Bryce Halliday is an Australian songwriter and music director, now living in Chicago. Since completing a Bachelor of Music at the Australian Institute of Music in 2012, Bryce's talents as an improviser and composer have been featured in a wide variety of projects:

His original scores and sound design can be heard in films, video games, podcasts, and theater productions. He wrote songs for a 2016 production of 'Dot & The Kangaroo' at the National Institute of Dramatic Art. He's also regularly performed improv, sketch and solo musical comedy shows at the Sydney Comedy Festival, Hayes Theatre, Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Adelaide Fringe.

Before moving to the USA, Bryce worked for five years at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, where he produced the acclaimed comedy podcasts โ€˜Finding Drago' and โ€˜Alice Fraser Trilogy' (Apple's โ€˜Best Australian Podcastsโ€™ 2018). He also composed music for ABC's smash hit 'Snowball', and ABC Kids Listen's 'Play School Stories'.

In 2022, he moved to Chicago, where he is now regularly spotted behind the piano at renowned improv comedy theaters The Second City, The Annoyance and iO. In 2023, he filled in for the great Laura Hall of โ€˜Whose Line Is It Anyway?โ€™ as music director on tour with Ryan Stiles, Greg Proops, Jeff B. Davis and Joel Murray.

In 2026 he was selected to participate in an exclusive songwriting retreat in Los Angeles, receiving mentorship directly from legendary singer-songwriter Ben Folds.

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Mix the face of Brick-era Ben Folds, with the musical talent of Tim Minchin, with the stagecraft of Ross Gellar's music career and you've got Bryce Halliday.

Brody Turner, BroadwayWorld.com

Not only does he have a knack for melody and harmony, but his compositions are eclectic and driven by passionate ideas.

Ben Neutze, DailyReview.com.au

The score by Bryce Halliday does a mesmerising job supplementing the story and themes of Diagnosis. The bouncy, almost Glee-esque, choir and accompanying drum rhythm effortlessly transitions from being light and playful to anxious and foreboding.

Harry Fitsch, TheCreativeIssue.com.au

Halliday is charismatic and open with the audience, creating a captivating atmosphere for the show. His songs embrace a diverse range of sounds, from heartfelt ballads to comic, up-tempo piano numbers.

Bec Caton, AussieTheatre.com.au