Английская Википедия:Andrew Shapiro
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Andrew Shapiro is an American composer and songwriter. He has characterized his music as having been primarily influenced by "80's new wave pop and Philip Glass minimalism."[1]
From 2004 to 2013 Shapiro regularly performed his solo piano compositions and improvisations at a McDonald's fast-food restaurant in downtown Manhattan for which he was profiled in The New York Times.[2] He was described as the “Best Pianist in a Fast-Food Restaurant” in the Village Voice.[3] Performance highlights include The Kennedy Center in Washington, DC,[4] the Exit Festival in Novi Sad, Serbia, TED, Bard College, Joe's Pub, Gracie Mansion, Bargemusic and the Wordless Music series at Le Poisson Rouge, New York.[5]
Shapiro's music has been played on the radio worldwide and his music has been mentioned in The New Yorker, ABC News, CNN, Gramophone and Daily Candy.[3] His most popular piece, the solo piano track Mint Green, has been played over eight million times on Pandora Radio.[6]
His synth-pop debut album, Invisible Days EP, was chosen as one of the "Top 12" independently produced recordings of 2003 by Performing Songwriter magazine.[3] Shapiro's three solo piano albums, Numbers, Colors and People (2009), Intimate Casual (2012) and Piano 3 (2016) were created with the help of Philip Glass producer Michael Riesman.
Pink Jean Mint Green, a synth-pop album featuring a collaboration with author Neil Gaiman, was released in 2016.[7]
He has written original music for film and theater projects, and his pieces have been licensed for use in television projects worldwide, ranging from reality TV to a Clio Award-winning spot for cancer awareness.[6]
Shapiro's music is published by Airbox Music (ASCAP), a label he founded in 2002.[8]
Shapiro is a graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Oberlin, Ohio where he studied musical composition.[9] Raised in Larchmont, New York, he lives in with his wife and son in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City.[1]
Discography
- Invisible Days EP - 15th Anniversary Expanded Edition (2019)
- Pink Jean Mint Green (2016)
- Piano 3 (2016)
- The High Line & Other Places (2015)
- Singles EP (2013)
- Intimate Casual (2012)
- 100 Houses: Gatsby Meets Caulfield (2012)
- Soundesign (Expanded Edition) (2011)
- Numbers, Colors and People (2009)
- Quiet Kissing EP (2006)
- Invisible Days EP (2003)
References
External links
- Andrew Shapiro site
- Invisible Days EP on New Music Box magazine
- Andrew Shapiro - Future Classical by Mark Prendergast
- Quarter Pounder With Keys
- Andrew Shapiro - "Bash Street Worlds' featuring Neil Gaiman (premiere)
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