Peter Broderick

Peter Broderick

Peter Broderick (2009)
Background information
Born January 20, 1987 (1987-01-20) (age 29)
Maine, United States
Origin Portland, Oregon
Genres Folk music, Instrumental
Labels Bella Union
Erased Tapes
Type
Kning Disk
Hush Records
Western Vinyl

Peter Broderick (born January 20, 1987) is an American musician and composer from Carlton, Oregon. He has released solo material under his own name, been a member of Efterklang, and played with several ensembles as a session musician.

Biography

Broderick was born in the state of Maine in 1987.[1] He learned a number of musical instruments whilst at school, and went on to become a session musician, playing violin, banjo, musical saw, and mandolin on recordings by M. Ward, Zooey Deschanel, Dolorean and others.[2] He played and toured with numerous groups, including Horse Feathers, Norfolk & Western, Loch Lomond and Laura Gibson. In mid-2007, Broderick joined the Danish ensemble Efterklang in Copenhagen to join their touring band after the release of their album Parades.[1] After touring, he released a mini album of solo piano music, Docile, on the Swedish label Kning Disk, as well as a 7″, Retreat/Release, his first full-length album of piano and string based compositions, Float, and an orchestral concept album, Music for Falling From Trees, on the US label Western Vinyl and British label Erased Tapes. He released two albums in collaboration with Machinefabriek.

He is the brother of Heather Woods Broderick, also a solo artist and Efterklang collaborator.

Discography

Solo recordings

Collaborations

References

  1. 1 2 Sullivan, Paul. "THE Q&A: PETER BRODERICK, MUSICIAN". More Intelligent Life. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
  2. ↑ "Peter Broderick". Bella Union. Retrieved 2010-11-12.

External links

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