Gary Schmidt, Pianist

You can expect from me a first rate professional musical experience. I like to mix up my pieces so usually I like to do a blend of popular classics (that everyone loves), pop, standards, and some light jazz as well as even a bit of my own music. I am sensitive to the needs and demographics of the audience so can and will customize the experience in order to please your audience as much as possible.

I decided at the ripe old of age of six that I was going to be a pianist when I grew up! I was born and raised north of Montreal. Because we lived way out in the country I had no access to a teacher so was a self-taught pianist until I entered college. I then completed a Bachelor in Piano Performance at Tyndale College in Toronto and then a degree in piano from the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto as well. Since then I have been a full time pianist musician. I have been fortunate to have performed in Canada, the U.S. Europe, and Mexico. I have released two Cd's of my original music called Sacred Spaces and was invited to Carnegie hall to perform of my music for a Show Case concert.

Last year I was invited by Will Ackerman, (the grammy awarding winning founder of Windham Hill) records to record an album at his Imaginary Road Studios. I composed the music and released the CD in June of 2016. Happy to report it has done well. Was in the top ten in Europe on One World Radio for 3 months straight and went on to win Album of the Year award in Europe. The recording is called Landscapes of the Heart and can be heard on my website, Youtube, Spotify, and Pandora (Gary Schmidt Radio Station). And if you tune into Sirius Xm Spa you may here me there as well!

Thanks for considering me and I look forward very much to meeting and making your event beautiful and meaningful. Gary

As I am a solo pianist my needs are very simple. I do prefer a tuned piano of course! I do have my own portable keyboard system that I can bring if it is needed.