Jeremy Turner (composer)
| Jeremy Turner | |
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| Background information | |
| Born |
June 18, 1975 Sewickley, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, musician |
| Instruments | Cello, Piano, Guitar, Voice |
| Associated acts | Low City, yMusic, S. Carey, Sufjan Stevens, The National |
| Website |
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Jeremy Turner (born 1975 in Sewickley, Pennsylvania) is an American composer and multi-instrumentalist living in Los Angeles.
Biography
Jeremy Turner began playing the piano and the cello as a young child. After his family moved to Michigan where his father was Director of Admissions at Michigan State University, Turner attended East Lansing High School.[1] He then furthered his musical studies at The Juilliard School as a pupil of Harvey Shapiro. In 1997, before graduating Juilliard, Turner joined The Metropolitan Opera[2] Orchestra at just 21 years old, becoming one of the youngest members to ever join[3] the ensemble. At the end of his first season Turner was invited by Maestro James Levine to join the Met Chamber Ensemble[4] in its inaugural year. In 2005 he took a leave of absence from the Met to be the interim Principal Cellist of The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra[5][6][7] in New Zealand. After returning to the Met in 2006, Turner played his final season in 2011 before leaving the orchestra to pursue composition.[8] He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, the actress and writer Rachel Blanchard.
Composer/Performer
Turner has recorded with musicians such as Paul McCartney, David Byrne, Sufjan Stevens, and The National,[9] has performed with various artists that include Renee Fleming, Joshua Bell,[10] and Arcade Fire[11] and as a conductor has appeared twice at the LACMA Art + Film Gala.[12] In 2013, he collaborated on original music with James Murphy for the Broadway revival of Harold Pinter's Betrayal,[13][14] directed by Mike Nichols. As a composer, Turner has won the International Documentary Association award[15][16] for best music, was a 2015 Sundance[17] fellow, and was named in NPR Music's Favorite Songs of 2014.[18][19] He received the AICP Award[20] for best original music for his score to Google's first ever television commercial,[21] "Parisian Love", which debuted during the broadcast of Super Bowl XLIV .[22][23] He has performed on Saturday Night Live with My Morning Jacket,[24] the Late Show With David Letterman with Dirty Projectors,[25] and performed with Renee Fleming at the opening of Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall. In 2015 he composed music for Chris Doyle's exhibition "Night Lights at Wave Hill",[26] featuring the Brooklyn Youth Chorus. Turner is a member of Low City,[27][28][29][30][31] a musical duo based in Brooklyn. In 2014 he appeared with Simon Spurr in the September issue of Vanity Fair[32]
Selected Film Scores
- Americana (2016)
- ESPN 30 for 30: First Pitch (2015)
- This Time Next Year (2014)
- Black Gold by PES (2014)
- Narco Cultura (2013)
- A Birder's Guide to Everything (2013)
Theme Songs
- A Year in Space (2015)[33]
- Independent Lens (2014–)[34]
Works
- The Bear and the Squirrel (2014) written for yMusic
- The Fluid (2014) written for woodwind ensemble, cello, and piano
- The Lightening (2015) written for the Brooklyn Youth Chorus
- The Inland Seas (2016) written for James Ehnes and Chris Thile
Selected Album Appearances
- LCD Soundsystem - Christmas Will Break Your Heart (2015 DFA Records)
- GIVERS - New Kingdom (2015 Glassnote Records)
- yMusic – Balance Problems (2014 New Amsterdam Records)
- Museum of Love – Museum of Love (2014 DFA Records)
- Gabriel Kahane – The Ambassador (2014 Sony Masterworks)
- The National – Trouble Will Find Me (2013 4AD)
- Citizen Cope – One Lovely Day (2012 Rainbow Recordings)
- Teddy Thompson – Bella (2011 Verve Forecast Records)
- Hercules and Love Affair – Blue Songs (2011 Moshi Moshi Records)
- Sufjan Stevens – The Age of Adz (2010 Asthmatic Kitty)
- Free Energy – Stuck on Nothing (2010 DFA Records)
- Akron/Family – Akron/Family (2005 Young God Records)
- David Byrne – Grown Backwards (2004 Nonesuch Records)
- Joss Stone – The Soul Sessions (2003 S-Curve Records)
- Mariah Carey – Charmbracelet (2002 Island Records)
References
- ↑ "East Lansing Orchestra". Retrieved 2015-07-13.
