Loading details…
Artist
Mischa Blanos
12+ albums
pianojazzgermanelectronicromania
about
Berlin based contemporary artist, Mischa Blanos composes, performs and physically transforms the piano giving life to new acoustic-electronic blends. His music is for the NOW people. It brings the joy of listening contemporary music with that uplifting feeling of actually understanding what the story told by the composer is. A new wave of piano musicians of the neoclassical movement has emerged and he walks with them. Mischa Blanos’ music draws from a large bowl of influences. Classical music has a strong voice in his compositions and performance, as dynamics, articulation and exceptional piano technique are exercised in years of classical training. Jazz reaches in his music, its melodious flow reminding of Keith Jarrett. There are also similarities to soundtrack composers, as well as certain contemporary musicians such as Brad Mehldau, Nils Frahm, Brandt Brauer Frick or Nicolas Jaar. The man. Eastern Europe native, trained in classical piano from the age of seven, winner of a long list of classical music prizes, runaway student, self-trained as a composer and on-stage entertainer. Living now in Berlin. The composition. Creativity is making the complicated simple. Blanos’ music code is open to decipher when you have in mind one basic premise. P i a n o i s p e r c u s s i o n. He prepares his piano with duct-tape, small balls and other resonant objects, combining this acoustic with electronic sounds. The rhythm, bassline and themes make the blueprint for creating a sto
