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Composer
- Producer - Recording artist
Music
styles specializing in Film Soundtrack,
Jazz-Rock Fusion, Orchestral Rock, New Age, Piano & Orchestra. Brand
new CD Release now available "ANOMALIES"
Nominated
in 2006 for "Best
Instrumental Song Of The Year"
by the JPF Music Awards. Currently
working closely with independent
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Musical
Background (Summary):
Dan
Pinto began
his career as a drummer in 1974 shortly afterwards learning his
craft at the keyboards. His live stage experience
started in 1976 performing in local cover bands and continued
throughout the 1980s before turning his attention exclusively
to composing and studio recording. With the unusual combination of
keyboard, drum and percussion abilities firmly in
hand, Dan began writing original compositions in 1977 first
performing his music live and later writing for a variety of
television
and film company productions. In addition to his talents as a
performer and composer, he also learned sound production
and engineering as he was building what was to become known as
"Pinto
Studios"
a complete self owned and operated
audio/visual recording studio. This is where all the music he writes
is recorded and mastered for release to this
day.
Live Stage/Studio
Experience:
At
the tender age of 16 in his very
first
live keyboard performance in front of a packed house, Dan Pinto
would take first place in
a talent competition as best solo instrumentalist on Hammond organ
and Moog synthesizer for his performance of "Leonard
Bernstein's"
"America."
This would be the first of many competitions early in his career by
where Dan's talents helped to push him
into the spotlight both as a drummer and a keyboard player. At 19
years of age, Dan was the keyboardist/drummer percussionist
for the band "Juice"
when they opened for the famed female rocker "Joan
Jett"
of "Joan
Jett and the Blackhearts."
His
combined double drum solo with then Juice drummer, "Kevin
Williams"
would bring even Joan Jett fans to they're feet. By the
age of 22, Dan had a full plate performing practically every week
either in New York or New Jersey with more than one band
at a
time, even on the same night! He's performed at New York City clubs
such as "The
Ritz," "CBGB's,"
"The
Limelight,"
"The Cat Club,"
"Kenny's
Castaways"
& "Nirvana."
He's worked live and in the studio with T. C. recording artist,
"Doug
Wain"
which resulted
in the release of a live CD from the "Ritz" and performed live on
stage with members of the Atlantic recording artist "Trixter."
On drums, Dan has done studio recording sessions with many artists
including Steve
Morse / Dixie Dregs
bassist, "Dave
LaRue"
resulting in a CD appearance with "3 Point Play."
He continues to arrange and perform the drums & percussion on
all Eclectic Sound studio releases as well and has performed live as
a solo pianist and also on electronic synthesizers using programmed
MIDI sequencers. Ending his live performances
as a solo artist in 1991, he turned his attention exclusively to
working as a studio
composer.
Composing
Credits:
As
a seasoned multi-instrumentalist with a passion for composing at the
piano and after turning down several publishing deals
that were less then honest, he decided to go it alone. Dan Pinto
joined BMI
in 1991 with hopes of furthering his own music. He
did just that by drawing attention from many television and film
companies which resulted in his music being placed on
projects
for "A,
T & T"; "BMW"; "RCA"; "CNN"
and several local Cable stations. Then he was given an opportunity
to write music for "Robin
Leach's"
television series shows, "Lifestyles
of the Rich & Famous"
& "Runaway
with the Rich & Famous."
His music enjoyed
a good deal of success for several years as a result. By the end of
1993, Dan had 3 albums of material released, one each
in
Light New Age, Jazz-Fusion and New Age Ballad styles. This was a
culmination of the work he had done up to that point. In
1995
Dan began what started as an experiment. After years of experience
in writing music on it's own with having no power or
control
over how that music was put to a visual, Dan felt that it was time
to write something that had more involvement. "I
had always
wanted to write a soundtrack for a motion picture but never had an
opportunity. So rather than wait, I decided to create
my own opportunity." Pinto
Studios
was outfitted with video recording and editing equipment and the
project was under way.
"Die
For A Life"
would become Dan's first full length motion picture movie score. After 4 years of painstakingly filming, editing and adding special audio effects,
Dan was finally able to begin composing the music. By April of 1999, the 1 hour and 3
minute long work was complete and officially
released
as Dan's forth album. In the process leading up to the completion of
this soundtrack, Dan gained 4 solid years of hands on
experience in writing, producing, directing and editing a feature
film. Over that time, there were over one hundred people and
organizations
that took part. "Im
not trying to be a film producer, that's not the goal I set for
myself here at all. Of course the
knowledge I gained by doing this production certainly didn't hurt.
But this experience is vital in understanding
what film
producers look for when writing a soundtrack. I have no regrets."
Dan
has more recently been nominated for "Best
Instrumental
Song of the Year" in
the 2006
JPF Music Awards
for the title, "The
Haunting"
from his "Ivory
Towers"
Album. |
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Click
on this link to find out what's current and planned for the coming
future for Dan Pinto.
There is always something going on and this is where you can find out what it is. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Reviews &
Interviews
(NEW)
Read up
on the latest articles, reviews and interviews about Dan Pinto by
visiting this sample page
or by clicking through to the full source for each one thats posted. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Read
information about Dan's project studio where he records and masters
all his original
compositions.
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Listen
to sample track excerpts of Dan Pinto's CD releases including the
soundtrack of his original music from
the movie "Die For A Life". Visit the Piano Improvisations page for his music geared specifically for the piano. Also
available on CD are Dan's Happy
Holidaze
Christmas
releases.
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Read
about the making of the film written by Dan Pinto produced out of
Pinto Studios. Includes information on
the movie's story line, behind the scenes production, audio & visual effects and studio technical aspects as well as credits for all who gave they're time in the film's completion. View still photos taken from actual video footage & click on music samples. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Read
about how the WTC played a part in the Pinto
Studios
movie production of "Die
For A Life."
View original still photos of the World Trade Center before 9-11 taken right from the movie along with additional photos taken from video shot shortly after the devistation at ground zero. And listen to Dan's new song, "Flight Of The Phoenix," dedicated to the survivors of the victims. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This
is a page unlike any other that you will find on a creative artist.
The information here, spoken in Dan Pinto's own words, refrences the individuals that played an important part in his career. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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Dan chatting with one of his early influences, Keith Emerson of Emerson, Lake & Palmer. This photo was taken at the Starland Ballroom in New Jersey around mid summer of 2004. Read the one on one interviews with Dan and Keith Emerson & Carl Palmer that were taken for the Aquarian Weekly Music Newspaper by clicking HERE |
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