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Nils Frahm Born 20 September 1982 Is A German Musician Composer And Record Producer Based In Berlin. He Is Known For Combining Classical And Electronic Music And For An Unconventional Approach To The Piano In Which He Mixes A Grand Piano Upright Piano Roland Juno-60 Rhodes Piano Drum Machines And Moog Taurus. As Well As His Solo Work Frahm Has Released Collaborations With Such Notable Performers As Anne Müller Ólafur Arnalds F. S. Blumm And Woodkid. Together With Frederic Gmeiner And Sebastian Singwald He Records And Performs As Nonkeen. Frahm Had An Early Introduction To Music. His Father Klaus Frahm Was A Photographer Who Also Designed Covers For ECM Records. He Grew Up Near Hamburg Where He Learned The Styles Of The Classical Pianists As Well As Contemporary Composers. At School He Used Mixing Boards And Was Very Interested In The Quality Of Recorded Sound Frahm's Earlier Solo Piano Works Wintermusik 2009 And The Bells 2009 Gained Him Attention But It Was His 2011 Release Felt That Was Met With Critical Acclaim. It Was His First Studio Album On Erased Tapes Which Has Been Releasing His Music Since. The Album Was Followed By The Solo Synthesiser EP Juno And By Screws 2012 Recorded While Frahm Was Recovering From A Thumb Injury And Offered As A Free Download To Fans On His Birthday. His Follow-Up To Juno Titled Juno Reworked 2013 Featured Guest Reworks By Luke Abbott And Chris Clark. Frahm's Album Spaces 2013 Was Made Of Live Recordings From Various Venues Spanning Over Two Years. In December 2013 Frahm Released His First Music Book Sheets Eins Published By Manners McDade. In 2016 The Follow-Up Sheets Zwei Was Released. In 2014 Frahm Announced His New Piano "Una Corda" Specially Designed And Made For Him By David Klavins. The Piano Weighs Under 100 Kg And Has One String Per Key Rather Than The Commonly Used Three Strings. 8 His Album Solo 2015 An Improvisation Single Take Without Any Overdubs Was Later Recorded On The "Modell 370" A 370cm High Vertical Piano Also Made By David Klavins. It Was One Of The 19 Records Nominated For The IMPALA Album Of The Year Award. A Condensed Version Of His Single "More" Was Featured In The Assassin's Creed Unity Gamescom Trailer. In 2015 Frahm Composed His First Original Score For The German Film "Victoria" Which Is A 140-Minute Continuous Take Directed By Sebastian Schipper. Nils Frahm Also Collaborated With Woodkid On The Critically Acclaimed Short Film ELLIS Directed By JR Which Was Released In October 2015. In The Same Year Nils Frahm Created The "Piano Day" Which Is Celebrated At The 88th Day Of The Year Due To The 88 Keys Of A Standard Piano The First Project Was The Construction Of The "Modell 450" Together With David Klavins. It Is The Successor Of The "Modell 370". In February 2016 Frahm Released The Gamble Followed By Its Companion Release Oddments Of The Gamble In August 2016. Pitchfork.Com Described The Album "as Charmingly Patched Together And Messy As It Is Well-Paced And Dynamic". The Material Was Recorded Over Eight Years While The Artwork Was Produced By Frahm's Father. Frahm Has Said "I’m Interested In How Human Beings React In Certain Situations And What Music Does To People’s Emotions. How We Can Change People’s Attitudes With Tones. After I’ve Played A Good Concert People Leave The Room Happy. This Is Something We Can Give Back To The World. When People Feel Down And Like It’s All Going To Shit At Least We Can Give Them Some Music And Change Their Attitude So People Don’t Think It’s All Shit.... That’s My Religion."
