Peter Broderick | |
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![]() Peter Broderick in 2009 | |
Background information | |
Born | Searsmont, Maine, US | January 20, 1987
Origin | Portland, Oregon, US |
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Years active | 2007–present |
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Formerly of | Efterklang |
Website | www |
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.
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]