Please allow me to introduce myself.  My name is 

Richard 'Wazz'-Pianist & Composer.  I have been a musician since the age of  5.  As a young child, it was discovered (by chance),  that I possessed the musical phenomena of 'Perfect Pitch'.  I was categorized as being 'musically gifted' and labeled a 'child prodigy'. Yikes!

 

And so, I was enrolled into both- The Manhattan School of Music & The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music; they were called at the time.  

I began to study music theory, and began the task of learning to read music.  Upon my initial exposure to rudimentary classical tunes/rewrites of Mozart, Chopin,  and the like.  It became apparent that, despite my  difficulty to advance in my reading ability--I was uncannily able to mimic my teacher's 'model playing'  (the sheet music) -- by simply hearing the melody.  Then, I would immediately mimic what I heard-- with perfect precision.  I was not really reading the music-but playing 'by ear'.  I was able to 'fool' the instructor;  for only so long.  It was inevitable that I would be found out...

 It turns out that the reason that I had difficulty in advancing in sight reading music was because I had a form of dyslexia.  The musical notes would jump around on the sheet music pages.   I truly struggled.

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And so, fast forwarding the many years since then, I have been heavily relying on my ability to create  and express music by way of my innate and natural 'ear'. If a piece of my music needs to be transcribed, I rely on software to accomplish that task.

 

 And so, because of this gift, I have been blessed, through all these years, with the ability to express myself by playing, performing, composing & recording music.

 

I have had the pleasure of Writing, Recording and providing music for SHOWTIME CABLE NETWORK, for their cable television series, 'BILLIONS'--which continues to be available Internationally on the SHOWTIME Network.  

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MUSIC SERVICES THAT I PROVIDE

 

-I have been a Pianist at Lorenzo’s Cabaret in Staten Island, NY for 11 years, providing music for their Sunday Brunch Venue.  In that capacity, my goal had always been to provide a piano ambiance that evokes relaxation, reminiscence, romance, conversation and calmness for the guests.  Interestingly, Lorenzo’s Cabaret has also featured many talented Broadway and Film stars through the years, and I had the privilege of being the opening act for some of them…Rita Moreno and Lainie Kazan immediately come to mind.

 

My music is never presented as a show or performance.  My musical approach in any venue is to be a part of the entire experience of the room; fluidly and dynamically evolving with the vibe of the venue-if you will. in the moment.

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-I also compose original music for visual/video/film at my music studio. I perform, record, engineer all instruments and mix-master my work.  I have collaborated in many exciting projects in this realm. A particularly rewarding task in the last year has been to collaborate with a very gifted writer at the Staten Island Advance in writing music to accompany her videos for the Newspapers Electronic Edition called,

SILive.com

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Musical Expression has Been, Is,

And Will Always Be,

My Life's True Passion.

I feel truly Blessed in my Musical Journey through

Life. 

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