Peter Breinholt | |
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Background information | |
Born | Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States | March 31, 1969
Genres | Folk, rock, pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, producer, performer |
Instruments | guitar, piano, drums, ukulele, banjo, bass |
Years active | 1993–present |
Website | peterbreinholt |
Peter Breinholt is a recording artist in the Salt Lake City, Utah music scene.
Breinholt spent the first ten years of his life in Devon, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia, where his father Robert H. Breinholt taught at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the brother of Jeffrey Breinholt. [1] He has three other siblings.
While Breinholt was a student at the University of Utah he, along with friends Mike Ensign and Rex Griffiths, released an album of original music entitled "Songs About the Great Divide", [2] which became the best-selling, independently released album ever in the state up to that time, almost entirely by word-of-mouth. [1] Salt Lake Magazine described is as "an underground classic". Almost overnight, Breinholt's concerts began selling out 2,000-plus seat theaters throughout the region.
In the coming years Breinholt released follow-up albums "Heartland" and "Deep Summer".
In 2000, Breinholt testified at a United States congressional hearing - along with Napster founder Shawn Fanning and tech CEOs - on the topic of digital file sharing. Breinholt spoke on the risks and potential opportunities peer-to-peer technology might present for artists.
Utah Governor Gary Herbert awarded Breinholt the Utah Governor's Mansion Artist Award for the Performing Arts. [3]
During the first half of 2018, Breinholt and his family lived in Ecuador where he wrote songs for his eighth album "The Counting Of Nothing" released later that year.
In March 2019, Peter gave a TEDx talk in Provo, Utah, entitled "What Makes You Come Alive?". [4] [5]
Peter taught songwriting courses at Snow College in Ephraim, UT from 2022-2024.
Peter is married to Rebecca Pulsipher Breinholt and they have four children. They are currently living in Sheffield, England.
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