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Multi-platinum
selling pianist/composer, Peter Kater, has recently received
his 3rd Grammy Nomination in the last 4 years, this time for
his CD entitled "FIRE" on the Real Music label.
He has written
music for over 100 television and film programs including
eleven On and Off-Broadway dramatic plays. His more than 40
critically acclaimed CD releases in 25 years range from
Contemporary Jazz, World Fusion and Native American
collaborations to full orchestrations and of course, his
signature solo piano recordings. Receiving extensive
world-wide airplay on a diverse array of radio formats,
Kater’s broad creative stroke has touched millions of
hearts. In addition, because of his commitment and
dedication to the environment and humanitarian causes, Peter
was honored with the Environmental Leadership Award by the
United Nations and performs over 50 concerts each year.
Of German birth
and descent, Peter moved to New Jersey from Munich, Germany
at the age of four and began studying the piano, at his
mother’s demand, when he was seven. Seven years of classical
training led into playing Rock & Roll and Top 40 bands
around New Jersey and New York while studying contemporary
improvisation. Moving to Boulder, Colorado at the age of
eighteen, he began a six-year period of playing only
improvisationally in clubs throughout the Rocky Mountain
region. “I didn’t want to play anything the same way twice,
being in the moment and spontaneous was very important to
me, both musically and personally”, said Kater. When he was
twenty years old he accepted a scholarship to the California
Institute of the Arts in Los Angeles but quit after two
months, preferring his life as a professional musician.
When Kater
realized that his next step was composing and recording his
music, he moved back to Colorado “to a less external, more
inspiring natural environment” and released his first album
of piano solos in 1983. Since then he's recorded and
performed nationally and internationally with some of the
worlds most talented and accomplished musicians, actors,
directors and authors. Currently Peter lives in Southern
California enjoying the climate, lifestyle and the
incredible resource of talent and creative opportunities
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