctor of Creative Arts in 2020 and her Advance-HE Fellowship in 2021, and works as a part time Lecturer/Tutor at Western Sydney University. Her studio is located at Church Street Studios in Sydney.
FILM | TV
Portfolio of Work
AND MRS
String Orchestrator, Performer and String Recording Engineer
THE BIG DOG
Textural String Underscore Orchestrator, Performer and Recording Engineer
BEING BETTY FLOOD
String Orchestrator, Performer and String Recording Engineer
String Orchestrator, Performer and String Recording Engineer
A SAVAGE CHRISTMAS
Extra Music (Producer), String Orchestrator, Performer & Recording Engineer
ROBO RAMEN (2022)
Composer, Recording Engineer, Recording Artist & Producer
TICKETYBOO (2022)
Composer, Producer & Recording Artist
Composer's Assistant and Arranger to Guy Gross
Composer, Producer & Recording Artist
THE HEIGHTS (2019)
MELBOURNE FASION WEEK (2018)
Composed and Produced tracks for Gorman & Sandro Paris
KINDRED
COMPOSITION | PRODUCTION | RECORDING
Composition, Production + Recording Work
OLIVER TANK
String Composition + Recording + Collaboration
Different Speed (feat. Ta-Ku)
Last Night I Heard Everything ...
Circles
Unreal
Lost feat. Fawn Myers
Untold - Oliver Tank & Wren (Cowrite)
Tonight (Unreleased Dreams)
Stay feat. Fawn Myers
Home
You Never Know feat. Hayden Calnin
Sound Of Silence feat. Fawn Myers
Past Present Future
Beautiful feat. Fawn Myers
RUE TIAY
String Composition & Recording
James Dean (TBR)
Rolling Stone (TBR)
ALANNA VULO
Acoustic Orchestration with Adrian Breakspear
We Fall (unreleased)
JESSE WATT
Violin Performance & Improvisation
Multiple Tracks
THE VEGETABLE PLOT
Extra Strings + Voice Over Work (2018)
Recorded at Vienna People Studios
String Composition + Recording for single (2024)
NAT CONWAY
Cover Orchestration, Performance & Production
FULL PORTFOLIO
For work examples or specific track enquiries, please get in contact.
A Savage Christmas (TBR)
Extra Music, String Orchestrator, Performer & Recording Engineer
Rue Tiay
Composed, Performed and Recorded Strings for her 2023 singles James Dean (TBR) and Rolling Stone (TBR)
The Big Dog (TBR)
Textural String Underscore Orchestrator, Performer and Recording Engineer
& Mrs (TBR)
String Orchestrator, Performer and Recording Engineer
Georgio Armani
Aqua di Gio 25 Year Celebration with Luxe Strings (2022)
Nataliae Bassingthwaite & Mark Vincent
Streetside Medics Dinner with Luxe Strings (2022)
Renée Brack
Composer and Producer for
Ticketyboo (2022)
Documentary in association with Dementia Australia.
