pg@patrickgrant.com
http://www.peppergreenmedia.com
PATRICK GRANT is a composer/performer/producer living in New York City and creates music for a wide range of media. A native of Detroit, MI (aka Motown), he moved to NYC in the mid-80s where he studied at the Juilliard School, worked on the production team for composer John Cage, and produced his first recordings at the studios of Philip Glass. Interest in world music brought him to Bali three times to study the gamelan which has since manifested itself in his work through the use of alternative tunings and pieces requiring multiple keyboards.
He has created scores for theatrical visionaries Gerald Thomas, Robert Wilson, The Living Theatre and music for installations at the Louvre and the musée du Quai Branly in Paris. His music has been applied visually through seven collaborations with the artist Kehinde Wiley, scores for feature documentaries, and music tech seminars each semester at the NYU Film School.
Within the last year his music has been performed extensively by theater troupes in Brazil, appearing in the major cities and international festivals there. In 2009, with radio producer Jocelyn Gonzales, he created the MMiX Festival of Interactive Music Technology in NYC, an event co-sponsored by Ableton (LIVE 8), Cycling ’74 (Max/MSP), and WNYC Radio.
In December 2009, he music directed the European premiere of his electronic realization of the Morton Feldman/Samuel Beckett opera “Neither” in Vienna. In 2010, Grant returned to Europe and Brazil for new works in concert, theater, and multimedia and created H2Opus: Fluid Soundscapes by Multiple Composers for Make Music New York 2010. Grant also produces content for the new music blog The MMiXdown and is a co-director of Composers Concordance Records.
He has created musical scores for the Cornell Gamelan Ensemble and the Margaret Jenkins Dance Company in San Francisco (a piece called "the strangest and most ravishing dance of the year" by the SF Chronicle and nominated for Best Dance Score of 2003 by the Isadora Duncan Dance Awards). His work often involves elements found in the natural and physical sciences (Genome: The Autobiography of a Species).
He has been commissioned by the CUNY Graduate Center (BIG BANG 1.0), jointly by the artist Kehinde Wiley (for soprano Shequida), Deitch Projects (Rumors of War), and The Columbus Museum of Art (Historical Black Music Rollercoaster), and the Modern Museum of Fort Worth.
His works have been performed at the Bang on a Can Annual Marathon, MATA - Music at the Anthology, by Gamelan Son of Lion, The CUNY Graduate Center's Science & the Arts series, and the Forum Freies Theater in Germany.
As a presenter, Mr. Grant has produced scores of new music concerts in the alternative spaces of New York City, in art galleries, theaters, factory lofts and clubs, since 1988.
He is founder and artistic director of Strange Music Inc., an organization dedicated to releasing recordings and presenting compelling new work with performances and installations in New York and around the world. He formed his own ensemble, Patrick Grant Group, in 1998.
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Artistic & Executive Director
Peppergreen Media & Strange Music Inc. - New York City (1998-present) A production company formed in 1998
under which many freelance projects operate. These include recorded music
production and the presentation of live music and video events. Of the former,
five CDs were noted by WNYC's New Sounds as amongst the notable releases of the years
2000-2004. Of the events, over 40 unique musical productions have been
presented ranging in style from Contemporary Classical, Hip-Hop, Experimental,
Electronica, Indie Rock to World Music. Worked as Producer, Project Coordinator
and PR on all these projects. The web site www.strangemusic.com, self-created and maintained,
documents all of these activities in depth.
Composer & Sound Design
Film & Video - New York City & Europe
(2003-present) He
has written and produced the score for Dirty Martini & The New Burlesque, a film by Gary Beeber and winner of Best Documentary at the Coney Island Film Festival 2010, Living Yoga: The Life & Teachings of
Swami Satchidananda (2008) a documentary by Joshua
M. Greene and Shiva Kumar. He is co-composer on the German documentary Resist!, winner of Best Documentary at the
San Francisco Film Festival 2003 and in Italy at the Europa Cinema Fest 2003
as well as being composer and sound designer of many
other short form videos.
