Music for Film and Television

Falling Snow — instrumental, acoustic, easy listening, smooth jazz, world
- a cozy fireside tune, good with hot chocolate, beautiful melody played on erhu

El Chino Guapo — instrumental, acoustic, latin, world, folklore
- prodigal son, or when the hero returns to town

Fishing Secrets — instrumental, acoustic, latin, world, bossa nova, easy listening, childrens
- playful bossa, great for fishing or stationary cycling, positive, upbeat, fun, also nice at the beach

Bedtime Stories — instrumental, acoustic, Asian, world
- an expressive yet gentle erhu melody; Satie-esque, emotional, yearning

Worker's Theme Song — instrumental, acoustic, world, groove, percussion
- upbeat, fun, groovy percussion number

Grasshopper Siesta — instrumental, acoustic, Americana
- a catchy guitar-picked melody, a lazy afternoon in the meadow

Danse D'hiver– instrumental, acoustic, world, folklore, childrens
- a folk dance for the winter solstice, inspired by dancing in Tibetan villages

Wondering about Something– instrumental, acoustic guitar solo
- spacious and pensive

FPS Fanfare — instrumental, acoustic, world, groove, percussion, horns, quirky, childrens
- carnival ambience with exciting ending

Origins — instrumental, acoustic, Asian, world, percussion, gongs
- a meditative gong piece which slowly evolves into an ancient Chinese military campaign marching army

Madly in Love (Folk Song, Taiwan)– instrumental, acoustic, Asian, Chinese, Taiwanese, world, gongs, coconut shell fiddle, erhu, traditional folk, childrens

Meng Jiang Mourns Her Husband (Folk Song, China)– instrumental, acoustic, Asian, Chinese, world, coconut shell fiddle, erhu, traditional folk

BY THE LIGHT OF THE LANTERN (Traditional 'Southern School' - Taiwan)– instrumental, acoustic, Asian, Chinese, Taiwanese, world, coconut shell fiddle, erhu, pipa, bells, traditional folk, meditative, ancient sounding

Three Stanzas fromM Yang-Guan (Traditional, Tang Dynasty Melody)– instrumental, acoustic, Asian, Chinese, world, coconut shell fiddle, erhu, pipa, traditional folk, ancient sounding

Thinking Back (Folk Song, Tawain)– instrumental, acoustic, Asian, Chinese, Taiwanese, world, wood blocks, coconut shell fiddle, erhu, pipa, traditional folk, childrens

SOUNDS LIKE
Chieftains, Inti-Illimani, Leon Parker, Silk Road Ensemble, Ry Cooder

INFLUENCES
Norah Jones, Tibetan folk dance, mariachi, Tom Zé, street carnival, Chinese temple music, the beach, fishing, snow, old men

CONTACT
Jeremy Moyer
jeremy@jeremymoyer.com
www.jeremymoyer.com
www.myspace.com/jeremymoyermusic

ARTIST INFO
Jeremy Moyer, Musician in Residence, Shanghai-Zhujiajiao World Music Centre (China) Canadian erhu player, multi-instrumentalist and composer

Crossing the thresholds of two very different musical cultures, Jeremy Moyer is a Shanghai based composer and multi-instrumentalist who has studied traditional folk music from the Cantonese and Taiwanese traditions with Zhang Shi-dong in Taiwan and with Yeung-Yee
Lee in New York City and studied Erhu with Zhou Derong and Zhou Hao in Shanghai. His first CD ‘A Discovery of Chinese Folk Tunes’ features rarely heard traditional folk songs from Taiwan and the south of China played on Coconut Shell Fiddle, Pipa Lute, and a variety of percussion instruments. Music from the CD was included in the 2004 documentary film, ‘Naruwan, Welcome to Taiwan’ broadcast on PBS.

Moyer also composes contemporary music and regularly collaborates with other artists. In 2003, he was awarded a research and creation grant from the Quebec Arts Council (Canada). In 2005, the CD, ‘George, from Athens to Beijing’, co-produced by Moyer, was nominated for Best World Music at the Canadian Folk Music Awards and Moyer’s original songs and erhu improvisations were featured in the award-winning W5/CTV/ BBC international television documentary ‘Chairman George’. In 2007, Jeremy Moyer’s ‘Special Song’, co-written by Na Lei, was selected as one of three official theme songs for the Summer Special Olympics in Shanghai.

‘MANGOES, Musical Shorts Volume 1’, Moyer’s latest cd, is an eclectic collection of short, original, instrumental pieces showcasing his aptitude and spirit as a composer and performer in a wide range of folk-based and contemporary styles ranging from meditative gong music and erhu smooth jazz to groovy hand drumming and raw folk fiddling. The album was recorded in Moyer’s attic studio in a 100-year-old courtyard house in the village of
Zhujiajiao, near Shanghai and it was mixed and mastered in Canada by J. Richard Hutt.

With a few exceptions, Moyer plays all the instruments on his recordings. He plays several varieties of ‘huqin’ – the Chinese two-stringed fiddle – including erhu, gaohu, yehu and kezi xuan. He also plays acoustic guitar, bass, a variety of Chinese and western percussion instruments; and occasionally he sings.

Filed under: Acoustic, Acoustic Guitar Instrumental, Asian, Ethno World, Folk, Instrumental, Traditional, World