Guy Gross
Composer’s assistant and orchestrator for
How To Please A Woman (2022)
Pianos For The People
Performed violin for Pianos For The People in Darling Square (April 2021)
Fisher Ghost Youth Orchestra
Developed and lead an improvisation masterclass for the Fisher Ghost Youth Orchestra (April 2021)
Tep No
Composed and recorded strings for 2 of Tep No’s tracks for 2021
Heartbeat Bangs ft. KT Tunstall
Want It Now (Heart Is Racing)
AYA YVES
Orchestrated acoustic version of Feels Alright with Adrian Breakspear
Alanna Vulo
Orchestrated acoustic version of We Fall with Adrian Breakspear
Greek Legends of the 20th Century (ENMORE)
Performed at Enmore for Greek Legends of the 20th Century (26 March 2021)
LAU
Composed and recorded strings for Rivers (2020) produced by Jake Arvonen
George Ellis
Performed for We Can Be Heroes: The Music of David Bowie Orchestrated at the State Theatre, Sydney (December 2020 & February 2021)
Performed for Bohemian Symphony: The Music of Queen Orchestrated (January 2021 & March 2021)
Performed for Nothing Else Matters - The Music of Metallica Orchestrated at the State Theatre, Sydney (February 2021)
The Apprentice Australia
Performed violin for TV show (2021) with Luxe Strings
Seoul National University
Composed, recorded and produced a piece featuring the Haegeum, performed by Sihyun Park (2020)
Sonido
Composed and recorded solo violin for Hasta Que la Dignidad Se Haga Costumbre (2020)
Greenhill Novak
Performed violin in several promotional music videos for the company (2020)
Johnny Manuel
Performed violin with Johnny Manuel at The Voice Grand Finale (July 2020)
Chris Sebastian
Performed violin with Chris Sebastian at The Voice Grand Finale (July 2020)
Guy Sebastian
Performed violin with Guy Sebastian at The Voice Grand Finale (July 2020)
Mirla Sounds
Performed and improvised violin on a number of tracks including In Search of Lost Time and Solitaire (2020-2021)
Delta Goodrem
Performed with Delta Goodrem at Fire Fight Australia (2020) hosted by Celeste Barber
Performed with Delta Goodrem for Christmas Promotional Album performances on Sunrise with Luxe Strings (2020)
Parkway Drive
Performed with Parkway Drive in Melbourne, Sydney & Brisbane for Good Things Festival (2019) with Luxe Strings
Clews
Orchestrated & recorded strings for Clews: Feel
for Sony Australia (2019)
Ricky Lee Coulter
Performed with Ricky Lee Coulter at Everest Carnival Fashion Lunch (October 2019)
One Republic
Performed with OneRepublic at the NRL Finals (October 2019)
Lisa Gerrard
Performed on a track featuring vocals by Lisa Gerrard at Nylon Studios, led by Jesse Watt
Delta Goodrem & Daniel Shaw
Performed on The Voice Grand Finals (2019) in duet with Delta Goodrem and Daniel Shaw
Boy George & Diana Rouvas
Performed on The Voice Grand Finals (2019) in duet with Boy George and Diana Rouvas
Jessica Mauboy
Performed on The Voice (2019) with Jessica Mauboy from Sony Australia
One World One People
Performed at William Wallace Hotel (May’19)
Performed at The Bridge Hotel (Aug'19)
Performed at Lazy Bones (Aug’19)
Ilan Kidron
Performed on Ilan Kidron’s (previously from The Potbelleez) new video duet of Shallow (2019)
Rai Thistlewaite
Performed on Rai Thistlewaite’s (Thirsty Merc) new solo music video
Till The Lights Come On (2019)
Silver Party
Performed at the Silver Party (2019): charity event to raise funds for The Children’s Hospital
Mark Vincent
Performed on Channel 10 with Mark Vincent (Sony Australia) to promote his Eurovision audition (2019)
Big Up Ma Boobs
Voice over work for Big Up Ma Boobs; UK Breastfeeding Normalising Animation (2018) through Vienna People
Billy Blake
Composed & recorded strings for Billy Blake's solo project (2019) through Vienna People
Melbourne Fashion Week
Composed two tracks for Melbourne Fashion Week’s Instagram and social media platforms for the brands Gorman & Sandro Paris (2018)
The Vegetable Plot
String composition & recording + voice over work (2018)
Michael McGlynn of Vienna People
Ongoing collaboration with Michael McGlynn of Vienna People Studios. Composing music for artists, film, television and radio advertising briefs.
