Positions
Biography
Drummer, composer and author Peter Erskine appears on over 500 albums and film scores, and has won two Grammy Awards. His discography includes two dozen albums under his own name. He has played with Stan Kenton, Weather Report, Steely Dan, Steps Ahead, Maynard Ferguson, Joni Mitchell, Kenny Wheeler, Vince Mendoza, Jaco Pastorius, Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, and Diana Krall (among many others), and has appeared as soloist with the Berlin, BBC, Chicago, Los Angeles, and London Symphony orchestras as well as with the orchestra of the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London. As a composer, he has completed musical scores for King Richard II, Twelfth Night, Hamlet, Sideman, Honour, and A Midsummer Night's Dream, the latter being honored by the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle with the award for Best Original Musical Score. He produces jazz recordings for his own label, Fuzzy Music, and has authored several books for Hal Leonard and Alfred Publications, including The Drum Perspective, Drumset Essentials (Volumes 1, 2 and 3), The Erskine Method, Time Awareness for All Musicians, and Essential Drum Fills. He is an alumnus of Indiana University and the Interlochen Arts Academy, and received and honorary doctor of music degree from the Berklee College of Music.
Productions
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Composer Crimes of the Heart (2010) |
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Sound Designer HONOUR (2005) |
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Sound Designer HONOUR (2005) |
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Sound Designer HONOUR (2005) |
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Sound Designer HONOUR (2005) |
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Sound Designer HONOUR (2005) |
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Sound Designer HONOUR (2005) |
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Composer THE INDIANS ARE COMING TO DINNER (2012) |