Michael Pärt (sometimes spelled Michael Paert, , born 17 August 1977) is an Estonian

music producer A record producer is a recording project's creative and technical leader, commanding studio time and coaching artists, and in popular genres typically creates the song's very sound and structure. Virgil Moorefield"Introduction" ''The Producer as ...

and

music editor A music sequencer (or audio sequencer or simply sequencer) is a device or application software that can record, edit, or play back music, by handling note and performance information in several forms, typically CV/Gate, MIDI, or Open Sound Cont ...

. Since 2010 he is chairman of the board of the

Arvo Pärt Centre Arvo Pärt Centre ( et, Arvo Pärdi Keskus) is a foundation responsible for maintaining the personal archive of classical composer Arvo Pärt and operating as an information centre on the composer and his works. The centre is located in the coast ...

. He also owns a music editing company Michael Pärt Musik.

Biography

Michael Pärt was born as a younger son of classical composer Arvo Pärt and his wife Nora. In 1980 the family left the

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for political reasons. Michael Pärt spent his childhood and youth in

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, and the

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before returning to Estonia in 2008. He holds a Master's degree in Music for Composing for Film and TV with distinction from

Kingston University , mottoeng = "Through Learning We Progress" , established = – gained University Status – Kingston Technical Institute , type = Public , endowment = £2.3 m (2015) , ...

in London.

Film music

He has worked together with several notable people of music and film, including Icelandic singer Björk, composers Danny Elfman,

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, and Howard Shore, and film directors Peter Jackson, Francis Ford Coppola, and

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. His most recent film projects as music editor were

's ''

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'' (2015) and

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's ''

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'' (2017). Additionally, he contributed to award-winning projects such as the BAFTA-winning '' LazyTown'' and the Grammy-nominated albums '' Volta'' and ''

Vulnicura ''Vulnicura'' is the eighth studio album by Icelandic musician and singer Björk. It was produced by Björk, Arca and The Haxan Cloak, and released on 20 January 2015 by One Little Indian Records. Björk said the album expresses her feelings bef ...

'' by Björk and ''

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'' by

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Arvo Pärt Centre

In 2008 Michael Pärt returned to Estonia to establish the

which he chairs. The foundation preserves Arvo Pärt's creative contribution to the arts for future generations.

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Part, Michael 1977 births Living people Musicians from Tallinn Estonian record producers Waldorf school alumni Alumni of Kingston University Arvo Pärt 21st-century Estonian composers 21st-century Estonian musicians