Duncan Sheik
Duncan Sheik
Duncan Sheikis an American singer-songwriter and composer. Initially finding success as a singer, most notably for his 1996 debut single "Barely Breathing", he later expanded to compositions for motion pictures and the Broadway stage, such as the successful musical, Spring Awakening, where he won multiple Tonys and a Grammy. Sheik practices Nichiren Buddhism and is a member of the US branch of the worldwide Buddhist association Soka Gakkai International...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComposer
Date of Birth18 November 1969
CityMontclair, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
I privilege the music over the lyrics
I wouldn't say that I've had a tough life by any stretch of the imagination.
Ultimately, if I'm really moved by something, it's going to go on the record and that's that
Things come to me pretty regularly. There is never a shortage or a backlog
Simon Hale, the British arranger, does all string and wood arrangements on my records
I got a publishing deal with BMG, they were supportive, and some money to record demos
I try to make sure that the Buddhism is more or less implicit in the music rather than explicit
For my second record I had gotten ProTools (program) and started to familiar myself with hard disc recording.