Composing since the late 1970s! Quirky movie-score style pieces and songs.

Bio:

Arthur Breur started seriously studying piano after his grandmother, Jocelyn— his grandfather’s second wife—passed away when he was eight.  They had been very close, and his weekend stays at her home inevitably included him asking her to play piano for him.  

At ten he started taking lessons, having already taught himself a variety of music, including various movie score themes and ragtime pieces—but he gradually discovered that he enjoyed composing and playing his own music more than playing what was assigned to him by his piano teacher.

From the start, his compositions were very affected by the music in movies and on television.  It is not in jest that he points to the music performed on such television shows as “Sesame Street”, “The Electric Company”, and “The Muppet Show”—not to mention the superb songs of “School House Rock”—as sources of inspiration.  Further, many excellent scores for movies of that time, such as Escape to Witch Mountain, Close Encounters, Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Trek, and others, fascinated him and formed his ideas on how music should “work”—with accessible, easily remembered themes that can be associated with specific things, people, or feelings.  His music was also heavily influenced an excellent music program at church.

He studied piano performance and composition and got his bachelor’s degree from Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois. By that time he had been studying piano for eight years, had composed more than a dozen pieces, and had previously lied about his age to get into a college-level music theory course.  His college piano instructor worked with his desire to compose by assigning him works by composers that inspired him.  Prokofiev and Ravel in particular influenced his compositional tone and style considerably.  Around this time, Danny Elfman’s film music also came to Arthur’s attention and provided yet another dimension of sound to pursue.

In the early 1990s, Arthur collaborated with lyricist, comedian, and singer, Cristopher Blake.  Between them they wrote more than twenty songs, many of which they performed live in various Los Angeles venues.

Over the more than 36 years he has been composing, he has written more than 140 individual pieces, including works for five weddings, two Christmas revues, numerous videos, and one short film.

Composer, arranger and pianist Alexandros Livitsanos made his debut in 2016 with his album “Circular Argument” released by “Decca Classics”.
In 2017, he began his collaboration with the international publishing house “Editions Bim”.

From 2015 up until today, he has collaborated with Alexandre Desplat, Canadian Brass, Kings Singers,  Michel Legrand, Athens State Orchestra, ERT Symphony Orchestra, 

El Sistema Greece Youth Orchestra and Greek Youth Symphony Orchestra and many Orchestras abroad as an arranger and composer.

His work has been presented and performed live in the United States, Australia Japan, Switzerland, Portugal, Greece, Chile, Czech Republic and Hungary.

Livitsanos work “On A Bus”, from the “Pictureless Soundtrack” Suite, is already being performed globally in the 2021 Canadian Brass international tour.

He is also one of the most active session musicians and arrangers in the local Greek music scene and is particularly known for his vast range of musical genres.

From alternative/indie, electronic, hip hop & pop to folklore and classical, he has worked with the most acclaimed artists of the industry.

Tony Manfredonia is a Michigan-based composer and singer-songwriter who bridges worlds through music, blending symphonic pop-rock, cinematic storytelling, and video game scores. 

Reflective and passionate, his work unites lush, orchestral atmospheres with melodic, heartfelt songwriting, intent on transcending genres and creating connections where they might not seem to exist.

From sweeping symphonic rock and orchestral pop anthems, to video game soundtracks — including music for Minecraft and Universal Studios — Tony crafts emotionally charged, transformative experiences that resonate deeply.

Composer.  Arranger.  Orchestrator.  Feinschmecker.  Sybarite.  Turophile.  Explorer. Oenophile. Bon Vivant.

Tyler S. Grant has written numerous award-winning works for concert bands, marching bands and chamber groups; many of which have been performed across the world and by musicians of all levels. His wind band music is regularly found on Editor’s Choice List’s from various international music distributors in addition to being performed by various district and state-wide honor bands.  He regularly accepts commissions for new works and produces new publications for bands and chamber groups each year. Notable performance venues of his work include: The Midwest Clinic, The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Carnegie Hall, and numerous state-wide, national, and international music conventions. In addition, Tyler regularly serves as guest conductor/clinician for school districts and honor bands at the elementary, junior-high, and high-school levels. His rehearsal style has been described as “engaging and energetic, sprinkled with humor and the occasional life lesson”. Tyler has contributed numerous interviews to articles in School Band & Orchestra Magazine, The Instrumentalist Magazine, and recently was a contributing author in Alfred Music Publishing Company’s Sound Innovations: Ensemble Development series.

     Tyler is currently pursuing his Bachelor's Degree in Music at the University of Alabama. He holds membership in the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) and the National Association for Music Education (NAfME).

I compose concert music including solo works, chamber music and orchestral pieces.

Composer & Sound Artist
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