Peter Broderick (b. 20 Jan 1987 in Portland, Oregon) is a US musician and c… Read Full Bio ↴Peter Broderick (b. 20 Jan 1987 in Portland, Oregon) is a US musician and composer. He has been a member of Efterklang. He played and/or toured with several ensembles including Horse Feathers, M. Ward, She & Him, Norfolk & Western and Laura Gibson. His solo work is quite varied, but is often grounded by piano and/or strings.
Broderick he grew up in a small town of Carlton, near Portland, Oregon. Coming from a musical family, he started violin lessons at age 7, and in high school became interested in all different kinds of instruments. He started to play piano, guitar, banjo, mandolin, musical saw, and anything else he could find. After high school he moved to Portland, OR, where he studied music theory and filmmaking. During this time he began to play in multiple bands around town, and was able to establish himself as a regular session musician at various recording studios for artists like M. Ward.
In late 2007 he was miraculously invited by some of his musical heroes, the Danish band Efterklang, to move to Copenhagen and join the live band. So he did, and since then he has toured with the band all around the world, playing hundreds of concerts, and opening many of them as a solo act.
Since this move he has released several solo recordings as well. Starting with a few primarily instrumental, piano-based releases in 2007, then branching out into a completely different world with the more folky ‘Home’ in late 2008, which has all but established Broderick as the young composer to watch – with critical acclaim from music magazines (NME/Mojo/Uncut) and broadsheet press alike. ‘A precociously talented, classically trained multi-instrumentalist’ – The Independent / ‘A songwriter of beguiling depth' #19 Album of 2008 – The Sunday Times
2009 saw his first major release, ‘Music for Falling From Trees’, a 30-minute piece, in seven sections, created for a contemporary dance by London-based choreographer Adrienne Hart (Neon Productions). Adrienne was looking for a score of piano and strings, so he left the guitar and his voice aside and focused entirely on those two timbres. ‘I decided to take this literally and make a rule not to use any other instrument. In the script it called for the sound of a ticking clock. I made this sound by tapping on the body of the violin with my fingernails.’ The dance tells the story of a man in a psychiatric hospital, and his struggle to maintain his identity. The music is sometimes melancholic, sometimes playful, sometimes chaotic, but with the combination of piano and strings, full of beauty, reverence and awe. The dance premièred at The Place, London, on January 21st, 2009.
His album "‘These Walls of Mine" was released in 2012.
Broderick he grew up in a small town of Carlton, near Portland, Oregon. Coming from a musical family, he started violin lessons at age 7, and in high school became interested in all different kinds of instruments. He started to play piano, guitar, banjo, mandolin, musical saw, and anything else he could find. After high school he moved to Portland, OR, where he studied music theory and filmmaking. During this time he began to play in multiple bands around town, and was able to establish himself as a regular session musician at various recording studios for artists like M. Ward.
In late 2007 he was miraculously invited by some of his musical heroes, the Danish band Efterklang, to move to Copenhagen and join the live band. So he did, and since then he has toured with the band all around the world, playing hundreds of concerts, and opening many of them as a solo act.
Since this move he has released several solo recordings as well. Starting with a few primarily instrumental, piano-based releases in 2007, then branching out into a completely different world with the more folky ‘Home’ in late 2008, which has all but established Broderick as the young composer to watch – with critical acclaim from music magazines (NME/Mojo/Uncut) and broadsheet press alike. ‘A precociously talented, classically trained multi-instrumentalist’ – The Independent / ‘A songwriter of beguiling depth' #19 Album of 2008 – The Sunday Times
2009 saw his first major release, ‘Music for Falling From Trees’, a 30-minute piece, in seven sections, created for a contemporary dance by London-based choreographer Adrienne Hart (Neon Productions). Adrienne was looking for a score of piano and strings, so he left the guitar and his voice aside and focused entirely on those two timbres. ‘I decided to take this literally and make a rule not to use any other instrument. In the script it called for the sound of a ticking clock. I made this sound by tapping on the body of the violin with my fingernails.’ The dance tells the story of a man in a psychiatric hospital, and his struggle to maintain his identity. The music is sometimes melancholic, sometimes playful, sometimes chaotic, but with the combination of piano and strings, full of beauty, reverence and awe. The dance premièred at The Place, London, on January 21st, 2009.
His album "‘These Walls of Mine" was released in 2012.
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A Glacier cm I moving, or just melting? Uncovering, slowly, new pieces…
And It's Alright Seven shooting stars in one night The water and sand in…
And It´s Alright Seven shooting stars in one night The water and sand in…
Below It In the sight of eight lakes In the sound of screaming…
Colours of the Night all colours of the night turn every darkness into light how…
Copenhagen Ducks There's that duck again Duck duck duck duck duck duck duck…
Emily Was I a brave young soul When my mind and heart…
Freyr! Thursday, November 12, 2009 cn email from Pop The subject li…
Games Again We're playing card games Till some dawn We're playing hear…
Hello To Nils < First I'm here and then I'm there Then I'm here…
Human Eyeballs On Toast Feathers and a cage too small Chemicals that make us tall …
I Am Piano I am piano I am piano I am piano I am piano pi•an•o no…
I've Tried I've tried I've tried I've tried I've tried I've tried I've …
If I Sinned Forgive me if I sinned Forgive me if I know not…
If I Were A Runway Model What's behind the door? Explore cnd what's beyond the end? …
Inside Out There The bicycles are covered with snow And it looks fuckin' beau…
Let It Go There was a time when I fully embraced it But now…
Maps you settled down in the wrong place pack up your bags…
Not At Home I'm not at home I have no instruments, no instruments I'm us…
On Time Faces, in the paper, in the story of your life Places,…
Proposed Solution To The Mystery Of The Soul First you got a soul that's awake while you're asleep Then…
Red Earth Got a picture of the dragon bird man guess it was…
Sickness Bury Strong love, carry Sickness, bury Strong love, carry Sick…
Sideline Everybody seems so sad cnd it's making me heavy So if there'…
The Perpetual Glow Weeping stars go flying On their way to play You'll catch a…
The Reconnection Wasn't sure I'd feel that same fire It's been a while since …
These Walls Of Mine I Every time I try to stay inside without another living…
Til Danmark If I am to rhyme with cloud Can I use a…
What's Wrong With A Straight Up Love Song It started with that storm over the sea Without it we…
When I Blank I Blank When I think, I squint my eyes and my thought…
With A Key I had enough so I went home To the place I…
With The Notes In My Ears Oh, the ones I often dreamt of With the notes in…
You Are My Sunshine You are my sunshine, my only sunshine You make me happy…
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