Artist description Pianist/keyboardist/songwriter.

Music Style Solo Piano Ambient/ contemporary acoustic folk/jazz/blues

Musical Influences Art Tatum, Bill Evans, Liszt, Oscar Peterson,James Taylor, Eddie Van Halen

Similar Artists Art Tatum,Yanni, George Winston,Oscar Peterson

Artist History Rane started composing songs as a child. After collegehe began playing in the restaurants and clubs, corporateevents, parties. He has performed with Joe Williams,Lionel Hampton, O'Donnel Levy and Keter Betts in the DC area. Now he is in the Southern California area, spending his time producing and mastering the results of a full year's worth of recording.

Group Members Rane Shephard

Instruments Concert grand piano, Kurzweil keyboard

Albums Under The Sun, My Planet, Light Brought To Time, Mountains of Gold, At The Rainbow's End, Snow Songs, Like A Rock In The Country, Lessons From The Sea- vol 1, Lessons From The Sea - vol.2, Once Is Enough, Transformation

Press Reviews "Minimalist and stately instrumental piano music that's pretty and soothing... Shephard is ... a player/composer of some authority. " - Review from Listen.Com*******************"Excellent piano music...soothes the soul" - MP3 artist COLE********************"Very inspiring music..." - Laurie, Colorado*******************"Loved your music and slideshows!" - Bob Ketchum, Cedar Crest Studios********************"...an extremely talented musician!" - MaryMc, New Zealand********************"Loved the music...it was full of thought.." - Helen, Australia********************"I have not seen nor heard such beauty on the net!" -- Hope, Cincinnatti , Ohio*******************

Location Del Mar, CA - USA

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