Music Aviva
Collaborated with Music Aviva, Opera Vita and Opera Australia’s Simon Kim for a performance at Avoca Theatre (2017)
AFTRS
Performed violin at the AFTRS conference with Australian film composers presenting their works (2017)
Nat Conway
Orchestral arrangement and recording/production (recorded at Sony Studios) of
Summer To Stay
Hansaa
String composition and recording (2018) for Trust and Eulogy Interlude
The Khanz
String composition and recording for Who Would Let You Drown and Dance on the Clouds (2018)
Annabelle Kay
String composition and recording for Nightmare of a Dream (2018)
Jess Starreveld
String composition and recording for Loud + Clear (2018)
Jess Starreveld
String composition and recording for Loud + Clear (2018)
Holly Harrison
Collaborated on both live improvisations and studio recorded improvisations between 2015-2018
Yantra de Vilder
Collaborator since 2015 on multiple live and recorded projects
Claymore
Guest Violinist with band at several festivals and performances throughout Australia
Damien Leith
Violinist for shows/tours since 2015 including The Parting Glass, Roy Orbison, 10 Year Anniversary, Elvis, Elvis with String Quartet, Roy Orbison with String Quartet
Multiple TV performances on Channels 7, 9 & 10 (Sony)
Composed, orchestrated & arranged strings for string quartet tours in 2018/2019 and 2019/2020
Violin and viola session musician and composer
Clare Conway (Filmmaker)
The Director of 3 of Wren's music videos that have gone on to be featured in many international film festivals as well as winning multiple international awards
Directed and produced film called Tacit (Japan) for which Jessica Arlo Irish wrote the soundtrack
Something With Numbers
Performed electric violin with Something With Numbers at the Coaster Festival in Gosford 2011
Oliver Tank
Composed/recorded strings for Last Night I Heard Everything In Slow Motion - Winner of FBi Radio: Northern Lights Competition 2011 in Iceland, where he performed it at the Iceland Airwaves Festival. Track used in National Campaign for GetUp! Australia:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TBd-UCwVAY
Cowrote Untold - picked up by triple j’s Home & Hosed.
String composition/recording for the tracks listed below:
Swerve
Different Speed (feat. Ta-Ku)
Last Night I Heard Everything ...
Circles
Unreal
Lost feat. Fawn Myers
Untold - Oliver Tank & Wren (Cowrite)
Tonight (Unreleased Dreams)
Stay feat. Fawn Myers
Home
You Never Know feat. Hayden Calnin
Sound Of Silence feat. Fawn Myers
Past Present Future
Beautiful feat. Fawn Myers
FULL LIST OF AWARDS & FEATURES
Ticketyboo selected for the International Cilento Film Festical 2022 - Score Composed and Produced by Jessica Arlo Irish
Ticketyboo wins Best Australian Documentary at Amsterdam International Film Festival 2022 - Score Composed and Produced by Jessica Arlo Irish
Ticketyboo selected for Stockholm City Film Festival 2022 - Score Composed and Produced by Jessica Arlo Irish
Ticketyboo selected for Topaz Film Festival 2022 - Score Composed and Produced by Jessica Arlo Irish
Ticketyboo wins Best Documentary award at Druk International Film Festival 2022 - Score Composed and Produced by Jessica Arlo Irish
Ticketyboo selected for Lane Doc Fest 2022 - Score Composed and Produced by Jessica Arlo Irish
Ticketyboo is a semifinalist at the Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival 2022 - Score Composed and Produced by Jessica Arlo Irish
Ticketyboo wins Honourable Mention at the Open Window International Film Challenge 2022 City Film Festival 2022 - Score Composed and Produced by Jessica Arlo Irish
Ticketyboo selected for Stockholm City Film Festival 2022 - Score Composed and Produced by Jessica Arlo Irish
Ticketyboo selected for Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 2022 - Score Composed and Produced by Jessica Arlo Irish
Tacit - Directed by Clare Conway - Score Composed & Produced by Jessica Arlo Irish - Semifinalist in NewFilmmakers NY Film Festival (April 2021)
Tacit - Directed by Clare Conway - Score Composed & Produced by Jessica Arlo Irish - selected for Montreal Independent Film Festival (March 2021)
Honourable Mention in the Unsigned Only Competition 2021 (NASHVILLE) for 숨 (feat. Sihyun Park)
Semifinalist in the Unsigned Only Competition 2021 (NASHVILLE) for Disturbed Water
Honourable Mention in the Unsigned Only Competition 2019 (NASHVILLE) for You Don't Owe Me (No More)
Finalist in 3 categories of the Unsigned Only Competition 2019 (NASHVILLE) for You Don't Owe Me (No More)
Honourable Mention in the International Songwriting Competition 2018 (NASHVILLE) for Secrets in the Music Video Category
Secrets Music Video screened at Canberra Short Film Festival 2018
2nd Place in Music Video Category in the International Songwriting Competition 2017 (NASHVILLE) for Secrets in the Music Video category
Semifinalist in the International Songwriting Competition 2017 (NASHVILLE) for Secrets in both the Music Video and Unpublished categories
Secrets is a winner in the UK International Songwriting Competition 2017 for Best Music Video, along with 4 Higher Commended Awards for the track, 2 Semifinalist positions for previously released music videos, Soldiers & Alive, and a special mention for previously released music video, Here.
