Adam Akio Crystal
BornCalifornia, United States
GenresFilm score, contemporary classical music
Occupation(s)composer
Instrument(s)violin, piano, keyboards

Adam Akio Crystal (born in Oakland California, US) is an American composer, violinist, and keyboardist known for his work in film score and contemporary classical music composition for modern dance and ballet.

Music career

Crystal is a prolific composer of contemporary classical music for modern dance and ballet. His commissioned work has been performed at The Guggenheim's Works & Process[1]", the Vail International Dance Festival,[2] and the Royal New Zealand Ballet[3] In 2016 Crystal's orchestral piece "Rush Hour[4]" premiered at Lincoln Center with choreography by Larry Keigwin and performed by Orchestra of St. Luke's and Paul Taylor Dance Company. In 2017 Crystal was commissioned to create a work with choreographer Ethan Stiefel for the Washington Ballet entitled "Frontier[5]" as part of the JFK centennial celebration. It premiered in May 2017 at the Kennedy Center.

Crystal, originally trained as classical violinist, began playing keyboards for the NYC band Dopo Yume and later was the keyboardist for electroclash band Fischerspooner.[6]

Music

Ballets

Film and television

Discography

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details
Bonding: Music from the Original Netflix Series[18]
Frontier
  • Released: May 15, 2017
  • Label: Paper Drum Music
  • Formats: Digital download
Those People (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  • Released: July 10, 2016
  • Label: Paper Drum Music
  • Formats: Digital download
Flesh and Bone: Ballet Music From The Starz original Series[19]
Canvas
  • Released: September 1, 2014
  • Label: Paper Drum Music
  • Formats: Digital download
Final Dress
  • Released: April 10, 2013
  • Label: Paper Drum Music
  • Formats: Digital download

Awards

  • 2014 HMMA Nomination for best Documentary Score: Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs Gravity[20]
  • 2014 Clio Award for Selfie

References

  1. ↑ "Keigwin + Company".
  2. ↑ MacAulay, Alastair (7 August 2013). "A Whirl of Premieres, from Jookin to Jetés". The New York Times.
  3. ↑ "NYC. Royal New Zealand Ballet". 23 March 2012.
  4. ↑ MacAulay, Alastair (18 March 2016). "Review: A Program of Premieres by Paul Taylor's American Modern Dance". The New York Times.
  5. ↑ "Washington Ballet stages Moon Shot dance for JFK Centennial in 'Frontier'". 18 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "altopedia.com".
  7. ↑ "Keigwin + Company".
  8. ↑ "Brian Brooks Moving Company presents the World Premiere of Descent". 30 May 2011.
  9. ↑ "NYC Three Short Ballets from The Big Apple - An exhilarating ensemble to watch".
  10. ↑ MacAulay, Alastair (7 August 2013). "A Whirl of Premieres, from Jookin to Jetés". The New York Times.
  11. ↑ Kourlas, Gia (30 October 2015). "In 'Flesh and Bone,' Moira Walley-Beckett Leaps Darkly into Ballet". The New York Times.
  12. ↑ http://www.greenboxarts.org/arts-festival/calendar/artdesk-conversation-larry-keigwin-adam-crystal/
  13. ↑ "Tudor, Ashton, World Premiere | the Washington Ballet". Archived from the original on 2018-11-10. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
  14. ↑ "Slumming It: Myth and Culture on the Bowery (2002) - IMDb". IMDb.
  15. ↑ Rapold, Nicolas (30 September 2012). "Putting Philippine Justice on Trial". The New York Times.
  16. ↑ Bennett, Jessica (21 February 2014). "With Some Selfies, the Uglier the Better". The New York Times.
  17. ↑ "The Institute (2017) - IMDb". IMDb.
  18. ↑ "Bonding Soundtrack (2019)".
  19. ↑ "Flesh and Bone: Ballet Music from the Series Soundtrack (2015)".
  20. ↑ "AXS".
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