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Chris Opperman (born November 20, 1978[1]) is an award-winning composer who has recently emerged into the mainstream. Opperman is known mostly for his work orchestrating the music of guitar heroes Steve Vai and Mike Keneally for their respective performances with Holland's Metropole Orkest. Opperman also performed on Steve Vai's first round of orchestral concerts and the song "Lotus Feet" was nominated for the 2006 Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance. Also, the song The Attitude Song from Vai's Sound Theories Vol. I & II album was nominated for the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance.
However, Opperman has several albums of his own music which is essentially a cross between 90s alternative rock and his favorite 20th-century composers (Schoenberg, Stravinsky, Webern, and Zappa). His main instrument is the piano. However, he has also been known to play the trumpet and the guitar on occasion, and will rarely sing. Opperman was born in Clifton, New Jersey[citation needed]. He lived in Los Angeles, California from 2000–2008 and moved back to his hometown where he earned a Master's Degree in Music Theory/Composition from Montclair State University in May, 2010[2]. Opperman now works as an adjunct professor at Montclair State University and the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, where he is earning his Ph. D. in Music Composition.
Discography
Solo albums
- Oppy Music, Vol. I: Purple, Crayon (1998)
- Klavierstucke (2001)
- Concepts of Non-linear Time (2004)
- Beyond the Foggy Highway (2005)
- The Lionheart (2010)
- Aphrodite Nights - Single (2011)
- Studio House - EP (2013)
With Steve Vai
- Real Illusions: Reflections (2005)
- Sound Theories Vol. I & II (2007)
With Mike Keneally
- Dancing (2000)
- Dancing With Myself (2000)
- The Universe Will Provide (2004)
- Parallel Universe (2004)
- Guitar Therapy Live (2006)
- Wine and Pickles (2008)
Album Reviews
Klavierstücke
Concepts of Non-Linear Time
Beyond the Foggy Highway
References
- ^ Westergaard, Sean Chris Opperman at AllMusic.com
- ^ Cowen, Richard The Record, May 22nd, 2010
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