Jeremy Turner (composer)

Jeremy Turner
Background information
Born	June 18, 1975 Sewickley, Pennsylvania, United States
Occupation(s)	Composer, musician
Instruments	Cello, Piano, Guitar, Voice
Associated acts	Low City, yMusic, S. Carey, Sufjan Stevens, The National
Website	hearjt.com

Jeremy Turner (born 1975 in Sewickley, Pennsylvania) is an American composer and multi-instrumentalist living in Los Angeles.

Biography

Jeremy Turner began playing the piano and the cello as a young child. After his family moved to Michigan where his father was Director of Admissions at Michigan State University, Turner attended East Lansing High School.^[1] He then furthered his musical studies at The Juilliard School as a pupil of Harvey Shapiro. In 1997, before graduating Juilliard, Turner joined The Metropolitan Opera^[2] Orchestra at just 21 years old, becoming one of the youngest members to ever join^[3] the ensemble. At the end of his first season Turner was invited by Maestro James Levine to join the Met Chamber Ensemble^[4] in its inaugural year. In 2005 he took a leave of absence from the Met to be the interim Principal Cellist of The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra^[5][6][7] in New Zealand. After returning to the Met in 2006, Turner played his final season in 2011 before leaving the orchestra to pursue composition.^[8] He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, the actress and writer Rachel Blanchard.

Composer/Performer

Turner has recorded with musicians such as Paul McCartney, David Byrne, Sufjan Stevens, and The National,^[9] has performed with various artists that include Renee Fleming, Joshua Bell,^[10] and Arcade Fire^[11] and as a conductor has appeared twice at the LACMA Art + Film Gala.^[12] In 2013, he collaborated on original music with James Murphy for the Broadway revival of Harold Pinter's Betrayal,^[13][14] directed by Mike Nichols. As a composer, Turner has won the International Documentary Association award^[15][16] for best music, was a 2015 Sundance^[17] fellow, and was named in NPR Music's Favorite Songs of 2014.^[18][19] He received the AICP Award^[20] for best original music for his score to Google's first ever television commercial,^[21] "Parisian Love", which debuted during the broadcast of Super Bowl XLIV .^[22][23] He has performed on Saturday Night Live with My Morning Jacket,^[24] the Late Show With David Letterman with Dirty Projectors,^[25] and performed with Renee Fleming at the opening of Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall. In 2015 he composed music for Chris Doyle's exhibition "Night Lights at Wave Hill",^[26] featuring the Brooklyn Youth Chorus. Turner is a member of Low City,^{[27][28][29][30][31]} a musical duo based in Brooklyn. In 2014 he appeared with Simon Spurr in the September issue of Vanity Fair^[32]

Selected Film Scores

• Americana (2016)
• ESPN 30 for 30: First Pitch (2015)
• This Time Next Year (2014)
• Black Gold by PES (2014)
• Narco Cultura (2013)
• A Birder's Guide to Everything (2013)

Theme Songs

• A Year in Space (2015)^[33]
• Independent Lens (2014–)^[34]

Works

• The Bear and the Squirrel (2014) written for yMusic
• The Fluid (2014) written for woodwind ensemble, cello, and piano
• The Lightening (2015) written for the Brooklyn Youth Chorus
• The Inland Seas (2016) written for James Ehnes and Chris Thile

Selected Album Appearances

• LCD Soundsystem - Christmas Will Break Your Heart (2015 DFA Records)
• GIVERS - New Kingdom (2015 Glassnote Records)
• yMusic – Balance Problems (2014 New Amsterdam Records)
• Museum of Love – Museum of Love (2014 DFA Records)
• Gabriel Kahane – The Ambassador (2014 Sony Masterworks)
• The National – Trouble Will Find Me (2013 4AD)
• Citizen Cope – One Lovely Day (2012 Rainbow Recordings)
• Teddy Thompson – Bella (2011 Verve Forecast Records)
• Hercules and Love Affair – Blue Songs (2011 Moshi Moshi Records)
• Sufjan Stevens – The Age of Adz (2010 Asthmatic Kitty)
• Free Energy – Stuck on Nothing (2010 DFA Records)
• Akron/Family – Akron/Family (2005 Young God Records)
• David Byrne – Grown Backwards (2004 Nonesuch Records)
• Joss Stone – The Soul Sessions (2003 S-Curve Records)
• Mariah Carey – Charmbracelet (2002 Island Records)

