Music I Am #20, Andree-Ann Deschenes, piano
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The moment when you knew you wanted to be a musician:
There wasn’t one, I never asked myself the question. What started as a hobby became serious in high school, and I just wanted to follow in the footsteps of my piano teacher at the time because I thought she was very cool!
An important skill for a career in music that does not have anything to do with an instrument or making music:
Time management. Most of my problems on a daily basis could be avoided if I had better time management!
Two ways you stay motivated:
Listen to / watch good performances whether live or recorded, and keep learning new things.
Latest Project:
I’ve commissioned 7 amazing Brazilian / jazz pianists to write music for me to perform and record. I’ll be premiering the works in May and recording in June – stay tuned for more info!
What inspired it:
My feelings of artistic in-betweenness. I don’t consider myself a classical pianist, or a jazz pianist, or this or that. I wanted music that reflected my musical path so far and incorporated all the things I love about music without being one thing or another.
Who’s on it:
I’m the solo performer, and the music was written by Kerry Politzer, Jasnam Daya Singh, Jovino Santos Neto, Bianca Gismonti, Carmen Sandim, Cassio Vianna, and André Mehmari.
How do you discover new music?
It usually comes from recommendations made by others, these days.
One living and one dead musician that deserves more attention:
There’s too many to name, but all 7 pianists on my upcoming project all definitely deserve a lot more attention, so check ’em out!
Where can we find you online?
www.aadpiano.com as well as on IG and Twitter. It’s mostly dog photos though!
