Peter Breinholt
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Peter Breinholt | |
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 Peter Breinholt performing in 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | March 31, 1969 Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Genres | Folk, rock, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, producer, performer |
| Instruments | guitar, piano, drums, ukulele, banjo, bass |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Website | peterbreinholt |
Peter Breinholt is a recording artist in the Salt Lake City, Utah music scene.
Breinholt spent the first ten years of his life in Devon, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia, where his father Robert H. Breinholt taught at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the brother of Jeffrey Breinholt.[1] He has three other siblings.
Career
[edit]While Breinholt was a student at the University of Utah he, along with friends Mike Ensign and Rex Griffiths, released an album of original music entitled "Songs About the Great Divide",[2] which became the best-selling, independently released album ever in the state up to that time, almost entirely by word-of-mouth.[1] Salt Lake Magazine described is as "an underground classic". Almost overnight, Breinholt's concerts began selling out 2,000-plus seat theaters throughout the region.
In the coming years Breinholt released follow-up albums "Heartland" and "Deep Summer".
In 2000, Breinholt testified at a United States congressional hearing - along with Napster founder Shawn Fanning and tech CEOs - on the topic of digital file sharing. Breinholt spoke on the risks and potential opportunities peer-to-peer technology might present for artists.
Utah Governor Gary Herbert awarded Breinholt the Utah Governor's Mansion Artist Award for the Performing Arts.[3]
During the first half of 2018, Breinholt and his family lived in Ecuador where he wrote songs for his eighth album "The Counting Of Nothing" released later that year.
In March 2019, Peter gave a TEDx talk in Provo, Utah, entitled "What Makes You Come Alive?".[4][5]
Peter taught songwriting courses at Snow College in Ephraim, UT from 2022-2024.
Personal life
[edit]Peter is married to Rebecca Pulsipher Breinholt and they have four children. They are currently living in Sheffield, England.
Recordings
[edit]- Songs about the Great Divide (1993)
- Heartland (1996)
- Deep Summer (1999)
- Live September (2001)
- Noel (2002)
- All the Color Green (2006)
- The Best of Peter Breinholt (May 2008)
- The Counting of Nothing (2018)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Peter Breinholt — Just plain folk". Deseret News. April 27, 2003. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ "Songs About the Great Divide by Peter Breinholt". iTunes. January 1993.
- ^ "Local artist receives prestigious Utah Governor's Mansion Artist award | Visual Arts | heraldextra.com". Archived from the original on January 12, 2017.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: What Makes You Come Alive? | Peter Breinholt | TEDxBYU. YouTube.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Songs by Peter Breinholt | Peter Breinholt | TEDxBYU. YouTube.
External links
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