Biography

Peter ARNESEN

Studio Pianist / Arranger / Composer / Songwriter / Performer

Session Pianist & Keyboards / London 1970 – 1983 

Recording and live work with many personalities in Rock-Pop & Jazz Music of the 1960’s and 70’s

– Guitarist Mick Ronson (David Bowie)
– Graham Nash
– Ian Hunter (Mott the Hoople)
– John Grimaldi
– Joe Brown
– Leo Sayer
– Petula Clark
– Helen Henderson
– Sheena Easton
– Amii Stewart
– Dana Gillespie
– Simon Phillips
– Lynsey de Paul
– Cameron Brown
– Mick Cox
– Tony Scott
– Peter Noone
– Jim Leverton
– Dick Morrissey / IF
– Henry Spinetti
– Michael Edwards
– Graham Parsons
– Tony Hatch
– Robin Black

Live work and recording with many well known bands such as:

– IF
– The Hollies
– Chaser
– The Mick Cox Band
– Coast Road Drive
– The Rubettes
– Daddy Longlegs
– Taggett
– Leo Sayer Band / Silverbird
– Cheap Flights
– Bacon Fat
– Hunter – Ronson


Co-founder and lecturer at  the Department for Jazz, Popularmusic and Improvisation from 1987 – 2012 at the:

– UNIVERSITY  MOZARTEUM, SALZBURG
– CarlORFF INSTITUT, SALZBURG
– Abt. 11 / MOZARTEUM  in INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA

COMPOSING / RECORDING /
PERFORMING / ARRANGING since 1983

1985 / Munich Dance Festival / Munich Germany / “Gouille Ga Yar” / Live Dance, Electronics and Percussion

1986 / ORFF Symposioum 1968 / Sakzburg, Austria / “Connecntions” / Sound Design for a choreography by Barbara Haselbach  
Performance for Mixed Dance and Live  Electronics

1990 / ORFF Institute / “MIDanceQ” / Choreography by Margarida Amaral and Lucinda Weaver /
Performance for Dance and Live Electronics

1992 / CD “Alphorngesänge”  Mini Moog  /  Improvisation for Alphorn, Midi Violin and Mini Moog  peterarnesen.bandcamp.com

2000 / “Kampfzone” / Live Electronics- Sound Design Performance to selected Texts from the French writer Michel Houellebecq 
Performance of Sound Design with Electronic Keyboards / Electric Guitar and Vocals / with dramatised readings by the actress Barbara Gassner

2007 /  Ensemble “Kleckhéscht”  /  “Über d’ Schneid”  Klavier: Peter Arnesen, Stimme: Christiane Schober   peterarnesen.bandcamp.com

2007 / “Jazz Ensemble Úngút” www.ensembleungut.com  / Arrangements to traditional Icelandic Folk Music
Chambermusic jazz for Voice, Piano and Doublebass

2008 / “Songs of Iceland”  www.ensembleungut.com  /  Klanglogo

2012 / “Blástjárnan”  Songs of Iceland Vol ll  www.ensembleungut.com  / 

2020 / Voted in to join the board of the “Austrian Society of Composers and Songwriters” ACOM

2021 / Im Rahmen der “Austrian Music Week” Schwerpunkt “Improvisation” Improvisationen am Klavier / 10 Juni, Live Stream Concert im trans-Art Studio, Salzburg.