Artist description Pianist and composer Stuart Mitchell (also previously known as 'Stoogy'), composer of contemporary Classical,symphionic to Ambient and electronic music.Current project nearing completion is a large scale 7 piece symhonic work named 'Seven Wonders Suite for Orchestra', bringing together images of the seven aincient wonders of the world into music. The settings are calm tranquill thought provoking and textured landscapes of sound,Stuart likes to create a feeling of musical space and timelessness. His music includes a wide range of jazz and funk to electronic and melodic trance,symphonic interpretations (The Planets- Holst) Film music,Chamber Music to celestial 'trippy' heart rendering melodies.A lot of work and time spent on the sound production adds to the spacial atmosphere of Stuart's music. Contact: stuart@karmamusik.com

Music Style Classical piano to ambient electronic classical interpretations

Musical Influences Pallestrina,Du Pres,Bach,Telemann,Mozart,Beethoven,Frederik Chopin,Liszt,Ravel,Debussy,Prokofiev,Satie,Poulenc,Holst,Stravinsky,Ralph Vaughan Williams,Rachmaninoff,Grofe,Copland,Barber,Glass, Isao Tomita,Keith Jarret,Brian Eno,George Winston, my Dad,Edgar Frosem,Oscar Peterson,Teddy Wilson,Art Tatum,Greshwin,Ravels Piano Concerto and Debussy's String Quartet have had the most profound effect upon my soul.

Similar Artists Tomita,Moby,William Orbit,Paul Avgerinios,Tangerine Dream,Kieth Jarret,Massive Attack,Coldplay, Stereophonics,Palancar,Life-9.

Artist History I studied Classical music from age 5,and have been performing and composing music all my life. Previous record deals with red bus for 5 years, session pianist/keyboards for Culture Club,Imagination,Think Pink,Steve Jolly and Tony Swain,Freddie Cole, Shirly Bassie,Rita Coolidge, Cybil Shephard, Gerard Kenny and 3 years performing at Cafe Royal 'Green Room' in London. Also appearances at Ronnie Scotts,Pizza on the Park, The Blue Note Paris,Amsterdam,Brussels,Cologne,Copenhagen,Stokholm,Barcelona,Valencia and Madrid. I was also 2 years with Holland/America Cruise Lines as Classical Pianist and Music Director. I am currently devoted to composition and performances of my own music including the largest work that I have undertaken to date 'Seven Wonders Suite for Orchestra', which will be released at the end of May 2003.

Group Members Cherie Nunn, my girlfriend who povides a great deal of the vocal's on many of my tracks.

Instruments Piano,Synths (Yamaha Motif 6,Korg Trinity,Korg Karma,Roland Synths,Proteus,Emulator 5 Sampler)Occasional Vocoder and semi working Melletron,mixed with Cakewalk,Cubass and Mp3 encoded using Fraunhofer IIS Layer 3 and Cool Edit Pro

Albums Seven Wonders Suite for Orchestra (available end of June 2003), The Extra-Solar Planets,sPirals,Karma,The Music of the Spheres,Manatee,Temple of Time,Cello Sonatas,Erik Satie Piano Works,Haunted Baths,X infinity

Press Reviews London Stage newspaper,'success at the Cafe Royal'Glasgow herald,sunday times. Currently 4 songs in mp3.com's 'Featured Electronic Classical Music':Venus -The Bringer of Peace,Mercury and my Cello Sonata. Paul Copeland, Australia, Rating: 8,00 Email: paulcopeland@primus.com.au, Website: www.mp3.com/paulcopeland View Member Profile There is some great synthesised music here. 'Mars the Bringer of War' by Holst, is an example of brilliant arranging and new orchestration of the classical masterpiece. A considerable amount of work has been done in creating a soundscape that adhers to the original, but adds unusual sounds and dynamics. A great rendition indeed and well worth listening to. _____ Rob Blaikie, Birmingham UK, 2002-07-11, IP:62.30.192.1 Rating: 10,00 Email: robsmusic@blueyonder.co.uk, Website: www.mp3.com/robblaikie View Member Profile I have always loved Holst's planets suite, and had an old vynyl copy which was in need of replacement. I stumbled across Stuart's arrangements of the Suite and was very impressed by the quality and the attention to detail in his performance - no less than you would expect from a classically trained musician. This artist is no "stuffed shirt" however - equally at ease with contemporary music. This is an artist everyone should listen to at least once - though be prepared to come back for more - you will find it hard not to.

Additional Info 'Stoogy' is my 'nickname' given me 'affectionately' by my partner and my friend for 12 years Paul Ellis, We toured all over the world performing Sinatra music and was the one of the most joyful experience of my life..Paul has a gift for changing peoples names from there original form. Stuart - Stu - Stoogy - Stoog - Moog (He calls me Moog now but I dont like it so much) :(

Location Edinburgh, Midlothian - United Kingdom

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