References

1. "East Lansing Orchestra". Retrieved 2015-07-13.
2. "The Front Row". Houston Public Media. November 23, 2009. Retrieved 2015-08-06.
3. Mayor, Jonathan. "The Cellist". 1985. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
4. "The Met Opera Archives". Retrieved 2015-07-13.
5. Dart, William (October 16, 2005). "Auckland Philharmonia at Aotera Centre". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2015-08-06.
6. ""NOT a Silent Night" now a three-concert event". Scoop. November 24, 2005. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
7. Dart, William (November 23, 2005). "Auckland Philharmonia Silver Jubilee Concert at Auckland Town Hall". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2015-08-06.
8. "Strike Up the Band: Big Foote Signs New Composer". SourceEcreative. October 28, 2010. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
9. "Jeremy Turner Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
10. "Medici TV". Retrieved 2015-07-13.
11. Shrum, Tony (December 10, 2014). "Low City Premieres First Music Video". New Noise Magazine. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
12. Dubin, Alesandra (November 8, 2011). "First Lacma "Art + Film" Gala Brings Gucci as Sponsor, Raises $3 Million". BizBash. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
13. "Betrayal Playbill". Retrieved 2015-07-13.
14. "James Murphy On 'Betrayal,' Producing Arcade Fire, And Despacio". Soundcheck. New York City. September 26, 2013. WNYC. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
15. "'The Square' Nabs Best Feature at IDA Documentary Awards; 'Inside Man' Best Limited Series". Deadline. December 6, 2013. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
16. McNary, Dave (December 6, 2013). "'The Square' Takes Top Trophy at International Documentary Awards". Variety. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
17. Lee, Angela (June 30, 2015). "Sundance Institute unveils Music and Sound Design Lab fellows". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 2015-08-03.
18. Huizenga, Tom (December 10, 2014). "NPR Music's Favorite Songs of 2014". NPR. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
19. "Backtracking with yMusic's Balance Problems". Textura. October 2014. Retrieved 2015-08-06.
20. "AICP". Retrieved 2015-07-13.
21. Goldman, David (February 8, 2010). "Super Bowl ad breaks Google's TV silence". CNN. Retrieved 2015-08-03.
22. Bielenberg, Mike (May 14, 2010). "Music Sync of the Week: How Jeremy Turner's piano track wound up in a Super Bowl ad". Music Revolution. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
23. Parisian Love. YouTube. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
24. "My Morning Jacket-'Evil Urges' Live on Saturday Night Live". Retrieved 2015-08-03.
25. "Dirty Projectors-'About to Die' Live on David Letterman". Retrieved 2015-08-03.
26. Wu, Winnie (May 13, 2015). "Wave Hill Puts Spotlight on Art to Celebrate Its Gardens and Lure Visitors". New York Times. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
27. Brewington, Winston (December 10, 2014). "Low City Grooves Hard in Skyline Video Premiere". Earmilk. Retrieved 2015-08-06.
28. Sacher, Andrew (January 26, 2015). "indie/classical duo Low City working w/ members of Bon Iver and Dirty Projectors, have a new single". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved 2015-08-03.
29. "Stitchers Music Guide: Full Stop". Disney Playlist. August 6, 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-06.
30. Hasty, Katie (February 18, 2015). "Get Up on Low City: Exclusive Premiere of Race Up Race Down Video". Hitfix/Immaculate Noise. Retrieved 2015-08-06.
31. "yMusic Remixed: Weekly World Premieres". WXQR. December 22, 2014. Retrieved 2015-08-06.
32. Diehl, Jessica (September 2014). "Cut to the Future". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2015-08-06.
33. "Time". Retrieved 2015-08-04.
34. "Independent Lens". PBS. Retrieved 2015-08-06.

External links

• IMDB, Turner's film credits
• Turner's official website, where his music can be heard
• Turner's publishing company, where his music can be licensed