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.
Peter Broderick | |
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.jpg) Peter Broderick (2009) | |
| Background information | |
| Born | January 20, 1987 Searsmont, Maine, United States |
| Origin | Portland, Oregon |
| Genres | instrumental |
| Labels | Bella Union Erased Tapes Type Kning Disk Hush Records Western Vinyl |
| Website | www |
Biography
editBroderick was born in Searsmont, Maine in 1987 but raised mostly in Carlton, Oregon.[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][3] He played and toured with numerous groups, including Horse Feathers, Norfolk & Western, Loch Lomond and Laura Gibson.[4] In mid-2007, Broderick joined the Danish ensemble Efterklang in Copenhagen to join their touring band after the release of their album Parades.[4] 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.[5][6][7][8][9] He released two albums in collaboration with Machinefabriek.[10][11]
He is the brother of Heather Woods Broderick, also a solo artist and Efterklang collaborator.[12] He married Irish folk musician Brigid Mae Power in 2016 and they currently live in south London.[13][14][15]
Discography
editSolo recordings
edit- Give it to the Sky: Arthur Russell's Tower of Meaning Expanded (2023, Erased Tapes, CD, LP, MP3)
- Blackberry (2020, Erased Tapes, CD, LP, MP3)
- Peter Broderick & Friends Play Arthur Russell (2018, Pretty Purgatory, MP3)
- All Together Again (2017, Erased Tapes, CD, LP, MP3)
- Grunewald (2016, Erased Tapes, CD, LP, MP3)
- Partners (2016, Erased Tapes, CD, LP, MP3)
- Colours of the Night (2015, Bella Union, CD, LP, mp3)
- Float 2013 (2013, Erased Tapes, CD, LP, mp3)
- These Walls of Mine (2012, Erased Tapes, CD, LP, mp3)
- http://www.itstartshear.com(2012, Cooperative Music / Bella Union, CD, LP)
- How They Are (2010, Bella Union, CD, LP, mp3)
- Three Film Score Intakes (2010, Schedios, 3″ CD-R, 200 copies)
- Music for a Sleeping Sculpture of Peter Broderick (2009, Slaapwel Records, CD, mp3, 500 copies)
- 4 Track Songs (2009, Type Recordings, CD, 2xLP)
- Five Film Score Outtakes (2009, Secret Furry Hole, 3" CD-R, 200 copies)
- Music for Falling From Trees (2009, Erased Tapes/Western Vinyl, CD, mp3)
- Ten Duets (2009, Digitalis Ltd, Compact Cassette)
- Games Again/Roscoe (2008, Bella Union, 07")
- Home (2008, Bella Union, Hush, Type, CD, LP, mp3)
- Float (2008, Type Recordings, CD, LP, mp3) and Float 2013 (2013, Erased Tapes, CD, LP, mp3)
- Docile (2007, Kning Disk, CD, 10", mp3)
- Retreat/Release (2007, Type Recordings, 07")
Collaborations
edit- "Blank Grey Canvas Sky" with Machinefabriek (2009, Fang Bomb, CD, LP, mp3)
- "Falling from Trees" with Neon Dance (2009, Erased Tapes/Neon Dance, dance score commission)
- "Mort Aux Vaches" with Machinefabriek and Jan and Romke Kleefstra, Chris Bakker, Nils Frahm (2010, Staalplaat, CD)
- "Music for Confluence" (2011, Erased Tapes, CD, mp3)
- "Wonders" (as Oliveray) with Nils Frahm (2011, Erased Tapes, LP, mp3)
- "Let Your Hands Be My Guide" with Chantal Acda, Nils Frahm, Gyda Valtysdottir and Shahzad Ismaily (2013, Gizeh Records, CD, LP, mp3)
- "Soul" with Rival Consoles (2013, Erased Tapes, CD, LP, mp3)
- "Sunday Songs" as part of Beacon Sound Choir (2016, First Terrace Records, LP)
- "Find the Ways" (as Allred & Broderick) with David Allred (2017, Erased Tapes, CD, LP, mp3)
References
edit- ^ Amelia's Magazine | An interview with Peter Broderick and review of new album http://www.itstartshear.com Retrieved 2017-04-28. Archived January 17, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Peter Broderick". Bella Union. Archived from the original on 2018-01-17. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
- ^ "Peter Broderick: "Piano deserves its own holiday if you ask me."". SOLVD Magazine. SOLVD Magazine. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ a b Vallejos, Tamara. "Peter Broderick: 'And It's Alright'". NPR Music. National Public Radio. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ "Peter Broderick". Erased Tapes. Archived from the original on January 17, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
- ^ "PETER BRODERICK – "DOCILE" VINYL LP". HUSH Records. HUSH. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ "INTERVIEW: PETER BRODERICK Music Man". The Milk Factory. The Milk Factory. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ Mineo, Mike. "From Horse Feathers to Home: Peter Broderick". Obscure Sound. Obscure Sound. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ Curran, Kieran (28 July 2009). "Peter Broderick: Music for Falling From Trees". Pop Matters. Pop Matters. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ Burns, Todd L. "Peter Broderick & Machinefabriek - Blank Grey Canvas Sky". Resident Advisor. Resident Advisor. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ "Peter Broderick and Machinefabriek – Mort Aux Vaches CD". aufabwegen. Aufabwegen Magazine. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ Sheppard, David. "Heather Woods Broderick From the Ground Review". BBC Music. BBC. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ "BBC Radio 6 Music - Stuart Maconie's Freak Zone, Peter Broderick, Peter Broderick". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on January 17, 2018.
- ^ Maleney, Ian. "The big, dreamy sounds of Irish outsider Brigid Mae Power". The Irish times. The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ Sacher, Andrew. "Brigid Mae Power streaming 'The Two Worlds,' playing NYC with Ed Askew". Brooklyn Vegan. Brooklyn Vegan. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.