Michiel Borstlap facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Michiel Borstlap
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| Background information | |
| Born | 5 August 1966 The Hague, Netherlands |
| Genres | Neo Classical & Improvised Music |
| Occupation(s) | Pianist & co Founder of B2B Music Network Gallery Play Media |
| Instruments | Piano |
Michiel Borstlap (born August 5, 1966) is a talented Dutch pianist and composer. He also helped start a music company called Gallery Play Media. Michiel is known for his amazing piano skills and for creating beautiful music. He has performed his music in many countries around the world.
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Michiel's Musical Journey
Michiel Borstlap finished his music studies in 1992. He graduated with top honors from the Conservatory in Hilversum, Netherlands. There, he learned piano from famous Dutch teachers like Henk Elkerbout and Rob Madna.
In 1996, Michiel won a big award called the Thelonious Monk / BMI Composers Award. He won it for a song he wrote called "Memory of Enchantment." Two very famous jazz musicians, Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter, even recorded his song! They played it on their album 1+1 and during their world tours. A year later, Michiel signed a special music contract with Verve.
In 2003, the Emir of Qatar asked Michiel to compose an Arab opera called Avicenna. Michiel also wrote a book about creating this opera. He spent a month in Palermo, Italy, while writing the book.
From 2004 to 2009, Michiel toured a lot with the British fusion drummer Bill Bruford. They made three albums and a DVD together. In 2007, Michiel also played concerts with Canadian singer Gino Vannelli in many places, including Montreal, Moscow, and Italy.
Michiel's solo albums, starting in 2010, were a big change in his career. He released SOLO 2010 and then Blue (Songs from Father to Daughter) in 2011. In 2014, his album Frames came out. He toured the Netherlands with this album. In 2015, his music from Frames was used in a show with the Scapino Ballet Rotterdam. They worked together again in 2019.
In 2016, Michiel released a live album called Arena. It was recorded at the Johan Cruyff ArenA and included both a CD and a DVD. His album Velvet was released in 2017. He played this album on his very first upright piano.
Michiel's sound-sculpture, 'Audire et Videre I', is now part of the permanent collection at Museum de Fundatie in Zwolle, Netherlands. You can hear it in the museum's main hall.
Michiel Borstlap has performed in 92 countries across all continents! He lives in the Netherlands and is a father. Today, Michiel is a co-founder of a music company called Gallery Play Media.
Working with Other Artists
Michiel Borstlap has worked with many amazing artists. Some of them include Assala Nasri, Bill Bruford, Billy Cobham, George Duke, Gino Vannelli, Herbie Hancock, Janine Jansen, Joris Voorn, Lavinia Meijer, Les Paul, Ludovico Einaudi, Pat Metheny, Peter Erskine, and Wayne Shorter.
Awards and Recognition
Michiel has won several awards for his music:
- 1992: Prize for Best Soloist at the Europ' Jazz Contest in Belgium.
- 1996: Thelonious Monk/BMI Composers Award, also known as the Herbie Hancock Award, in the USA.
- 2008: Gouden Kalf (Golden Calf) for 'Best Music' for the film Tiramisu (2008 film) in the Netherlands.
- 2009: Edison Award with Han Bennink and Ernst Glerum.
Piano Music Books
Michiel has also released books of his piano music:
- 2013: Solo Piano
- 2017: Velvet
- 2021: The Piano Collection
Michiel's Music in Films
Michiel Borstlap has composed music for several films and TV commercials:
- 2006-2017: Music for TV commercials for companies like Essent and KPN.
- 2008: Music for the film Akiko.
- 2008: Music for the film Tiramisu, which won him the Gouden Kalf award for 'Best Music'.
- 2015: Music for the film Bloed, Zweet & Tranen.
Michiel's Albums
Here is a list of some of the albums Michiel Borstlap has released:
- Day Off (1992)
- The Sextet Live! (1995)
- 3 (1997)
- White House (1997)
- Residence (1997)
- Body Acoustic (1999)
- Liveline (2000)
- Gramercy Park (2001)
- Piano Solo/Standards (2004)
- Every Step a Dance, Every Word a Song with Bill Bruford (2004)
- Coffee & Jazz (2005)
- In Two Minds with Bill Bruford (2007)
- Monk Vol. 1 (2008)
- Eldorado (2008)
- Solo 2010 (2010)
- Blue (2011)
- Reflective (2013)
- North Sea Jazz Legendary Concerts (2013)
- Frames (2014)
- Arena (2015)
- Velvet (2017)
- Georg (2018)
- The Power of Music Plays Silence and Shadow Within (2019)
- Joris Voorn - Four (2020)
- Michiel Borstlap Plays Joris Voorn pt1. (2020)
- Mvses (2021)
- Elements (2021)
- Pace (2022)
- World Tour (2024)
