User:EllenZoe/sandbox/Pascal Le Boeuf
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Pascal Le Boeuf | |
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| Born | August 3, 1986 Santa Cruz, California |
| Genres | jazz, contemporary classical, electronic |
| Instrument(s) | Pianist, Composer, vintage keyboards, synthesizer, laptop, vocals |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | New Focus Records Nineteen-Eight Records |
| Website | www |
Pascal Le Boeuf (born August 3, 1986) is a pianist and composer. Along with his twin brother Remy Le Boeuf, he forms the jazz group Le Boeuf Brothers, and has a successful solo career as a composer and electronic artist ranging from modern improvised music to eclectic classical with production-based technology.[1]
Career[edit]
Le Boeuf was born in Santa Cruz, California.[2] He studied jazz piano at the Manhattan School of Music with Kenny Barron (Bachelors in Music in 2007 and Masters in Music in 2010)[3] and music composition at Princeton University with Steve Mackey, Donnacha Dennehy, and Louis Andriessen.[4]
Le Boeuf’s solo career includes Pascal's Triangle, the album recorded as a piano trio with bassist Linda Oh and drummer Justin Brown),[5] and he composed music for the 2008 Emmy Award-winning movie King Lines. He played as support for D’Angelo’s Second Coming US tour and the British electronic group Clean Bandit with Australian pop vocalist Meg Mac.[1]
In 2015, Le Boeuf received a FROMM Commission from Harvard University,[6] the 2015 ASCAP Foundation Johnny Mandel Prize, [7] Independent Music Awards in "Jazz",[8], "Eclectic" and "Electronica" categories,[9] a 2015 New Jazz Works Commission from Chamber Music America in collaboration with JACK Quartet,[10] and won first place in the 2008 International Songwriting Competition.[11] He is pursuing a Ph.D. in Music Composition at Princeton University as a Naumburg Doctoral Fellow.[12]
List of works[edit]
Orchestra[edit]
- Transition Behavior (2016) - string orchestra
Large ensemble (7 or more players)[edit]
- … to disagree (2015) - 8 minutes - flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, marimba, and percussion
- Alkaline (2014) - 10 minutes - string quartet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, prepared piano, double bass, and percussion
- Exquisite Corpse I-IV (2014) - 19 minutes - string quartet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, piano, double bass, and percussion
Chamber ensemble[edit]
- Fine (2016) - 10 minutes - string quartet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, prepared piano, double bass, and percussion (alt. for piano quintet)
- Forbidden Subjects (2016) - two electric guitars, two electric basses, and two drum sets
- Family of Others (2016) - 11 minutes - piano quintet
- Don't Say A Word (2016) - spoken word, bass clarinet, violin, cello, bass, piano, and percussion
- Alpha (2016) - solo cello, solo percussion, and strings
- Wanderlust (2015) - 8 minutes - piano quintet
- Obliquely Wrecked (2015) - 9 minutes - piano trio
- Antithesis (2015) - 17 minutes - flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, and percussion
- Prologue (2014) - 5 minutes - string quartet, and tenor saxophone
- GIRLS (2014) - 5 minutes - two flutes, piano, and prepared piano
Solo[edit]
- Variations On Breathing (2016) - layered prepared piano
- Into the Anthropocene (2016) - 15 minutes - for violin (or other instrument) and FX pedals
Electronic/Multimedia[edit]
- Robe Threader (2015) - 2 minutes - steel pan, flute, prepared piano, pre-recorded and live electronics
- Gathering Blue (2015) - 2 minutes - flute, prepared piano, pre-recorded and live electronics
- … Out of the Blue (2015) - 2 minutes - steel pan, flute, prepared piano, pre-recorded and live electronics
- Revisiting the Tomb in Miami (2008) - 4 minutes - Fender Rhodes, layered synthesizers, pre-recorded and live electronics
Discography[edit]
As Leader[edit]
| Year | Artist | Title | Label | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Le Boeuf Brothers + JACK Quartet | ‘’Imaginist’’ | New Focus Recordings | composer, pianist, producer |
| 2016 | Kissy Girls | “Kissy Girls” | Playground Mafia Records | songwriter, keyboardist, electronic production and sound design, producer |
| 2014 | Jesus On the Mainline | “Jesus On the Mainline EP” | Converse Rubber Tracks | keyboardist |
| 2014 | King Pony | ’’King Pony’’ | LBM | songwriter, vocalist, keyboardist, producer |
| 2013 | Pascal Le Boeuf | “Pascal’s Triangle” | Nineteen-Eight Records | composer, pianist, producer |
| 2013 | Le Boeuf Brothers | “Remixed” | Nineteen-Eight Records | composer, pianist, electronic production and sound design, producer |
| 2011 | Le Boeuf Brothers | “In Praise of Shadows” | Nineteen-Eight Records | composer, pianist, electronic production and sound design, producer |
