Jeff Pearce (American musician) explained

Jeff Pearce is an Indiana-based ambient/new age musician.[1] He has been called "one of the top two electronic guitarists of all time" by Allmusic,[2] while reviewer John Diliberto wrote in Billboard magazine that Pearce is "one of the best" guitarists to follow the solo electric guitarist concept.[3] Pearce started playing guitar at age 13[4] and discovered the music of Brian Eno and Harold Budd while in college.[5]

Recordings

Pearce's first CD, Tenderness and Fatality, was released in 1993[6] and the following six CDs saw Pearce focusing on creating music using only electric guitar. His CDs To the Shores of Heaven and Bleed were picked as "CD of the month" by the producers of NPR's Echoes radio program.[7] [8] For his eighth and ninth CD's, Lingering Light and Rainshadow Sky, Pearce featured compositions written for the Chapman Stick. Pearce plays the Alto Chapman Stick, and in 2009, was asked to write an article for Stick Enterprises (manufacturer of the Chapman Stick) about his experience with the Alto Stick.[9]

Awards and airplay

Pearce's 2008 CD, Rainshadow Sky was voted "album of the year"[10] by the DJs and radio programmers who submit their playlists to the Zone Music Reporter reporting service. In 2000, his CD To the Shores of Heaven was voted "favorite CD of the year"[11] by the listeners of the Echoes radio program, while his 2005 CD Lingering Light was voted the Echoes listeners' #10 favorite CD of the year.[12] Pearce's 2014 album, "With Evening Above" was the #1 new age radio airplay album of 2014,[13] and was also awarded "Ambient Album of 2014" at the Zone Music Reporter Awards Show,[14] while his 2016 album "Follow the River Home" also received a ZMR "Ambient Album of 2016" award.[15] In 2017, Jeff's album, "From the Darker Seasons", charted in the top 10 of Billboard Magazines New Age chart.[16] In 2019, Jeff's 14th album, "Skies and Stars", made its debut at #2 on Billboard Magazines New Age chart.[17]

Pearce's music can also be heard on the nationally syndicated weekly radio program Music from the Hearts of Space.

Contributions and compilations

Pearce played on two cuts on William Ackerman's Grammy-nominated[18] recording "Meditations"[19] and has music on two of the Echoes "Living Room Concert" CDs.[20] [21] Pearce also contributed a Chapman Stick version of "Sudden Light" to the Star's End 30th anniversary CD,[22] appearing alongside Robert Rich, Jonn Serrie, and Steve Roach. He has also contributed his guitar and Stick playing to recordings by Kevin Keller, Paul Avgerinos, Al Conti, Robert Linton, and Vidna Obmana[23]

Discography

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile: Jeff Pearce . Star's End.
  2. Web site: Review: Bleed by Jeff Pearce . Jim. Brenholts . 22 August 2011.
  3. Web site: Review: To The Shores of Heaven . Billboard Magazine. 29 April 2000 .
  4. Web site: The Light Beyond: Ambient Visions talks with Jeff Pearce . 2001 . Ambient Visions.
  5. Web site: An Interview with Jeff Pearce . Matt. Borghi . 22 August 2011.
  6. Web site: Jeff Pearce: Tenderness and Fatality . Discogs.com.
  7. Web site: Echoes Recommends CDs: John Diliberto's picks of 2003 . 22 August 2011 . 14 May 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120514064816/http://www.echoes.org/picks2003.html . dead .
  8. Web site: Echoes Recommends CDs: John Diliberto's picks of 2000 . 22 August 2011 . 19 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120319154839/http://www.echoes.org/picks2000.html . dead .
  9. Web site: Revolutions of the Species: The Alto Stick . Jeff . Pearce . March 2009 . Stick Enterprises . 2011-08-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110926063546/http://www.stick.com/articles/pearce_alto/ . 2011-09-26 . dead .
  10. Web site: NAR 2008 Lifestyle Music Awards . Zone Music Reporter.
  11. Web site: Echoes Listeners' Favorite Artists for 2000 . Echoes . 2011-08-20 . 2012-03-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120330235447/http://echoes.org/poll2000results.html . dead .
  12. Web site: THE BEST OF ECHOES 2005: Listener Poll . Echoes . 2011-08-20 . 2012-05-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120531124959/http://www.echoes.org/ListenerPoll2005.html . dead .
  13. Web site: ZMR top airplay albums of 2014 . Zone Music Reporter.
  14. Web site: ZMR Ambient Album of 2014 . Zone Music Reporter.
  15. Web site: 2016 ZMR Music award winners . Zone Music Reporter.
  16. Web site: New Age Albums . Billboard Magazine.
  17. Web site: Jeff Pearce Billboard Chart history . Billboard Magazine.
  18. Grammy - Winners (2009) . Prefix . Andrew. Winistorfer . 8 February 2009.
  19. Web site: William Ackerman: Meditations . Discogs.com.
  20. Web site: The Echoes Living Room Concerts: Volume 2 . Discogs.com.
  21. Web site: The Echoes Living Room Concerts: Volume 6 . Discogs.com.
  22. Web site: Star's End 30th Anniversary CD . WXPN.
  23. Web site: Vidna Obmana: Crossing the Trail . Discogs.com.

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