I help vocal artists, composers, musical-theatre creators, and producers turn songs, demos, piano-vocal scores, and existing recordings into finished arrangements for live musicians and release-ready productions.
Services can include arranging, orchestration, transcription, mockups, conducting, music preparation, musician contracting, recording supervision, piano/keyboards, and complete production. Selected work has been recorded at Capitol Studios, performed by major orchestras and theatre ensembles, and featured by the Recording Academy.
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Selected Work
“If I Could” — Capitol Studios
John Sawoski served as producer, orchestrator, arranger of the adaptation, conductor, and musician contractor for this pop ballad, recorded with 30 musicians at Capitol Studios.
Compare the reference recording, full score, and sound-alike re-creation →
Recording Academy: “The Best Is Yet to Come”
Arranged, orchestrated, and produced by John Sawoski for vocalist Judy Whitmore’s Recording Academy / GRAMMYs ReImagined performance.
“Moonlight in Vermont”
Jazz trio, saxophone, and strings—arranged, orchestrated, played, conducted, and produced by John Sawoski; recorded and mastered at Capitol Records.
“My Favorite Year”
A pop ballad arranged, orchestrated, and produced by John Sawoski, featuring a 40-piece string section recorded in Budapest.
Musical Theatre: “Transition to Bikini Muscle”
Music by Adrian Lee for the musical Locals Only; orchestrated by John Sawoski.
Services
Creative Development
- Arranging and adaptation
- Orchestration and instrumentation
- Mockups and revisions
- Transcription and reductions
- Musical-theatre development
Scores and Sessions
- Score and part preparation
- Conducting and music direction
- Musician contracting
- Recording supervision
- Piano, keyboards, and programming
Production
- Complete music production
- Remote orchestral recording
- Vocal and rhythm-section production
- Editing and delivery coordination
- Live-show production support
“You really do have some of the best ears in the business.”
Kim Scharnberg, supervising orchestrator
A Simple Project Process
- Initial conversation and review of materials
- Creative and technical proposal
- Arrangement or mockup and revisions
- Orchestration and score preparation
- Recording, conducting, contracting, and production as required
- Final delivery
Browse by Project Type
Vocal Artists & Recording Production
Arrangements and productions that support the artist’s voice, identity, and intended audience—from intimate rhythm sections to full strings.
Musical Theatre Arranging & Orchestration
Development, orchestration, transcription, music direction, and practical performance materials for new and established theatrical work.
Orchestral & String Arranging
Expressive, playable writing for strings and orchestra, including remote session production, scores, parts, and conducting.
Jazz, Big Band & American Songbook
Jazz, Latin, big-band, cabaret, and American Songbook arrangements for recordings, concerts, and vocal artists.
Specialty Service: Transcription & Sound-Alike Re-Creation
Detailed transcription from recordings or demos, with adaptation, score and part preparation, mockups, and complete session re-creation when needed.
Patterson/Sawoski Collaborations
For projects that benefit from a two-producer team, John also collaborates with Emmy- and Grammy-winning composer, arranger, and producer Michael Patterson. Credits are identified by role so that each collaborator’s contribution remains clear.
Discuss a Project
Have a song, demo, score, theatrical project, or recording in development? Send a brief description, the current music or demo if available, the intended ensemble, and your target date.
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