Peter Buffett
Peter Buffett | |
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Born | Peter Andrew Buffett May 4, 1958 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
Education | Omaha Central High School |
Alma mater | Stanford University |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, author, philanthropist |
Years active | 1980s–present |
Spouses | Mary Buffett
(m. 1981; div. 1993)Jennifer Buffett (m. 1996) |
Children | 2 |
Parent(s) | Leila Stahl Buffett (grandmother) Susan Alice Buffett (sister) Howard Graham Buffett (brother) Howard Warren Buffett (nephew) Doris Buffett (Aunt) |
Website | peterbuffett |
Peter Andrew Buffett (born May 4, 1958)[1] is an American musician, composer, author and philanthropist. With a career that spans more than 30 years, Buffett is a
Career
Early career
Buffett began his musical career in the early part of the 1980s in San Francisco, California. After dropping out of Stanford University, he used the proceeds of his inheritance from his grandfather to pursue a career in music.[2] He recorded and produced albums for local talent. His big break came when a neighbor introduced him to his son-in-law who needed ad tunes for a newly conceived station, MTV.[2] The music channel became a cultural phenomenon in the 1980s.[2] He also was hired by ad agencies to compose commercials and logos - including CNN, which like MTV was also new to cable television at the time.
Music career
1987–1995
Buffett decided to transition from ad to music and he decided that a way to do that is to get a record deal based on movie scores.
While with Narada, Buffett had his first major success scoring the "Fire Dance" scene in the film Dances with Wolves.[4] The film score, composed by John Barry, won the Academy Award for Best Original Score. Barry would later invite Buffett to collaborate with him again, this time at the Abbey Road Studios in London. Buffett contributed the Indigenous soundscapes to the film, and went on to compose two songs for the soundtrack of The Scarlet Letter.
After the release of Yonnondio, Buffett signed with Epic Records. In 1994, he released his soundtrack for the CBS miniseries 500 Nations, which was produced by Kevin Costner.
1996–2005
In 1996, Buffett produced Star of Wonder, a
In 1998, he entered the pop music realm with the release of Comet9's "Like Mercury" on Milwaukee-based independent label Don't Records, with Buffett producing, writing and playing multi-instrumentalist. Co-writer and guitarist Tom Nelson and vocalist Susan Zielke completed the studio trio, with Citizen King members D. J. Brooks and Malcolm Michiles guesting on drums and turntables, respectively. The live band added bassist Josh Warner to the lineup.
In 1999, Buffett's score for the documentary Wisconsin: An American Portrait won a Chicago / Midwest Emmy Award for Best Soundtrack.[5]
Also in 1999, Buffett's Spirit – A Journey in Dance Drums and Song aired on PBS as a highly successful pledge break special. Combining modern and American Indian dancers with Director and Choreographer Wayne Cilento, Spirit went on to tour through the end of 1999. In 2004, Buffett worked with Jody Ripplinger and Frank Anderson to create Spirit –The Seventh Fire; an updated version of his earlier show. It was premiered on the National Mall during the opening of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian[6] in its 800-seat theater tent.
2006–present
In 2006, Buffett released his first vocal album, Gold Star. Over the course of the next two years, he released two more albums, Staring at the Sun (2007) and Imaginary Kingdom (2008) on his own label BeSide Records.
