Our Team

FOUNDER & CHOIR DIRECTOR - CENTRAL BRIGHTON & BRIGHTON KEMPTOWN

Candi is a full-time singer & vocal coach, who specialises in working with performers. Her love of all things musical theatre started at a very young age, seeing Grease age 5, and continued with theatre training throughout her youth. With over 15 years of professional experience, she's been featured as both a singer and songwriter on BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 6Music, Kerrang!, Metal Hammer, Radio X, Planet Rock with her original projects, as well as sung nationwide and coached singers from the West End and on screen. Stick on a belty number and she’ll be there!

Favourite musical: Wicked

CHOIR DIRECTOR - CENTRAL HOVE

Megan is a performer, singer/songwriter and vocal coach. Alongside her music, Megan is a full time vocal coach. An established tutor, Megan has led the vocal development of many students, both privately and at various institutions.

Growing up Megan was heavily involved in theatre school and was lucky enough to tread the boards at The London Palladium alongside Jason Donovan and Wayne Sleep.

Megan’s career has taken her from band leader on international cruise ships, to singing at the London 2012 Olympics for Coca Cola. She’s also held the role of musical director on both the children’s choir for the Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat national tour, and Britain’s Got Talent Winners Collabro for their UK tour.

Favorite Musical: Bonnie & Clyde

Chick Atkinson is a songwriter, performer, producer, and sound engineer.. Her career has seen her craft, produce & release music of her own and other artists, alongside coaching guitar, running choirs in Switzerland & working in psychology.

Chick has been a key member of City of Stars since the early days, bringing with her a contagious sense of energy and fun, and is delighted to be leading the Worthing choir, sharing her knowledge, skill and excitement for all things musical theatre.

Favorite Musical: Rent

EVENTS MANAGER

Martina is a translation business owner, lecturer and marketing professional with extensive experience in helping small businesses thrive. Her love for musicals started at a very young age - one of her earliest memories is watching and singing along to Hair at age 4. Having been a member of City of Stars choir from day 1, Martina is excited to contribute to the growth of this project and help it reach new audiences.

Favourite musical: Jekyll & Hyde

ACCOMPANIST - CENTRAL BRIGHTON & CENTRAL HOVE

Magnus is a classically trained pianist from Norway who studied popular music at BIMM Institute in Brighton. He works as a versatile musician, balancing session work with playing festivals and accompanying in a range of theatre productions. He also teaches at BN1 Arts and offers piano tuition.

Recent projects include musical director for Our House (BN1 Arts) and C’est Magnifique (Chocolate Box Theatre), playing keyboards for The Addams Family (BGS), and rehearsal accompaniment for Les Misérables (BTG).

Favourite Musical: Bonnie & Clyde

ACCOMPANIST - BRIGHTON KEMPTOWN

Sam has been playing piano since he was 5 years old, and has apparently been incapable of stopping since! Through his career he has studied jazz, taught all ages, delivered workshops in hospitals, nursing homes, and nurseries, and is in demand as a recording session musician and musical director. But his main flair is for live performance, whether as a singing member of several amateur and professional choirs, or where he can normally be found: dressed in feathers, sequins, sky-high heels, and outlandish sunglasses, whilst entertaining crowds with his tribute to Sir Elton.

Favourite Musical: West Side Story

ACCOMPANIST - CENTRAL WORTHING

Candice has been playing piano since the age of ten and has carried her love for the arts into a decade-long career in theatre. A trained music educator and dedicated piano teacher, she now brings her creativity and passion for learning into the classroom as a primary school teacher.

Favourite musical film: La La Land