Pianist in Studio City-And…Songwriter for Movies!! : )

Whoooooo Hooooo!!

Yesterday I was a simple amazing pianist to commoners and kings in Los Angeles CA!! And today….

I just had a song placed in a movie.

 

Yes!!

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This is Darren Press!! : )

A dude named Darren Press who’s a film producer in New York

called and had heard a track on the internet from “Emerald Man”…He

wants to use it in his feature

called “Teresa is a Mother”.

http://www.facebook.com/teresaisamother

Hello!!!!!! Exciting!! : )

And this, of course, is only the beginning! : )

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Los Angeles Pianist Meets New York Pianist! : )

I had the great honor of meeting Jimmy  Roberts in The Varnish a few weeks ago. I was just jamming

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out playing some a wild  rendition of  George Gershwin’s “I Got Rhythm”-and a very upbeat group of people  came in. One of them kept asking for George Gershwin and he knew all the words. Not only the usual Verse /Chorus but also the cool intros.

Turns out it was “Jimmy Roberts”.

And this guy kept telling me how much he liked my George Gershwin renditions.

And Jimmy Roberts, when I checked him out on Google when I got home…is none other than the Composer for “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change”- This musical is the longest running off Broadway musical in history,yo! : )

Anyway, good people, Jimmy Roberts. He also is quite an entertainer noted for putting together shows using Gershwin tunes. Cool!

This was quite a treat.

I play at the Varnish on Tues nights from 830 to 12:30 and you never know who might drop in. : )

 

 

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One Nice Piano! : )

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I love this piano! : )

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Best Years Ever for Los Angeles Super Pianist! : )

Wow, What a year it was last year!! My Favorite and my most productive! In 2011 I did long runs at :

The Parkway Grill- I’m now in my 5th or 6th year there!

The Varnish- I’ve played there 2 years now.

The Left Coast Wine Bar and Art Gallery- Year 2 or 3 now.

Braemar Country Club- I always love playing there and did a very steady everal months playing ever week there.

I played my 3rd year at The Holy Shepard Lutheran Church every Sunday am.

I had the absolute pleasure of getting to play with/for  Karen Black and Tom Jones!!

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I had my incredible students who are all making their way into the realm o f music and are a joy to work with. Whoooo Hooooo!

I had the honor and joy to work with a whole boatload of awesome songwriter on collabs, demos, coaching, charts, general creativeness…

My film score won a Gold Award for Excellence!! At the only Film Music Festival in the world! : )

In short I created more beauty than ever in one year!

It all wrapped up with the best New Years Gig ever which included the best Trio Gig EVER.

 

 

And I have to say that that was amazing! So…..Wow!! What a year!!!!! : ) And the only year better than last year  is this year coming up.

No kidding! My playing and reperitoire is just better than it’s ever been. I love all my steadies- Parkway, Varnish, Left Coast, Jasmine Terrace, Holy Shepard…My students are all awesome and I have a few new ones in the wings……: ) My production is going into a whole new era. Wow! So those are the best years ever for super LA Pianist!!

The best is yet to come, People!!! : )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Los Angeles Pianist Loves Playing for These Ladies!

When my mother-in-law Anne went into the Jasmine Terrace to live my wife inquired, naturally,in the music program there.

I love to play for these ladies because they are wonderful and they know all the words and it is one hour of the week where I’m definitely the show, the Entertainer if you will.

So,every Friday before my other gig I go hang out with these wonderful ladies from 6 to 7 and dazzle them with the Standards, 20s,30s, 40s etc…And we sing and they are a hoot and always very appreciative.

That’s Anne in the middle with the hat! : )

And, thanks you ladies!! : )

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