Music Composer & Producer

Michael Pignéguy BMus

 

From jazz trio to electronic percussion quartet, soul outfit to symphony, Michael has composed and produced music for a broad range of musical settings.

Shaping his music, Michael draws on a diverse career as a performer, composer and arranger having created music in the realms of jazz, funk, hip hop and pop through to chamber music and orchestral.

Known for his ability to blend styles Michael is in high demand by pop artists particularly when translating music to the orchestral realm.

 

 

Music For Vision (Composition and Production)
Soundtracks for; CNN 2009, ‘The Last Nazi Hunter’ 60 minute documentary, ‘Once’ (short film dir. Nayla al Khaja) in Arabic, Dubai Women’s College, Aviation Authority (Dubai)

Music Arranged For
Ben Folds (US), Ben Lee, Tim Rogers and Tex Perkins, Augie March, The Panics, The Idea of North

Arrangements Performed By
Boston Pops, Nashville, Houston, Philadelphia Chamber, Fort Wayne Philharmonic and Baltimore Symphony Orchestras in the US as well as the Sydney, Melbourne, West Australian and Tasmanian Symphony Orchestras in Australia plus the UAE Philharmonic Orchestra.

Performances In
Australia, USA, Italy, New Zealand & United Arab Emirates

Commissioned By
The Mozart Festival (Perth), Tetrafide Percussion, The West Australian Youth Orchestra, The Fremantle International Jazz Festival, the E<n>A band & many more.

Producer/co-producer
Albums; Adapt by Salamander (Australia), MPS Live and double album PURE by the Michael Pignéguy Sextet
 

 

In Dubai Michael is also part time lecturer at School of Audio Engineering (SAE in Knowledge Village), freelance producer and international arranger.

Projects

Jazz Meets Mozart

Uniting Jazz and the music of Mozart.

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Education

Drumming Guide

Comprehensive beginner's drum text with CD.

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Audio/Video/Photos

Salamander

  B.I.T.
  Forgotten Memo
  Top Secret

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  Cell: +971-50-721-4544, PO Box 34150, Abu Dhabi, thesoundsculptor@gmail.com

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