Peter Weissman

Composer/Violinist

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If you want professional sounding strings that always fits the vibe, I'm your guy! I'm a violinist, arranger, producer, engineer, and multi-instrumentalist. No matter the style, when it comes to using strings or orchestration on your project, I make it work.

Hello, I'm Peter! I've been playing violin since age 11, starting in orchestras. I continued playing with orchestras through University, earning a degree in film composition from CSUN. I specialize in both cinematic soundtracks and blending those elements into songwriting.

Contact me through the green button above and let's get to work.

Languages

  • English

Interview with Peter Weissman

  1. Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?

  2. A: I would bring my violin, guitar, and capo. That would be more than enough to express a musical vision.

  3. Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?

  4. A: I'm open to working with any type of artist, since that will help me grow as an artist myself.

  5. Q: What's your typical work process?

  6. A: I usually try to find what I want sonically before anything else, and then I start working on an idea.

  7. Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.

  8. A: My work ranges from making complete demos from scratch to adding some string orchestration to the project.

  9. Q: What are you working on at the moment?

  10. A: Currently working on some demos that blend between Rock and Tango.

  11. Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?

  12. A: We will create what you were envisioning.

  13. Q: What do you like most about your job?

  14. A: I love helping a vision come to fruition.

  15. Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?

  16. A: Question: How do you come up with that part? Answer: I don't, I let the project tell me what it needs.

  17. Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

  18. A: What artists inspired you to write music and pursue this career? What about that artist spoke to you? What is the purpose of the project that we're working on?

  19. Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?

  20. A: Make sure that your provider wants to help YOUR vision come to fruition and not just service theirs.

  21. Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?

  22. A: I have been playing music since 11 years old when starting violin in the school orchestra. I then became interested in composition and wanted to learn about orchestration. I now compose and play my music and blend various styles together.

  23. Q: How would you describe your style?

  24. A: I like to blend styles together using existing elements that we've heard before.

  25. Q: Can you share one music production tip?

  26. A: Each project is a guessing game to know what fits with what in the moment.

  27. Q: What type of music do you usually work on?

  28. A: I typically work on any genre from cinematic and soundtrack to songwriting projects.

  29. Q: What's your strongest skill?

  30. A: I'm the strongest with using orchestration to find and twist elements or genres to then blend various styles together.

  31. Q: What do you bring to a song?

  32. A: I always strive to bring the catchy and sonically satisfying emotions to any project that I work on. Every project is different.

  33. Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

  34. A: I work off of a Macbook Pro, using a Scarlet interface. I use Logic Pro x, Pro Tools, and Cubase. I also use Kontakt libraries, BBC Symphony Pro, as well as Arturia Analog Labs V.

  35. Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?

  36. A: I'm inspired by many artists. Some of those include Hans Zimmer, John Williams, John Powell, Queen, Prince, etc.

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Dark Fantasy

I was the composer and arranger in this production

Gear Highlights
  • Logic Pro x
  • Pro Tools
  • Cubase
  • BBC Symphony Pro
  • Kontakt
  • Scarlet interface
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