Nevue's plan from the start was that Whisperings become more than just an Internet radio station. The feedback we are getting from listeners is amazing and inspiring." And these folks are buying music - not only CDs and downloads, but sheet music - and are playing it too. Whisperings: Solo Piano Radio is becoming the soundtrack for tens of thousands of lives. People are listening at their jobs, in their homes, and now on the road with portable devices like the iPhone. "I see Whisperings as a vehicle by which we can reinsert piano music back into pop culture. That's where David's vision for the Whisperings project comes in. Aside from George Winston, Jim Brickman, David Lanz and Yanni, how many contemporary pianists can the average person name? And yet, there are arguably more piano players in the world than just about any other instrument. Ask any pianist trying to make a living from his or her artistry and they will tell you - it's nearly impossible to 'break out' beyond doing the local gig."Īnd Nevue makes a good point. "In an industry where anything less than a million units sold is considered an utter failure, piano artists can't compete. "The attitude of the music industry toward solo piano music is that there's no worthwhile market for it," Nevue says. Everyone loves a good melody, and no instrument inspires quite as much emotion as the piano does when played with skill and grace."Įven so, no matter how skillfully an artist plays the piano, it's difficult to establish a full-time professional career in the music industry. "The thing about piano music is, almost everyone appreciates it, regardless of age or culture. "I always believed the market for solo piano music had never been fully realized," Nevue says. Now, after seven years "on the air," Whisperings: Solo Piano Radio is home to over a 200 talented piano artists and broadcasts to nearly a million piano music fans from all over the world every month. Before long, Nevue stopped looking because CD submissions for his Whisperings radio broadcast were pouring in from all over the world. He then sought out other like-minded pianists on sites like CD Baby. In the beginning, he invited a few of his pianist friends to join him on the broadcast. Nevue launched Whisperings: Solo Piano Radio on August 1st, 2003, as a vehicle for promoting his own particular flavor of piano music. What do you do if you're an independent musician who wants to promote your music to radio - but terrestrial radio stations playing your style of music are almost non-existent? If you're solo pianist and composer David Nevue, you start your own radio station. R Music Successfully on the Internet, and the founder of The Music Biz Academy, an educational web site for musicians. David is the author of How to Promote Your Please Note that you need to purchase tickets to each show separately as they are at two different venues.What is Whisperings? Pianist David Nevue The founder of Whisperings is pianist and composer David Nevue. Tickets for THIS SHOW start at $40 - BUY TICKETS Shigeru Kawai Piano provided by Kawai and England Piano. This event will be held at the elegant Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St. Michael Martinez, Mary Lydia Ryan, William Ogmundson, Matthew Mayer, Robin Spielberg, Michael Logozar and Adam Andrews! The Album of the Year will be awardedĪt the end of the show. It's the Solo Piano Concert of the Year! Featuring performances by Stanton Lanier, Christine Brown, Philip Wesley, Masako, Wayne Gratz, Michael Allen Harrison, Joe Bongiorno, Joe Yamada, David Nevue PLUS the Nominees for Whisperings Album of the Year. Saturday's Show is SOLD OUT! (Tickets are still available for Sunday!) Scheduled to perform this year are Dan Kennedy, Emilee Hartley, Brian Hagen, Reis Taylor Dixon, José Luis Altamirano, Pam Asberry, Marshall Barnhouse, Kim Deardorff, Jeff Bjorck, Rhonda Mackert, Michael Dulin, Tim Neumark, Chad Lawson, Michele McLaughlin and Doug Hammer. Thirty-One Artists Performing over Two Shows!įeaturing performances by both up and coming and established artists in a very intimate setting in the beautiful recital hall PIANOWORKS, 2805 Buford Hwy, Duluth, GA 30096. The Solo Piano MUST-SEE Event of the YearĪN ENTIRE WEEKEND of SOLO PIANO Excellence!
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