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The Piano Guys is an American musical group consisting of pianist Jon Schmidt, cellist Steven Sharp Nelson, videographer Paul Anderson, and music producer Al van der Beek. Originating in Utah, they gained popularity through YouTube , where in 2011 they began posting piano and cello compositions combining classical, pop, film score and original music, showcased through elaborate or cinematic ...
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The group began when Jon Schmidtwas in St. George, Utah, and needed a place to rehearse for an upcoming concert. He located a piano store owned by Paul Anderson and the two became friends. Anderson felt there was great potential in Schmidt, who was popular in Utah, but not nationally. He was looking for ways to promote his store more effectively an...
The began producing videos for YouTube. In June 2011, their YouTubechannel, which today has more than 5.5 million subscribers, won the “On the Rise” contest for the most up-and-coming channel. As of late March 2017, their videos have been viewed more than a billion times. In September 2011, they signed a recording contract with Sony. By the end of ...
The Piano Guys were invited to participate in the December 2014 video created along with the effort to claim the Guinness Book of World Records’ title for largest live Nativity. With the help of over one thousand participants, the goal was achieved. The final video premiered on The Piano Guys’ YouTube channel and as of late March 2017 has been seen...
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AL VAN DER BEEK MUSIC PRODUCER/SONGWRITER AL VAN DER BEEK MUSIC PRODUCER/SONGWRITER Al van der Beek was born in Tokoroa, New Zealand to a Dutch father and a Samoan mother — thus making him one of the first Dutch-Samoans in existence. His family moved to Salt Lake City, Utah when he was about four years old. His par
Dec 16, 2013 · The group will be performing a concert, "Home for Christmas" on Dec. Nicolas Hudak, Sony Music Entertainment. The Piano Guys include, from left, music producer/songwriter Al Van Der Beek, pianist/songwriter Jon Schmidt, cellist/songwriter Steven Sharp Nelson, producer/videographer Paul Anderson. This photo is featured on their recent album, "A ...
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Born in Tokoroa, New Zealand of Dutch and Samoan ancestry, Al van der Beek travels the world as a member of The Piano Guys. The Piano Guys are a music group with nearly 1.6 billion views on YouTube. Al is a music producer, studio engineer and performer.
Christmas Together is the seventh studio album by American musical group The Piano Guys. Released on October 27, 2017, by Portrait (a division of Sony Masterworks ), [2] the album reached number 27 on the US Billboard 200. [3] It also topped the Billboard Classical, New Age, and Holiday albums charts. The video for "Angels from the Realms of ...