- ↑ "The Front Row". Houston Public Media. November 23, 2009. Retrieved 2015-08-06.
- ↑ Mayor, Jonathan. "The Cellist". 1985. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
- ↑ "The Met Opera Archives". Retrieved 2015-07-13.
- ↑ Dart, William (October 16, 2005). "Auckland Philharmonia at Aotera Centre". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2015-08-06.
- ↑ ""NOT a Silent Night" now a three-concert event". Scoop. November 24, 2005. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
- ↑ Dart, William (November 23, 2005). "Auckland Philharmonia Silver Jubilee Concert at Auckland Town Hall". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2015-08-06.
- ↑ "Strike Up the Band: Big Foote Signs New Composer". SourceEcreative. October 28, 2010. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
- ↑ "Jeremy Turner Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
- ↑ "Medici TV". Retrieved 2015-07-13.
- ↑ Shrum, Tony (December 10, 2014). "Low City Premieres First Music Video". New Noise Magazine. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
- ↑ Dubin, Alesandra (November 8, 2011). "First Lacma "Art + Film" Gala Brings Gucci as Sponsor, Raises $3 Million". BizBash. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
- ↑ "Betrayal Playbill". Retrieved 2015-07-13.
- ↑ "James Murphy On 'Betrayal,' Producing Arcade Fire, And Despacio". Soundcheck. New York City. September 26, 2013. WNYC. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
- ↑ "'The Square' Nabs Best Feature at IDA Documentary Awards; 'Inside Man' Best Limited Series". Deadline. December 6, 2013. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
- ↑ McNary, Dave (December 6, 2013). "'The Square' Takes Top Trophy at International Documentary Awards". Variety. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
- ↑ Lee, Angela (June 30, 2015). "Sundance Institute unveils Music and Sound Design Lab fellows". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 2015-08-03.
- ↑ Huizenga, Tom (December 10, 2014). "NPR Music's Favorite Songs of 2014". NPR. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
- ↑ "Backtracking with yMusic's Balance Problems". Textura. October 2014. Retrieved 2015-08-06.
- ↑ "AICP". Retrieved 2015-07-13.
- ↑ Goldman, David (February 8, 2010). "Super Bowl ad breaks Google's TV silence". CNN. Retrieved 2015-08-03.
- ↑ Bielenberg, Mike (May 14, 2010). "Music Sync of the Week: How Jeremy Turner's piano track wound up in a Super Bowl ad". Music Revolution. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
- ↑ Parisian Love. YouTube. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
- ↑ "My Morning Jacket-'Evil Urges' Live on Saturday Night Live". Retrieved 2015-08-03.
- ↑ "Dirty Projectors-'About to Die' Live on David Letterman". Retrieved 2015-08-03.
- ↑ Wu, Winnie (May 13, 2015). "Wave Hill Puts Spotlight on Art to Celebrate Its Gardens and Lure Visitors". New York Times. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
- ↑ Brewington, Winston (December 10, 2014). "Low City Grooves Hard in Skyline Video Premiere". Earmilk. Retrieved 2015-08-06.
- ↑ Sacher, Andrew (January 26, 2015). "indie/classical duo Low City working w/ members of Bon Iver and Dirty Projectors, have a new single". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved 2015-08-03.
- ↑ "Stitchers Music Guide: Full Stop". Disney Playlist. August 6, 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-06.
- ↑ Hasty, Katie (February 18, 2015). "Get Up on Low City: Exclusive Premiere of Race Up Race Down Video". Hitfix/Immaculate Noise. Retrieved 2015-08-06.
- ↑ "yMusic Remixed: Weekly World Premieres". WXQR. December 22, 2014. Retrieved 2015-08-06.
- ↑ Diehl, Jessica (September 2014). "Cut to the Future". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2015-08-06.
- ↑ "Time". Retrieved 2015-08-04.
- ↑ "Independent Lens". PBS. Retrieved 2015-08-06.
External links
- IMDB, Turner's film credits
- Turner's official website, where his music can be heard
- Turner's publishing company, where his music can be licensed