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Nils Frahm Born 20 September 1982 Is A German Musician Composer And Record Producer Based In Berlin. He Is Known For Combining Classical And Electronic Music And For An Unconventional Approach To The Piano In Which He Mixes A Grand Piano Upright Piano Roland Juno-60 Rhodes Piano Drum Machines And Moog Taurus. As Well As His Solo Work Frahm Has Released Collaborations With Such Notable Performers As Anne Müller Ólafur Arnalds F. S. Blumm And Woodkid. Together With Frederic Gmeiner And Sebastian Singwald He Records And Performs As Nonkeen. Frahm Had An Early Introduction To Music. His Father Klaus Frahm Was A Photographer Who Also Designed Covers For ECM Records. He Grew Up Near Hamburg Where He Learned The Styles Of The Classical Pianists As Well As Contemporary Composers. At School He Used Mixing Boards And Was Very Interested In The Quality Of Recorded Sound Frahm's Earlier Solo Piano Works Wintermusik 2009 And The Bells 2009 Gained Him Attention But It Was His 2011 Release Felt That Was Met With Critical Acclaim. It Was His First Studio Album On Erased Tapes Which Has Been Releasing His Music Since. The Album Was Followed By The Solo Synthesiser EP Juno And By Screws 2012 Recorded While Frahm Was Recovering From A Thumb Injury And Offered As A Free Download To Fans On His Birthday. His Follow-Up To Juno Titled Juno Reworked 2013 Featured Guest Reworks By Luke Abbott And Chris Clark. Frahm's Album Spaces 2013 Was Made Of Live Recordings From Various Venues Spanning Over Two Years. In December 2013 Frahm Released His First Music Book Sheets Eins Published By Manners McDade. In 2016 The Follow-Up Sheets Zwei Was Released. In 2014 Frahm Announced His New Piano "Una Corda" Specially Designed And Made For Him By David Klavins. The Piano Weighs Under 100 Kg And Has One String Per Key Rather Than The Commonly Used Three Strings. 8 His Album Solo 2015 An Improvisation Single Take Without Any Overdubs Was Later Recorded On The "Modell 370" A 370cm High Vertical Piano Also Made By David Klavins. It Was One Of The 19 Records Nominated For The IMPALA Album Of The Year Award. A Condensed Version Of His Single "More" Was Featured In The Assassin's Creed Unity Gamescom Trailer. In 2015 Frahm Composed His First Original Score For The German Film "Victoria" Which Is A 140-Minute Continuous Take Directed By Sebastian Schipper. Nils Frahm Also Collaborated With Woodkid On The Critically Acclaimed Short Film ELLIS Directed By JR Which Was Released In October 2015. In The Same Year Nils Frahm Created The "Piano Day" Which Is Celebrated At The 88th Day Of The Year Due To The 88 Keys Of A Standard Piano The First Project Was The Construction Of The "Modell 450" Together With David Klavins. It Is The Successor Of The "Modell 370". In February 2016 Frahm Released The Gamble Followed By Its Companion Release Oddments Of The Gamble In August 2016. Pitchfork.Com Described The Album "as Charmingly Patched Together And Messy As It Is Well-Paced And Dynamic". The Material Was Recorded Over Eight Years While The Artwork Was Produced By Frahm's Father. Frahm Has Said "I’m Interested In How Human Beings React In Certain Situations And What Music Does To People’s Emotions. How We Can Change People’s Attitudes With Tones. After I’ve Played A Good Concert People Leave The Room Happy. This Is Something We Can Give Back To The World. When People Feel Down And Like It’s All Going To Shit At Least We Can Give Them Some Music And Change Their Attitude So People Don’t Think It’s All Shit.... That’s My Religion."
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Published: 01 Jan 2017, 15:16
Berlin-Based Contemporary Composer Nils Frahm Has Built A Steady Reputation For His Intimate Poignant Piano Recordings Yet They So Far Only Showed A Fragment Of What To Expect From A Nils Frahm Concert. Frahm’s Heart Lies In Improvisation In The Magic Of A Moment Where Inspired By The Space And The Audience His Fingers Can Create New Compositions Loosely Based Around His Familiar Melodies. Spaces Is An Ode To The Joy Of Live Performance. It Expresses Frahm’s Love For Experimentation And Answers The Call From His Fans For A Record That Truly Reflects What They Have Witnessed During His Concerts. Breaking The Convention Of A Traditional Live Album Spaces Was Recorded Over The Course Of Two Years In Different Locations And On Various Mediums Including Old Portable Reel-To-Reel Recorders And Cassette Tape Decks. These Moments Were Later Pieced Together In His Durton Studio And Referred To By Frahm As A Collage Of Field Recordings Rather Than A Live Album. It Includes Surprise Moments Such As The Sound Of Him Banging A Toilet Brush On The Piano Strings To Create A Dub-Sounding Track. The Decision To Select Takes That Have People Coughing And Cell Phones Ringing Show That His Audience Is An Integral Part Of Every Performance. In His Own Words ‘What I Love Most About Playing In Front Of People Has Something To Do With A Certain Kind Of Energy Exchange. The Attention And Appreciation Of My Audience Feeds Back Into My Playing. It Really Seems As If There Is A True And Equal Give And Take Between Performer And Listener Making Me Aware Of How Much I Depend On My Audience. And Since The Audience Is Different Every Night The Music Being Played Will Differ Too. Every Space I Performed In Has Its Own Magic And Spirit.’ – Nils Frahm Spaces Was Mastered By The Gifted Hands Of Mandy Parnell And Was Released On November 19 2013 Via Erased Tapes.