Peter Dyer is a keyboardist and programmer residing in Los Angeles, CA. Schooled and skilled in vintage synthesizers and keyboards, his passion lies in bringing new life to the sounds of yesteryear and fusing them into today’s music. His influences come from his father’s pile of LPs, from which he dug out artists like Yes, ELP, Tower of Power, Deep Purple, Return To Forever, and Stevie Wonder. Peter has toured worldwide with pop-legend Mariah Carey, soul-man Aloe Blacc, and neo-soul artist Van Hunt. Other acts include pop artist Anjulie, hip-hop duo UNI, Outasight, Scott Ryan, Classics, & Elemay. Peter also works as a composer/arranger, having arranged and orchestrated for Mariah Carey’s live shows and for local ensembles in LA. Peter received his formal education at Mt. Hood College, while arranging charts and playing for the vocal- jazz ensemble “Genesis”, led by mentor Dave Barduhn (Stan Kenton Big Band). Peter moved down to LA to get a degree from the Musician’s Institute in 2006, under scholarship, quickly moving to the top ranks of the keyboard department. Extremely proficient with sound design and pro- gramming with Apple Logic Studio and Digital Performer, Peter can provide sequencing of all musical, percussion, vocals, and custom synthesizer programming for tours and/or recording projects. Peter has performed on numerous television shows, including Late Night w/ David Letterman, Oprah, Conan O’Brien, Lopez Tonight, Good Morning America, the Today Show, American Idol, America’s Got Talent, & The View.
Peter specializes in synthesizers/contemporary keys, and programming/sound design for live performance. He also scores for film and media and arranges for strings.
Experience
Programmer
Geffen Playhouse
March 2010 — Present
Programming for the 2 Keyboard chairs and the drum electronics for the debut of Jon Brielle’s new musical, “Nightmare Alley”, opening April 19th at the Geffen Playhouse.
Keyboards
Aloe Blacc
January 2011 — Present
Keyboards/synthesizers for soul artist Aloe Blacc, promotional tours and worldwide “Good Things” tour.
Keyboards
U-N-I
August 2009 — Present
Keyboards/synthesizers for hip-hop duo U-N-I’s live shows, and recorded synthesizers for newest release “A Love Supreme 2.0″.
Keyboards
Blue Living Room Entertainment
August 2008 — Present
Keyboards for Blue Living Room Entertainment, including recordings for Elemay on “The Ground EP”, and for Classics on “2 in 4″.
Auxiliary Keyboards
Mariah Carey
February 2008 — Present
Auxiliary keyboards, additional programming, and some orchestration for legendary vocalist Mariah Carey. Including numerous Television appearances, international tours, the 2010 “Angel’s Advocate” national tour, promotion for “E=MC2″, “Confessions of an Imperfect Angel”, & “Merry Christmas II You”.
Keyboards, Programming, Production
NE Old VCO
September 2006 — Present
Keyboards, Programming, Production
Composer
Dirt Poor Films
May 2009 — October 2009
Musical composition and sequencing for Dirt Poor Film’s release “A/S/L: Age, Sex, Location”.
Keyboards, Programming, Musical Direction
Anjulie
January 2009 — October 2009
Keyboards, Programming, Musical Direction for Concord recording artist Anjulie. Included 3 promotional national tours, including a spot opening for Jesse McCartney’s 2009 Departure tour.
Keyboards
Van Hunt
August 2008 — June 2009
Keyboards for RnB/neo-soul artist Van Hunt’s 2008 “Popular” promotional tour, and recorded synthesizers for upcoming releases.
Education
Musicians Institute
Bachelors , Keyboard Performance , 2006 — 2008
Mt. Hood Community College
2003 — 2006
