THE PIANO GUYS

Who Are The Piano Guys?

Jon SchmidtPianist/Songwriter

Paul AndersonProducer/Videographer

Al van der BeekMusic Producer/Songwriter

Steven Sharp NelsonCellist/Songwriter

Their Story… Jon came into Paul’s piano store (The Piano Guys) in St.

George, Utah to see if he could practice for one of his upcoming concerts

Paul approached Jon with his idea to market his pianos with music videos via the internet

Jon’s friend Steve, a “multi-instrumentalist” and pioneer of a new methodology to cello and song-writing, joined the team

Al met Steve when helping move him into a home in his neighborhood

Al’s “decked-out” studio along with his engineering skills became the most important writing tool for The Piano Guys

Their Vision…“…is to create music and videos that inspire

and uplift. Whatever we do, we put out heart and souls into every note and frame.”

Their New Genre…A mix of Pop/Rock, New Age, and Classical along with

videos.

http://thepianoguys.com/portfolio/titanium-pavane-piano-cello-cover/

Their Dream…Perform on the Great Wall of China!

Playing “Oogway Ascends” from “Kung Fu Panda”

Their Challenge…

"People laughed at us when we said we were determined to do it."

Their Reality…On the Great Wall of China!

With only 12 hours to film…

 "This was a life-changing

experience for us."

Their Albums…

2011 2012 2013

Home (NEW!): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aF-Z1A0ujlgBerlin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcnzqKpFZ0IBegin Again: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P94DusN4LsYMission: Impossible: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p0BqUcQ7i0&feature=player_embeddedWe Three Kings: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qu5RY94ldDcO Come, Emmanuel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO7ySn-SwwcLord of the Rings: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZNqs0YgWkMTitanium / Pavane: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fz4MzJTeL0c&feature=player_profilepageWhat Makes You Beautiful: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VqTwnAuHws&list=UUmKurapML4BF9Bjtj4RbvXw...Rockelbels Canon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV5_xj_yuhs&list=UUmKurapML4BF9Bjtj4RbvXw...A Thousand Years: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgaTQ5-XfMM&list=UUmKurapML4BF9Bjtj4RbvXw...Bourne Vivaldi: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09RUuTAM2H0&list=UUmKurapML4BF9Bjtj4RbvXw...So Happy Together: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKC-lRhvdNY&list=UUmKurapML4BF9Bjtj4RbvXw...Can't Help Falling in Love: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZQNe8IMLtQ&list=UUmKurapML4BF9Bjtj4RbvXw...Somewhere Over the Rainbow/Simple Gifts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzF_y039slk&list=UUmKurapML4BF9Bjtj4RbvXw...Beethoven's Five Secrets: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ_fkw5j-t0&list=UUmKurapML4BF9Bjtj4RbvXw...Just the Way You Are: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIBRcQdzWQs&list=UUmKurapML4BF9Bjtj4RbvXw...Paradise (Peponi): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cgovv8jWETM&list=UUmKurapML4BF9Bjtj4RbvXw...

Their Video/Song List…

Carol of the Bells: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9GtPX6c_kg&list=UUmKurapML4BF9Bjtj4RbvXw...Where Are You, Christmas?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRqjFcP_aw0&list=UUmKurapML4BF9Bjtj4RbvXw...Cello Wars: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgAlQuqzl8o&list=UUmKurapML4BF9Bjtj4RbvXw...Without You: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfRtPbBFoGg&list=UUmKurapML4BF9Bjtj4RbvXw...More Than Words: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDsm_O9i88Q&list=UUmKurapML4BF9Bjtj4RbvXw...O Fortuna: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpx4YqMkrfc&list=UUmKurapML4BF9Bjtj4RbvXw...All of Me: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fAZIQ-vpdw&list=UUmKurapML4BF9Bjtj4RbvXw...Nearer My God to Thee: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gosY-UrpHcA&list=UUmKurapML4BF9Bjtj4RbvXw...Rolling in the Deep (vocal): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGyIBnzJiyU&list=UUmKurapML4BF9Bjtj4RbvXw...Rolling in the Deep (instrumental): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUjWJSnGVB0&list=UUmKurapML4BF9Bjtj4RbvXw...Charlie Brown Medley: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyPDQpel8bI&list=UUmKurapML4BF9Bjtj4RbvXw...Twinkle Lullaby: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDHxhhB8710&list=UUmKurapML4BF9Bjtj4RbvXw...Bring Him Home: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mJ08-pyDLg&list=UUmKurapML4BF9Bjtj4RbvXw...ThePianoGuys Day Off: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44Tr7mglNKI&list=UUmKurapML4BF9Bjtj4RbvXw...Rock Meets Rachmaninoff: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqeoKrKDffc&list=UUmKurapML4BF9Bjtj4RbvXw...Moonlight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRVvFYppU0w&list=UUmKurapML4BF9Bjtj4RbvXw...Desert Symphony: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQ5ljyGg-ig&list=UUmKurapML4BF9Bjtj4RbvXw...The Cello Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry4BzonlVlw&list=UUmKurapML4BF9Bjtj4RbvXw...Harry Potter Theme: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry4BzonlVlw&list=UUmKurapML4BF9Bjtj4RbvXw...Bittersweet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfBwCjDadaY&list=UUmKurapML4BF9Bjtj4RbvXw...Michael Meets Mozart: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rR94NDIfGmA&list=UUmKurapML4BF9Bjtj4RbvXw...To the Summit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SETVXAlkaOY&list=UUmKurapML4BF9Bjtj4RbvXw...Waterfall: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7toBVVK9EA&list=UUmKurapML4BF9Bjtj4RbvXw...Dumb Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsGhlx-yw8M&list=UUmKurapML4BF9Bjtj4RbvXw...Game Day (Indoor Version): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1IvK_rt_wg&list=UUmKurapML4BF9Bjtj4RbvXw...Pirates of the Caribbean: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzGgX1DihPw&list=UUmKurapML4BF9Bjtj4RbvXw...Game Day: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OoxxMXLeK0&list=UUmKurapML4BF9Bjtj4RbvXw...

Their Success…

2 Million YouTube subscribers as of October 7, 2013!

“Music is designed to be shared. …The actual

experience, feelings, and meaning of music is

determined and shaped by the social worlds within which it

exists.”--Joseph A. Kotarba, et al.

REFERENCES:http://thepianoguys.com/

http://thepianoguys.com/news-blog/

http://thepianoguys.com/thepianoguys/

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865588587/A-piano-on-the-Great-Wall-of-China-and-Utah-lake-2-Utahns-videos-go-viral.html

http://musescore.com/groups/the-piano-guys-music/discuss/51047

Kotarba, Joseph A., Bryce Merrill, J. Patrick Williams, and Phillipi Vannini. Understanding Society Through Popular Music, Second Edition. New York and London: Routledge, 2013. 39. Print.