Lesson Details
Andreas teaches
About
- Teaches students:
- Ages 5+ and special needs
- Teaching since:
- 2006
Andreas is an internationally active pianist and film composer. His music career has led him to live and work in Switzerland, the UK, Spain, Australia and the US.
He holds an M.M. in Scoring for Film, TV and Video Games from Berklee College of Music, as well as two B.M.'s from the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts and Zurich University of the Arts. Andreas was awarded a Berklee scholarship amongst others. Upon graduation, Andreas received two peer votum prizes for his community contributions and a Jazz performance prize.
Performance credits include a European tour with Spanish pop artist Santa Zahara, pit-band keyboarding for UK based musical theatre productions and being a staff piano accompanist at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.
Composer credits include recording original music at London's Air Studios, scoring of the independent US feature film Duplicity and writing product demos for software brands such as Waves, UVI, Chris Hein or Ample Sound.
Experience
Content Creator
May 2017 - PresentCreates Synthesizer Expansion Packs.
Audio Editor
May 2017 - PresentAudio Editing and QA in service of virtual sampled instruments.
Artist
May 2017 - Present- QA Beta Tester
- Demo Content Creator
Assistant Recording Engineer
Apr 2017 - Present- Records orchestral live concerts off-site.
- Assists with session setup, teardown and recording.
Brand Ambassador
Mar 2017 - Present- Supports fostering of a global viola community.
- Translates music articles between German and English.
Vintage Pop Duo
Jan 2017 - Present- Performs on Carnival cruises with the Liz & Andy Duo.
- Turns chart songs into cabaret style.
Assistant Editor
May 2016 - Present- Creates sheet music from audio files.
- Artists: Draconian, Solefald, Myrkur
Assistant Organist
Apr 2007 - PresentPlays church organ for services.
Piano Instructor
Jun 2017 - Aug 2017- Taught piano to children aged 5 - 16.
- Performed keyboards as part of musical theatre productions and band ensembles.
Teaching Artist
Apr 2017 - Jun 2017- Musical Director for community based stage productions.
- Taught music to 4th graders and seniors.
Video Game Composer
Apr 2017 - Apr 2017Composed additional music for upcoming video game "Trouble in Paradise".
Film Composer
Jan 2017 - Apr 2017Composed music for indie feature film "Duplicity".
Mentor Program Participant
Oct 2016 - Dec 2016- Selected candidate for SCL NY's Mentor Program, Fall 2016.
- Attended film scoring workshops with high achieving, NYC based film composers.
Piano Entertainer
Oct 2013 - Jul 2015Performed weekly entertainment gig, playing Jazz Standards.
Staff Piano Accompanist
Oct 2013 - Jun 2015- Accompanied ballet classes, auditions and vocal classes.
- Trained new accompanists.
Teaching Artist
Oct 2014 - Apr 2015Taught UK chart songs to senior high school students, as part of a band ensemble workshop.
Pit-Band Keyboarder
Nov 2014 - Jan 2015- Played 2nd keyboard in the musical "Jack & the Beanstalk".
- Created 200 performance presets with Mainstage 3.
Pit-Band Keyboarder
Aug 2012 - Aug 2012- Played 2nd keyboard in the musical "Cats The Musical".
- Used RMS Keyboards software for performance presets.
Rehearsal Pianist
Jun 2012 - Aug 2012Accompanied children casting workshops for German musical "Ich War Noch Niemals In New York".
Assistant Musical Director
Oct 2010 - Dec 2010- Developed song arrangements with the creative team.
- Accompanied scenic and tech rehearsals of Swiss theatre play "Geri".
Assistant Musical Director
Aug 2010 - Oct 2010- Accompanied scenic and tech rehearsals of Swiss musical "Die Schweizermacher".
- Communicated between director and musical director.
Education
M.M. Scoring for Film, TV and Video Games
Sep 2015 - Jul 2016B.M. Music
Sep 2012 - May 2014B.M. Composition and Music Theory
Sep 2007 - Jun 2010Languages
English
French
German
Swiss German
Certifications
Certificate in Advanced English
Jun 2015Pass at Grade B
Awards
Double Nominee: Classical & Instrumental Category
Jul 2017Official Finalist & Nominee
Jun 2017Winner - Best Music
Jun 2017Double Finalist: Instrumental & Open Category
Dec 2016Best Music (Music Submission)
Nov 2016Peer Recognition Award
Jul 2016Dean's List
Jul 2016Förderbeitrag
Apr 2016Winner of the Berklee / Buñol Symphonic Windband Composition Competition
Apr 2016Berklee Scholarship
Apr 2015Phillip Holt Prize
Jul 2014Liverpooljazz Prize
Jul 2014Affiliations
Society of Composers and Lyricists
Aug 2016The Society Of Composers & Lyricists is an organization consisting of Hollywood's professional motion picture, Television, and multimedia music composers, songwriters and lyricists, with histories in the art of scoring for motion pictures and television. Many of its members have won or been nominated for Oscars, Emmys and Grammy Awards.
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