簡介
皮埃爾?普拉達是一位法國爵士鋼琴家、鍵盤、樂隊創始、作曲、老師和演員。是一位受人尊敬的音樂家。
他受到了 Bill Evans、Herbie Hancock、Keith Jarrett、Chick Corea、Kenny Barron、Miles Davis and Wayne Shorter 的極大影響。他的音樂涉及各種風格,并融入了極大的創作力與個性.他六歲開始在他家鄉的*音樂學院接受古典鋼琴的學習,13 歲開始學習爵士樂。18 歲以后就讀并 畢業于國際音樂學院,歐洲最*的音樂學院之一。他有幸受到了 Pierre-Alain Goualch (鋼琴)and Jean Bisello(放克貝司)的指導。
他不到 20 歲就開始留校任教,他的電子音樂課程尤其受到了歡迎。他頻繁地在南錫演出, 并與樂隊一起在法國各地和南非巡演(爵士、放克和雷鬼)。2006 年之后,他居住在了中國,是現代音 樂學院的一名爵士樂教師。10年來,他與常駐在中國或來中國訪問的*秀的樂手合作,在中國訪問演出的城市 有:北京,香港,重慶等21個省市。
他在*的現場音樂場館演出(酒吧,俱樂部,演唱會,餐廳,節日);在最豪華的酒店 和博物館演出;與無數*品牌和機構合作,在很多官方或私人*聚會活動演出。他演奏鍵盤 (Nord Stage EX、Nord Electro 3、Nord Wave)和極具年代感的樂器(Rhodes Mark II 73、Hohner Clavinet E7、 ARP Odyssey)。2012起在Nord 鍵盤公司的支持下為他們做官方的示范演出,其后在Nord鍵盤的聲音庫出品了15種中國樂器的音色
Pierre Pradat is a French jazz piano and keyboard player, band leader, composer, sound designer, producer, teacher, and actor. He was born on December 31, 1981 in Nancy, France. Now in his early thirties, he is a highly respected musician in Beijing.
His greatest influences include the music of Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, Keith Jarrett, Chick Corea, Kenny Barron, Miles Davis, and Wayne Shorter, among others. His music covers a large range of styles while delivering his own brand of creativity and personality. Pradat’s musical education began with classical piano lessons at his hometown’s National Conservatory at the age of six . He began to study Jazz at the age of 13. By the time he was 18, he had already graduated from the Music Academy International, one of the most prestigious contemporary music institutes in Europe. His primary mentors included acclaimed teachers Pierre-Alain Goualch (Piano) and Jean Bisello (Funk Bass). Still a teenager, he became a teacher at this same school, respected especially for his skills in Digital Music. He began playing intensively in his hometown, as well as touring France and North Africa with various jazz, funk, and reggae bands.
In 2006, he was invited to teach jazz piano at Beijing Contemporary Music Academy and moved to China for this opportunity. Now after ten years living and working in Beijing, he is still actively collaborating with many other talented China-based and visiting musicians of a range of different projects. In this time, he has played in most of China's major cities (Shanghai, Hong Kong, Chongqing...)
He performs regularly at award-winning live music venues (bars, clubs, and concert halls), upscale restaurants, hotels, as well as at famous music festivals such as JZ Shanghai and Nine Gate. He has played hundreds of events for the world’s most prestigious brands and organizations, as well as at corporate and private parties.
Since 2012, he has been endorsed by Nord Keyboards and has produced an exclusive sound bank of traditional Chinese instruments for them.