7/27/2019 Artist Statement Draft 1 (LHUM-100) - Calvin LImuel

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Calvin Limuel Artist Statement

 Artistry, Creativity, Inquiry – Prof. Jeff Classen

Part of the reason why I’m a musician is because I love music and I want tomake the most out of the talent that God has put in me. But that is also because of mymother’s dream and prayer, since I wasn’t even born, to be a musician. I remember inmy childhood, my mother used to let me listen to classical music and gospel music, tookme to piano courses, pushed me to practicing, and she supported all my musicalinterest. Now that she has passed away 6 years ago, my mom’s prayer of me travelingaround the world playing music still lives in me, and makes me who I am today.

Trained piano and violin in classical tradition, also learned drums, bass andguitar by myself, I am capable to embrace other styles of music more easily despitebeing confined at sonatas and partitas. First time of hearing jazz keyboardist ChickCorea, I instantly fell in love with jazz. Drawing influence from other great pianist such

as Robert Glasper and Vijay Iyer, also imitating phrases used on other instruments likeguitarist Frank Gambale and bassist Avishai Cohen, my taste in music especially inimprovising and composing evolves over time. Aside of my current interest in fusion andneo-bop/avant-garde, listening to wide scope of music especially pop and rock hasmade my music richer.

 As a musician, I use music, the universal language, not only to please myself, butto share what I have inside of me, to communicate my thinking and emotions, to makelife more enjoyable, nevertheless to appreciate all of the goodness of the Lord. Sowhether it’s gospel music, jazz, rock or techno music, whether I play the piano, drums or sing, or even if I’m just the arranger or the producer, I hope my music may touch andbless the people hearing it.

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3rd Person version

Part of the reason that brings Calvin to be a musician is because his love for music and his desire to make the most out of the talent that God has put in him, allthanks to his mother’s dream and prayer to be a musician. Back in his childhood, his

mother would let him listen to classical music and gospel music, took him to pianocourses, pushed him to practicing, bottom line she supported all of his musical interests.It has been 6 years since his mother passed away, but his mother’s prayer of himtraveling around the world playing music still lives in him, and makes him who he istoday.

Trained his piano and violin in classical tradition, also learned drums, bass andguitar by himself, Calvin is capable to embrace other styles of music more easily despitebeing confined at sonatas and partitas. First time of hearing jazz keyboardist ChickCorea, he instantly fell in love with jazz. Drawing influence from other great pianist suchas Robert Glasper and Vijay Iyer, also imitating phrases used on other instruments likeguitarist Frank Gambale and bassist Avishai Cohen, his taste in music especially in

improvising, and composing evolves over time. Aside of his current interest in fusionand neo-bop/avant-garde, listening to wide scope of music especially pop and rock hasmade his music richer.

 As a musician, Calvin use music, the universal language, not only to pleasehimself, but to share what he has inside of him, to communicate his thinking andemotions, to make life more enjoyable, nevertheless to appreciate all of the goodness of the Lord. So whether it’s gospel music, jazz, rock or techno music, whether he plays thepiano, drums, or sing, or even he’s just the arranger or the producer behind the studiopanel, his hope is that his music may touch and bless all the people hearing it.