Michael Pärt
- Music Department
- Sound Department
- Composer
Michael Pärt was born in Tallinn, Estonia, on August 17, 1977. In the
late 1970s he went with his parents when they emigrated through Austria
to Germany. Michael was exposed to music from a very young age, and
having grown up in a musical family where everyone was always actively
involved in creating music, studying music was a natural route for him
to take. After graduating top of his class, Michael Pärt holds a
Masters in Music with distinction from Kingston University in London.
Music has taken Michael Pärt around the globe many times over. Since around 2000 he has been using his creativity to structure work-flows and lead and motivate production in music and film, while also contributing directly as producer, editor and more. He has experience of both classical music, with orchestral and ensemble-work, and of contemporary and popular music.
Michael Pärt has gained renown in the music and film communities by working closely with Oscar- and Grammy-winning artists, and with Icelandic mega-star Björk, film directors Peter Jackson, Francis Ford Coppola, composer Howard Shore, and film director and Prince of Thailand Chatrichalerm Yukol among others. He has contributed to award-winning projects such as the BAFTA-winning LazyTown and the Grammy-nominated albums Volta by Björk and Neon Bible by Arcade Fire. Away from production he has exhibited a music installation at the Stanley Picker Gallery and established the International Arvo Pärt Centre, a foundation to preserve his father's heritage.
In 2008 he returned to Estonia, the homeland of his father and the country where he was born, to establish the International Arvo Pärt Centre, which he chairs. The foundation preserves Arvo Pärt's creative contribution to the arts for future generations and ensures that they can learn from him.
Michael Pärt's most recent work took him to New Zealand, where he worked as Music Editor for Howard Shore on Peter Jackson's Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
Music has taken Michael Pärt around the globe many times over. Since around 2000 he has been using his creativity to structure work-flows and lead and motivate production in music and film, while also contributing directly as producer, editor and more. He has experience of both classical music, with orchestral and ensemble-work, and of contemporary and popular music.
Michael Pärt has gained renown in the music and film communities by working closely with Oscar- and Grammy-winning artists, and with Icelandic mega-star Björk, film directors Peter Jackson, Francis Ford Coppola, composer Howard Shore, and film director and Prince of Thailand Chatrichalerm Yukol among others. He has contributed to award-winning projects such as the BAFTA-winning LazyTown and the Grammy-nominated albums Volta by Björk and Neon Bible by Arcade Fire. Away from production he has exhibited a music installation at the Stanley Picker Gallery and established the International Arvo Pärt Centre, a foundation to preserve his father's heritage.
In 2008 he returned to Estonia, the homeland of his father and the country where he was born, to establish the International Arvo Pärt Centre, which he chairs. The foundation preserves Arvo Pärt's creative contribution to the arts for future generations and ensures that they can learn from him.
Michael Pärt's most recent work took him to New Zealand, where he worked as Music Editor for Howard Shore on Peter Jackson's Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
