Peter Broderick Explained
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.
Biography
Broderick 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
Solo recordings
- 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
- "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)
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.ameliasmagazine.com/music/an-interview-with-peter-broderick-and-review-of-new-album-httpwww-itstartshear-com/2012/01/25/ Amelia's Magazine | An interview with Peter Broderick and review of new album http://www.itstartshear.com
- Web site: Peter Broderick. Bella Union. 2010-11-12. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180117165934/http://bellaunion.com/artists/peter-broderick/. 2018-01-17.
- Web site: Peter Broderick: "Piano deserves its own holiday if you ask me." . SOLVD Magazine . SOLVD Magazine . 16 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180916235454/https://www.solvdmag.com/interview-with-peter-broderick/ . dead . 16 September 2018.
- News: Vallejos . Tamara . Peter Broderick: 'And It's Alright' . NPR Music . National Public Radio . 16 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180916024444/https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96029169 . 16 September 2018.
- Web site: Peter Broderick . Erased Tapes . January 17, 2018 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180117172059/https://www.erasedtapes.com/artist/peter-broderick . January 17, 2018 .
- Web site: PETER BRODERICK – "DOCILE" VINYL LP . HUSH Records . HUSH . 16 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180916191634/http://www.hushrecords.com/shop/peter-broderick-docile-vinyl-lp/ . 16 September 2018.
- Web site: INTERVIEW: PETER BRODERICK Music Man . The Milk Factory . The Milk Factory . 16 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180916192421/http://www.themilkfactory.co.uk/st/2008/05/interview-peter-broderick-music-man/ . 16 September 2018.
- Web site: Mineo . Mike . From Horse Feathers to Home: Peter Broderick . Obscure Sound . Obscure Sound . 16 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180916194347/https://www.obscuresound.com/2008/10/from-horse-feathers-to-home-peter-broderick/ . 16 September 2018.
- Web site: Curran . Kieran . Peter Broderick: Music for Falling From Trees . Pop Matters . 28 July 2009 . Pop Matters . 16 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180916195616/https://www.popmatters.com/108616-peter-broderick-music-for-falling-from-trees-2496059833.html . 16 September 2018.
- Web site: Burns . Todd L. . Peter Broderick & Machinefabriek - Blank Grey Canvas Sky . Resident Advisor . Resident Advisor . 16 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180916200401/https://www.residentadvisor.net/reviews/7024 . 16 September 2018.
- Web site: Peter Broderick and Machinefabriek – Mort Aux Vaches CD . aufabwegen . Aufabwegen Magazine . 16 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180916201416/http://www.aufabwegen.de/magazin/?p=3569 . 16 September 2018.
- Web site: Sheppard . David . Heather Woods Broderick From the Ground Review . BBC Music . BBC . 16 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180916202053/http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/w3nv/ . 16 September 2018.
- Web site: BBC Radio 6 Music - Stuart Maconie's Freak Zone, Peter Broderick, Peter Broderick. www.bbc.co.uk . https://web.archive.org/web/20180117165032/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04fzm50 . January 17, 2018.
- Web site: Maleney . Ian . The big, dreamy sounds of Irish outsider Brigid Mae Power . The Irish times . The Irish Times . 16 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180916202457/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/the-big-dreamy-sounds-of-irish-outsider-brigid-mae-power-1.2637741 . 16 September 2018.
- Web site: Sacher . Andrew . Brigid Mae Power streaming 'The Two Worlds,' playing NYC with Ed Askew . Brooklyn Vegan . Brooklyn Vegan . 16 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180916203427/http://www.brooklynvegan.com/brigid-mae-power-streaming-new-album-the-two-worlds/ . 16 September 2018.