Music Artist Profile

By Callum McCormick

Biography

• David Meyer was born in a middle class family along the east end of London. His first memory was hearing classical music being played in his crib. He truly got interested in the medium when he used it as a study aid. He was self-taught and achieved a scholarship to brick school a school for the performing arts. After earning a perfect pitch with several instruments he went from strength to strength, he got the taste for composing after being forced to improvise after the conductor did not show up. He composed several ground breaking compositions using a distinct style, and is about to release a ground breaking new album.

Genre

• My artist performs classical music with a modern twist. For his compositions he uses and array of musical instrument as well as a 22 piece orchestra, he prefers to conduct the orchestra himself. This makes him the youngest modern classical music conductor alive to date.

Style

• My artist would be represented as a young talented virtuoso. This means he will have the appearance of a confidence with a slight eccentric personality. He will be dressed in a black shirt and formal trousers, this along with sneakers with just appose his modern image with the classical roots.

Cultural significance

• David Meyer is leading a cultural revolution. He is shifting the perception of classical music away from an elitist upper class form of education and is bringing it to the masses. This radical shift will appeal to those that have an interest in the classical music scene. My artist has been influenced by the image of sleek young talent of other artist from more mainstream genres such the image of the artist labyrinth and Ed Sheeran. He has adapted these different styles but his image is unique, this makes him visually relevant but still possesses a timeless feature.

Values and ideologies

• What makes my artist stand out in the classical music scene is his distinct background. Being born into a middle class family, and thus feeling like he cannot express his passion for classical music. This set in on his life’s mission, which is to make classical music cool again. This passion has motivated my artist to achieve the greatness. He values classical music as the highest form of music, but still is experimenting with the genre attempting to create something unique. This modern thinking is at the core of his value and ideologies.