In 2009, Buffett began to release exclusive singles through his social networking community on Ning. He has released over 25 singles since then, including a compilation album of fifteen of the songs. The collection, released initially as a USB album, was titled Running Blind (2011) and contained an innovative interactive environment.[citation needed]
During this time he collaborated twice with Grammy-nominated recording artist
In 2013, Peter released "Already Flown" which was the inspiration behind his
Concert and conversation
Peter, along with cellist Michael Kott, is currently touring around the world in support of his Life Is What You Make It: A Concert & Conversation with Peter Buffett[8] performance. Buffett continues to visit numerous university campuses, community foundations and other organizations using his own life story and experiences as illustration. He discusses how important it is for each person to define his or her own path, regardless of their wealth or background, and ultimately conveys that it’s one’s values — and what we are able to give back to society — that shape and define us as individuals.[9]
Author
In May 2010, his book, Life Is What You Make It: Find Your Own Path to Fulfillment,
In 2013, Buffett began contributing essays to the
Work with other artists
During the 1980s, Buffett was the sound engineer on three albums by Pauline Anna Strom, which included Plot Zero.[15][16]
Personal life
Family
Peter Buffett was born in Omaha, Nebraska, and is the youngest child of investor Warren Buffett and
He was married to his first wife, Mary Buffett, for 12 years before they divorced in 1993. Mary's twin daughters from a previous relationship, Erica and Nicole, were four years old at the time of their wedding.[18] Subsequently, Peter Buffett legally adopted the girls. He married Jennifer Buffett in June 1996.
Philanthropy
Buffett and his wife are co-chairmen of the NoVo Foundation, an organization that aims to empower and reduce violence against girls and women.[19]
In a 2013
Discography
- The Waiting (1987)
- One by One (1989)
- Lost Frontier (1991)
- Yonnondio (1992)
- 500 Nations - A Musical Journey (1994)
- Spirit Dance (1997)
- Spirit - A Journey in Dance Drums & Song (1998)
- Wisconsin: An American Portrait (1998)
- Triathlon: Through the Eyes of the Elite (2000)
- Ojibwe - We Look In All Directions (2002)
- Star Of Wonder Feat. Kim Robertson (2004)
- Spirit - The Seventh Fire (2005)
- Inside Looking Out (2006)
- Gold Star (2006)
- Staring at the Sun (2007)
- Imaginary Kingdom (2008)
- Running Blind (2011)
See also
References
- ^ "Biography". peterbuffett.com.
- ^ a b c Zetlin, Minda (May 7, 2020). "How Warren Buffett's son spent the $90,000 of Berkshire stock he got at 19—worth $300 million now: 'I don't regret it'". CNBC. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ a b Clash, Jim. "Peter Buffett, Warren's Youngest Son, Says Growing Up Buffett Was Nothing Fancy". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ "Peter Buffett". IMDb.
- ^ 1999 Chicago/Midwest Emmy Winners https://chicagoemmyonline.org/files/2021/05/1999-Chgo-Emmy-Recipients.pdf
- ^ "Warren Buffett's son taps into 'Hidden Heritage'"; MSNBC, July 9, 2004.
- ^ "The Charitable-Industrial Complex" The New York Times. July 26, 2013
- ^ Concert & Conversation from the artist's website, www.peterbuffett.com
- ^ Peter Buffett rocks Beijing, Fortune magazine, October 10, 2011
- ^ "Life Is What You Make It". peterbuffett.com.
- ^ "Buffett's Lasting Legacy:Immaterial Wealth". NPR. May 6, 2010.
- The Today Show. June 2, 2010.
- from the original on 2021-12-21.
- Huffington Post.
- ^ Discogs - Pauline Anna Strom – Plot Zero
- ^ intunes.ru - Pauline Anna Strom, Release title: Pauline Anna Strom - Plot Zero
- ^ familytreemaker.genealogy.com Archived 2004-10-15 at the Wayback Machine. Also from: Lowenstein, Roger. Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist. Broadway Books, 1995. (pg63)
- ^ "Warren Buffett Granddaughter - Nicole Buffett | Marie Claire (US) |".
- ^ Warren Buffett's Son Peter Uses Music and Philanthropy to Fight Human Trafficking; Forbes magazine, April 16, 2013
- ^ Buffett, Peter (2013-07-26). "The Charitable-Industrial Complex". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-01-03.
- ^ Matt Miller (Director) (2013-11-06). "The Charitable Industrial Complex - Peter Buffett". This...Is Interesting on. KCRW 89.9 FM. Retrieved 2014-01-03.
External links
- The official site of Peter Buffett
- Peter Buffett interview with Laura Flanders (November 26, 2013)