Peter Davison (composer)
Peter Davison | |
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| Background information | |
| Genres | New Age |
| Occupation(s) | Composer - CDs and TV/Film scoring |
| Years active | 1974 - Present |
| Website | peterdavison |
Peter Davison (born 1948) is an American composer known for New Age/Neo Classical works, and television and film scores.
Early Years
Peter Davison was born in Los Angeles, California. He played flute, saxophone, guitar, keyboards and electric bass in all sorts of ensembles throughout his public school years. He received his Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Music Composition from California State University, Northridge.
Career
Peter Davison has composed music scores for Indie Features, the History Channel, A+E, Biography, PBS, Warner Bros., Disney, Universal, Discovery, Gaiam (Yoga/Relaxation music). [1] Over 35 CDs of his music are on Higher Octave/Universal, Gaiam, Davisounds and TSR/Baja. [2] [3] His CDs “Meditate” and “Exhale” were both in the Billboard Top 10 New Age Albums. His music is widely played in internet radio. On Pandora [4] at this time there are 73 million streams of his music [5] with similar stats on the other internet music providers such as Spotify. [6] He has received awards and nominations from the Global Music Awards, Hollywood Music in Media Awards, Accolade Global Film Awards, Colortape International Film Festival and others. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] Davison's first 7 releases (1980-1986) are considered pioneers of New Age Music. [13] Infinite Fog, a European label has re-released the first of these [14] on vinyl LP. They will re-release the remaining 6 over the next 2 years, as a retrospective of Davison's early work. Davison has also received commissions for classical orchestral music. [15] [16] [17] [18]
Discography
| Davisounds Label 2008 - present | GAIAM Label CDs 1986 - 2002 | Higher Octave/Universal Label 1980 - 1986 |
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| The Colors of Sound | Yoga | Winds of Space |
| On the Edge of Now | Comfort | Glide |
| When I Go Inside | Solace | Star Gazer |
| My Universe in Harmony | Presence | Forest |
| Iris - Bringer of Dreams | Exhale | Mountain |
| Clarity Rising | T'ai Chi | Traces |
| Enchanted Lagoon | Meditate | Music on the Way |
| What Happened Next | AM & PM Yoga | |
| NOW...the Present is a Gift | Rejuvenate | TSR/Baja Label, 1996 |
| Floating in Bliss | Vitality | Focal Point |
| The Pleiades | GAIAM Label DVDs 1986 - 2002 | |
| Music from the Heart of the Forest | AM & PM Yoga | |
| Galileo's Telescope | Yoga for Beginners | |
| Getting Closer | Rodney Yee DVDs, multiple | |
| Forest Home | Power Yoga DVDs, multiple | |
| Future, Present, Past | Qigong DVDs, multiple | |
| Possibility | T'ai Chi DVDs, multiple | |
| Release | ||
| Take Me Back to Eden |
Television, Film scores
| History Channel: | PBS Series: | Warner Brothers: |
| Escape: True Tales of Suspense | Earth Revealed (26 episodes) | Batman, The Animated Series |
| Breakout from Iran | Our Families, Ourselves (18 Episodes) | The Flash |
| Escape from Kuwait | Inside Out (22 Episodes) | Show Time: |
| Chain Gang Breakout | The Way We Live (22 Episodes) | Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre: |
| Fire in Mann Gulch | The Unfinished Nation (52 Episodes) | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs |
| Papillon | The Endless Voyage (26 Episodes) | Universal Studios: |
| Escape from Bosnia, the Scott O'Grady Story | Madison Heights (16 Episodes) | SeaQuest DSV |
| Bravo, Biography, A+E, AMC: | Framework for Democracy (26 Episodes) | Islands of Adventure, |
| Mary Magdelene | The Examined Life (26 episodes) | Theme Park in Orlando, Florida |
| Diplomats for the Damned | Crossroads Cafe (26 episodes) | Cinco Rosas Productions: |
| Crimes in Time | On Common Ground (15 episodes) | The Last Word |
| The Hollywood Soundtrack Story | Something Ventured (26 episodes) | Harmony Gold: |
| Smothered, Bio of the Smothers Brothers | Sales Connection (26 episodes) | Secret of the Lens |
| The Human Condition (26 episodes) | Media FX Media: | |
| Life Lines (16 Episodes) | The Stewards of Shaver's Fork | |
| Legacy Interactive Media: | ||
| Emergency Room (Video Game) |
External links, References
- Official Website peterdavison.com
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- ↑ Davison, Peter. "IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ↑ Davison, Peter. "All Music". Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ↑ Davison, Peter (11 June 2019). "Glide review, French". Section 26. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ↑ Davison, Peter. "Composer". Pandora. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ↑ Davison, Peter. "Composer". Pandora AMP. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ↑ Davison, Peter. "Composer". Spotify. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ↑ Davison, Peter. "When I Go Inside". Global Music Awards. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ↑ Davison, Peter. "Iris - Bringer of Dreams". Global Music Awards. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ↑ Davison, Peter. "Timberline". Global Music Awards. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ↑ Davison, Peter. "Blooming Memories of Spring". Global Music Awards. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ↑ Davison, Peter. "On the Edge of Now". Global Music Awards. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ↑ Davison, Peter. "Sip of Wine". Hollywood Music in Media Awards. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ↑ Davison, Peter. "1980-1986". Ultravillage. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ↑ Davison, Peter. "Music on the Way". Infinite Fog. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ↑ Davison, Peter. "Foundation for New American Music, LA Times" (PDF). Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ↑ Davison, Peter. "LA County Museum of Art, LA Times" (PDF). Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ↑ Davison, Peter. "California Arts Council Concert, LA Times" (PDF). Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ↑ Davison, Peter. "The Real Nut, LA Times" (PDF). Retrieved 8 May 2020.