Semifinalist in the International Songwriting Competition 2016 (NASHVILLE) for Soldiers in the Screenshot Category
Here Music Video makes quarterfinals at the International Music Video Underground 2017 (PARIS) for both Best Music Video & Best Director
Semifinalist in the International Songwriting Competition 2016 (NASHVILLE) in 2 categories; World Music & Music Video
Here Music Video wins Best Music Video at Made in Melbourne Film Festival 2016
Alive Music Video is finalist in the Byron Bay International Film Festival APRA AMCOS Music Video Awards 2016
Alive Music Video official selection for LA Femme International Film Festival 2016 (LOS ANGELES)
Alive Music Video official selection for Byron Bay Film Festival 2016
Honourable Mention Award in the Unsigned Only Competition 2016 (NASHVILLE) for instrumental track, Ireland Meets Tibet
Alive Music Video is a semifinalist in the Cine Pobre Film Festival 2016 (MEXICO)
Alive Music Video makes official selection for New Filmmakers New York 2016
Finalist in the Unsigned Only Competition 2016 (NASHVILLE) in the Screenshot category
Semifinalist in the Unsigned Only Competition 2016 (NASHVILLE) for 3 tracks in 2 categories
Alive Music Video selected for New York City Independent Film Festival 2016
Alive awarded 3rd place by the Songwriter’s Association of Washington (DC) in the Adult Contemporary Section of their 32nd Mid-Atlantic Song Contest 2016
Soldiers Music Video Selected for Seeyousound International Music Festival 2016 (TURIN, ITALY)
Soldiers Music Video receives Award of Excellence at International Film Festival of Cinematic Arts 2015 (LOS ANGELES)
Honorable Mention in the Unsigned Only Competition 2015 (NASHVILLE) for Raw
Soldiers Music Video is a finalist in the Video Performance Category for the Unsigned Only Competition 2015 (NASHVILLE)
Semifinalist in the Unsigned Only Competition 2015 (NASHVILLE) for 2 tracks in 5 categories
Soldiers Music Video Selected for Guam Film Festival 2015
Soldiers Music Video Selected for Salento International Film Festival 2015
Soldiers Music Video Selected for Williamsburg International Film Festival 2015
Soldiers Music Video receives Special Mention at I Filmaker International Film Festival 2015 (MARBELLA, SPAIN)
Soldiers Music Video wins Best Music Video at the APEX Film Festival 2015 (ROCHESTER, MN, USA)
Soldiers Selected for 2015 International Film Festival of Cinematic Arts (LOS ANGELES)
Soldiers Music Video Selected for NYC Independent Film Festival 2015
Soldiers Music Video Selected for the 6th Annual ITSA Film Festival 2015 (SONORA, CALIFORNIA)
Soldiers Music Video selected for Biennial Edition of CinéWomen Magazine 2015
Soldiers Music Video Selected for Underground Film Festival 2015 (MUNICH)
Soldiers Music Video Selected for New Film Makers New York Festival 2015 held at Anthology Archives NYC
Soldiers Music Video Selected for Los Angeles Cinéfest 2015
Soldiers Music Video Selected for Los Angeles Cinéfest 2015
Soldiers Music Video selected for Los Angeles New Wave International Film Festival 2015
Semifinalist in the International Songwriting Competition 2014 (NASHVILLE) for track, Here
숨 (FEAT. SIHYUN PARK)
Composed, Recorded, Produced & Mixed by Jessica Arlo Irish
Featuring Sihyun Park on Haegeum
TACIT
Film © Glasir Films (2021)
Montreal Independent Film Festival (2021)
New Filmmakers NY Film Festival Semifinalist (2021)
"Life is alot like jazz ... it's best when you improvise."
George Gershwin
Wren - Secrets (Official Video)
Wren - Here (Official Video)
Wren - Alive (Official Video)
CONTACT
For Bookings,
Please include relevant information in the form.
0408264542