The Music of Queen

Berklee-trained arranger/conductor Brent Havens has written music for orchestras, feature films, and virtually every kind of television show. His TV work includes movies for networks such as ABC, CBS, and ABC Family Channel Network; commercials; sports music for ESPN and other networks; and even cartoons.  

Brent has also worked with the Doobie Brothers and the Milwaukee Symphony, arranging music and conducting the combined group for Harley Davidson’s 100th Anniversary Birthday Party Finale attended by more than 150,000 fans. He has worked with some of the world’s greatest orchestras, including the Royal Philharmonic and the BBC Concert Orchestra in London, the CBSO in Birmingham, the Malaysian Philharmonic, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the Minnesota Orchestra, the Pittsburgh Symphony, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, the Houston Symphony, the Atlanta Symphony, the Baltimore Symphony, the Dallas Symphony, the Fort Worth Symphony, the Nashville Symphony, Orchestra of Opera North in Leeds, England, and countless others. 

He recently completed the score for the film, Quo Vadis, a Premier Pictures remake of the 1956 gladiator film. In 2013, he worked with the Baltimore Symphony and the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens to arrange and produce the music for the Thanksgiving Day halftime show between the Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers, adapting both classical music and rock songs into a single four-minute show. Havens is arranger/guest conductor for all the symphonic rock programs for Windborne Music. 

MiG started his career in Australia in Buddy. He was then chosen to join the London cast of a Royal Variety Performance for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. West End credits include We Will Rock You, Rent, Thriller Live, and Seasons of Larson. 

His Broadway credits include Burn the Floor and Rock of Ages, which he toured in the United States and Philippines. Back in Australia, his credits include Grease, Cinderella, Aladdin, West Side Story, Rent, Fame, The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, and a UK and Australian tour of The Music Of Queen: Rock and Symphonic Spectacular. He reprised the role of Galileo for the 10th Anniversary World Arena tour of We Will Rock You and as one of the Tenors of Rock at the resident headline show in Las Vegas and on the high seas. MiG also sailed with Rock Rhapsody and headlined his own one man show MiG Rocks the Boat. 

In the Philippines, MiG played Robert Kincaid in the first international production of The Bridges of Madison County and starred with Lea Salonga and Tanya Manalang for the major concert event Curtains Up. He presented a concert celebrating Shangri-la’s 25th anniversary and originated the role of Jamie Crimson in the world premiere of All Out of Love. 

MiG starred as Joe King in the TV series The Ferals. Other TV credits include Fil It Up, Mission: Top Secret, Hits and Memories, The Midday Show, IMT, Carols in The Domain, It’s About Time, Carols by Candlelight, People’s Choice Awards, Vidiot, Good Morning Australia, and Hey Hey It’s Saturday as well as various commercials, including a global campaign for Ray Ban. 

MiG’s film credits include Queen of The Damned and Subterano. A finalist in the global hit TV show Rockstar:INXS, MiG released his self-titled debut album, through Decca/Universal and was an original cast member of Handel’s Messiah Rocks: A Joyful Noise. As well as releasing his second album More Than Ever, MiG has penned theme songs for TV shows and Fill My Cup for FWD. He raises funds for the victims of Philippine floods with United as One.