Musical Director for Special Projects
Kehinde Wiley Studios - New York City, Los Angeles, CA,
Columbus, OH (2005 - present) Creates Hip-Hop Baroque extravaganzas for the artist and
painter Kehinde Wiley in partnership with Deitch Projects, Creative Time, Paper
Magazine, Roberts & Tilton Gallery, The Columbus Museum, Artware Editions,
and the Modern Museum of Fort Worth, TX. These involve the generation of all
scores and parts, the hiring and rehearsing of musicians, technicians and overall
project co-ordination.
Director, Writer & Composer
The New Media Lab - CUNY Graduate Center - New York City
(2003, 2005) Created
two live multimedia presentations for the Science and the Arts series: Genome:
The Autobiography of a Species based upon the book by Matt Ridley in commemoration of the
50th anniversary of the discovery of DNA (2003) and BIG BANG: a presentation
for narrator, live musicians, electronics and video in collaboration with astronomer
Charles Liu and physicist Brian Schwartz.
Composer & Sound Designer
The Byrd Hoffmann / Watermill Center Foundation - New
York City & Water Mill, NY (2002-2003) Created for the theatrical visionary Robert Wilson a
theatrical event The Ladder of Red with the artist Andrey Bartenev (2002), and two art
installations, Dated Flesh with the artist Tania Bruguera (2003) and Sacred Sister with the photographer Bettina
Witteveen (2003).
Sound Design & Editor
Radio & Podcast - New York City (2005-present) Working as a freelancer, music and
sound design have been heard on Public Radio InternationalŐs (PRI) Studio
360 and on the Podcasts
of the New York Times (Tech Talk & Book Review). Worked as an editor for XM
Satellite Radio's Musicians Radio.
Live Sound Technician
Various Venues - mostly in New York City (1990-present) Works freelance setting up
everything needed to run and record a live show. This includes everything from
the setting up a stage for indie rock bands to large classical ensembles.
Possesses an excellent knowledge of microphones and other onstage gear.
Operates 24 channel consoles, outboard peripherals, hard disk recording, and
integration with video. Venues have included Merkin Concert Hall (Lincoln
Center), Maxwell's of Hoboken, the numerous venues booked by Lo-Fi
Entertainment and other raw alternative spaces in which the sound system of
Strange Music Inc. was rented and brought in.
Educator
Tisch School of the Arts, The New School, Cornell University, The Ross School - He was Composer-in-Residence for a millennial music project
initiated by The Ross School in East Hampton, in partnership with schools in
Stockholm, Sweden and Shanghai, China. Mentors on the project were Quincy Jones
and Billy Joel (1999-2000). Was a Visiting Composer at Cornell University in a
joint venture of the departments of Digital Music and Ethnomusicology
(2002-2003). Has been a substitute teacher at The New School (2006) and will be giving a seminar
on the integration of Reason 3.0 within Pro-Tools at The Tisch School of the
Arts in 2007/2008.
Also has given numerous workshops on Music & Sound in the Theater
throughout the USA (Whitney Museum - 2008) and in Europe since 1990.
Editor & Producer
International Music - New York City (1994-1996) Oversaw the production of printed
music scores, implemented new MIDI products and made recordings of the works in
the catalog.
Asst. Editor & Producer
Music Publishing Services - New York City (1990-1994) Prepared scores and performance
materials for the composer John Cage, the Leonard Bernstein Estate, composer
Steve Reich, and music publisher Boosey & Hawkes.
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B.A. Studies in Music
The Juilliard School Extension - New York City
(1988-1990)
Studies in Music Composition (Laurence Widdoes and Stanley
Wolfe), music and recording technology
General Studies
Wayne State University - Detroit, MI (1981-1983)
General Studies, Music Theory, and a radio internship at
WDET-FM