| 2009 | Le Boeuf Brothers | “House Without A Door” | Le Boeuf Brothers Music | composer, pianist/keyboardist, producer |
As Sideman[edit]
| Year | Artist | Title | Label | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Allan Harris | ’’Nobody's Gonna Love You Better” | Love Productions Records/Membran Entertainment | pianist, keyboardist, arrangements, songwriter |
| 2015 | RighteousGIRLS | “Gathering Blue” | New Focus Recordings | composer, producer |
| 2015 | Allan Harris | “Black Bar Jukebox” | Love Productions/Must Have Jazz | pianist, keyboardist, arrangements |
| Michael Blume | “High Frequency” Single | keyboardist, producer | ||
| 2014 | ROMY | "Unbound" | Romy Balvers | ROLE?? |
| 2012 | Natalie Cressman & Secret Garden | “Unfolding” | Cressman Music | pianist |
| 2010 | Michael Thomas | “The Long Way” | LABEL?? | pianist |
| 2010 | Murray-James Morrison | “Happy Every Day” | LABEL?? | pianist |
| 2010 | Bastien Weinhold | “River Styx” | FrameMusic | pianist |
| Clarence Penn | “unreleased” | Criss-Cross | keyboardist | |
| 2007 | Mike Ruby | “Play Time” | Alma/Universal Music | pianist, keyboardist |
| Kashav Singh | “Introducing the Keshav Singh Sextet” | LABEL?? | pianist | |
| 2006 | Glass EyeTrio | “Harajuku” | pianist, keyboardist | |
| 2006 | Colin Stranahan | “Transformation” | Capri Records | pianist, composer |
Compilations[edit]
| Year | Artist | Title | Label | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Various Artists | “Head Radio Retransmissions – A Tribute to Radiohead” | ESC Records | composer, pianist, producer |
| 2006 | Independent Music Awards | “Now Hear This! The Winners of The 14th Independent Music Awards” | IMA | composer, pianist, electronic production and sound design, producer |
| 2006 | Santa Cruz Jazz Society | “Volume Three” Jazz Society of Santa Cruz County | LABEL?? | pianist, composer |
| 2006 | Independent Music Awards | “Now Hear This! Winners 2006” | IMA | composer, pianist/keyboardist, producer |
| 2006 | Independent Music World Series | “the top 16 acts from the WEST” | Disk Makers | composer, pianist/keyboardist, producer |
Film and TV[edit]
| Year | Artist | Title | Studio/Publisher | Genre | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | David Schwartz | ”The Playboy Club” | NBC | TV | pianist |
| 2008 | Ken Koenig | ”Santa Cruz Swings: A history of Jazz in Santa Cruz | Roseking Productions | Documentary DVD | pianist, composer |
| 2008 | Josh Lowell, Peter Mortimer | “King Lines” | Big Up Productions | Film soundtrack | keyboardist, electronic production and sound design, composer |
| 2000 | Jubilee 2000, Vatican Rome | ’’Bernstein’s Mass’’ | Kultur Films | Film score | soprano soloist |
Out of Print[edit]
| Year | Artist | Title | Label | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Pascal Le Boeuf (feat. Remy Le Boeuf) | ’’Migration’’ | Le Boeuf Brothers Music | composer, pianist/keyboardist, producer |
| 2004 | Pascal & Remy Le Boeuf | “Deuces Wild” | Le Boeuf Brothers Music | composer, pianist/keyboardist, producer |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Nat King Cole Christmas Song List". issuu. Winter 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- ^ Baine, Wallace (December 19, 2012). "Santa Cruz-born twin brothers Pascal and Remy Le Boeuf still following musical passions". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ "Listen: Pascal Le Boeuf – "Home In Strange Places"". Jazz Speaks. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ Koltunyuk, Dasha. "Graduate Student Pascal Le Boeuf Releases New Album". Princeton. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ Booth, Philip (August 25, 2013). "Pascal Le Boeuf Pascal's Triangle". Jazz Times. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ "Pascal Le Boeuf". FROMM Music Foundation. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ "The ASCAP Foundation Johnny Mandel Prize". ASCAP. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ "The 14th Independent Music Awards Song Nominations & Winners Jazz Instrumental". Independent Music Awards. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ "Past IMA Programs". Independent Music Awards 2. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ "Chamber Music America Announces $475,000 In Grants For Commissions". Chamber Music. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ "Previous Winners". International Songwriting Competition. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ Joseph, Adamm (November 3, 2016). "Le Boeuf Brothers jazz up Poppy Hills". Monterey County Weekly. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
Category:American jazz composers Category:American jazz pianists Category:Living people Category:1986 births Category:Manhattan School of Music alumni Category:People from Santa Cruz, California