Michael O'Dell

Location:

New York
United States 10030

Contact:

Here's how to reach me:

my website: blankcanvasmusic.com
my email: michael (at) blankcanvasmusic (dot) com
by phone: 917.554.1400

Additional Info:

Hi there! Thanks for checking out my profile here on PianoAccompanists.com.

Here's a little information about me so you can see if I might be a fit for your project:

I graduated from Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory of Music in Cleveland, Ohio where I earned a Bachelor of Music Degree in Music Composition (voice and piano minor). I also attended Berklee College of Music in Boston for film scoring.

Some of my experience/skills:

* Contemporary/Classical Choral experience (I've been in choirs and also directed).
* I have major experience accompanying instrumentalists and vocalists.
* I have major experience Music Directing musicals and cabarets - I am very familiar with the Broadway and American Songbooks.
* I am a good sightreader, able to read charts or notated music.
* I am able to transpose charts, if needed. I can transpose notated music once I am more familiar with it.
* I have a classical background but am just as comfortable playing jazz, pop, musical theatre, rock, folk, cabaret - you name it!
* I am also an arranger - so if you have a song but want to put your "own signature" on it, we can work together to find the sound you want.

So there you have it. My experience in a nutshell. Over the last 20 years, I have supported myself as a pianist working on musicals, bands, music copying, film scoring, and songwriting. Please visit my website blankcanvasmusic.com for more info on me and my skills and what I might be able to offer your project (you can download a copy of my professional work resume from my website's home page - just look for the "Michael's Resume" button).

I love to collaborate with fellow artists and make great music. Have a question I didn't answer here? Then, please don't hesitate to get a hold of me. I hope to hear from you!

Fees

$ 35.00 Dollars Per Hour
I charge $35/hr. (no minimum hours).

Should you need me for longer than TWO hours, my fee for the third and each additional hour drops to $25/hr. (this only applies to longer rehearsals that take place all in one day).

PLEASE NOTE: while I do have an electric piano, I Do NOT have a piano at my apartment in Harlem, but I am happy to suggest inexpensive rehearsal spaces for us to use.

Instruments

Piano, Electronic Keyboard

Specialisms

Early Music, Contemporary Music, Jazz, Improvisation, Instrumental Accompaniment, Vocal Accompaniment, Vocal Repetiteur, Musical Theatre, Musical Direction

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