Jesse Vargas is an internationally experienced Music Director, Composer, Arranger, Orchestrator, and Music Producer whose career spans theater, television, concerts, and themed entertainment.
Theater credits include Broadway’s Glory Days (Music Supervisor, Arrangements & Orchestrations) and The Ritz (Orchestrations); Off-Broadway’s bare: A Pop Opera (Music Director & Vocal Arrangements), Rooms: A Rock Romance (Music Supervisor, Arrangements & Orchestrations), Shida (Music Director, Additional Arrangements), and Saved. He has provided arrangements/orchestrations for numerous regional and developmental productions including A Little More Alive (Kansas City Rep), White Noise (Chicago), One Hit Wonder, The Santa Switch, Peep Show (Las Vegas), Asphalt Beach, Bright Lights, Big City, Hair in Concert (Grammy-nominated album), and Pippin (Dance Arrangements – 2006 Tour).
Jesse has produced, arranged, and orchestrated albums for artists including Scott Alan, Kooman & Dimond, Daniel Reichard, Michael Longoria, and others. His piano arrangements are featured on Brian Justin Crum’s EP Diva.
Recent highlights include serving as arranger/orchestrator for Invincible: The Musical, featuring the catalog of Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, with whom he collaborated directly. He has also created music for Europa Park, MSC Cruises, and original songs for Warner Bros., Disney’s Galaxy’s Edge, and various media and podcast projects.TV credits include orchestrations for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and original music for Good Trouble (song: “Fat Bitch”).