"Jeff Pearce is a consummate musician and composer whose years in
recording and performing have distinguished him as a premier player of
the Chapman Stick, a brilliant hybrid guitar-like instrument that few
players have dared approach. Combining ambient chordal structure and
melody simultaneously, Jeff's performances are simply captivating. As
someone who's shared the stage with Jeff, I've repeatedly witnessed the
enthusiastic audience reactions to his performances; a wonderful
evening of contemporary composition."- Will Ackerman, Windham county,
VT.
Based in Indiana, Jeff Pearce is well known to the ambient/new age music
community for his unique approach to the guitar and Chapman Stick.
Whether playing intimate acoustic music or crafting deep-space drifts,
Jeff composes music which uniquely combines melody and mystery. His
most recent project, "Rainshadow Sky", features music composed for the
Chapman Stick, and recorded live at house concerts from late 2007 through summer 2008.
Jeff is also an active live performer, having played venues ranging from
historic churches and concert halls to planetariums and dance clubs. His
live performances are memorable events, mixing songs from his cd's with
humorous storytelling and surprising musical improvisations.
With nine full length cd's to his name, Jeff's music has received many
honors and much airplay since his first release in 1993. Jeff's music
has been reviewed in Billboard, Downbeat, and Guitar Player, and music
from his cd's has appeared in projects for Mercedes-Benz, Muzak, and
the NBC Summer Olympics. And Jeff's music can be heard worldwide on
the "Music from the Hearts of Space" radio program.
In 2004, Jeff briefly added "film composer" to his resume, scoring the animation
dvd "Luminous Dimensions" for computer animator Michael DuBois. Jeff
has also played "sideman" on a wide variety of projects, ranging from
space music composer Paul Avgerinos to folk singer Christie McCall.
In early 2009, Jeff's cd "Rainshadow Sky" was voted "2008 album of the year" by the radio programmers who submit their playlists to the New Age Reporter service.