Peter Broderick

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Peter Broderick
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Peter Broderick in 2009
Background information
Born (1987-01-20) January 20, 1987 (age 38)
Searsmont, Maine, US
Origin Portland, Oregon, US
Occupations
  • Musician
  • composer
Years active2007–present
Labels
Formerly of Efterklang
Website www.peterbroderick.net

Peter Broderick (born January 20, 1987) is an American musician and composer from Carlton, Oregon. He has released solo material under his own name, been a member of Efterklang, and played with several ensembles as a session musician.

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Biography

Broderick was born in Searsmont, Maine in 1987 but raised mostly in Carlton, Oregon. [1] He learned a number of musical instruments whilst at school, and went on to become a session musician, playing violin, banjo, musical saw, and mandolin on recordings by M. Ward, Zooey Deschanel, Dolorean, Jeff London and others. [2] [3] He played and toured with numerous groups, including Horse Feathers, Norfolk & Western, Loch Lomond and Laura Gibson. [4]

In mid-2007, Broderick joined the Danish ensemble Efterklang in Copenhagen to join their touring band after the release of their album Parades. [4] After touring, he released a mini album of solo piano music, Docile, on the Swedish label Kning Disk, as well as a 7″, Retreat/Release, his first full-length album of piano and string based compositions, Float, and an orchestral concept album, Music for Falling from Trees, on the US label Western Vinyl and British label Erased Tapes. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] He released two albums in collaboration with Machinefabriek. [10] [11] He also released solo albums These Walls of Mine (2012), [12] Colours of the Night (2015), [13] Partners (2016), [14] and All Together Again (2017). [15]

He is the brother of Heather Woods Broderick, also a solo artist and Efterklang collaborator. [16] He married Irish folk musician Brigid Mae Power in 2016 and they currently live in south London. [17] [18] [19]

Discography

Solo recordings

Collaborations

References

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  2. "Peter Broderick". Bella Union. Archived from the original on January 17, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2010.
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  10. Burns, Todd L. "Peter Broderick & Machinefabriek - Blank Grey Canvas Sky". Resident Advisor. Resident Advisor. Archived from the original on September 16, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  11. "Peter Broderick and Machinefabriek – Mort Aux Vaches CD". aufabwegen. Aufabwegen Magazine. Archived from the original on September 16, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  12. "These Walls of Mine by Peter Broderick". Metacritic . Retrieved June 21, 2025.
  13. "Colours of the Night by Peter Broderick". Metacritic . Retrieved June 21, 2025.
  14. "Partners by Peter Broderick". Metacritic . Retrieved June 21, 2025.
  15. "All Together Again by Peter Broderick". Metacritic . Retrieved June 21, 2025.
  16. Sheppard, David. "Heather Woods Broderick From the Ground Review". BBC Music. BBC. Archived from the original on September 16, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  17. "BBC Radio 6 Music - Stuart Maconie's Freak Zone, Peter Broderick, Peter Broderick". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on January 17, 2018.
  18. Maleney, Ian. "The big, dreamy sounds of Irish outsider Brigid Mae Power". The Irish times. The Irish Times. Archived from the original on September 16, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
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